Chapter 532: The Longest Vacation

Due to the disputes between labor and management, the 2010 draft had many uncertainties from the beginning.

These young individuals, who harbored dreams of professional basketball, were told that some of them would see their dreams come true tonight, being officially selected by the League and thus becoming NBA players.

However, by the time they awoke the next day, the League was to be shut down.

The shutdown was a test of endurance for both sides. It was a question of who could withstand more loss, the first to falter would lose the war.

Setting aside these grand narratives and focusing on the individuals, the shutdown meant unemployment for the players. No salary, no professional training team, no training, no games; they were like unemployed vagabonds. Given the unique nature of NBA players' jobs, those who could play stably in the League for a few years were usually worth millions, so a period of unemployment wouldn't affect them too heavily.