The invincible kryptonite of basketball

But this time Stevens' answer was decisive.

He has given the Celtics and Angie enough time. In fact, the salary he asked for is only less than 100 million more than the original salary.

But Angie has been trying to convince him with various reasons, the team is rebuilding, he is still young and so on.

It's pointless for Anji to change his words now, he has already promised Tang Tian, ​​he is a man of his word.

"That's just a verbal agreement, just like D'Antoni and the Pelicans before, it doesn't count if you don't sign a written contract. This is a normal thing, and you will get greater benefits if you stay."

Angie continued to persuade.

Stevens shook his head.

Angie is a very capable general manager, and he admires his judgment on some things, but the only way to put interests first makes him uncomfortable.

Both players and coaches are human beings. He chose to leave the NCAA and choose the Celtics to a large extent because he valued Boston's traditions.

What Auerbach did to the team's meritorious players was very admirable.

But what Angie is doing now is different from what he imagined.

This taught him the difference between the NBA and the NCAA, and it was time for him to start his new coaching career.

"Brad, I apologize to you for what I did before, I know you and your family very well, you have lived here for two years, you know it is not easy to adjust to a new city, and New Orleans often There are hurricanes, but you know Boston, stay."

Angie earnestly said, and began to play the emotional card.

"Danny, I've really made up my mind, don't persuade me any more."

But Stevens didn't follow him.

"Why? Why do you have to go to the Pelicans, just because there is a good opportunity? The Celtics are the same. Now the team's accumulated draft picks will explode in the next few years. Are you a person who likes to take shortcuts? ?”

Angie is too soft to be hard, and the implication of these words is also obvious.

You go to the Pelicans to pick up other people's off-the-shelf. Cole is an example. He led the team to win the championship but was still sprayed by others;

On the contrary, if you stay and win the championship with the young Celtics, the recognition you get will be unprecedented.

Stevens nodded.

Angie is right about this point. He led a group of second- and third-tier players to the NCAA finals at Butler University, and he had the strongest sense of accomplishment.

Angie thought Stevens had been persuaded by him.

"But I don't want to pass up the opportunity to coach Jordan."

But Stevens' next words made him speechless for a moment.

Stevens even compared Tang Tian to Jordan!What else can he say!

In the final analysis, the biggest reason why Stevens is willing to go to the Pelicans is not the Pelicans themselves, but Tang Tian.

He and Tang Tian are like bosom friends, that's why he went to New Orleans.

The exchange between the two eventually broke up unhappy.

After the meeting between Angie and Stevens, the Celtics officially released the news immediately.

It probably means that the team is very satisfied with Stevens' coaching performance in the past two years and will meet all of Stevens' requirements.

This is also Angie's last trick, standing on the moral high ground and throwing the blame on Stevens.

Stevens didn't pay attention to this, he told Tang Tian that he would go to New Orleans in a few days, and then he started to pack his things and prepare to move.

When Tang Tian returned to New Orleans, Dempsey had already helped Stevens find a good house to live in.

The acquired D'Antoni flew, and he is really doing his best now.

And when Tang Tian was in Boston, the two sides kept talking on the phone, and even the contract had been negotiated.

Let Dempsey do the rest. Tang Tian will also be busy with his own affairs, taking Olsen to the hospital to identify the baby's gender.

It's definitely exciting for first-time dads.

In order to increase the accuracy of the child's gender, they decided to use B-ultrasound and blood test together.

After the blood was drawn, the two sat outside and waited.

"Are you nervous?"

Olsen looked at Tang Tian and said.

"No, both boys and girls, and we can ask for more later."

Even if Tang Tian was nervous, he wouldn't say it.

Olsen laughed immediately, and Tang Tian's nervousness was written all over his face.

But she still nodded, as long as Tang Tian likes it, it doesn't matter how many children she has.

The bleeding stopped, they ate something, and then went to take a B-ultrasound.

After the B-ultrasound is taken, there will be roughly a result.

This is a private hospital, and they are local celebrities, and the attitude of the doctors is very good.

After telling them how to judge the gender of the child, I finally told them the answer.

Olsen is pregnant with twin sons.

son!

twin!

Tang Tian couldn't help laughing when he heard the news.

Fuck Kobe!

How could Lao Tzu hit 4 for 0 like him, and I hit two in a row!

But the B-ultrasound may not be accurate. After they left the B-ultrasound room, they went to the laboratory to wait.

After a while, the report from the blood test came out.

Like the B-ultrasound, it is twin sons.

Seeing Tang Tian's expression, Olsen knew that he liked his son, so he was also happy with him.

Tang Tian took out his mobile phone and posted the photo of the blood test report to his personal Twitter, with the content "Tang and Olsen's family welcomed two boys".

And after posting this status, he was the first to hit Kobe.

All of a sudden, there was a stir on social media, and while everyone congratulated Tang Tian, ​​they also didn't forget to tease Kobe.

Tang Tian looked up to Kobe, and was the number one loser like Kobe last season, but only in the matter of having a son, he directly crushed Kobe!

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Chapter 7 2015 NBA Free Agent Market (Second update!)

