The Godfather of Basketball

Thinking of this level, Tang Tian already made a decision in his heart.

"Contact with Paul's team to see if he is interested in playing for the Nets."

Tang Tian didn't go to the Nets immediately. After all, the free market is changing rapidly, so it's better to test the tone first. If Paul doesn't want to come to the Nets, their discussion for a while is completely about YY.

If you win Paul and sign Hayward, then the Nets lineup will start with Paul + Butler + Hayward + Yi Jianlian + Jokic, with Booker, Mitchell, Tucker, Jefferson Jr., Oden, coupled with some other reinforcements, has the strength to compete with the Warriors.

"One more question." Just as the meeting was about to end, Jones suddenly said.

Tang Tian looked up at him.

"Nicola is a second-round pick. His rookie contract is different from that of a first-round pick. After the first-round pick is over, we have the right to make a qualifying offer, which will give us the right to match all offers. But the second-round pick No."

Tang Tian realized that this point was almost ignored by him.

Jokic is a second-round pick. If the second-round pick's four-year contract expires, he will be a completely free agent. At that time, whether to renew his contract with the Nets is entirely up to him.

"So I suggest that we renew his contract early this summer. Although we pay some salary earlier, if the salary cap is lower, it will also give us more salary space in the future." Jones continued.

"I'll think about it after Hayward and Paul are settled." Tang Tian nodded, Jones' reminder was very timely.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, July 1st, the door to the free market opens, and various signing news are flying all over the social media.

However, what is a little different from last year is that this year Woj left Yahoo to join ESPN. In the past, the news that Woj basically broke, this season was broken by Woj and his disciple Shams who stayed in Yahoo, and the number of Shams broke the news. More than Woj.

The outside world is lamenting the news itself, and is also ridiculing that Woj will be replaced by his disciples.

At the first moment when the door of the free market opened, several big signings were made successively.

Curry and the Warriors reached a five-year verbal agreement worth $201 million, and the new contract will be reached at the end of July.

Durant and the Warriors reached a 1+1, 2-year contract worth $53 million.

This is a contract lower than the maximum salary, and because it is a 1+1 contract, it also allows the Warriors more flexibility in strengthening in the future.

It is reported that this salary cut is mainly to help the Warriors successfully renew Iguodala and sign Sean Livingston in the free market.

Griffin and the Clippers reached a five-year 173 million maximum salary extension contract.

Holiday and the Pelicans reached a five-year 126 million contract extension.

Redick and the 76ers reached a one-year, $23 million contract.

The Spurs and Mills reached a four-year, $50 million contract extension.

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There were a lot of signing news on the first day, but most of them were rumored to basically stay in the team.

Suspenseful Paul, Hayward, Millsap, Lowry, etc. still have no clear news.

Jones also contacted Paul and Hayward as soon as the free market door opened.

The other side also responded quickly. Paul expressed interest in joining the Nets and returning to Tang Tian's command. Judging from Jones' communication with him, he really wants to beat the current Warriors.

However, he does not want to join other teams directly as a free agent, but hopes to bring back some assets for the Clippers by signing first and then changing.

There hasn't been much progress on Hayward's side. The small forward, like Durant last year, plans to meet with several teams, including the Jazz, Celtics, Heat and Nets.

The Jazz is Hayward's home team, the Celtics are the team of his former college head coach Stevens, and the Heat and Nets are teams that rely on their respective abilities to win the meeting.

At this time, the Rockets also appeared in the free market, including D'Antoni and Harden, who were trying their best to persuade Paul to join the Rockets.

Both sides are full of uncertainties, Tang Tian is ready to do it himself at this time.

If Paul and Hayward fail to win in the end, then the Nets will be in vain this summer.

But just when Tang Tian was about to make a move, Woj broke an explosive news.

Irving submitted a trade application to the Cavaliers!

The news shook the entire alliance instantly after it was sent out.

Owen's offensive ability is the top in the league. Although his defense is relatively poor, he is also a first-line star in the league, only worse than those super giants.

Now that his contract has not expired, he even took the initiative to apply for a deal with the Cavaliers!

Tang Tian was also stunned.

Although he knew that Irving and the Cavaliers had conflicts this summer, it was not at this time, but after the end of the free market.

After that, Woj broke out some trivial news one after another.

Irving left the Cavaliers because he didn't want to play with James anymore. He was fed up with doubts from outside fans about him. He hoped to go to a team that could prove himself again.

After Woj, Shams also broke some news. He said that Irving's departure was more because the Cavaliers tried to trade him in the past draft.

Woj and Shams broke the news one after another, and the fans were overwhelmed.

When Tang Tian saw these news breaking out one after another, he suddenly understood.

Irving in his previous life was indeed similar to the information that Woj broke out. Because of losing, fans never blame James, but his teammates. As the team's second leader, Irving is the first to bear the brunt. The kind that can be cut open to apologize.

The current situation is even more serious than the previous life.

The Cavaliers were kept out of the finals by the Nets in a row, which was worse than the loss in the finals in the previous life. In fact, when the Nets won the championship two years ago, Irving received the most criticism.

And when it comes to trades in the draft, isn't the target the Cavaliers want to trade with is the Nets.

Although Shams' revelation didn't mention it, it was a real thing.

It is not surprising that Irving applied for the trade earlier than in his previous life.

And at this time, the free market has just started, and his new home team also has more room to strengthen.

Woj finally revealed several teams that Irving wanted to go to: Spurs, Heat, Knicks, Timberwolves and Nets.

The Nets, there are Nets in it!

Looking at the news, Tang Tian had an inexplicable feeling.

Whether it was Paul or Hayward before, it was the Nets who were working hard to pursue it. Now I didn't expect the players to be interested in the Nets.

It's like when you have been chasing all kinds of girls but still have no results, suddenly a goddess says that he likes you!