The Godfather of Basketball

Durant's departure caught everyone by surprise, but his decision changed many people's opinions of him.

After leaving and failing, perhaps the top three small forwards in the league also looked away.

In other words, instead of all failures, it is better to choose a team that can make yourself happier.

After Durant left, the future that the Warriors could not solve at first, was solved at once.

They quickly renewed Klay Thompson with a five-year, 188 million contract.

The core lineup of Curry, Thompson, and Green is still there, and they still have very good competitiveness in the West.

After that, the big fish in the free market also made their decisions one after another.

Leonard joined the Los Angeles Lakers on a four-year max contract.

After spending a fairly pleasant season in Toronto, Leonard still focused on Los Angeles and finally chose to join the Lakers.

Cousins ​​and the Lakers reached a 4-year 100 million contract, of which the fourth year is a player option.

The Warriors have no salary space to renew Cousins. Cousins' choice to join the Lakers and Leonard is also the most suitable choice for him.

It's lucky to say that "Magic" Johnson originally said that he would resign if he didn't get a superstar within two years. Now they have earned two consecutively in one offseason, and he has fulfilled his wish.

And after the big fish made their decisions one after another, Irving finally made his decision after meeting with the teams.

He will sign a four-year contract with the Celtics, the fourth year of which is a player option maximum salary contract.

Kemba Walker signed a four-year, $80 million contract with the 76ers.

Horford returned to the Eagles for 80 million in three years.

The Nets and Yi Jianlian reached a two-year 20 million contract extension.

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The Nets basically maintained the core lineup, leaving only one Irving; the Warriors lost Durant, but the core of the previous 73 wins is almost still there; the Celtics added Irving to greatly increase their strength; the 76ers reinforced Walker The strength has grown, and the Thunder welcomed Durant back with a surge in strength; the Lakers signed two superstars to return to the championship, and the Rockets maintained their lineup.

The league has seven hot favorites at once, and the gap between them is not that big.

It is no exaggeration to say that before the new season finally starts, no one can say that they will win the championship.

Tang Tian is no longer the head coach, but he is very optimistic about the prospects of the Nets.

The current lineup, starting Mitchell, Butler, George, Yi Jianlian, Jokic, with Sexton, Murray, Porter, Anthony, Mitchell Robinson on the bench, among several championship teams Still have the advantage.

And unlike the original Irving and Butler contracts that expired at the same time, Yi Jianlian's contract expires two years later, and the Nets have enough salary space to renew Mitchell. The future of the Nets is bright.

As the season continues, Tang Tian has already begun to enjoy his life as a rich man.

The longer Tang Tang grew, the more beautiful he became, and Tang Hao also grew bigger and bigger.

Tang Tian was also not stingy, and directly exchanged 2 honor points for a physical talent for his son.

My son likes basketball, so he naturally fully supports it.

He got 5 honor points for completing the sweeping task before, and counting the remaining one, there are 6 in total, which is enough for him to train his son.

Tang Tian didn't coach, but this summer in the league was not peaceful at all.

After the gambling incident last year, Xiao Hua's credibility with fans and the board of directors plummeted.

In the face of tremendous pressure, Xiao Hua also announced that he would not renew his contract with the league, and the league's vice president Tatum will be in charge temporarily.

Tatum has been the vice president of the league since the Stern period, and he is still the vice president of the Silver period. He has certain abilities, but not enough to be the president. Everyone can see that this is a transition.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the Nets won 62 wins and ranked second in the Eastern Conference. They defeated the Celtics, 76ers and Thunder with three 4-3 scores, achieving three consecutive championships.

But the game was extremely thrilling, and the Nets were lucky to win.

However, it was such an ups and downs process, which on the contrary attracted the fans' attention again.

No one wants to watch a season without suspense, and everyone hopes that the suspense will be greater.

The attention of the NBA has returned, but Tatum's limited personal ability has also been exposed.

Facing the lack of toughness of the referee union, it also seems to have no say in the board of directors, and even the promotion of the event is lackluster.

The league urgently needs to find a new president, and Xiao Hua hopes to come back again. When the league board of directors was discussing this matter, Mavericks owner Cuban suddenly proposed someone.

Tang Tian.

Tang Tian has long been the star of the league, and he is still young. Of course, the most important thing is that the quality he has shown in his coaching career is worthy of recognition.

Not to mention anything else, just take the matter of renewing Butler's contract as an example, which won him the praise of many people.

When this question was first raised, many people thought it was a joke. After all, Tang Tian held a team with a market value of more than 3 billion US dollars, so why should he want to be a president with a salary of more than 100,000 yuan.

Because once he becomes president, the Nets in his hands will definitely be sold.

However, Xiao Hua's team is building momentum, and no one can beat him except Tang Tian.

After several meetings within the board of directors, they proposed a plan, which was to hand over the Nets to Tang Tian's wife, Swift, but Swift was not allowed to participate in any management measures of the team, which meant lying down and collecting money.

Tang Tian finally accepted the plan.

As soon as Tang Tian came out, all of Xiao Hua's promotions were wiped out, compared to the popularity of the alliance, Tang Tian was unmatched.

And right after becoming the president, Tang Tian also put his focus on the reform of the alliance.

Cancel the East and West, the 1st to 16th teams enter the playoffs, and are divided into groups A and B, and then eliminated according to the playoff mechanism, and finally the group champions of groups A and B will go to the finals.

Increase the salary of referees, and incorporate referee reports into the referee assessment, and set up a strict reward and punishment mechanism to improve judgment ability and fairness.

Shorten the season, relax the penalty scale, encourage physical confrontation, and improve the enjoyment of the game.

Continue to increase the super luxury tax and balance the strength of each team.

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Tang Tian's series of actions after coming to power have impacted the league, but the fans are hooked.

Although there were some turmoil, the league fully listened to the voices of the fans. This is a reform based on the principle of fans first.

After several years of turmoil, the league's viewing experience has been significantly improved. The Celtics, Rockets, and Nets won the championship and the league is full of competition.

This is the NBA everyone is looking forward to.

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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has come to 2033, Tang Tian's 13th year as the president of the alliance.

In the past 13 years, the NBA has achieved unprecedented development, not only in China, but also in games around the world. It has also been greatly promoted, and it has the momentum to compete with football.

It was also in this year that the 18-year-old Tang Hao participated in the league draft.

Excellent physical talent, soft shooting touch, and super-class basketball IQ. Before participating in the draft, he was hailed as the combination of Durant and Kobe. Michael Jordan's name was written in the template column.

In the end, he was successfully selected as the No. 1 pick in the draft year and was successfully picked up by the Nets.

At this time, the Nets are the weakest team in the league, and only Porter and Butler are left as the core in the past. The addition of Tang Hao is their hope of revival.

Also at the draft conference, a reporter interviewed the league president Tang Tian.

"Tang Hao was selected by the Nets, will you come back?"

"Yes, I'm thinking about it."

What excited the fans was that Tang Tian gave an affirmative answer.

Just one month later, Tang Tiangong retired as the president of the league and became the head coach of the Nets at the age of 49.

Brothers fighting tigers, father and son soldiers in battle.

The league ushered in an unprecedented era.

(End of the book)