Life is such a strange thing, when you are frustrated in some places, you will always be proud of others.

Tang Tian unfortunately failed to win the championship last season, but he had a pair of twin sons in the summer.

this is life.

Just when the fans were still happy that Tang Tian gave birth to twin sons, the door to the 2015 NBA free agent market has officially opened.

Now everyone knows that next year will be a year of contract explosion. Many players who have player options choose to implement them in order to get a big contract next summer.

But even so, there are a lot of big fish in the free market this year.

In the first gear, James (previously announced that he would jump out of the player option), Aldridge, Marc Gasol;

All three in the first tier are unrestricted free agents and the number one target for teams with cap space.

There are a lot of second tiers, and many of them are restricted free agents.

The 2011 draft has proven to be an absolute draft year. Except for Irving and Klay Thompson who have already renewed their contracts in advance, the remaining Kawhi Leonard and Jimmy Butler are all contracted this summer. Expect.

Just like Tang Tian's situation at the beginning, they are now restricted free agents, and their home team can match all offers from other teams.

In addition to them, there are also many second-tier stars left. Jordan Jr., Glynn Drummond, and Love are all very competitive players among them.

There are more players in the third tier, Rondo, Brandon Knight, Reggie Jackson, Dragic, Whiteside, Monta Ellis, Matthews, Pierce, Tristan · Thompson, Monroe, Millsap, Lopez, Hibbert, Harris.

These are very competitive players.

Whiteside originally signed a two-year contract with the Pelicans, saying it was two years, because the contract was signed in the middle of the season, but it was actually only one and a half years.

Because of what he did in the playoffs last season, the Pelicans will definitely not keep him again.

Tang Tian's big contract starts in the new season. The focus of the Pelicans management is to negotiate with Davis on the contract renewal in advance, so there will not be too many moves in the free market.

They first renewed the contracts of McGee and Ci Shiping with their basic salaries.

McGee's performance last season was remarkable, and it was a good choice for the Pelicans to keep him. McGee is also very grateful to the Pelicans and agreed very readily.

Needless to say, Ci Shiping is the leader of the locker room of the Pelicans, and it is necessary to stay.

Then, with the efforts of Demps, they reached a 2-year 600 million contract with Biyombo, with a player option for the second year.

Biyombo and McGee have similar status in the team, but after all, they are young and still have potential to be tapped.

Biyombo also quickly agreed. He has improved a lot in the past year with the Pelicans, and he also needs to gild himself.

The Pelicans have great hopes of winning the new season.

Just after the contract extension of the role players was settled, the three-party deal discussed on draft night was reached.

Thaddeus Young finally signed a 4-year 5000 million contract with the Nets and was traded to the Cavaliers.

The Pelicans also successfully traded for Bojan Bogdanovic and Joe Harris.

When the deal was concluded, Tang Tian immediately tweeted to welcome them.

"Ready to fight for a championship together? @BojanBogdanovic @Joe Harris."

This welcome method is very high-profile, and it also flatters Bojan and Harris.

They were just role players before, and it's really exciting to be welcomed in this way by the new team boss.

Harris was shy and replied with a smiling face, but Bo Yang seemed very optimistic, and directly replied "I didn't win the championship and I wrote my name upside down."

Green said that he would eliminate the Pelicans within five games. After the failure, the fans complained wildly. When the fans mentioned him on social media, they all wrote their names upside down. Bo Yang's follow-up was just right.

After this deal was reached, the Pelicans' lineup was basically stable.

Starting lineup: Holiday, Tang Tian, ​​Ariza, Davis and Jokic;

Compared to the beginning of last season, the only change is that Jokic replaced Whiteside.

This starting lineup defeated the Spurs last year and also played 2-4 with the Warriors. In the new season, the players have improved, the tacit understanding is also better, and the performance will definitely be better.

Substitutes: Dinwiddie, Morrow, Bojan Bogdanovic, Aminu, McGee/Byombo;

After Jokic entered the starting lineup, the strength of the Pelicans' bench seems to have weakened, but Dinwiddie will grow, and with the new Bojan, the depth is still very sufficient.

Bench: Joe Harris, Harrell, Metta Shiping;

With Bryn Forbes playing summer league for the Pelicans, the bench is basically stacking talent.

These people are also very suitable for this. They are not talented players themselves, and they need to accumulate for a few years before they can play.

However, Davis' early contract extension was not so smooth.

Because Davis has not been selected as a consecutive All-Star starter, nor has he become an MVP, the Rose clause cannot be triggered.

So if he renews his contract at this time, he can only get an ordinary maximum salary contract with a starting salary of more than 1600 million at most.

Considering that a new labor agreement will be reached next year, such a contract extension is obviously not cost-effective.

While Demps is still negotiating, Davis is not expected to renew his contract until next summer.

But that didn't have a big impact on the Pelicans. The dual-core combination of Tang Tian and Davis was basically determined.

Coupled with Jokic's rookie contract, the overall framework of the Pelicans' lineup is still very stable.

Just when the Pelicans basically finalized the team lineup, the big fish in the free market also signed with the team one after another.

The signings of several of these teams have attracted attention.