The Godfather of Basketball

Seeing Billups shaking, Tang Tian hit the iron while he was hot.

"The Rockets' salary space is much more reasonable. The core Thunder can't move. Yao Ming and McGrady, you are the third giant. The rest will only be some role players and functional players."

而且 "And the team was the champion last year. This season, the team has added good newcomers. If you join, you will have another championship ring at this time next year."

After a series of words, Billups finally laughed.

Tangtian looked at him doubtfully.

我 "I know why the Rockets won the championship last year unexpectedly."

"Why?"

"Not only are you good at coaching, you're also excellent at eloquence."

Tangtian twitched for a moment, then laughed. Billups said that he admitted to being moved by him.

"Are you interested in playing for the Rockets?" Tang Tian asked again and again.

有 "Yes." Billups nodded. "I will consider the Rockets as second only to the Pistons. If the team is really unwilling to give me a contract, I will find you immediately."

This is basically a promise, but just like Billups said from the beginning, he still wants to stay in the Pistons.

Tang Tian already knew that he succeeded.

In the past, the Pistons did not pay a luxury tax for Billups, and the possibility is now very low.

If it is paid, he can't help it, he has done the best he can.

After saying goodbye to Billups, Tang Tian did not return to Houston immediately, but stayed in a nearby hotel.

He is different from the team leader last season. Because it is an offseason, his head coach is basically okay. He stays in Detroit and can just visit this "automobile city".

Detroit once became the fourth-largest city in the United States due to the automobile industry. However, with the impact of Japanese and Korean cars, the scenery is long gone. Walking on the street, the busy figure shows that living in this city People are under great pressure.

This is probably one of the reasons why Pistons owner Bill Davidson is unwilling to pay extravagance.

唐 While Tang Tian was hanging out in Detroit, all the teams were preparing for the new season.

The Nets renewed Carter, the Magic renewed Howard and traded the "Mr. Billion" Lewis of the Sonics, Mo Williams and the Bucks to a 6-year 53 million contract ... big deal and news like that Is endless.

The Rockets also started to sign contracts. The most important one was with Pietrus who had previously reached an oral agreement. The two parties signed a two-year, 9 million full guarantee contract.

Pietrus had the highest performance in the Warriors last season, averaging 11 points and 4.5 rebounds in 27 minutes per game, hitting 39% three-pointers, the market price is far more than 4.5 million, there is a large part of it It's Tang Tian's face.

Simultaneously with the free market is also the summer league.

The Rockets were unexpectedly strong.

After the baptism of the playoffs, Baria, the whole person has become a lot stronger, averaging 30+ per game, that feeling is completely different from other players.

The other one is Sessions. He has revealed his own characteristics. He averaged 15 points and 12 assists in a few games. He also has a strong floor-flow style and is quite a sucker.

With their excellent performance, the Rockets went all the way to the final and successfully defended the championship.

The final award was also won by the Rockets. Barria won the Summer League regular season MVP, and Sessions won the Finals MVP with a brilliant performance of 20 points and 20 assists in the finals.

At this time, Morey couldn't help but call Tang Tian to praise his viciousness in the draft.

淘 Taobao has been in the low post for two consecutive years. Tang Tian, ​​even a scout, is the league's most sought-after.

The negotiations between Billups and the Pistons are still stalemate. In the process, other teams chasing Billups have withdrawn because of their own reasons, so that the Pistons are more reluctant to increase the total contract.

"Don, we can talk."

After waiting for more than a week, Tang Tian finally received a call from Billups.

His wait finally came to fruition.

一次 This time it was Tang Tian that Billups was looking for, his mental state seemed a little poor.

"Are you all right?" Tang Tian poured a cup of coffee.

没 "No, I didn't sleep well in the past two days." Billups took the coffee and sat down.

Tang Tangtian nodded and felt that it was not just that he didn't sleep well, but also the psychological pressure.

怎么 样 "How about, decided to join the Rockets?" Tang Tian is still very direct.

Billups nodded: "But I have a request."

"Request?" Tang Tian looked at Billups doubtfully, not sure what he meant.

"You know that I have been with the Pistons for so long. I have feelings for this team and those teammates. If I leave like this, it ’s very meaningless, so I hope to bring back some useful assets for the team. . "

"You mean changing from before to after?" Tang Tian understood what Billups meant.

Billups nodded.

Tang Tian frowned at this time. He was familiar with the previous change. In the previous life, Chris Paul changed from the Clippers to the Rockets. It is about the same age as Billups ~ www.novelmtl.com ~ And then replaced most of the Rockets.

"Who to change? Changxi, you should know that it's not me who decides on the transaction." Tang Tian said for a moment.

"I know, I have already discussed this with Joe. It is an inevitable thing for me to go to the Rockets, and the negotiation of the two teams will be left to the general manager of the two teams." Billups also knew that this request raised a bit The child reluctantly apologized when speaking.

"Let's do that. I'll contact Darrell now and ask him to get it early so you can have more time to move."

Billups froze for a moment, and then moved his eyes a bit. Tang Tian, ​​the head coach, was so careful.

谢谢 "Thank you, coach." The veteran who has played in the league for more than ten years now feels that he will open up a new world for the Rockets.

Tangtian patted Billups's shoulder: "Since it's finally decided, you can go back and sleep well."

Billups nodded, then turned and left the hotel.

Morey moved quickly, and after two days with the Pistons, an agreement was quickly reached.

The trading plan was also announced on the third day. After the announcement, the entire alliance oscillated.

After the Pistons and Billups reached a five-year, $ 60 million contract (the last year is a team option), they immediately closed a deal with the Rockets and won Juwan Howard, Raf Alston, La Mon Sessions and a future second-round pick.

Immediately following the Pistons, they immediately reached a deal with the Timberwolves, trading Juwan Howard and that future second-round pick, because the Timberwolves salary space is below the salary cap, and the latter also received a close to 7 million transactions. special case.