The Godfather of Basketball

The Nets will have two second rounds next year, and the value of the Suns is relatively high. The team's offer is a special case of their second round plus 7 million next year.

Soon, the Cavaliers gave an answer, and they agreed.

This was directly picked up by the Nets.

Two days after the deal was concluded, Tang Tian met Yi Jianlian at the Nets' office.

Compared with the Rockets, Yi Jianlian has obviously become more cheerful and talkative.

People will always change. Tang Tian's change to him at the beginning has already changed the course of his whole life.

Moreover, Yi Jianlian also seemed very excited about returning to Tang Tian's command.

Although he has played in the NBA for 7 years, what he likes most is when he played under Tang Tian. Although he was just an ordinary role player at that time, it was the time when he made the most progress and had the most sense of accomplishment.

"You will play better than ever before." Tang Tian saw Yi Jianlian's excitement, and said with a smile and patted him on the shoulder.

After the trade for Yi Jianlian, the Nets lineup was basically determined, but after that, Tang Tian went to San Antonio.

It's not to catch up with the old man, nor to poach someone from the Spurs, but to go directly to the Austin Spurs.

The Austin Spurs were called the Austin Bulls a few years ago, and it was this team when Tang Tian sent Sun Yue down.

There hasn't been much change here since the beginning. The team is still in Austin, but the name and the people in charge have all changed.

After Tang Tian and the general manager of the team explained his intentions, he soon met the person he wanted to meet on this trip, Jonathan Simmons.

Simmons participated in the NBA draft two years ago, but no one cared about him. After that, he played in a small league like the ABL for a year, and joined the Austin Spurs last season.

The Nets had a shortage of small forwards, which was why Tang Tian came to him specially.

Simmons will be a very good forward 3D player after training, and even after the future team grows up, he will be a very good rotation player.

"Coach, you... looking for me?" When Simmons saw Tang Tian, ​​his eyes were full of shock.

He played in the NBDL for a year, not to mention Tang Tian, ​​the godfather of the 7-time crown dynasty, he is the team's head coach, oh no, he didn't even meet one of the assistant coaches, at most he just greeted the scouts.

"Wait, let me see if this is a dream." Like a big boy, Simmons pinched his face with his hand and grinned in pain.

Tang Tian couldn't help but smile after watching it.

"This is not a dream. The Nets are ready to sign a 3-year basic salary contract with you, of course, if you want." He continued.

Simmons trembled slightly, but Tang Tian was caught off guard. His eye circles were red, and he rubbed it with his hands, crying.

Tang Tian was stunned for a moment, this reaction was a bit beyond his expectation.

Simmons then realized that he had lost his composure, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hand, tried to squeeze out a smile and said, "I'm sorry, coach, I'm just... just too excited."

Tang Tian smiled when he heard this, and then patted Simmons on the shoulder: "You are no worse than others, hard work will pay off."

Simmons nodded vigorously.

Tang Tian left San Antonio and returned to Brooklyn, and Simmons packed up and returned with him.

Usually he was used to taking the bus to play, and he flew with Tang Tian on the plane. He was so excited that he couldn't sleep at all.

Tang Tian didn't care. The competition in the NBA is very cruel. Some professional players may spend their entire lives in the NBDL. Being able to knock on the door of the NBA is like God's blessing to them.

At this moment, in Simmons' heart, Tang Tian might exist like a god.

When he arrived in Brooklyn, Simmons and the Nets quickly signed a three-year contract with a minimum salary of 1.8 million, with team options for the second and third years.

This is the only option for Simmons, and he has no reason to refuse, and the annual salary of this contract is already much higher than the pure basic salary of 500,000.

After winning Simmons, the Nets' roster for the new season is basically released.

Point guards: Deron Williams, Shaun Livingston, Jordan Crawford

Shooting Guard: Joe Johnson, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Tyler Johnson, Etwain Moore

Small forwards: Bojan Bogdanovic, Will Barton, Darius Miller, Jonathan Simmons

Power forwards: Yi Jianlian, Lavoy Allen, Mike Scott

Centers: Brook Lopez, Nikola Jokic, Greg Oden

There are 17 people on the list, and there will be layoffs after the preseason. Basically, there are 8 people in the stable rotation. Deron, Johnson, Bojan, Yi Jianlian and Lopez will be the starters. Keech will have a stable rotation, and who among the remaining 9 players can stay in the team last depends on their respective performances.

This lineup is definitely not comparable to those previous championship teams, but from the perspective of competitiveness, it must be better than the previous Nets.

Tang Tian was not in a hurry, he had to eat the steamed buns one bite at a time, and he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

And this season has just started. At worst, these role players are good chips with low salary and high performance.

With the curtain of the free market coming to an end, the alliance has also entered a period of protracted period. Tang Tian can temporarily turn his attention away from the alliance.

While he was busy, Hathaway and Swift had been in the hospital for a while.

The due date is approaching, and for pregnant women, giving birth can happen on any day.

Because of the money, he lived in New York's Columbia and Cornell Presbyterian Hospital, which is one of the best hospitals in New York and the United States. However, for things like childbirth, no matter how good the place is, it just minimizes the risk.

After finalizing the lineup, Tang Tian handed over the rest to Jones and Kidd, and he stayed with Hathaway and Swift every day in the hospital.

Chatting, the days don't feel slow.

But when it was time to become a father, Tang Tian was still a little nervous and excited for no reason.

Being a husband and father are both very important stages in life, not to mention that they come together.

Of course, in addition to these, there is one more thing he needs to consider.

The child's name is yet to be named.

It is really a big project to have a boy and a girl with a Chinese name and an English name.

He doesn't have the domestic sayings, he needs to look at what is missing in the horoscope, but the child's name must always sound nice and meaningful.

Hathaway and Swift can give some advice on English names, but Tang Tian can only rely on Chinese names.

Tang Tian was still thinking about it, but when he went out for a meal, the hospital called.

Swift gave birth!

He threw down the knife and fork and rushed to the hospital.