The Godfather of Basketball

"To beat, or not to beat, what's the difference?" Durant said calmly.

What's the difference?

Tang Tian couldn't understand his former disciple, and was also a little angry.

"You join a team that beat you twice, and it's showing weakness, you know? As a superstar, are you willing to show weakness like this? I'd rather you stay in the Thunder, and I don't want to see you make such a choice .”

Sensing Tang Tian's anger, Durant was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Coach, I haven't made a decision yet."

Tang Tian paused for a moment before realizing that he was a bit substituted from his previous life. Durant hadn't officially met with other teams yet.

"Kevin." He eased his tone, "You will bear too much negative public opinion when you join the Warriors, but if you join the Nets, not only will you not have these concerns, but we have worked together before, and we will quickly enter the state .”

Durant nodded after listening, and said sincerely: "I know, coach, I have listened to everything you said, and I will think about it carefully."

Seeing Durant's reaction, Tang Tian didn't say anything else.

He has already said what should be said, and in the end it depends on how Durant weighs himself.

Back in Brooklyn, Tang Tian kept Jones in touch with Tucker, who was his plan B until Durant made a decision.

Durant's meetings with the teams went quickly.

The Thunder, which ended the meeting first, was optimistic about Durant staying on the team. Westbrook asked Durant what changes he needed to make during the meeting. Durant responded that there was no need to change.

The Warriors who got the meeting immediately went very smoothly. Except for the general manager of the team, all three giants of the Warriors were present. Curry also bluntly said that he would not mind Durant becoming the team's top card.

There was also a very interesting scene during the meeting, because the endorsement of the sneaker dealers was different, some Warriors staff worried that this would become the biggest obstacle for Durant to join, but Curry bluntly said that if the two cooperate and win the championship , It is beneficial to the sneaker brands of both parties.

Thompson, who is the spokesperson for the Chinese brand, didn't say much during the meeting, but he couldn't help but say: "Is it good for Anta too?"

This sentence made the meeting laugh, and also made the atmosphere very relaxed.

After the Warriors, other teams also completed meetings one after another.

Every team is coming out in full force. Durant's strength and influence are now second only to James and Curry, and everyone wants him.

Tang Tian has also kept in touch with Durant, and is also trying his best to persuade him to join the Nets.

Unknowingly, the time came to July 5th. The free agent market has been open for 4 days, and more than half of the free agents have already made a decision. James also renewed a 1+1 contract with the Cavaliers.

At 6 o'clock this morning, Tang Tian received a call from Durant.

"Coach, I have made a decision."

Before making a decision, he wanted to tell Tang Tian the decision first.

"I'm going to join the Warriors."

Hearing Durant's decision, Tang Tian felt unspeakably uncomfortable.

This is the first time he has been rejected in free agency.

"Coach, I really want to go back to play under you, but you are already the championship without me." Durant didn't say much, but this sentence has already explained the original.

The Nets are already the championship, and his joining the defending champion is just icing on the cake, but if he joins the Warriors, he will become a savior.

After hanging up the phone, Tang Tian smiled wryly and shook his head.

Co-authored the Nets' championship last year, but it made them lose Durant.

After laughing, Tang Tian didn't think about it at all.

Durant's joining is a good thing, it can greatly increase the strength of the Nets, but it won't do much if he doesn't join. Tang Tian also has his own training plan.

if I get it I am lucky, but if not, it is fate.

And Durant joined the Warriors as in his previous life, and the Warriors became a team that failed without winning the championship.

It is more interesting for him to challenge such a team.

Tang Tian got on the plane to Oklahoma City, and the news of Durant joining the Warriors was also firstly reported by Woj.

Alliance shock.

Although the Warriors did not win the championship last season, more people regarded it as a capsize in the gutter. You must know that they won 73 wins in the regular season last season!

The 73-win team, the core lineup has not changed, and now it has upgraded Barnes to Durant!

Play with a hammer!

This is the real thinking of other team management and fans.

"We will not let the championship slip away again." The Warriors president couldn't help but excitedly said after signing Durant.

Warriors fans were overjoyed, but other fans were outraged.

On the one hand, Durant's joining the Warriors made the Warriors look completely invincible. On the other hand, Durant's Thunder was defeated by the Warriors for two consecutive years. Now he chooses to join the team that beat him consecutively!

And because it was a free agent signing, the home team Thunder didn't get anything in return, which means that all these years of cultivating him were in vain!

The nickname "Du Enemy" appeared instantly after the news was released.

Tang Tian's reminder was not alarmist. After Durant announced his decision, he came under unprecedented pressure from public opinion.

The Warriors also became the public enemy of the league in an instant, and even some old fans moved out the whole story of Iguodala joining the Warriors. He also chose to join the Warriors after the Nuggets he played for were defeated by the Warriors. The Warriors are a gathering place for defectors .

Some more radical fans even attacked the Warriors with the words "Birds of a feather flock together, and people form groups".

Topics emerge in endlessly, and some forums are paralyzed because of this. This situation is even far better than when James decided to join the Heat.

These reactions were expected by Tang Tian, ​​and he didn't pay too much attention to them. Instead, he met with Tucker in his apartment in Oklahoma City.

After the Thunder traded Adams at the beginning of last season and Middleton's growth, his rotation order in the Thunder has been falling, from the starter at the beginning to the sixth man, and basically eighth in the playoffs Even the 9th man.

Now that the contract expires, he probably won't return to the Thunder, but is preparing to test the free market.

Thanks to the soaring salary cap, he is now in a very good market in the player market, and several teams that have offered him a starting salary are above 12 million.

After receiving the basic salary for 4 years, such an offer can also recover the economic losses in the past 4 years.

But after seeing Tang Tian, ​​he was willing to cut his salary to join the Nets.

Contrary to Durant's attitude, he never forgets playing under Tang Tian, ​​and he has no objection to joining the defending champion.

In the end, Tang Tian took Tucker back to Brooklyn, and the latter quickly reached a signing agreement with the Nets.

39 million in 4 years, with a starting salary of 9 million in the first year and an annual increase of 7.5%. The last year is a player option.