The invincible kryptonite of basketball

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The contract that should be renewed was renewed last summer. If there is no accident, it only needs to finalize a few benches this year, and then wait for Jokic to renew his contract next year.

But they're also a bit of an annoyance.

Parade of champions.

This is the trouble of happiness.

They had already done the boat parade last year, and Tang Tian's Mars project was also used. It is still difficult to come up with something new this year.

Tang Tian didn't want to participate in the parade, and even the subsequent draft, because the team didn't have a first-round pick, he even planned to provide only a few candidates, and then went on vacation with Olsen in advance.

After winning the championship, he focused on thanking Olsen for his efforts.

But this kind of thing is not just words, it must be done.

Last year he took the Pelicans to Hawaii for vacation, and this year he is going to take Olsen and his two sons to the Caribbean alone.

The summer is hot, and the beaches there are much more comfortable than those in Hawaii.

Time passed quickly, and two days later, the Pelicans' championship parade officially kicked off in New Orleans.

Compared with last year, this year's parade pattern is much more ordinary.

There are no yachts, and no land and water parades, but like most parades, it is a bus parade through the city.

Last year was the first championship, which required careful preparations, and the second time this year, it will be relatively rough.

But the form of the parade is not important, what is important is the process.

This is a day of carnival for players and fans.

And even if it is a parade through the city, there is no shortage of bright spots.

There are two bright spots in this one.

One is that Tang Tian and Davis are on the same bus this year, and both the championship trophy and the FMVP trophy are on his bus.

And besides that, there was another guest in this bus.

Tang Tian's African lion!

The African lion is now more than four years old, which is long past the adult age for a lion.

With a strong body, he looks mighty and domineering.

But because it was raised by Tang Tian since childhood, and it has a gentle temper, it looks more like a big cat.

But walking the lion parade, Tang Tian's behavior is enough to make this seemingly ordinary championship parade famous in history.

The fans frantically took pictures of Tang Tian and the African lion posing in the car.

Even at the transfer station, Tang Tian took the African lion out of the car, causing the fans to scream.

Of course, you can't touch it, and Tang Tian also wears a muzzle on a leash.

As a Chinese, the consciousness in this regard is still very strong.

The parade bus convoy traveled from the upper reaches of the Mississippi River to the lower reaches, accompanied by the fans' carnival all the way, and finally arrived outside the New Orleans Arena.

This year's championship speech was not indoors like last year, but it was arranged outdoors.

This is also because I knew from the weather forecast that today's temperature will not be very high, and the outdoor air always makes people feel more happy.

The host of the championship speech is still Stevens.

This is unchanged from last year.

What has changed is that an unexpected and uninvited guest came to the scene.

Michael Jordan.

Joe's boss came to the scene of the Pelicans' championship parade to support him.

Jordan is now the big boss of the Hornets, and it is incredible that he appeared on such an occasion.

But this is actually consistent with his recent behavior.

Since the last meeting with Tang Tian, he really tried his best to win over Tang Tian on various occasions.

Now that Tang Tian helped the Pelicans defend their championship as he expected, he naturally has more motivation in this regard.

It was even foreseeable that after the championship parade, Jordan, who had always been stingy, might even treat Tang Tian generously to dinner.

Stevens's championship speech is still very contagious, he is really comprehensive.

If Tang Tian is the hexagonal fighter among the players, then he is the hexagonal fighter among the coaches.

When he said at the end of his speech that he would help New Orleans see three or more consecutive championships, the audience cheered loudly.

This is a kind of self-confidence, but also a kind of confidence.

Moreover, Stevens deliberately threw this topic to Tang Tian in order to boost his momentum.

Tang Tian passed the microphone from the staff, and he responded with a smile after the fans cheered.

"Yeah, we're going to bring three, four, maybe more to this city, and I'm going to stay in New Orleans and do my best to bring as much glory to this city as possible."

Tang Tian is also quite bold.

Now that his career is on the rise and he's established himself in New Orleans, he's absolutely right to say that.

But when he said this, Jordan in the audience suddenly lost his smile.

Everything he did was to recruit Tang Tian in the future, but now Tang Tian said that he would stay in New Orleans forever? ?

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This kind of feeling is like trying so hard to pursue the goddess, but the goddess finally tells you that she is going to marry soon!

Jordan listened to the rest of the speech with a depressed expression.

He didn't even know what was said next.

When the championship parade was over, he also canceled his original plan to treat Tang Tian to dinner, and hurried back to Charlotte.

