The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Chapter 44

Just when everything was calm and the outside world thought that the Pelicans had finished their offseason reinforcements, Woj broke the news again.

The Pelicans reached a three-way deal with the Clippers and Pacers!

The Pelicans sent Louis Williams and got the Pacers' No. 18 pick this year, Jarrett Allen and Alan Anderson (no guarantee contract);

The Clippers sent Alan Anderson and this year's No. 17 pick TJ Leaf to get Lou Williams.

The Pacers traded Jarrett Allen for TJ Love.

And at the same time, the Pelicans announced that they had waived the non-guaranteed contract player Nicholson obtained in the previous trade.

After the news broke, it caused a heated discussion among fans.

After Holiday, Jokic and Ariza, another champion of the Pelicans was sent away!

And according to Woj, this is not the last deal for the Pelicans.

The Pelicans are panicking inside, and there are endless discussions outside.

This is really as the fans discussed on social media, Silver's comeback made Demps in a mess, and the Pelicans are really going to break up!

New York headquarters.

"We have to stop them, they are clearing cap space! Their next step is to send Boban!"

Borgia reacted quickly, realized what the Pelicans were going to do, and immediately reported to Silver.

"What are they going to do to clear the space?"

Xiao Hua is still puzzled, it is reasonable for Ariza to send him away, and it is impossible to want him with Butler.

This is why they felt that the Pelicans would not make follow-up actions before.

But it is really confusing to send Williams away now. You must know that even if the Pelicans clear the space, there is no one in the free market.

"Kemba Walker, he hasn't officially signed yet!"

Borgia gave him his guess.

Although Walker has always been associated with the Celtics, and has not had any contact with the Pelicans since the free market opened.

But the relationship between Walker and Tang Tian can't escape, and now he has not officially signed with the Celtics, and he is probably waiting for the Pelicans!

Only Walker is worthy of the Pelicans sending away low-paid and high-energy players like Ariza and Williams!

And this can be seen from the fact that they sent Ariza and Williams, but only traded for inside players.

Kuzma and Allen, a No. 4 and a No. 5, plus David West and Diaw who may renew their contracts.

The next move of the Pelicans is definitely to trade Boban!

He even suspects now that the reason why the Pelicans dared to use Holiday as a bargaining chip to trade Butler had already negotiated with Walker!

Xiao Hua also reacted abruptly.

If Walker goes to the Pelicans, then there is no team that is the opponent of the Pelicans!

With a lineup like last season, Tang Tian led his team to win the championship. If it were the four-star Pelicans, other teams wouldn't have to play at all.

Even if he intends to help the Warriors or Cavaliers, they can't win the Pelicans!

In other words, if Walker goes to the Pelicans, then the NBA will really be over next season.

This ending is not just a matter of who wins the championship. With no suspense in the season and sweeping games all the way, the ratings of the NBA will definitely plummet.

He doesn't need to care about other things, if the bosses earn less money during his inspection period, and the benefits he promised earlier will not be in place, he will definitely step down again with his toes.

This damn Pelicans, this is going to beat him to death!

"I'm calling Ballmer."

Xiao Hua turned around and called.

He must block this deal, and it means that all other teams will stop making deals with the Pelicans.

In this way, the Pelicans can't clear up the salary space, and there is no way to talk about signing Walker.

The Pelicans can delay, but Walker can't afford it. The personal relationship of friends is not as good as real money, let alone a contract of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

A day later, Woj gave the latest news that Louis Wei Williams failed the physical examination in Los Angeles, and the three-way deal of the Pelicans fell through!

This news once again aroused heated discussions among fans.

"Good news! Williams doesn't have to go!"

"But I haven't heard that Williams is injured? Or is it that he has been fighting with injuries?"

"I think the Clippers are more likely to repent. They put the Pelicans together, so Williams may not be able to trade!"

"Hey, you guys forgot the 58-point tragedy of the Pelicans against the Clippers so quickly? It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years!"

……

In Tang Tian's manor, Walker, Tang Tian, ​​and Dempsey were sitting together and communicating.

"Luis failed the physical examination very suddenly. I contacted other teams. Even if it was free, they were unwilling to take over."

Dempsey said anxiously.

The failure of the physical examination made other teams worry.

"Unexpected things."

Tang Tian was very calm.

Dempsey looked at him suspiciously, Tang Tian had never said this before.

"Xiao Hua has been dormant for half a year. It would be strange if he didn't make any progress. He probably greeted the Clippers before this happened."

