Bruce, who was drinking Coke, almost spit out the Coke after hearing this so-called "Blues Rule"...

Bruce was also dumbfounded.

"Bruce's Law", good guy, you can also leave your name in NBA history!

Name a rule after the boss, and Bruce comes second.

In NBA history, most rules are named after players...

For example, the Bird clause, the Payton clause, the Barkley rule, etc.

Here everyone wants to ask who is the first great immortal who takes the boss's name as the rule?

Ted Stepien, the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1980s, was the first person whose name went down in NBA history as an owner.

It's this "Taiping" brother who, through a series of saucy operations, sold out all his future draft picks for the Cavaliers. However, he didn't trade back a decent player. This is not a fool!

As a result, the league forced "Taiping" brother to sell the Cavaliers. He can also be regarded as the predecessor of the Clippers' "wonderful" Donald Sterling, who was forced to sell the team by the league.

Seeing this, everyone will definitely ask, what exactly does Stepien’s Law say?

Simple, in one sentence: The team cannot sell first-round picks for two consecutive years.

This is why we often see trades in alternate years. The team must have a draft pick in one of these two years. We have never seen a team not participate in the draft for two consecutive years.

It's strange, this "Taiping" brother made NBA history, and Bruce also made history.

It's just that the former was forcibly kicked out of the alliance, while the latter is still at large in the alliance!

…

After a while, Bruce couldn't help but smile bitterly. He really didn't know whether he should be proud or ashamed. Although it was a matter of leaving his name in history, why did he always feel more disgusting?

Use him to educate future generations?

Once this rule comes out, the owners, head coaches and future fans will think Bruce is a fool just like the "Steping Rule"!

"There's nothing else? Is there just one rule?"

Obviously, this rule is also directed at Bruce. With the current intensity of supervision in the league, Bruce will never get so many unprotected draft picks next time.

Mitch Kupchak nodded helplessly.

Damn it, no matter what, I trade players, no one will stop me from having the fun of having draft picks anyway.

Mitch Kupchak is still worried about Bruce being young and impulsive and working against the league.

"Stop talking about this, Mickey, let's discuss this season's player list."

"That old guy Riley doesn't think I'll just let it go, does he?"

"It's time to make him angry."

When Mitch Kupchak heard that Bruce was planning to take revenge on Pat Riley, his face turned pale and he was thinking silently.

"Prince, please take it easy, Riley is not easy to deal with."

Bruce took the player list from the table and went over it carefully with Mitch Kupchak.

After Bruce finally got the list, he thought about it carefully and decided to call Paul Westphal. After all, it is the head coach who directs the team, and some players need more playing time.

As soon as Paul Westphal arrived, the three immediately began to transform the team.

"Prince, I think we will continue to be at the bottom this season. Judging from this player list, the team still needs to trade."

Mitch Kupchak also nodded with approval.

Yes, judging from this list, this is the situation.

However, the deal still has to be done, and there is no way Bruce will not avenge Riley.

"Coach Paul, I need Oakley to join the team. The current team is too young and urgently needs veterans to take over. Oakley can play as a substitute like Perkins."

Paul Westphal knows that the team should not make the decision on its own transactions. Since the boss has decided to make a transaction, he still has to say it in advance: "Oakley still has some strength, but he has a hot temper and is prone to fights on the court.

, I’m afraid I can’t control it.”

This is not Paul Westphal's arrogance. This kind of thing really happens. Are there not many NBA players hitting or contradicting coaches?

Of course Bruce also knew that Oakley was difficult to discipline, but he had never heard of him causing conflicts in the locker room in his previous life.

Bruce still gave Paul Westphal the privilege, that is, no one on the team can challenge the authority of the head coach on the court. If necessary, Paul Westphal can directly put the player on the injury list.

On the list, Mitch Kupchak will be traded out at that time.

After receiving Bruce's assurance, Paul Westphal felt much more comfortable. At least no one dared to challenge his majesty.

"Mitch, call Riley and I want Oakley."

After hearing this, Mitch Kupchak also started calling Riley.

