The invincible kryptonite of basketball

The 200 million contract was signed, because he used his identity as a basketball player to sign the contract, and the krypton gold value soared from the original 20 to 140 million, which was enough for him to acquire two green skills at once.

But he didn't do that.

He hasn't fully grasped the three-point shot yet, so it would be a waste to buy skills, and more importantly, low-level skills have limited effect, so he can save enough krypton gold to exchange for higher-level blue or even purple skills. is a better choice.

A week after signing the contract with Coca-Cola, the time has come to mid-November.

At this moment, NBA player representatives and the executive committee of the trade union jointly decided to reject the new proposal of the management, and a new round of labor negotiations broke down again.

Huge pressure hangs over both labor and capital, and the longer the shutdown lasts, the greater the losses for both parties.

The rookies are also under tremendous pressure. The elimination rate in the NBA is already high. If they really suspend the season, they will lose a year of opportunities, which is likely to directly change their entire career.

Of course, except for Tang Tian.

Although he didn't play an official game, his strength has steadily improved throughout the offseason. He now has enough confidence that even in the Spurs, he can quickly occupy a rotation position.

So he is not in a hurry, and he also knows that if the situation is the same as in his previous life, by the end of November, the negotiation between labor and management should be successful.

On this day, he did not go to training, but was invited by Coca-Cola Company to go outdoors to participate in the new phase of commercial shooting.

The identities of the guests of the third episode of "The Godfather" have not been made public, and the fans' attention has reached a peak. Coca-Cola is striking while the iron is hot, and is going to use Tang Tian's influence to make an advertisement.

The shooting location was in Hollywood Studios in Los Angeles, and this advertisement was combined with the Hollywood background.

Tang Tian's acting skills are online, and he also has some experience in shooting cake commercials before, so the work of cooperating with the director's shooting went smoothly.

In two days, his part has been filmed in sevens and eighties.

Today is the last shot of the shoot.

"Card, OK, perfect!"

The director couldn't help but give Tang Tian a thumbs up after the filming. This was probably the smoothest time he had filmed with an athlete.

Tang Tian was also very cooperative. He smiled and went over to give the director a high-five, and then went to remove his makeup.

Just after unloading, the director suddenly walked towards him with an old man over seventy years old.

The wrinkles and bags under the eyes are very obvious on this man's face, which is different from the 70-year-old man he put on makeup, he is a real old man.

But he had a kind face, and it was evident from his light complexion that he must have been a well-mannered gentleman in his youth.

And that kind of face is very British or Irish.

"Don, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Ridley Scott. He heard that you are here and came here specially." The director introduced.

Hearing the director mention the name of the old man in front of him, Tang Tian immediately came to his senses.

American director, even though he has experienced a lifetime, but to be honest, he doesn't know much.

But there are some things he knows, such as the name mentioned by the director.

Ridley Scott, the most famous director in the UK, is not even used. The director born in 1937 has made countless films, and there are countless high-profile ones, such as "Blade Runner", "Gladiator" ", "Black Hawk Down", "Stickman", "Kingdom of Heaven" and so on.

These movies are all epic or classics. Of course, he is most well-known for the "Alien" series, which can be said to have created a new category of thrillers.

"Mr. Scott, hello." Tang Tian still instinctively respected this kind of person, and he stood up and stretched out his hand to Scott.

"'Godfather', to be honest, I'm your fan." Scott smiled and shook hands with Tang Tian, ​​with a kind smile on his face.

Tang Tian was very surprised. He didn't expect a well-known director to know him.

As Scott said, he took out his phone, opened his ins, pulled out the watch list, and the top one was Carl's.

This is to tell Tang Tian that what he said is not polite.

"I have friends at Nike, and I wondered who came up with the idea at first, but they told me it was you, you must be a very smart basketball player." Scott then said.

After listening to what Scott said, Tang Tian suddenly realized.

It turned out to be because of creativity.

This is quite reasonable. Director is a profession that needs inspiration, and Scott was attracted by the godfather's creativity.

Scott is very humble, Tang Tian is also very sociable, the two chatted for a while and laughed non-stop.

