The Godfather of Basketball

"Let me think about it, coach, I know, this has nothing to do with you personally." Wallace understood Tang Tian.

Tang Tian nodded.

He has already said what should be said, and it is up to Wallace himself to choose.

After Wallace left, Tang Tian called O'Neill, Jason Williams and other players whose contracts had expired to his office.

Almost the same meaning.

These players performed very well last season, but they were not in Tang Tian's plan. If he wanted to, it would be no problem to renew his contract at a low price, but he also hoped that they would go to the market to find a bigger contract.

There is nothing wrong with players playing for money.

He also didn't want to play the emotional card to squeeze their money.

Similar to Wallace, they are pretty much the same, wanting to make a decision after free agency.

After chatting with them, Tang Tian finally called Kwame Brown in.

Brown's situation is somewhat unique.

He played very well last season, and Tang Tian also invested honor points.

The contract option team will definitely implement it, but some things must be said in advance.

"Kwame, it's basically difficult for Shaq to stay on the team in the summer, but you will still be on the team, but I want to greet you in advance. There is a high probability that you will play as a substitute in the new season. I hope you can calm down .”

"I'm completely fine, coach." Brown said with a smile, his mentality is really good now.

"Without coaching you, I might not be playing in the NBA now. I am grateful. No matter what you arrange, I will listen."

Tang Tian froze for a moment, got up and patted Brown on the shoulder.

With Brown's performance, if he adjusts his mentality, even if he plays as a substitute next season, he will not be able to escape a big contract after the contract expires.

After chatting with everyone, Tang Tian called the draft team together for the final regular meeting.

After everything was ready, the next afternoon, he, Jones, Casey, Dante, and the team's chief scout Brooke Victor, a group of five boarded the plane to New York.

The Madison Square Garden venue is still full of fans, but unlike last year, the Cavaliers fans attended the most.

They were beyond excited.

The team won the championship and now holds two high-ranked draft picks.

It's so cool, so flattering!

Not to mention that the Cavaliers still have several second-round picks this year!

After seeing Tang Tian's low-level Taobao ability last year, this year's draft is definitely going to be a blast.

Tang Tian and his draft team arrived at the scene half an hour before the start of the draft.

By some coincidence, he and the Rockets' draft team ran into each other again.

In fact, there is only one channel, and there are only 30 teams, which is not too coincidental.

But this time when he just wanted to say hello, Morey called everyone away.

It seems that he is in a rather bad mood.

Tang Tian didn't care, and took his team to the hut.

Compared with the previous two years, this year is actually not considered a draft year. In fact, only Wall, Turner, and Cousins ​​are famous. George, Hayward, who Tang knows, actually seem to be Still relatively ordinary.

When he arrived at the draft office, Tang Tian asked Dante to start contacting him. His plan was laid out very early, and now the draft conference is coming to the final conclusion.

In addition to the fifth pick of the Kings and the 11th pick of the Clippers this year, the Cavaliers have their own No. 57 pick in the second round. This pick was traded to the Kings before, but with the Novak traded back.

There is also the No. 50 pick of the 76ers, which is an addition to the trade that Williams got in the first rotation.

As well as the No. 38 pick of the Knicks and the No. 31 pick of the Nets, these two were obtained by trading Varejao and Daniel Gibson during the offseason last year.

The draft outside has already begun, and the fans' emotions are starting to rise.

"Good morning, gentlemen and ladies, and welcome to fans across the United States..."

Stern did not know how many times he came to the draft scene, and he still read his skillful lines and was still smiling.

"nailed it!"

Just then, Dante put down the phone.

"The No. 57 pick plus some cash, in exchange for the Lakers' second-round pick next year, it's done."

Tang Tian nodded.

This year's rookies, except for Wall, Cousins, George and Hayward, who can be used as the cornerstones of the team, actually have a very low success rate, especially in the second round. Basically, not many can make the rotation.

This is much worse than last year.

The number of picks in the second round is a bit too much, and it will be more useful to exchange some future draft picks.

"The No. 1 pick in the first round of the 2010 NBA season belongs to the Washington Wizards, and they have five minutes to think about it."

Stern outside has finished his opening remarks, and the draft has officially kicked off.

Tang Tian looked at the small TV and suddenly found it very interesting.

Jamison didn't come to the Cavaliers, but the Wizards were still the bottom one in the end, and still took the No. 1 lottery.

"It's a pity!" Although he knew the team's plan, Jones still sighed with emotion.

The Kings have the third-worst record in the league and have a 15.6% chance of winning the No. 1 lottery. In Wall's case, they can be a perfect partner with James.

"It's a pity, if it really is the number one lottery, would we be willing?" Tang Tian continued.

Jones nodded with a smile, which is exactly what he said.

Tang Tian then looked at the small TV.

If it is next year, he is still looking forward to the No. 1 pick. After all, Irving is there, but Wall is an academic point guard, and his ability to help James share the scoring at critical moments is limited.

Dante was still making contact with the deal, and at this moment, Stern came out and announced the results of the draft.

Sure enough, the Wizards chose Wall.

Wall was taken away, and the 76ers with the second pick had no choice. They picked Turner as in the previous life.

The Nets with the third overall pick also took Favors away.

When he came to the fourth pick, Tang Tian frowned slightly.

Isn't Dante done yet?

In fact, not only him, but also the entire team members in the hut also became nervous at the same time.

Tang Tian's plan is just a few minutes away.

Although it has been spread out before, but whether it can be finished, just this moment.

This is the NBA trading market, which changes rapidly.

Their trading partners are not only negotiating with the Cavaliers.

"Don, he said he wanted to talk to you directly." Dante finally said helplessly.

Tang Tian nodded, after all, such a big deal was involved.

He motioned for Dante to put the phone on speakerphone.

"Dempsey, this is Don."

Tang Tian walked to the phone.

"Haven't we already negotiated the chips before? What happened temporarily?"

"Yes, Don, you know we haven't finally reached a deal, everything is variable."

"So what's the new condition you want?"

"We want Matthews." On the other end of the phone, Hornets general manager Del Demps said.