Li You cannot represent ordinary players, because no matter how the rules change, it will not prevent him from making big money:

"Don't worry, I understand the situation. Maybe the president will announce the results of the negotiations in two days."

Li You sat up and saw that Ray Allen didn't take the labor agreement to heart at all, so he immediately reminded him pointedly:

"Ray, after attending my graduation ceremony, maybe you need to re-plan your offseason training arrangements!"

Ray Allen, who has obsessive-compulsive disorder, always likes to make step-by-step plans and then execute them meticulously.

But at this time, Ray Allen could not have imagined that the lockout would last for more than half a year:

"Don't worry, I have already made a plan for the next three months. At most, some pre-season games will be canceled. Next season will be held as usual."

Mark Bartelstein stopped pacing at this time and reminded the two of them again:

"After the alliance announces the results, we must remain cautious. Believe me, the management is serious this time!"

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On June 22, 1998, while major sports media were still discussing Li You's data, the NBA announced the termination of negotiations between labor and management, and the lockout officially began!

If negotiations fail to make progress, the team will be prohibited from conducting player transactions, training, and team meetings after the free market opens.

After this news was announced in the morning, it immediately caused quite a shock. Ewing has been busy with this matter since he participated in the championship parade.

Soon, Gorilla also took a strong stance, expressing the position of the players union:

"We do not accept salary cuts, nor do we accept salary restrictions. The players union welcomes fair and equitable negotiations and cooperation between both parties."

Seeing that the 1998 draft was approaching, all the newbies in this class were confused when they encountered this situation.

The official shutdown has also had some impact on the Knicks, and the new training base that was originally planned to be officially opened during the offseason has been postponed.

On the afternoon of the 22nd, Li You, dressed in a black formal suit, drove to Tarrytown Town.

The new training center is located in West Chester County, New York, about a 40-minute drive from midtown Manhattan to the training center.

In terms of distance, this is the same as the previous SUNY-Purchase training facility.

After the move, there will be no need to cooperate with the State University of New York, and the Knicks' training facility will be completely independent.

This also makes the Knicks the first team in the league to have a completely independent training facility.

As one of the earliest planned communities in the United States, most of Tarrytown's buildings are European-style villas. There are not many people in the town, and the commercial area is also very complete.

Compared with the previous training facility, the Knicks' new training center covers an area of ​​16 acres and has more modern facilities.

Featuring two full-size basketball courts, a weight room, a physical therapy and recovery room, a media reception room and a team meeting room.

Since the Gorillas were still busy fighting with the league, the trend was getting worse after the news of the lockout was announced in the morning, so Li You became the first Knicks player to visit the new training facility.

The players are on vacation, and the team's staff are still busy with the draft.

General manager Glenn Field and equipment manager Mike Lao smiled and introduced the jerseys hanging in the basketball hall to Li You:

"Li, your No. 1 jersey will also be hung in the new training hall. Everyone agrees with this!"

As soon as equipment manager Old Mike finished speaking, General Manager Glenfield on the side also said cheerfully:

"Like Pat, you haven't retired yet, so you can only express the team's feelings in this way!"

In addition to the championship flags and division championship flags around the arena, the rest are the retired jerseys of several famous Knicks players.

Li You is very satisfied with this. He also likes the new training hall very much. Although the distance is a bit far, the problem can be solved by buying a house here:

"Thank you everyone for recognizing me. To be honest, I'm a little excited. I'm just a second-year rookie player."

Grenfield smiled and patted Li You on the shoulder, and then said with some regret:

"What a pity. We originally planned to hold team activities in the new training facility during the offseason, but after the league was suspended, some plans had to be cancelled."

"Li, what suggestions do you have for the team's lineup?"

Hearing Grunfield's casual question, Li You didn't show much emotion, and just answered with a relaxed look:

"I don't want to be involved in the running of the team."

As soon as he was halfway through speaking, Grunfield interrupted with a smile. He seemed to be very satisfied with Li You's attitude, and suggested with a smile:

"Just tell us the type of player you like to partner with, Li. As the core of the team, we will respect your opinion!"

Always feeling that the other party was digging a hole for himself, Li You pondered for a moment and finally answered casually:

"A player like Charles would be great!"

Grenfield immediately smiled and nodded. Li You's answer did not reveal much intention, and was even He Xini's answer:

"Is there a shooting big man? Great, we will select such a player in this year's draft!"

Li You was speechless. This general manager was very controlling. Not only did he not refer to Jeff Van Gundy's opinions, he also didn't care what the core players thought:

"If you want to be Manager Li, you have a long way to go."

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