In fact, this year is a very critical offseason for him.

Because the Hornets star Kemba Walker's contract expired.

If he can get some hints from Tang Tian, then he will definitely keep Walker on a long-term contract with a maximum salary as a bargaining chip in pursuing Tang Tian in the future.

But now Tang Tian's attitude made him have great doubts.

After all, except for a few like Durant, most superstars will keep their word in what they say in public.

Tang Tian didn't know what was going on in Jordan's mind. He saw that Jordan was no longer there at the end of the parade, but he was a little puzzled that the other party didn't even say hello to him.

But he didn't care, and took Davis to the bar for a carnival.

The Pelicans' championship parade is over, and the 2016-2017 season has officially come to an end.

Looking back, this season can be called an NBA classic.

6 super teams, 5 wins of 60+ games, Tang Tian and Westbrook both averaged a triple-double, the league president changed, the penalty scale changed, Western Conference Finals G6, Finals G5...

There are too many things worthy of fans' memories, and it is not an exaggeration to say that this is the most exciting season in the past ten years.

But no matter how wonderful the season is, it has passed. When the 2016~2017 season came to an end, the 2017~2018 season also officially kicked off.

The upcoming draft, top rookies Fultz and Tatum, LaVar Ball's strong promotion of Lonzo Ball, all attract attention;

In the more exciting free agent market, James, Durant, Curry, and Paul can all choose not to implement the player option to enter the free agent market.

Years of losses have made it seem possible.

Coupled with Griffin, Hayward, Millsap, Lowry and other All-Star players, this offseason will be quite interesting.

But Tang Tian left New Orleans the day after the championship parade ended.

In theory, the Pelicans will not have much lineup changes, just like last year, the enemy will not move me.

He took Olsen and his two sons, as well as Carl, Cecilia and other team members, to the Caribbean for vacation.

Rafting in Barbados in the Caribbean is very popular, and it will definitely be an enjoyable thing in the hot summer.

On this day, I threw my two sons to the nanny, and the two of them took the team and went to the rafting site.

Barbados is an island. The rafting and inland rafting here are not a concept, but sea rafting.

What they want to play is a kind of controlled drifting, which is also what many rich people will play.

Tang Tian and Olsen haven't come out to play for a long time. They both wore sunglasses and looked very comfortable.

It should be said that Olsen has been exercising after pregnancy, and now he is in better shape than before pregnancy.

They were preparing some tools for going out to sea, and at this moment, Tang Tian noticed a familiar figure not far away.

Rafting at sea is very popular with the rich, especially in summer, and Barbados can be called a concentrated area for the rich.

And the people Tang Tian saw were also rich people, and he was very familiar with rich people.

Durant, the two people's thoughts during the offseason were unexpectedly the same.

And Tang Tian found out that the person next to Durant seemed to be Scarlett Johansson!

Is this finally a success?

Olsen turned his head and saw Tang Tian looking at the other side, and turned his head curiously. When she saw that it was Scarlett, she pulled Tang Tian and walked over.

It should be said that Scarlett's pursuit of Tang Tian was fruitless, and after witnessing Tang Tian's marriage, she had already let go, and even became good friends with Olson.

Tang Tian couldn't understand this coquettish operation, but a man would never be able to fully understand a woman's thoughts.

"Scarlett, why are you... sorry."

Olsen and Tang Tian walked to Durant's side, Olsen opened his mouth, but found that the woman was not Scarlett.

The scene was a bit embarrassing.

Tang Tian also discovered that this woman looks very similar to Scarlett, especially the side face, which is almost exactly the same, but there are still differences when you look closely.

This is an oolong.

But Durant is real.

When he saw Tang Tian and Olsen, he showed complicated eyes.

Tang Tian also looked at him with more interesting eyes.

After so many years, Durant's taste has not changed a bit.

And if you can't get Scarlett, find someone who looks like Scarlett, this operation is admirable.

Although the two of them didn't have much affection for each other, they still couldn't turn a blind eye when they met each other after an oolong.

It's just that it's really hard for two people to talk about it.

"Kevin, do you want to play for the Pelicans?"

The scene was a bit embarrassing, Tang Tian thought for a long time and thought of someone to talk to, but of course it was purely a joke.

After he finished speaking, Durant looked at him for a long time, his expression seemed to be really thinking about it!

Tang Tian was a little flustered, he seemed to be taking a big joke!