The Godfather of Basketball

"Sorry." Tang Tian picked up his phone, went to the bathroom and answered it.

"Tang, where have you been these few days, I have been unable to contact you." Alexander's tone was a little unhappy.

"I went out for a while, and I didn't bring my mobile phone." Tang Tian knew that Gilbert and the others were still waiting, so he made a long story short.

"Are you free now? Come to my manor? I'll send a driver to pick you up."

"Later, I have something to do now."

"What's the matter? I'll come over with Darrell later." Alexander guessed something.

"Later, I'm not at home now." Tang Tian continued, it would be a bit embarrassing if Gilbert and Alexander bumped into each other.

"Okay, let me know as soon as possible."

"Um."

Tang Tian hung up the phone, and then turned off the phone directly.

"Sorry." Tang Tian put the phone aside.

"fine."

"You just said that you want me to go to Cleveland to be the general manager?" Tang Tian said and sat down.

"Yes, the general manager, as the head coach, the team will give you the greatest decision-making power. Of course, if you feel that you are too busy, we can let you only be responsible for the player operation, and the rest will be left to the deputy general manager. , you can also choose the person yourself, of course, you still have the position of general manager."

After Gilbert spoke, Tang Tian's expression changed a lot.

This sincerity is a bit big.

Glancing at James, the latter nodded without a doubt.

It seems that this decision was pushed hard by him.

He is hesitating.

Because the Cavaliers' mess is really hard to clean up.

"Coach, as you said, the future is mine. If you stay with the Rockets, I think it will be a bit difficult for you." James said with a smile.

Tang Tian was stunned for a moment, then he also laughed.

The joke he said two years ago, James actually kept putting it up.

But if you think about it carefully, going to the Cavaliers may not be a bad choice.

For a team with James, playing casually in the Eastern Conference is guaranteed to be the Eastern Conference Finals, and so far, it has given the most sincerity.

"If I really go to Cleveland, I have two requests." Tang Tian said.

"Tell me." Hearing Tang Tian say such words, Gilbert's face lit up, it was a joke.

"I need the Cavaliers to do a bad job for a year and fight for the 2010 draft." Tang Tian continued. He knew the situation of the Cavaliers very well in his previous life, because the management has never dared to break the deadlock, and the playoffs are weak every year. In the end, it also caused James to leave.

In other words, the current Cavaliers have reached the stage where they cannot be broken or established. If Gilbert does not agree, even if he is sincere, he really has little interest in going to this muddy water.

Gilbert hesitated, looking back at James.

James has a contract option next year. If James jumps out of the contract directly, he will really lose a lot.

The commercial value of James is far more valuable than a championship trophy, and it is much more.

Tang Tian also knew Gilbert's concerns, and continued: "My second request is that LeBron has to step out of his contract next season and sign a long-term contract with the team, and it must be a written guarantee."

Tang Tian knew very well how noisy James' decision was in his previous life. If it was so bad that James repented and left, then he would be the most embarrassing.

James' eyeballs were flickering, and he was not in a hurry to speak.

He is a businessman who thinks far more than ordinary players. The championship can maximize his commercial value, but whether to renew his contract with the Cavaliers will also affect his commercial value.

Three people, around a table, three cups of coffee, now it's not about team issues, but about business issues.

Seeing that James hadn't spoken, Tang Tian lost his patience a little.

Gilbert and James had come to him, not him to them.

"I agree." At this moment, James finally spoke, "I will renew my contract with the Cavaliers for at least three years next year, with a written guarantee."

This should be the answer given by his smart brain to maximize business.

three years?

But that's enough. In fact, Tang Tian, ​​as a time traveler, is a bit boring for him to stay in the same team for more than three years.

"I'll give you an answer tomorrow." Tang Tian finally nodded and said, since he just came back, he must also listen to other teams' plans.

After all, he is now the one with the most initiative.

"No problem." Now that this is the point, Gilbert and James also know that there are nine out of ten reasons, and they don't have to ask Tang Tian to give an answer right away.

Gilbert and James left for more than half an hour before Tang picked up his phone and sent a text message to Alexander, saying that he was free.

About half an hour later, Alexander and Morey appeared in his room.

"Don, you'd better say hello to us before you go out next time. Mr. Alexander has been trying to find a way to contact you." After entering the door and sitting down, Morey said with a bit of complaint.

Tang Tian smiled and said nothing, why did he say hello? Does Morey still regard him as the head coach of the Rockets?

This kind of tone is very uncomfortable to hear.

Alexander noticed Tang Tian's expression, and immediately reached out his hand to signal Morey to stop talking, and said with a smile: "Tang, the management has made a decision. If you reach a multi-year contract extension with the team, you will be appointed as the team member at the same time." Head of Operations.”

Multi-year contract?

Tang Tian still didn't speak.

"That is to say, you have the initiative in dealing with the team's players in the new season, and Darrell will cooperate with you in this regard." Alexander went on to say that during Tang Tian's absence, he had successfully persuaded Morey.

"Yes." Morey agreed, as a statement of opinion.

"Then if I encounter the so-called trade of players for the future, can I just refuse?" Tang Tian said and looked at Morey.

"If players are really important." Morey said after thinking about it.

Tang Tian laughed after hearing this, well, the so-called head of the dribbling department seems to be just a false job, and it still needs to be discussed when it comes to transactions, and it hasn't changed much from before.

"Okay, I've already made a decision." Tang Tian said with a smile.

Seeing Tang Tian's expression, Alexander said with a smile on his face: "That's right, staying in the Rockets is good for all of us, and to win more championships, you have the opportunity to follow in Auerbach's footsteps, a member of the Rockets They will be excited to stay, the Rockets will be the Celtics of the new century."

The more Alexander talked, the more excited he became. This is a happy situation, and it is also the situation he wants to see the most after all considerations.

"Mr. Alexander, I now officially refuse to renew my contract with the Rockets. I will not return to the Toyota Center in the new season." Tang Tian put away his smile and said in a flat tone.