After the chat, Scott was about to leave. Before leaving, he took out a business card from the inside pocket of his suit and handed it to Tang Tian.

"If you have such inspiration again, or if you need any help, you can contact me at any time."

Tang Tian accepted the business card with a smile.

Knowing Scott was beyond his expectation, but knowing such a great director reminded him of Olsen.

Olsen gave him cakes and played tennis to let him find new training methods, so he had to repay.

But for Olson now, there is nothing more valuable than making a movie.

1Chapter 16 to San Antonio (5/5)

But he and Scott have just met, so it's definitely not appropriate to mention this kind of thing.

Anyway, he is a time traveler, and it is easy to find some ideas that Scott is interested in later.

When the other party owes him a favor, it will naturally be a matter of course to recommend Olsen.

After the Coca-Cola commercial shooting ended, Tang Tian turned around and started training again.

When the time came to November 11, just like in the previous life, after 26 hours of negotiations, the NBA labor and management announced that the labor and management had reached a new agreement, and the 15-day lockout finally came to an end.

According to the league's official news, the free market and training camp will open on December 12 at the same time, and the new season will start on Christmas Day on December 9.

In this lockout, 70 NBA players played in overseas leagues. Most of these players signed contracts with NBA opt-out options, which can ensure that they will return to the league as soon as the lockout ends.

But some of them are not available. For example, Wilson Chandler, Brooks, JR-Smith, Patrick Mills and others who play in the Chinese CBA league, they can only return to the NBA after the end of the CBA season.

The Chinese player Yi Jianlian is not in this range. After the lockout ended, he also left the Guangdong team and returned to the NBA to find a new contract.

But these are only a small part of the league. Most of the players waiting for the lockout to end, including the bosses of the employers, breathed a sigh of relief after the news was announced.

The fans were also cheering, they had waited long enough, if it weren't for the "Godfather", they would probably die of loneliness.

Just after the league announced the end of the lockout, the third episode of "The Godfather" also came to an end. In this episode, the "Godfather" brothers and NBA players Mike Beasley and Darko Milicic ushered in the ultimate battle .

Beasley and Milicic were No. 08 in 03 and 19.2 respectively. They were also the Timberwolves' starters last season. Beasley scored a career-high [-] points last season, which was at his best.

This is the most challenging, but also the most exciting duel since the beginning of the "Godfather" series.

This kind of duel also attracted unprecedented attention. The fans on the sidelines and the number of viewers of the broadcast reached a new high.

The two sides are not a game of 5 balls in the general sense, but 10 balls.

After the game started, Beasley became the absolute focus on the court. Although he has been criticized by the outside world for his nonchalant style of play, he is almost invincible in this kind of one-on-one catch game.

After the opening, he personally scored 8 goals in a row and almost ended the game directly.

Fortunately, after Tang Tian started to press with all his strength and restricted him from receiving the ball, the momentum was slowed down by them.

And Milicic was suppressed very badly against Mike. Mike scored consecutively at the basket and caught up the score a little bit.

Milicic couldn't hold back Mike, and Beasley had to double-team the defense. With this double-team, Tang Tian's strength on the perimeter began to show. He made 4 consecutive three-pointers, including a difficult fadeaway, directly The reversal ended the game.

The last goal was very difficult. After the shot, the whole scene went completely crazy.

This shot is not inferior to the official NBA game in terms of viewing and excitement.

In the cheers, Mike finally unveiled his mystery.

It turned out that he was the "big shark" O'Neal who just announced his retirement this summer.

At this moment, everyone suddenly realized that it is no wonder that neither the previous Kanter nor the current Milicic is Mike's opponent. O'Neal has just retired, so it must be easy to beat them!

The appearance of O'Neill also represents the official end of the third issue of "The Godfather".

After finishing the filming of The Godfather, Tang Tian and Walker's summer training for the four brothers has finally come to an end.

Four guys, they've been training together all summer, but they're going to four completely different teams now.

Thompson went to the Bay Area to seek gold, Irving went to the small city of Cleveland, Walker went to remote Charlotte, and Tang Tian went to San Antonio, Texas.

