The Godfather of Basketball

Iverson was stunned, he didn't expect Tang Tian to say such a thing.

He is a little angry.

After all, it was his own uncle.

Iverson's reaction was more or less expected by Tang Tian.

As a head coach, he has his own toughness, but as a general manager, he also has his own wisdom.

"Let me tell you a story."

Iverson looked at Tang Tian suspiciously.

"There used to be a white-collar worker who would pass by an overpass every day when he was going to work. There was a beggar with a broken leg on the overpass. The white-collar worker would give him ten yuan each time when he saw his pity. After two years, the white-collar worker got married and the money was gone. He handed it over to his wife, but he still felt sorry for the beggar, and gave the beggar 5 yuan from his private money, do you know the beggar's reaction?"

"Grateful." Iverson said.

Tang Tian smiled. This is in line with Iverson's personality. Although he is much older than him, as a rich professional player, Iverson doesn't have much social experience.

"The beggar pulled the tie of the white collar and yelled at him: Why do you want to take my money to support your wife?"

Iverson froze.

The story of "Sheng Mi's kindness against Mi's hatred" is well-known in China, but Americans admire heroism and don't like such stories, so naturally not many people know about it.

"You have so many relatives and friends because you have money. Now, if one day you run out of money and don't give them any more money, do you think they will use the money to support you? Or pull you like that beggar collar, asking where did you spend their money?"

Tang Tian's words are not alarmist. In his previous life, Iverson's career salary was as high as 150 million US dollars. Except that he squandered more than half of it, the remaining half was given to his so-called relatives and friends, even after retiring. It didn't stop until the bankruptcy rumors appeared.

But when he was in deep prison, those relatives and friends disappeared without a trace in an instant.

This is simply a repeat of the story.

Iverson was silent, he had never heard of this story before, but the answer to Tang Tian's question was obvious.

"Or you can check your bank account and see how much of the more than 100 million salary you got in your career is left?"

Iverson remained silent.

He knew that what Tang Tian said was right, but he couldn't fire Moore, that was his own uncle who had already raised him since he was 9 years old.

"I give you a choice. If you continue to keep your economic team and continue to ask me about the guarantee of playing time, then you don't have to come to the team tomorrow. If you choose to follow my words, for your future Make a choice, you can continue training tomorrow."

Tang Tian finally said that he can give advice on Iverson's life. This is his responsibility after choosing Iverson, but the specific way to go is still up to him.

After Iverson left, Tang Tian chatted with Wallace for a while.

Judging from Wallace's feedback, the continuous winning streak and the approach of the All-Stars have indeed made the players slack.

Tang Tian told Wallace a few words and let him deal with it.

Although they lost the game against the Thunder, the Cavaliers' record of 47 wins and 4 losses before the All-Star Game is still the best in the league.

Tang Tian also became the head coach of the All-Star Game for the third time, but this time it was in the Eastern Conference.

In addition to Tang Tian, ​​the league also announced the All-Star lineup for the East and West.

James and Yao Ming of the Cavaliers were successfully elected as starters, and Paul was also selected as a substitute.

In addition to the main game, Green and Stephenson were also selected for the rookie game. At the same time, Green also accepted the invitation of the league's three-pointer contest.

Joining him on the 3-pointer was Ryan Anderson.

Of course, the most watched is the slam dunk contest, which James will participate in this year.

Many people played in the All-Star Game, Tang Tian only arranged a simple basic training in the morning of the second day, and then prepared to give the players a holiday.

During training, Tang Tian noticed that Iverson was not here.

It looks like the AI ​​has already made a choice.

Although it is a bit regretful, he chose the path himself.

After the training was over, Tang Tian told the players not to be too indulgent, and then announced their disbandment.

"Dante, is there any progress in the trade with the Eagles?" When he returned to the office, he pulled Dante and asked.

"No, they insist on a first-round pick."

Tang Tian nodded, at this moment, he stopped suddenly.

Iverson stood in the middle of the aisle, his eyes were bloodshot, and it looked like he didn't sleep much last night.

"I chose, coach." Iverson said.

Tang Tian nodded. Iverson came to the arena. Although it was a bit late, it showed that he had already made a choice.

The two went to the office to chat for a while.

Tang Tian also knew about Iverson's experience last night.

It was a discussion first, followed by questioning, questioning where his career salary went, and then a confrontation. After listing the whereabouts of his salary, it was exactly the same as what Tang Tian said. There are many, among which Moore accounts for the bulk.

In the end there are quarrels, insomnia, hesitation, and final choices.

Although he has played in the league for 16 years, he still longs for the championship ring when he asks himself.

And what Tang Tian said to him a month ago was right, this was his only chance.

"It happens to be an All-Star, go back and have a good rest, and find a new manager by the way, everything should be back to the original point." Tang Tian finally said.

Two days later, Tang Tian, ​​James and other team members got on the plane to Los Angeles.

Just before departure, he received a text message from Iverson.

He has chosen Rich Paul as his new agent.

Rich Paul is also James' agent. In Tang Tian's impression, this is an agent who is very good at fighting for the interests of players.

The choice isn't too bad.

Los Angeles is no stranger to Tang Tian, ​​it is even more like his base camp than Cleveland.

After all, his company is here.

He went back to the company by the way to learn about the company's latest progress.

And a piece of information made him a little excited.

Marvel Comics intends to invite them to participate in the filming of "The Avengers".

Last year, Scarlett starred in "Iron Man 2" as in her previous life, and officially took the title of Black Widow.

Because "Super Body" was at the bottom, her popularity rose much faster than in her previous life, and even the box office of "Iron Man 2" was more than half of that in her previous life, and the Chinese market was completely exploded.

It is also reasonable for Marvel to seek cooperation with Tang Tian Company at this time.

After finishing the company affairs, Tang Tian went to the scene with Swift on the second day of the All-Star Weekend.

Although the main game has not yet started and he has no business to do, he will not miss the slam dunk contest that James participated in.