The Godfather of Basketball

When Wiggins held up the MVP trophy, Tang Hao also raised his chubby hands in Tang Tian's arms and screamed excitedly.

It seems that this kid really likes basketball.

The next day, Tang Tian took Hathaway and Tang Hao to watch the individual event.

His arrival also elicited cheers from the fans. This was the first time little Tang Hao appeared in front of the public.

Originally, Tang Tian didn't want little Tang Hao to be exposed so early, but since he really likes basketball, sooner or later is no longer a problem.

Durant, Paul, Harden, Yao Ming, all these former subordinates who participated in the All-Stars all came to say hello to him.

Although he did not participate in the competition, he was still the focus of the scene.

The Field Shooting Stars and Skills Challenge went on quickly, followed by the 3-point contest.

Bojan Bogdanovic played in this individual event. He played at home, and his appearance also attracted a lot of cheers from the fans.

However, he is not the focus of the three-pointer contest this time. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are the "splash brothers". They have used the three-pointer to another level this season.

In addition to Bo Yang and the Splash Brothers, Irving, Harden, Korver, Redick, and Belinelli also all participated.

This tournament has recruited almost all three-point players in the league.

The game started quickly amid the cheers of the audience. When Curry and Thompson shot, the fans were unspeakably excited, especially Curry. The atmosphere on the scene was so high.

In his previous life, after joining the Warriors, Durant once said that Curry could make fans climax just by shooting a three-pointer, and there are already signs of this now.

At the end of the preliminaries, the Splash Brothers lived up to expectations and both scored 24 points to advance to the final. Bojan Bogdanovic also scored 23 points amidst the cheers of the home fans, overwhelming all players to enter the final .

However, in the finals, Bo Yang’s mentality fluctuated. He only shot 17 points when he played first, followed by Curry, who completed an unprecedented shooting performance. He only missed 2 shots. One is a bouquet, and finally scored a record-breaking 27 points!

Curry gritted his braces and raised his hands high, and the audience was boiling.

The Warriors have risen strongly this season, and Curry's magical performance is the most direct manifestation.

Even God stands behind them.

Thompson, who played at the buzzer, was under a lot of pressure, and in the end his performance fell short, only shooting 14 points.

He laughed and shook his head, but Curry couldn't help but punched him twice.

In the end, Curry won the three-point contest with a record-breaking result, and also justified the name of the Warriors.

Earlier, Barkley said that "jump shots will never win a championship", and the entire Warriors team was suffocating.

In the last All-Star game, Wall won the slam dunk contest, which made the slam dunk competition a big disappointment. However, this time the violent dunk from the Lakers, Zach LaVine, still made countless people look forward to it.

In the end, he lived up to expectations. He dunked 2 full marks in the preliminaries, defeated Oladipo with 94 points in the final, and became the new dunk king.

When LaVine was dunking, little Tang Hao screamed excitedly, that foot almost kicked his thigh until it swelled. Tang Tian felt that this kid's jumping would definitely be the same in the future.

Tang Tian did not attend the final day of the main game. The Western Conference finally defeated the Eastern Conference 163-158. Westbrook scored 41 points and 5 rebounds and won the All-Star Game MVP.

According to league reports, because of Harden's defensive attitude, the conflict between Westbrook and Harden continued to intensify, and Harden is the core of the Thunder's tactics. The media praised Harden more than Westbrook. I don't know if it's a kind of venting.

The race is over, and the New York All-Star Game has officially come to an end.

It is worth mentioning that because the single event was held at the Barclays Center, the culture of Brooklyn has been well popularized, and fans across the United States have gradually realized that this former "dangerous place" is becoming a new "prosperous place" land".

The All-Star Game came to an end, and the contact between the teams became more and more frequent. There was not much time left before the trade deadline.

Tang Tian also received trade offers for Lopez from Jones one after another.

Lopez averaged 30 minutes per game this season, contributing 16.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists. His scoring rebounds were the lowest since his rookie season, but his assists set a new career high.

When the Nets were still in New Jersey, he signed a 4-year 60 million contract with the team. This year's 15.72 million contract is his last year.

Based on this status quo, the offers received by the Nets are not very generous, and those who are willing to play in the first round will basically come in with junk contracts.

The Nets now have a lot of rubbish contracts. Lopez's deal is of high value, and it's not worthwhile to take another rubbish contract.

But among all the proposals, Tang Tian was attracted by the offer from the Suns.

The Suns had just traded the complaining Thomas Jr. to the Celtics in January. After that, the team performed surprisingly well. It is now ranked ninth in the Western Conference and has great hope of advancing to the playoffs.

The dual-control combination of Bradsoe and Dragic, plus the Morris brothers, as well as TJ Warren, Alex Lane and other talented newcomers, they just lack a stable inside star player.

Lopez being put on the shelves at this time can be said to be in their favor.

Now the plan given by the Suns is the 2015 first-round pick plus Marcus Thornton (expiring contract) and Braden Wright (5 million garbage contract).

A first-round pick that may not be in the lottery, an expiring contract and a garbage contract. If Lopez is not in the contract year, this bargaining chip is similar to robbery. Lopez is also an All-Star center after all.

However, what attracted Tang Tian was the first-round pick in 2015. Even if the Suns made it to the playoffs, they would still be in the bottom half, and the minimum would be a mid-first-round pick, which was unmatched by other plans.

"Case, do you know that verbal contract renewal is worth trading?" Putting down the offer, Tang Tian asked Jones.

"Oral contract renewal? It has certain value. After all, if the contract is verbally renewed but not renewed, the player's reputation will drop a lot." Jones said after thinking for a while.

"Then, you negotiate with the Suns and ask them to replace Brandon Wright with Alex Lane, and then communicate with Lopez and ask him to give a verbal contract extension commitment." Tang Tian continued.

"Okay, I'll try it." Jones nodded.

For Tang Tian's plan, Ryan is the No. 5 pick in 2013, and he is definitely not at the same level as Wright, but Lopez's image is better, and his verbal contract renewal promise is not low in value.

If Xia Tian really succeeds in renewing his contract, and the team abruptly adds an All-Star player, turning the parts into wholes, the Suns' deal will not be a loss at all.

The reason why the transaction lasts for a long time is because there will be a long negotiation process, both parties have psychological expectations, and the final compromise is the final agreement.