The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

"Boss Xu, your league is really good."

After the NBA was suspended, Xu Xiao's WBA has become a league with a good level in the world, although it is not as good as the European basketball league.

But Xu Xiao directly let the entire Timberwolves team join the WBA, a total of 8 teams, counting rookies and a two-way contract, exactly one team has two people.

This gimmick has indeed attracted the attention of many people.

Some overseas investors seemed to have seen business opportunities and wanted to get a share of the pie. At this time, the new land problem troubled Xu Xiao again.

Once these foreign capitals pour in, the scale of the league is bound to expand, and Canada is not suitable as the host of the league.

After all, Canada's enthusiasm for basketball is not very high, and there is an NBA team, plus the climate.

No one wants to come to a bitterly cold place like Minnesota, let alone Canada, which has a higher latitude than Minnesota.

And if too much investment is made in Canada, the popularity in the Canadian market will definitely not be too high.

If you go back to China, the heat is high enough, but the domestic control is too tight, controlled by others, and Xu Xiao can't stand the state-run system.

So Xu Xiao temporarily chose a few suitable places as candidates for expanding the league.

A Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, especially Taipei, is a very suitable place. The people are highly enthusiastic and the economic foundation can support it. More importantly, there are not as many restrictions as the mainland. As a special administrative region, the advantage of autonomy is indeed a favorable condition .

Moreover, this league also has another function of cultivating talents for the national team, so there must be a lot of Chinese people. If the headquarters is established in Asia, it may be more attractive and convenient for players to not have to leave their hometowns.

The other is Europe, but Europe has a big problem. They have a very mature league system and are quite exclusive.

In the end, there are Canada and the United States. There is a lot of competition here. The basketball atmosphere in Canada is not suitable for high investment. The United States is very suitable, but if you want to compete with the NBA, it is not a very wise choice here.

Just as Xu Xiao was still struggling with the next step of the league, a familiar call came.

Xu Xiao took a look and answered the phone:

"Long time no see, Allen. I heard that you went to play in Europe recently? Are you interested in coming to my league for a try?"

A burst of cheerful laughter came from the other end of the phone:

"Boss Xu, I've heard that you have set up a league for a long time. To tell you the truth, I really mean it."

Xu Xiao said it casually, but when he heard the answer on the other end of the phone, Xu Xiao was still taken aback. You must know that this is Allen Iverson's call, and Iverson's popularity in the world is definitely not trivial.

"But boss Xu, you also know that my current body really doesn't allow me to stay on the basketball court."

Hearing what Iverson said, Xu Xiao was somewhat disappointed. He was also a businessman and wanted to use Iverson's fame to gain some benefits for himself.

"Boss Xu, I actually came to you to ask if you are interested in cooperating." After that, Iverson continued.

"Cooperation? How to cooperate?" Xu Xiao asked with some doubts.

"I also want to invest in your league."

When Iverson said this, memories flooded his mind, and Xu Xiao suddenly had an idea.

I remember that in 17, Iverson and the famous singer Cooper jointly founded the "Big3", which was supported by many retired stars and loved by fans. It was also in the offseason of the NBA, so this league was quite popular at the time.

"It seems that AI has long planned to create a league. Iverson should be determined to retire this year. If so, then make good use of this opportunity."

Xu Xiao already has a plan in mind, since what I'm running is a worldwide league, it can't be limited to one region, but to develop multiple competition regions.

There are two divisions in the NBA, East and West, so I will divide them into four divisions, each division has teams, and finally there will be a global finals.

This idea broke ground in Xu Xiao's mind.

The next day Iverson announced his retirement, and then announced that he would join Xu Xiao's WBA as a partner and become the head of the Americas Division.

When the NBA was suspended, the WBA developed rapidly, which made many people think that the WBA may replace the NBA and become the new leader in the basketball league.

During this period, Xu Xiao also secretly signed his lover Yilin, in order to restore her health with a health card.

Fortunately, Yilin's injury was not particularly serious, and there was a possibility of recovery. For this reason, Xu Xiao specially found his own private hospital, asked them to conduct a detailed examination, came to the conclusion that he could recover, and gave A corresponding solution is proposed to achieve the effect of deceiving people.

If Xiao is allowed to use this health card so blatantly, it will inevitably be suspected by others. What if one day he is caught as a special group of people for research.

However, Xu Xiao's move did not hide from the reporter's eyes.

It was still exposed.

Originally, Xu Xiao thought it would be a very troublesome matter.

But I didn't expect everyone to praise Xu Xiao.

In the eyes of the accustomed people, Xu Xiao's behavior is extremely romantic.

In the eyes of the fans, Xu Xiao is using his wife to establish an image for the league. He does not discriminate against anyone, and people with disabilities or women can participate in it to form their own league culture.

Xu Xiao probably didn't expect that his move would be so supported by the fans.

With the popularity of the WBA, the NBA can't sit still. In terms of labor disputes, the process between the two sides has accelerated, and they can't watch many stars flow into the next-door league.

Because after the Timberwolves team came to the WBA, many stars also chose to join this league.

For this reason, Xu Xiao specially formulated a rule, that is, special players can sign a game contract, and the money is calculated according to the game.

In this way, many NBA stars don't have to worry. If the NBA starts, they will not be able to go back, or they will be stuck in the contract.

Kobe was the first to stand up and support, and he was also the first player to join the WBA except for the Timberwolves. After that, Tracy McGrady, Nash and Durant all joined in.

Stern couldn't sit still anymore. According to the original script, this season's NBA will start on Christmas Day, December 12.

But now the rise of the WBA taking the opportunity made him feel the crisis.

In order to curb the momentum of the WBA, Stern did not hesitate to let go of some benefits and switch to the NBA to start the game early.

In the end, the NBA chose to start the game on December 12th, 15 days earlier than the original date. Although the game is still the same as the previous life, with 10 games, the schedule is a little easier, and this back-to-back situation will not happen again. up.

Of course, before the start of the game, Stern specifically found Xu Xiao, wanted him to stop the league, and promised him a number of preferential policies.

But how could Xu Xiao give up the entire forest for such a small profit? This conversation also broke up unhappy.

Because this league is backed by Tianhong Group and not under Xu Xiao's direct leadership, even if Stern uses coercive measures, it will not help.

This hatred will definitely be recorded by Stern.

It is estimated that Xu Xiao's Timberwolves will be stumbled on the field, but how could Xu Xiao do what he wants.

There was another lottery draw in the system just now, this time Xu Xiao got two more special cards, and Xu Xiao opened them all at once.

This time it was a great gift

"Absolutely Fair Card!"

As the name suggests, within a certain time period of the game, the referee's judgment is guaranteed to be fair and just, not affected by other factors, and there will be no missed judgments or misjudgments.

This is a good thing. Although the time limit is only 12 minutes, and it can only be used once in a game, it is already the most beneficial for the Timberwolves.

This time in the playoffs, Xu Xiao has the capital to fight against the alliance when encountering critical games, and this time Xu Xiao opened 10 special skill cards at a time, which is equivalent to 10 games. Ensure that the referee is absolutely fair and just in the last quarter.

In this way, Xu Xiao's confidence will be even stronger, come on Stern, come on NBA, from this year on, obediently be conquered by me!