Chapter 1267 Investing in a World-Class Training Base

"Just go, it's better to go to the Lakers than to the Knicks." Li Ba said.

Kupchak, who was on the other side of the phone, also heard what Li Ba said and said excitedly: "Is it the Hammer? Hello, don't worry, Yi will get enough respect here. Of course, we hope you can join the Lakers... "

"Okay, Mickey, let's talk about my problem later when we have the opportunity. You should settle this matter first," Li Ba said.

"Hammer, we really welcome you, we can trade the entire Lakers for you..." Kupchak did not give up any opportunity.

However, Gao Yuanyuan interrupted Kupchak and said: "Mr. Kupchak, if the Lakers are really interested in a trade, then you can talk to the Suns management."

"OK, I'll do it right away." Kupchak smiled.

Gao Yuanyuan then informed Ah Lian and told him the relevant news.

Before the lockout, the Suns and the United Arab Emirates completed a sign-and-trade agreement, and then reached a deal with the Lakers, and the league also approved the deal.

For $85 million in five years, Arab joined the Lakers.

The Suns acquired Gasol, and the two were swapped.

The Lakers are more optimistic about the UAE, which has both offense and defense, while the Suns chose Gasol in order to save salary space.

Gasol still has three years of contract with a total of 57 million US dollars, which is 28 million US dollars less than the new contract of the United Arab Emirates.

The labor agreement has not been reached, and a hard salary cap is likely to be implemented next season, which will shrink the salary space. The space of more than 20 million is still very useful.

On July 1, the league lockout began.

On this day, Li Ba's family also set off on their global trip, with the first stop being South America.

At the same time, Li Ba and Yatou also launched a second child plan.

Just after playing in South America for about a week, news came out in China that NBA superstars such as Kobe Bryant and Wade would go to China to play in the CBA due to the suspension of the league.

The biggest news is that Li Ba will also return to the CBA, and it was spread so clearly that Li Ba thought it was true after hearing it.

However, on August 8, Bai Xilin, director of the National Sports Management Center, accepted an interview with the media and said:

"This matter is only being circulated on the Internet. If it is true, it needs to be decided by the CBA Management Committee, but I think this is hype by some agents.

But FIBA ​​has indeed relented and will allow NBA players to play overseas due to the NBA suspension.

Our sports association and CBA are also actively studying this matter, but in general, we will only allow contracts for the whole season, and will not allow contracts that only work for short-term work. "

Time entered September 20. Li Ba and his family traveled all over the world. After playing for almost three months, they finally returned to China and landed in Beijing.

After adjusting for the time difference, the family went to the hospital and performed an NT on the girl because the girl had pregnancy symptoms and was almost two months old.

After checking, the family was happy and pregnant with two children.

When Li Ba returned to Baylor House, he clamored to pick up the children's names first.

"I don't even know if it's a boy or a girl, how can I choose?" the girl curled her lips.

"Dad, do you prefer a younger brother or a younger sister?" Guoguo asked, raising her little head.

"How about I give you two younger sisters?" Li Ba, who likes girls, said to Guo Guo with a smile.

Unexpectedly, Guo Guo shook her head and shouted with a stern face: "It would be best to have two younger brothers."

"Pfft!" The family laughed.

After happily touching the jealous Guoguo's little head, Li Ba picked up the dictionary and started flipping through it.

After browsing for a long time, there was no good name. When he saw the word "Qing", he had an idea: "If there are two more little girls, let's call them... Qingguoqingcheng. They just happen to be a pair."

"What if it's a twin?" the girl asked.

"Well, it's best to have a twin brother and a boy, so let's make everything come true." Li Ba said with a smile.

"Where are the pair of boys?" the girl asked again.

Li Ba's face fell, and he said angrily: "Then it's called bankruptcy."

"Pfft! Haha..." The family members laughed.

The girl smiled and said: "I want to give birth to two sons, which will make you bankrupt."

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In the evening, Gao Yuanyuan came over as a guest.

"Did you know that Kenyon Martin signed new player Guanghui today and joined the CBA for one season for $2.65 million."

Gao Yuanyuan said while chatting.

"He's not the first one, never mind him." Li Ba said nonchalantly.

"He has the highest salary, much higher than JR Smith." Gao Yuanyuan said with a smile.

"I don't think these guys can play many games. As long as the league starts, they will definitely run. These domestic teams have a lot of money."

Li Ba complained.

"Only a few came, no big names." Gao Yuanyuan said.

Li Ba smiled and said: "Of course, big names have to rest and practice extra. Who will come to CBA? These are guys who don't have enough playing time and are small characters who come to make money."

After staying for two days, Li Ba and Gao Yuanyuan went to the sports headquarters and found Director Liu Peng.

"You want to build a training base?" Liu Peng said in surprise after Li Ba explained his intention.

Li Ba smiled and said: "Isn't it inconvenient for me to train after returning home, so I have always wanted to build one in my hometown."

"You guys have a lot of money, so just build it if you want. What are you doing here at the Sports Center?" Liu Peng asked doubtfully.

"I can't train alone. I want to bring the national team over." Li Ba said with a smile.

"Oh, are you a businessman?"

Liu Peng was startled. He thought Li Ba would just build a small training base, but he didn't expect to build a big one. He smiled and nodded at Li Ba and asked:

"How much do you plan to invest? How big is the scale?"

"An area of ​​300 acres, an investment of 3 billion yuan." Li Ba said with a smile.

Liu Peng was startled: "So much investment?"

Nowadays, the national-level training bases of the same scale only cost 200 to 300 million yuan, and the highest is 300 to 400 million yuan, so he was very surprised.

Li Ba said: "It's not big. My goal is high-tech. Now the domestic training bases still lack high-tech training facilities, which are very damaging to the body. Three-quarters of these investments will be used for the purchase and maintenance of facilities."

Liu Peng thought for a while and said: "How many projects are there?"

"There should be more than a dozen Olympic major events, including ball games, track and field, swimming and diving, shooting, boxing, etc." Li Ba said.

"If you can really do it, Iron Hammer, I dare to pull the national team to your base for training." Liu Peng said.

"It's a deal?" Li Ba said with a smile.

"It's a deal. As long as you make the investment, I will immediately designate it as a national training base. But you can't charge too much, our funds are limited." Liu Peng said.

"Don't worry, Director Liu, my base is not for profit, it is my contribution to the national sports cause." Li Ba smiled.

Liu Peng nodded with emotion, thought for a while and said: "If this is the case, then the General Administration of Sports will consider applying for national subsidies for your base."