The Godfather of Basketball

The strength of the fans is indeed unpredictable sometimes.

It was like, all of this was indeed Tang Tian's plan, and before he could speak, he had already been stripped clean.

But, these are facts, even what they didn't mention.

If James is willing to cut his salary a bit, the Cavaliers can actually sign anyone they want. Even if another super giant is willing to cut his salary, it is not a problem at all to introduce another super sixth man.

Of course, these are still empty.

Now the primary goal of the Cavaliers is to sign a third giant from the mouths of other teams.

So, who to sign?

After the draft, many rookies have signed with the team.

The Cavaliers have three rookies this year: Whiteside, Stephenson, and Jeremy Lin.

Because the team has the goal of the third giant, their contracts will not be negotiated until after the signing of free agents.

But even so, they all reported to the team.

Of the three, Whiteside is the funniest, Stephenson is even more funny, and Jeremy Lin is the only one who is quieter.

Tang Tian met them face to face, and finally called Jeremy Lin aside alone.

"This league is going to be tough, not just with your skills, but with the color of your skin, you know what I mean?"

"I understand. Actually, I am very satisfied to be selected." Jeremy Lin is very self-aware.

"So, if you want to stay, you need to work harder and have stronger self-confidence than ordinary players." Tang Tian continued.

Before Sun Yue, Yi Jianlian, and even Yao Ming were biased because they were all Chinese, but if Jeremy Lin is only Asian, he is not in this range.

Jeremy Lin nodded.

"I won't treat you differently. I will give you a second-round pick. Whether you can stay or not depends on your own performance." Tang Tian said and patted Jeremy Lin on the shoulder.

"I will work hard. Staying here is my only goal." Although Jeremy Lin looked quiet, he really said that at the critical moment, he was also ruthless.

Tang Tian nodded in satisfaction.

He doesn't expect Jeremy Lin to play the "Lin madness" of his previous life in the Cavaliers. A qualified backup point guard is his expectation.

After meeting the rookies, Tang Tian asked Cassel to take them to training.

The goal of the Cavaliers for the new season is definitely to defend the title.

Even the rookies selected by him with open eyes must work hard enough if they want to get playing time.

Time flies, and a week has passed in the blink of an eye.

In the early hours of July 1st, the door to the free agent market opened, and teams could finally openly contact and negotiate with free agents.

The Cavaliers are clearly one of the most active teams of all.

Not only their initiative, in fact, many free agent teams also took the initiative to find them.

Everyone wants their client to become the third largest player in the Cavaliers.

Tang Tian has his own goals, so those who come to contact, or the team is contacting, are his spare tires, his rightful owner, and need to wait.

There are 21 days in the free market, but the freeze period is 11 days, so the first 11 days are basically some verbal agreements.

But I don't know if it's because of contact with the Cavaliers. This year's big fish are not in a hurry to make a decision.

Three days have passed, except for Nowitzki who reached a three-year 60 million contract with the Mavericks on the third day that is far below the maximum salary, everyone else is still on the sidelines.

...

In the Rockets' office, Morey was in a bad mood.

After the playoffs ended, McGrady and Yao Ming were injured one after another.

Moreover, all old injuries relapsed. Yao Ming's condition was better, and McGrady left the team directly for treatment.

Just before that, he contacted Yao Ming's team, hoping that the latter could implement the player option to alleviate the team's salary space problem for contract renewal, but he did not get a positive reply.

Looking at what Yao Ming's team means, it seems that they want to jump out of the contract and test the waters of this year's free agent market.

Everything is going in a very bad direction.

It's all Tang Tian's fault. Even after leaving the Rockets, his ghost still lingers, and he led the Cavaliers to abruptly destroy the Rockets' four consecutive championships.

If it is four consecutive championships, I believe that on the night of winning the championship, the contract should be settled.

"Hey~"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

In came his new assistant, a young man named Kenneth, whom he had picked up from the market after Jones had left.

I don't have much experience, but I am obedient and efficient.

"T-mac's economic team just replied to us, and they agreed to renew the contract, but they have to sign a 6-year maximum salary contract." Kenneth said.

Morey said nothing.

McGrady is 30 years old this year, and the 6-year contract is the longest contract he can sign, but if the 36-year-old McGrady still gets the maximum salary, it will be too risky for the Rockets' future salary structure and what they need to pay.

"Have you found out where he has been during this time?"

"Yes, he visited many doctors he had been to before, and the last one he went to was a Chinese medicine clinic in Houston's Chinatown."

After listening to what Kenneth said, Morey lowered his head in thought. It seems that McGrady's injury is as serious as last summer.

Yao Ming intends to free the market, McGrady is seriously injured, and the Rockets' dynastic lineup is really shaky.

He felt a headache and motioned for Kenneth to go out first.

"By the way, while you were out, Mr. Alexander called before." Kenneth said before leaving.

"What did you say?"

"He urged T-mac to renew the contract."

When Morey heard this, he grinned, and his head hurt even more.

Alexander likes McGrady, which is well known.

It's only been a few days since the free market, and it's here.

It's just a reminder!

Seeing Morey's reaction, Kenneth left the office without saying a word.

...

"Don, Cameron's team contacted us, and he said he was interested in the Cavaliers." Jones came in Tang Tian's office to report the latest developments in the free market.

"Anthony? Has his contract expired yet?"

"Yes, if the Cavaliers are interested, he will confess to the Nuggets management that he will jump out of the player option next summer and test the free market to reduce the transaction, so that we can have a chance to get him." Jones continued.

familiar plot.

Tang Tian remembered that Anthony did this in his previous life, and finally managed to go to the Knicks.

Anthony, now the top ten or even top five players in the league, the three of them together are really awesome.

But Tang Tian knew that even with the uproar in his previous life, Nix had paid a very high price.

If the Cavaliers want to trade Anthony, they must trade away most players except James and Paul, which is obviously not worth the candle.

And if Anthony and James play together, James can only gain weight and play the fourth position.

Although superstars are very adaptable, the flexibility of the lineup is obviously lower.

"Let's get in touch slowly first, don't rush to make a decision, by the way, is there any latest news from Houston?" Tang Tian continued.