The Godfather of Basketball

Jamison joined the Wizards in 2004 and has played here for 7 years, accounting for nearly half of his career.

In the 7 years he was here, he averaged 20+ per game almost every year, and his total score has approached 20,000 points. It is no exaggeration to say that he is a meritorious player for the Wizards.

But the NBA is so cruel, no matter who you are, when the team doesn't need you, you can be amnesty if you say amnesty.

Jamieson's home is in a small bungalow in Washington's affluent area, with three and a half floors.

When Tang Tian went, Jamison, his wife and daughter were there.

Jamison was a well-known gentleman in the alliance, and he was very polite to Tang Tian's visit.

"I would like to invite you to play for the Cavaliers. If you are willing, you will be the team's starting power forward. In terms of contract, we will provide a mini-middle class for 2 years. How about it?" Tang Tian cut to the point Said.

Going to a championship team to become the starting power forward, the contract is also the largest contract the team can offer, and even because it exceeds the luxury tax, the team pays double the salary for this.

The conditions are the best that the Cavaliers can offer, which shows that Tang Tian attaches great importance to Jamison.

"Yes, the Cavaliers have always been a very good team, but you are late, coach. I have already decided to join the Thunder. They offered me a full mid-level contract." Jamison said with a smile.

Although the Thunder are also very risky, they have not reached the luxury tax. The full middle class they can provide is about 2 million more than the annual salary of the Cavaliers.

"When?" Tang Tian was a little surprised. He had asked Dante to buy a plane ticket immediately, and Cleveland was very close to Washington.

"They were here yesterday, and when the clarification period passed, they signed a contract with me directly." Jamison continued.

Tang Tian frowned slightly, he had been put on a par.

And they arrived on the plane early in the morning, so they didn't even get any news about it.

"I'm sorry to make you go to waste."

Coming out of Jamieson's house, Tang Tian was a little depressed.

Originally, Jamison's style of play is very suitable for the Cavaliers, and he has immediate combat power, which is the best supplement.

Now it's a step too late, he can only look at other players in the free market.

It's just that in the current free market, most of them are Glenn Davis, Eric Dampier and the like, not to mention personal ability, even the style is not suitable.

"Is there any news from Kwame?" Tang Tian turned his head and asked.

"He has basically reached an extension with the Warriors, 10 million a year." Jones said.

As Yao Ming's first substitute last season, Brown performed steadily, averaging 7 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks per game in the regular season. In the current era when big men are scarce in the league, a ten-million contract is not too surprising.

If this is the case, it is definitely impossible for the Cavaliers to let him come back.

"Iverson has basically reached an agreement with the Rockets, a two-year 12 million contract."

Tang Tian nodded, this may be the last contract of Iverson's career.

Tracy McGrady is on and off, and the performance of young players is not satisfactory. The Rockets are not far from the day of reconstruction.

On the plane back to Cleveland, Tang Tian was full of thoughts.

Missing Jamison, although it is regrettable, does not mean that there is no way.

Entering the second round last season, the Cavaliers have always used a lineup of one big and four small. Because of the existence of Yao Ming and James, the four players need to be responsible for the defensive end, in fact, it is only the mid-range area.

Artest's aging rate has slowed down, and it is also a good choice for the new season to allow him to gain weight and play the fourth position.

And if Artest plays the fourth position, Parsons and Butler can get more playing time, which is also very good for the development of the Cavaliers' young players.

When they got off the plane, Dante came to pick them up.

"Sean is in Cleveland, with his agent." In the car, Dante directly reported the latest situation.

"Sean?"

"Sean Battier."

battier.

When Dante said this, Tang Tian remembered that Battier was a free agent this year. The latter was traded to the Grizzlies for half a season before his contract expired.

Because the Cavaliers had no shortage of small forwards before, he didn't pay attention to this.

But thinking about it carefully, in his previous life, Battier also signed with the Heat this offseason, and played a huge role during the Heat's two consecutive championships, and even played the fourth position in a small lineup.

"Tell him I'm back." Tang Tian continued.

Battier will come to Cleveland and bring his agent with him. It is definitely not possible for him to wander around. The only possibility is that he, like Artest before, has defected to himself as an old future.

"Coach, long time no see."

When Tang Tian returned to the arena, Battier and his manager were already waiting there.

"Hey, Sean, long time no see." Tang Tian smiled and hugged Battier.

Speaking of the Rockets team he coached before, apart from Yao Ming, Battier was Tang Tian's favorite, even surpassing McGrady and Yi Jianlian.

Hardworking on the court, gentleman off the court, humble and simple in style.

The nickname of "President" is not for nothing. If he really runs for governor or something, I believe he will have a very good popularity.

"I heard that you returned to Memphis last season. I thought you were going to retire." Tang Tian joked with a smile.

"I'm young, Coach," Battier said with a laugh.

"Are you coming with Totti, are you planning to join the Cavaliers?" Tang Tian said as he glanced at Battier's agent.

"Yes, we intend to sign a 2-3 year contract with the Cavaliers, if the Cavaliers intend to use the mini-middle class." Totti, Battier's agent, said at this time.

"No problem." Tang Tian hardly hesitated.

In the previous life, Battier signed almost the same contract with the Heat.

And Battier is only 31 years old now, has defense and three-pointers, which is a perfect match for the Cavaliers.

In fact, if he was given one more day, when he really decided to let Artest play the starting four, he might take the initiative to find Battier.

The negotiations went smoothly as never before.

Tang Tian wanted to use the mini-middle class to sign Jamison before but failed, and now he has directly settled for Battier.

This is the east corner of the loss, and the mulberry elm of the harvest.

The result may be even better than expected.

"Sean, the Cavaliers are short of a locker room leader, and I'm going to leave this important task to you."

After signing the contract, Tang Tian said to Battier with a smile.

Wallace retired, Iverson left, and now the oldest Cavaliers team is Varejao who was just traded.

James has never been the leader of the locker room, and Paul's off-court personality is too paranoid. The addition of Battier, in addition to his role on the court, is indeed, as he said, the firefighting captain of the locker room.