Tang Tian opened his mouth and analyzed.

The Clippers are in Los Angeles. Teams in big cities pay more attention to their interests, and it is normal to have a little communication behind them.

As for the failure of the physical examination, this kind of thing has never been explained clearly. The Pistons used this method to deceive the Rockets.

Demps also understood after listening, no wonder Williams, who had not been injured before, failed the physical examination, and the Clippers also produced an official physical examination failure report.

"But in this way, it will be more difficult to send out Boban's contract later, and we may not be able to clear the salary space."

Dempsey said and glanced at Walker.

Walker is an unrestricted free agent, and the only obstacle to signing him is cap space.

"Or, I'll cut my salary and sign a 1+1 contract."

Walker followed suit.

When Tang Tian called him and asked him to come to the Pelicans, Walker quickly agreed.

The neglect of the free market made him feel the cold blood of the capitalists, and he wanted revenge on society even more than Tang Tian.

"The 1+1 contract is fine, so that we can renew the contract next year."

Dempsey nodded immediately.

According to the current situation, the Pelicans only have about 1000 million salary space, but they can offer a maximum salary if they renew their contract next year.

This can save more than 1000 million, and he is naturally very happy.

Tang Tian shook his head.

Getting Walker to sign a contract of 1000 million is not just a simple loss of more than 1000 million for Walker.

For the Big Four next year, Walker's data can be predicted to decline.

Now everyone is sitting together and casually saying that the maximum salary will definitely be given, but when there are good players in the free market next year, Demps may not necessarily say so.

Demps does not represent him personally, but the management of the Pelicans.

Tang Tian's commercial value is here, and it doesn't matter how big the contract is, but Walker is different.

It would be a bit funny if Walker only made 1000 million a year after playing his peak season.

And Xiao Hua will definitely seize this idea and try to stop it. ,

After all, such a signing seems very abnormal, and it is easy to fabricate reasons for abnormal things.

"But otherwise, Kemba wouldn't be able to come."

Dempsey continued.

Because of Xiao Hua's intervention, things have become complicated, and they seem to have to do a multiple-choice question, or take some risks.

"I remember you told me before that 24 votes for Xiao Hua's comeback is just right, right?"

Tang Tian said suddenly and abruptly.

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Dempsey nodded suspiciously.

Tang Tian's thinking jumped a little fast, and he couldn't react all at once.

"Then the team that voted yes can be roughly guessed, right?"

Tang Tian continued to ask.

Dempsey nodded.

Although the vote was made anonymously, what Tang Tian asked could be known from the speeches made by the team representatives at the venue and private communications.

"I guess, the Clippers, and the teams you contacted later, must have voted yes."

Tang Tian said with a smile, his expression looked quite calm.

Dempsey pondered for a moment, then continued to nod.

Tang Tian didn't say that he didn't notice, he was looking for teams that were competitive in the playoffs, had space, and had a good relationship before.

He didn't think of what Tang Tian said before, but after thinking about it carefully, it was really the same thing.

"So this is actually not surprising at all. They will vote in favor, and there is a high probability that they will exchange interests with Xiao Hua in private. However, there are still 6 votes to disagree!"

What Tang Tian said next made Dempsey suddenly realize.

Those teams that vote yes will agree to Xiao Hua, but those who disagree may not necessarily, and there is even a high probability that they will not!

After all, I don't even want you to come back as president, so why should I do things for you?

"Okay, I'll contact those 5 teams."

Dempsey suddenly realized that he couldn't wait.

Tang Tian didn't stop him, but turned around and chatted with Walker.

At this moment, no one can stop him from taking revenge on society!

Tang Tian's thinking was correct. Among the other five teams that did not support Silver, some were extremely interested in Williams.

Utah Jazz.

The boss of the Jazz has a clear attitude in the meeting. Like the Pelicans, he supports Tatum and opposes Silver.

And they are also the team in the West competing for the playoffs.

Although Hayward has a high probability of leaving, they do not plan to rebuild, but continue to hit the playoffs.

This is the reason why they signed with the Pelicans before, and now with the Bucks, they signed first and then traded for Hayward!

They want to maintain the lineup, then strengthen, and continue to hit the playoffs.

Williams is a good fit for them.

Their current team's guards, rookie Mitchell, Rubio who was just signed, including Hood and Dante Essam, who are also fourth-year students, are not the kind of players who can score explosively.