This year the Xinjian Basketball Team was very successful. In its last year in the North District, it finally entered the North District finals, and its opponent was the powerful Tokyo Fuji team.
Although there is still a slight gap between the Xinjian team in terms of overall strength, basketball competition is not only about strength on paper, but also about the performance of the players on the court.
Li Jianhui also encouraged the members of the Xinjian team. As long as the Xinjian team wins this round and enters the finals, the Xinjian Holding Group will reward the coaching staff and players with HK$10 million.
As for the Clippers, a team owned by Meiya Sports Group, they have locked in the second pick by virtue of their third-to-last results, and through a series of operations, they hold the fifth, 13th, and 21st picks.
Draft pick.
In this NBA election, the Clippers will definitely make a big splash. Among the 1984 golden generation, Jordan will definitely be grabbed by the Clippers, and one of them will be grabbed by Barkley or Stockton.
The Clippers play their home game in an international metropolis like Los Angeles, so they are not afraid that these people will not want to come and play with the Clippers.
It’s not like Li Jianhui never thought about taking Olajuwon, but it’s a pity that the No. 1 pick was taken by the Rockets. Even if the Clippers took out the fifth pick and exchanged the team’s main center, the Rockets would not agree, so they could only
I can give up on this great god.
In the third game of the North District Finals, more than 20,000 seats at the Xin Jian Basketball Stadium in Sham Shui Po were packed, and many business tycoons, second-generation wealthy people and entertainment stars appeared in the VIP area.
There are several special guests in the VIP area today, including Li Menghua, director of the Northern Sports Committee, and many senior officials from the committee related to basketball.
"Mr. Li, today we are mainly here to learn from our experience. The ABA's influence in Asia and even the world has increased significantly in recent years. While enriching the spiritual life of various places, it has also trained players from all over the world and also contributed to the local economic development of the team.
contributed.
Our mainland has a huge market, but it is still relatively lagging behind in terms of sports. I wonder if Mr. Li can give us some suggestions?"
Li Jianhui, who was sitting on the left side of Li Menghua, really didn't know how to respond. Thinking about the CBA, Chinese Super League and other leagues in his previous life, he didn't even know where to start.
If the environment is different, development will be different. ABA can be successful, but it is difficult to replicate it in the north.
You must know that both the ABA and PFLA are leagues formed by private associations. They are not greatly affected by policies and can develop relatively freely.
Looking back at the memories of past lives, those leagues in the north basically had a housekeeper above their heads. Many times it was the laymen who directed the professionals, and even seriously violated the rules of the league.
Thinking about Lao Wang, his team was invincible in the 1990s, but finally quit in anger. Thinking about the development of CBA, Li Jianhui is not willing to mention it more.
The Charter King sitting on Li Menghua's right saw Li Jianhui's expression and said: "Li Sheng, both ABA and PFLA were developed according to your plan. It can be said that you have considerable understanding and insights in this regard.
I believe you have some understanding of the situation in the north. With your current strength, you don’t need to have any worries. I hope you can promote the development of sports in the north."
"Director Li, it's hard for me to say some things, so I'll just talk about the reality.
Bao Sheng also understands the current situation in Hong Kong. Half of our players are new immigrants, and the proportion of real local players in Hong Kong is only about one-fifth.
The first reason is that Xiangjiang has a relatively small population, and the other reason is that there are huge deficiencies in training.
Although I have been communicating with the Education Department recently, in the next two years, we will gradually establish several major sports leagues for universities, several major sports leagues for middle schools, and even primary school sports leagues.
But in my opinion, the effect will not be too obvious. Everything is inferior, only reading is good. This sentence has been deeply ingrained in the bones of our nation.
The vast majority of parents in our nation value their children's academic performance more than other specialties. Compared with dreams without knowing the results, cultural achievements are real.
I can only say that there is a long way to go for the development of sports.
As for the league, the north has the conditions for its establishment, but whether it can be profitable is doubtful, and you still need to study and verify this aspect."
Li Jianhui just stopped there. He is not willing to be a sinner. As for how to develop sports events in the north, it has nothing to do with him, and he will not invest in the Northern Sports League.
Li Menghua is a member of his own family who knows his own business. He knows very well that it is impossible to copy ABA. Talent, economy, basic supporting facilities, etc. are not yet meeting the conditions.
In addition, the student league mentioned by Li Jianhui is currently even more impossible in the north, as funding is directly blocked.
Doing nothing, Li Menghua felt that a country actually allowed him to sit in this position.
Fortunately, the North is also qualified to join the two major leagues of ABA and PFLA. Next season, the Shanghai Xianghua team owned by Charter King will compete in the ABA.
But this is not enough. He hopes that the north can have more places, and it is best to have five clubs like Japan and South Korea.
"I personally strongly support the addition of clubs in the north to join the two major leagues. I believe Mr. Bao has mentioned to you that in recent years, we will increase the number of ABA clubs to 42.
According to my preliminary communication with the league management, considering you, the number of clubs will be increased to 48. By then, Japan, South Korea, you and Baodao will each have six clubs to form the North District.
Our two teams from Hong Kong, the Lisboa team and the 21 ASEAN teams form the southern zone.
As for whether to continue to add clubs in the future, it will depend on the development situation, and there will be no further additions except within the plan for at least 20 years."
As the honorary chairman of the ABA, and the chairman of the ABA, Chen Zhiyong, is his father-in-law, Li Jianhui has great decision-making power in this matter.
The reason why there are 6 more teams than the previous plan this time is mainly to consider the six major consortiums of the North, South Korea, Japan, Baodao, and Japan. There are still six clubs, and Japan has six teams. South Korea and the North cannot be missing. Therefore,
Treasure Island is also indispensable.
In order to better divide the districts, if these four parties come together, then the North District will have 24 clubs, and the South District will naturally need 24 clubs.
Although six places were given to the North, Li Jianhui knew that it would not be easy to establish the North because the ABA League has a requirement that it must be a private enterprise or a privately founded club before it can join.
There are obviously no private enterprises or private individuals in the north that can establish a club and maintain its operations.
The Shanghai Xianghua team was able to be established quickly because of the investment from the chartering king, but it is hard to say for the other five teams.
Li Menghua obviously knew the situation on his side, so he said: "Li Sheng, I am very grateful that we can have six clubs join the ABA.
Can we relax some restrictions and allow our state-owned enterprises to establish clubs to participate in the ABA?"
"Director Li, this aspect is not something I can decide. Moreover, the reason for formulating this policy was mainly to reduce the interference of local governments in our league as much as possible and avoid bringing politics into the league, which would lead to unforeseen consequences in the league.
Foreknown consequences.”
Seeing this, Li Menghua could only ask Li Jianhui to communicate more with the league management. At the same time, he was also ready to comply with the current requirements.
State-owned enterprises are not feasible. Under the current situation, he is more looking for entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, Lisboa and overseas Chinese enterprises to invest in the establishment of several major clubs.