"Guys, new season, keep in touch." Before parting, Tang Tian said to the other three with a smile.

"I have reserved the best rookie." Irving said.

"That's my rookie of the year," Walker said right away.

"Go and fight, I will help the team reach the playoffs." Thompson said equally confidently.

"I look forward to hearing good news from you." Tang Tian finally smiled and stretched out his hand.

The four of them bumped their fists for the last time, which was considered to be the end of their summer training.

Although the training camp will not start until December 12th, Tang Tian plans to go to San Antonio before December. He is a rookie and will involve a series of things such as signing a contract, making a media appearance, even renting a house, buying a car, etc. It really takes time It's more urgent.

After packing up the things in the rental house, he said hello to Olsen, and then he and Fagan got on the plane to San Antonio.

The plane roared and took off from Kennedy International Airport, Tang Tian looked out of the window at the ever-shrinking bustling city, and felt quite touched in his heart.

Counting it, he has been living here since the end of the NCAA, and it has been more than half a year.

This time he was about to leave the familiar place and go to that strange city that he had never stayed in in his previous life.

The distance between the two places is more than 500 kilometers, almost across the entire United States, and it takes nearly 6 hours.

Tang Tian fell asleep on the plane, and when he woke up, the plane had already entered Texas. After eating lunch, and chatting with Fagan for a while, the crew reminded that San Antonio was coming soon.

Tang Tian turned his head and looked out the window. The first thing he saw was a military controlled area lined with high walls. San Antonio is one of the places where the US military bases are deployed. There are not only garrison bases, but also air force bases and castles.

Then you can see the famous San Antonio River. The river passes through the city and forms the famous riverside pedestrian street. The city looks green.

There are many historical architectural relics from the Spanish period in the city. This was the main battlefield of the American and Mexican Wars, and the whole city also has a strong historical atmosphere.

The plane roared and landed at San Antonio International Airport.

Tang Tian withdrew his gaze and called Fei Gen to stand up together.

If there is no accident, he will spend the next few years in this city.

His journey as an NBA player will also officially kick off with the Spurs.

1Chapter 17 Signed with the Spurs (1/10, please book first!) (Revised)

After getting off the plane, Tang Tian and Fei Gen went out from the airport together.

Fegan has already made an appointment with Spurs general manager RC Buford and will sign a rookie contract in the office today.

Tang Tian also took out his mobile phone and called Kawhi Leonard and Corey Joseph. Before leaving New York, he had already contacted the two rookies of this year's team through Fagan, and made an appointment to report.

Both left the airport on the phone.

"Godfather! Godfather!"

But what they didn't expect was that there were dozens of Spurs fans who came to greet them outside the airport.

Feigen took the phone to the side and continued to call, while Tang Tian said hello to Joseph, hung up the phone, and then walked towards the fans.

Because of the "Godfather", he is probably the most popular No. 31 rookie. This kind of battle is really unprecedented.

There were even a few reporters in the crowd, which really fit his identity as Don Tian, ​​a not-low-key Spurs rookie.

Tang Tian knew that these fans must have waited for a long time, so he cooperated with them to take photos and sign autographs, and also accepted a brief interview with the local media.

Fagen waited for ten minutes, and then the two turned around and got into the taxi.

"You don't need to waste time on this." Fei Gen said after getting into the taxi.

"I know it in my heart." Tang Tian didn't say much. He knew the importance of fans as a coach in his previous life.

The driver recognized Tang Tian, ​​smiled and chatted with him while driving, Tang Tian also responded with a smile.

Fagan watched helplessly from the sidelines. This was probably the most patient rookie he had ever seen, and it didn't match his age at all.

After more than half an hour, the car arrived at the ATT Center Arena, home of the Spurs. After getting out of the car, they waited at the door for a while. After Leonard and Joseph came over, they entered the arena together.

Leonard looked as expressionless as when he was in NC, as if no strangers were allowed in, but Joseph, a rookie from Canada, was very talkative, and he pulled Tang Tian to chat about his time in NC.