The Godfather of Basketball

"You talk first, I'll leave first." Yao Ming saw that the two assistant coaches had something to say, and left after saying hello.

"Sorry, I didn't greet you first before making a decision." Tang Tian stretched out his hand and said apologetically.

"We more or less guessed."

After embracing Tang Tian, ​​Cole spoke.

Tang Tian smiled. As the team's first assistant coach and second assistant coach, he should have felt it a long time ago.

"Tom, don't be so strict with yourself, you really don't have much hair." Tang Tian said jokingly.

Thibodeau was taken aback for a moment after hearing this, and then laughed.

"Steve, please help Tom. He certainly doesn't know much about offense, but your combination will definitely be invincible. I look forward to fighting against you in the future." Tang Tian looked at Cole with a smile.

Cole smiled, but then shook his head.

"I'm ready to accept the Suns' offer to be their general manager."

Tang Tian was stunned for a moment, Cole's decision was also beyond his expectation.

But soon he understood that he left the Rockets and said that Cole should not be idle this offseason.

"Then we will become partners next season." Tang Tian said with a smile.

Thibodeau also laughed, and the three big men laughed together.

After finishing everything, Tang Tian returned the rented apartment, packed his luggage, and then got on the plane to Cleveland.

Over there, Gilbert has asked the people below to rent an entire apartment for him, which is also part of the benefits of his new contract.

Cleveland is a standard small city. As the capital city, it has an area of ​​less than 4,000 square kilometers and a population of only 300,000. It only ranks 45th in the United States, which is completely incomparable with Houston.

This is why Gilbert, as a billionaire, attaches so much importance to James.

Because only James can bring him the greatest commercial benefits.

The plane roared and swooped down from the clouds, and the small city of Cleveland also appeared before my eyes.

Row upon row of buildings, although sparrows are small, they also have all internal organs. Lake Erie in the north also adds a beauty to the city.

The plane landed at Cleveland International Airport, Tang Tian stepped out of the cabin, feeling a wave of hot and humid air hit.

Cleveland is located in the central part of the United States, with a temperate continental humid climate and distinct seasons. For this person who lived in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in his previous life, he really felt like coming home.

Going out from the exit, a large group of fans have already seen a large group of fans holding up the sign welcoming him, cheering and waving vigorously when they saw him come out.

Judging by the number of people, at least one or two hundred people blocked most of the airport entrance.

It seems that although Kecheng is small, the fans here are very enthusiastic.

That's a good place to start.

He greeted the fans with a smile, signed autographs and took photos.

The fans here are also very patient, their faces are getting more and more excited. It can be seen that they are quite excited that Tang Tian finally chose to join them.

After he finished with these fans, a few Cavaliers staff appeared later.

"Coach, hello, I'm Dante, and I'm in charge of your pick-up task today." A young man who looked about the same age as Tang Tian, ​​with dreadlocks, greeted Tang Tian with a smile.

Tang Tian shook hands with him, and then got into the car that came to pick him up.

The car left the airport and got on the highway.

To say that a small city also has the advantages of a small city, that is, there are relatively fewer cars on the road. After getting on the elevated road, there are much fewer traffic jams than Houston.

Sitting in the car, Tang Tian was chatting with Dante while looking out the window. He will live in this city for a long time to come.

At this moment, he suddenly saw the big billboard erected outside the viaduct, and it turned out to be himself.

this……

Welcome, Tang Tian!

Next to the billboard, there is a big slogan written.

"Look there, that's the billboard that was rushed out yesterday." At this moment, Dante also turned his head and pointed out.

It was rushed to make yesterday, which is really efficient enough.

"After Mayor Frank heard that you decided to join the Cavaliers, he asked people to do it overnight. There are ten such billboards in total, and they are in the ten most conspicuous places in the city. Anyone who is a Clevelandian should know you now." Dante Then he said.

"Yes, Coach, Cleveland welcomes you." The driving staff echoed with a smile.

ten dollars...

Tang Tian was a little flattered.

And with the mayor coming forward, it seems that the Cavaliers have a high status in Cleveland.

As the car drove forward, Tang Tian also saw several billboards one after another, and they were indeed in very conspicuous positions.

After detouring from the urban area, he was taken to his residence.

A standard two-and-a-half-story bungalow with a large area and a swimming pool in the backyard. Of course, the most important thing is that it is only ten minutes' drive from the arena.

Gilbert really thought about it.

The luggage also just arrived from the airport, and the staff put everything away according to his request, and he had a new home in Cleveland in an instant.

"Coach, take a rest here first, and I'll take you out for dinner in the evening. If you have anything to do, please contact me at any time." Dante said before leaving after finishing everything.

"Go and do your work." Tang Tian said with a smile.

His mood is very good. Compared with the Rockets, the Cavaliers gave him a sense of importance as soon as he came.

It seems that his original choice was not wrong.

After dinner, he returned to his residence, took a look at the team list for a while, and then Gilbert came to visit.

This time it was him alone.

"Don, all the former managers and coaches have left the team, so tomorrow, only you and Dante will go to New York."

Tang Tian thought he was here to visit, but he didn't expect to bring him bad news along the way.

This is the commander-in-chief.

"Don't worry, Dante is a member of the team's operations department. He has no problem communicating with the general managers of other teams."

"That's fine." Tang Tian heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. If he had to call the draft teams of other teams on the first day, he would really not be used to it.

Because there were only two days left before the start of the draft, Tang Tian's coaching staff and manager team hadn't had time to form yet. After two days of getting used to it, he boarded the plane to New York with Dante.

The draft is still held at Madison Square Garden, where Tang Tian met many popular rookies this year.

Blake Griffin, Hashim Thabeet, Tyreke Evans... James Harden and Stephen Curry, who have skyrocketed recently.

When walking from the passage on the second floor to the draft cabin, I happened to meet the draft team of the Rockets.

Morey's mood doesn't look good. There were rumors that Artest and the Rockets had disagreements on the contract extension. It seems that it is not groundless.