The big man was just stunned for a moment, and then Shay realized that his left ear was not good, so he switched to the other side: "I said, say hello!"

The big man then smiled and shyly waved to Thompson: "Hello, coach, my name is Yao Ming!"

Shay shook his head. When he thought about playing in international competitions in the future, with a blind guard and a deaf center, it almost gave him the feeling of the Paralympics.

Shea officially handed Dayao over to John Thompson, a coach who has trained three Chinese NBA players.

Although Wang Zhizhi has not yet been drafted, he is already certain to be selected.

No, in the NBA draft on the 24th, he was picked by the Timberwolves with the 17th pick in the first round. He became the fourth Chinese player to land in the NBA after Shea, Hu, and Bus.

In the original history, he was roughly a second-round pick in 1999.

In this history, because he played in the NCAA, performed well, and participated in the draft one year earlier than in the original history, it was natural for him to enter the first round!

Shea is also looking forward to handing over Yao Ming to John Thompson.

If nothing else goes wrong, this will probably be the highest-ranked Chinese player trained by Thompson!

Unconsciously, the Chinese team's starting lineup is basically composed of players who have established themselves in the NBA.

Nowadays, the Chinese team is indeed a strong basketball team.

The only regret is that I have never defeated the dream team.

And this is what Shay has been secretly planning!

Although defeating the dream team seems unbelievable in this era.

But then I thought about it, I had already received an annual salary of 40 million, I had won three consecutive championships, and Jordan had retired.

What else is impossible to happen!?

But before that, Shay has to have surgery on his ankle first!

In this year's playoffs, Shea has been playing with an ankle injury. His ankle has been sore but he can't find the reason.

Vitti gave Shay a comprehensive examination a few days ago and discovered that Shay's ankle ligaments were very unstable.

To put it bluntly, Shay's ligaments have reached their limit due to years of high-intensity fighting.

Although I am not seriously injured yet, the constant soreness is already a warning.

If ignored, the risk of serious injury is very high.

Vitti suggested nipping the problem in the bud and performing a ligament-reinforcement surgery before serious injury.

Surgery can tighten and strengthen one or more ligaments on the outside of the ankle joint to increase the risk of injury.

The advantage of this surgery is that it allows Shay to avoid major injuries that will affect his career. Ankle injuries can have a devastating impact on basketball players.

But the downside is that the recovery period for this surgery is very long, and it is expected to take 6-7 months!

To be honest, the recovery period of this surgery is almost the same as that of another surgery after a serious injury.

The only difference is that if you wait until you have surgery after a major injury, you won't be able to go back to your old self.

Although this surgery requires a long recovery period, it basically does not affect Shay's athletic ability.

Shea didn't want to do it at first. If it took so long to recover, it would be equivalent to being written off next season.

But now, because the league is on hiatus, Shea finds out.

This is exactly the best opportunity for surgery!

Because if there is no big change in history, the next season will not start until February of 1999.

And if he undergoes surgery, Shea is expected to return to health and at 100% health in March and April, which is equivalent to missing just over a month of the new season.

In order to eliminate this time bomb, Shay decided to undergo surgery.

After recuperating for a period of time, Shay underwent ankle ligament reinforcement surgery in August.

The operation was very successful, and Shay officially entered a long recovery period.

While Shay was resting, labor negotiations were also in full swing.

The basketball news that Shai sees most these days is-Shay's era is over!

Because more and more new regulations are being exposed in labor negotiations, they are extremely targeted for Shea.

First of all, some media revealed that the NBA will open up zone defense.

This move is considered to be a restriction on Shay because his offensive ability is too strong.

Zone defense is not allowed, and no team in the league can take advantage of Shay!

Secondly, some media have revealed that after a player with Bird Rights breaks out of his contract in the future, the team must retain that player's salary space in order to use Bird Rights to renew his contract.

In other words, Shay's strategy of first jumping out of his contract to make room for the team to strengthen, and then taking the risk of renewing the contract, will no longer exist.

In addition, Shay has undergone such a major operation, and the outside world does not know how much condition he can maintain.

For a time, the topic of "Shay's fall" became more and more popular.

Finally, on January 6, 1999, after a 129-day shutdown, labor and management finally reached an agreement.

Many new rules have also been officially implemented.

After the labor negotiations ended, the Chicago media all gave a unified news headline:

"Shay's death is coming"!

Because all these new rules point to one goal: to let Shay, who has won three consecutive championships, come down!

Everyone seems to believe that Shay's era has completely passed.

Thanks to boss Cong Jun for the 5,000 reward, thanks to Kuyue Wutong and other bosses for the rewards, thank you all!
Chapter completed!