The Godfather of Basketball

Returning to the team the next day, Tang Tian directly held an internal team meeting. In addition to the management, Casey and Cassel were also participants.

In the meeting, he directly made his decision and explained why.

"It was the best decision."

Key figures such as Jones, Casey and Cassel almost expressed the same idea.

During the meeting, Tang Tian also had a phone call with Gilbert.

"You are the general manager of the team and can make any decisions." This is Gilbert's reply to him.

After holding a 2-hour meeting, the Cavaliers held an official press conference, preparing to announce the final decision of the Cavaliers.

This was a press conference that was not broadcast live across the United States, but the scene was still packed with reporters.

In addition to not having a live broadcast across the United States, this press conference also has a great feature. The front row of the press conference is reserved for local reporters in Cleveland.

Officially, Cleveland fans have the right to know this decision as soon as possible.

"Given the current trade proposals given by the teams, and considering LeBron's past contributions to the city, our team has made this final decision after a long period of discussion."

Tang Tian didn't try to cover up, but at the beginning of the press conference, he took the initiative to raise the issue that everyone was most concerned about.

All the reporters on the scene looked straight at Tang Tian.

This decision really touched everyone's heart.

"We're going to trade LeBron to Phoenix. Negotiations will start soon and we'll bring back a good return for Cleveland."

When Tang Tian announced the final result of the Cavaliers, the whole scene immediately exploded.

The reporters below were all whispering to each other, and there were endless discussions.

Tang Tian didn't try to stop all of this, and waited until the discussion slowly stopped.

"Why is it the Suns and not the Heat?" asked the Cleveland reporter sitting in the middle of the front row.

If you pay a little attention, you will find that this is the person who asked the question at the Rich Paul press conference.

In fact, if you dig a little deeper, you will find that he is a field reporter who has worked on the sidelines of Quicken Loans Arena for 5 years. His name is Brian Weeks.

"Bryan." Tang Tian said with a smile, "You have to wait until roll call before you can ask questions."

Weeks didn't expect Tang Tian to remember him, so he was flattered and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm just a little anxious."

Tang Tian nodded, and then began to answer: "Because the Suns provided us with the best offer, as for the Heat."

He paused when he said this: "In this transaction, we not only consider the returns we can get, but also consider our competitors. We don't want to trade LeBron to the Eastern Conference team, and we don't want to trade to the East. A playoff team in the West."

Tang Tian's words were very direct, without any concealment.

The Heat already have two giants, and if they trade James, isn't this intentionally making enemies for themselves and making life difficult for the champion!

The same is the case in the West. If James and Kobe or Durant join forces, it will be another dynastic team.

Totally unnecessary!

Tang Tian's straightforwardness was unexpected, but he was telling the truth.

This seems to be well understood.

"Will it be unfair to LeBron? We all know that LeBron played for this city for 9 years, brought two championships to the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers finally failed to trade him. The team to go to." The second reporter who was asked the question was from ESPN, and he asked directly after standing up.

When Tang Tian heard this question, he didn't answer immediately, but smiled unconsciously.

The reporter's question aroused his anger from yesterday.

"I don't deny LeBron's contribution to this city, but it wasn't me who brought the Cavaliers a championship ring?" Tang Tian said.

The reporter froze.

The other reporters were also stunned.

But those Cleveland reporters in the front row nodded unconsciously.

James has contributed a lot to the city in the Cavaliers for 7 years, but the Cavaliers also meet all his requirements to build the team.

It's just that they failed to bring a championship.

However, after Tang Tian took over, he not only won the championship unexpectedly with a group of rookies and veterans, but also created an unprecedented lineup of the Big Three dynasty for the team.

If it wasn't for James leaving temporarily, let alone two, five or ten are not impossible!

"We chose to trade LeBron to another team based on the premise that he has made so many contributions to this city." After the anger passed, Tang Tian eased his tone and said.

What he said was the truth. Compared to trading James to the Suns, keeping James and letting the latter sit on the bench for a season is the most ruthless approach.

But in fact, the relationship between the two parties has not really deteriorated to that point.

And from the perspective of profit, zero return is not what the general manager wants to see.

"Rich Paul said that LeBron needs a bigger stage. I think this reason is far-fetched. What happened?" The third person who stood up was a Cleveland reporter. He asked after getting up.

"The difference between us and LeBron is the status of the team. LeBron wants to play a more important role in the team, but the Cavaliers are a competitive team. Players will not increase someone's team status for no reason, that would be unfair to other players." Tang Tian replied frankly.

Rich Paul made James a perfect character and made the Cavaliers a target, and he certainly didn't do it.

He will not exaggerate, but will tell the truth.

This answer made the already restless scene even more explosive.

Rich Paul said that there is no conflict between James and the Cavaliers, but in the end, the conflict has always existed! It's just that they choose not to say it!

And it was Tang Tian who said it himself.

It is true that James is the spokesperson of the league, but Tang Tian is the godfather of the dynasty with five crowns in hand, and he will not lie!

"Is the team's decision the result of discussions with LeBron's team? Do they agree?" a reporter from TNT asked.

"No, this is a unilateral decision and we will notify LeBron's team as soon as the press conference is over."

After Tang Tian finished his answer, he added another sentence.

"In fact, after LeBron's absence due to injury, we have been out of contact with him and his team, so this is our only option."

After saying this, the group of reporters below finally exploded.

Rich Paul's press conference did not mention anything related to this. James' departure from the Cavaliers seemed to be a good get-together, but the Cavaliers' press conference completely denied everything.

Contradictions exist.

Negotiations, and no.

The Cavaliers were the victims of this incident, and they were forced to trade James.

this is the truth.

Looking at the fried reporter below, Tang Tian was in a calm mood.

He doesn't have any prejudice against James, maybe James didn't participate in this whole thing, just let his team handle it.

But it turned out that James' team really handled it badly.

He is not the kind of head coach who can't win the championship without anyone, let alone a general manager who will silently take the blame.

So, this is his final decision.