Riley was still on vacation when he heard the phone ringing and frowned.

There must be a team that wants to trade.

After I answered the call, I frowned even more, because the team that was least likely to trade with the Knicks actually wanted to trade with the Knicks?

The sun comes out in the west?

What the hell is Bruce doing?

After patiently listening to Mitch Kupchak's transaction details, Riley thought about it and refused. He didn't want to get involved with Bruce now.

Especially now that he still remembers with lingering fear what Bruce said at the All-Star Game. This little bastard wouldn't make something out of nothing. He would definitely take action. Even if this transaction has begun...

Riley didn't dare to gamble, and he didn't want to get too involved with Bruce.

After Mitch Kupchak put down the phone, he shook his head at Bruce and said, "He refused."

"Oh, haha, interesting, really interesting."

Bruce smiled sinisterly, and the "Second General Heng Ha" next to him felt his hair rise.

If you dare to refuse me, you have the guts, but the fun has just begun.

Of course Bruce would not give up so easily. Oakley was actually not that important. If others refused, Bruce would give up.

But if it were Riley, Bruce would really like to have a good showdown with this selfish general manager in his previous life.

Bruce used his cell phone number to ask Stern for the personal phone number of the current owner of the New York Knicks.

Bruce's call confused Stern, and he asked why. Of course Bruce, who is cautious, would not forget to put on Riley's shoes!

He cried to Stern for a while, saying that the Knicks were unwilling to trade with him, and that they were mortal enemies from the same city. How could the two brothers in Los Angeles be so harmonious...

Anyway, it just made Stern feel that Bruce wanted to have a good relationship with his brother from the same city, but the other party was unwilling!

Of course, Stern will not listen to Bruce's words, but he will pay attention to this matter and will personally come forward when necessary.

After all, Bruce has made a lot of mistakes this year. Who knows if this will be the next one!

The current owner of the New York Knicks is ITT Industries.

After getting the phone, Bruce immediately called the other president.

The president of ITT was quite polite. After all, it was Stern who greeted Bruce when he entered New York and the league. You can imagine how much influence Bruce will have in New York City and even the league.

In New York City alone, has Bruce helped those poor people in vain in recent years?

Nowadays, Bruce is widely accepted in Queens and Brooklyn in New York City. After receiving Bruce's help, many of these poor people have begun to escape poverty and become rich.

If this really pushes Bruce into a hurry, he can definitely hint those poor people to attack the ITT Group's industry.

Not to mention Bruce's current status in the league, as long as nothing big happens, Stern will definitely do his best to help Bruce. After all, the most important thing in Stern's mind is the "cake" of China.

Bruce is definitely the key person to get this "piece of cake". If you refuse Bruce at this time, you are not courting death!

The president of ITT Group agreed to Bruce's request in a relatively graceful manner.

You, a wage earner, can you still boss me?

Huh, fight me!

Bruce directly told Mitch Kupchak that the deal with the Knicks could be restarted.

"Second General Heng Ha" has finally understood Bruce's skills.

It's so shady, I pretended to be pitiful to the league president + threatened the other boss and finally got the desired result.

Bruce has simply mastered the art of thick black to the extreme.

Riley was feeling aggrieved now. Ever since he received the call from his boss, he knew that he had lost. He had never been so embarrassed.

It seems that it is not enough to have the team's draft and trade rights, you need to have the team's right to speak.

Fortunately, so far, no one knows that he has had contact with Miami Heat owner Mickey Arison. By then, he will have to get the team's equity and voice.

Riley still agreed to the transaction, and after repeated discussions, the two parties finally came to the following plan:

The New York Hans traded Bison Dele + Chris Gatlin + Pete Chilkat + Robert Pike + Eric Murdock

The New York Knicks traded power forward Charles Oakley + point guard Doc Rivers + shooting guard Hubert Davis

That's right, he is the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" coach in his previous life. He still has some fuel at the moment and can still play for another 1-2 years. The reason why he was acquired was entirely because the two teams could trade and match.
To be continued...