The Godfather of Basketball

Gilbert glanced at Tang Tian, ​​but didn't speak immediately.

Deron + Jefferson Jr. = Owen + tens of millions of rubbish contracts.

Irving is determined to leave, and his trade value is naturally declining, and he can get Deron, who is more powerful immediately, and a talented rookie can deal with a garbage contract by the way.

The chips given by the Nets are not low, and they are also very reasonable.

"We need time to think about it," Gilbert said at last.

Tang Tian nodded.

After all, it involves Irving, and it is unlikely that such a thing will hit it off.

However, judging from Gilbert's attitude, the possibility of a deal is not small.

After the talks were over, the Nets were waiting for a reply from the Cavaliers while preparing for a meeting with Hayward.

During this period, big and small things happened one after another.

The summer league in Las Vegas has already started. The four rookies of the Nets are all on the field. The first game against the Hornets is 97 to 71.

Mitchell played explosive data, scoring 34 points and 8 steals, and directly stunned the rookie first shooting guard Monk on the opposite side.

Although it was only the summer league, the attention of the outside world immediately focused on this rookie.

After all, the shooting guard selected with the 13th overall pick.

In the second game against the 76ers, Mitchell had a truce, and Markkanen ushered in an explosion. He scored 25 points and 12 rebounds, leading the team to beat the opponent 87 to 86. Kuzma also scored 20 points.

The Nets are the Summer League version of the Big Three.

Even Dillon Brooks, who is slightly inferior, averaged 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block per game in the two games.

The brave performance of the four rookies also reminded the fans of Tang Tian's perverted vision in the draft. Even if the Nets didn't strengthen in the new season, they would have a blast.

Chinese players Zhou Qi and Ding Yanyuhang also had brilliant performances in the summer league. The former debuted with 20 points and 5 rebounds, while the latter played with 10 points and 5 rebounds.

The summer league is underway, and the free agent market is still busy.

When the Cavaliers considered the Nets' offer, the Celtics also sent their offer to the Cavaliers.

Similar to the previous life, Thomas Jr. + Jae Crowder and his first round in 2018.

Because they did not make the playoffs, Thomas Jr. and Jae Crowder are not as valuable as in their previous lives. Compared with the Nets, this chip is more valuable in the first round of 2018.

The Cavaliers are still listening to offers from all parties, and are not in a hurry to make a decision. There are bidders, and they are not in a hurry to make a move.

At the same time, Hayward also completed meetings with the Jazz, Celtics and Heat.

The response from the three teams has been very good. Like Durant last year, no one knows where Hayward will choose to go before the final decision is made.

The Nets were the last to meet with Hayward. Tang Tian went out in person, and his chicken soup coach attributes were activated.

"You will be one of the core of this team. The Nets have a young core lineup. You, Butler, Booker and Jokic, the peaks of the four will be together. This is the only team that can really compete with the Warriors. And a championship team."

At the end of the meeting, Hayward expressed his interest in joining the Nets.

The talks with the Nets ended, and Hayward also ended all his meetings with the team.

The next day, he spoke through his agent that he would join the Celtics in the new season.

After considering a series of situations, he still hopes to reunite with his university mentor and help him revive the Celtics together.

With Durant last year and Hayward this year, Tang Tian wondered if he should look at the almanac. This is really a bad time.

The failure to recruit Hayward also put the Nets' reinforcements in the free market into embarrassment.

The remaining strikers in the free market are all second-rate.

The situation was not good for the Nets, and Tang Tian asked Jones to communicate with the Cavaliers as soon as possible.

Soon, new progress was made in communication.

Because the Celtics signed Hayward, plus the original high-quality role players such as Bradley and Crowder, plus a group of high-quality rookies headed by Jaylen Brown and Tatum, Kay The Boston Celtics are very likely to make the playoffs in the new season, but this also means that their 2018 first-round pick has become worthless.

In addition, the Cavaliers don't want to establish a new competitor, they prefer to trade with the Nets.

The two sides sat back at the negotiating table again.

This time is different from the last time. The Cavaliers basically want to trade with the Nets, and the Nets are also anxious to win Irving after failing to sign Hayward.

For both parties, the sincerity of this meeting is obviously stronger than the first time.

"Our trade proposal, Owen plus JR Smith, gets Delonga Jefferson, plus the Kuzma you selected this year." Altman gave a new proposal.

"JR Smith's contract is too long, we will not take it over, Iman Shumpert's contract can, and it can just balance the salary."

"Deron Williams' contract is going to be long as well."

"We can try to convince him to sign a four-year contract."

"With a 4-year contract, he can sign it like any other team. Why does he have to be with the Nets?"

"He signed with the Nets to get more money."

"Didn't you say before that you would try to persuade Deron to cut his salary?"

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Jones and Altman argue with each other, although they both want to make a deal, but neither of them wants to take more risks in the transaction.

Both Gilbert and Tang Tian remained silent.

Seeing that the situation was deadlocked, Tang Tian finally spoke.

"We can accept JR Smith's contract, but we will not send Kuzma." Tang Tian said.

JR Smith's contract has 3 years left, which is a well-known garbage contract in his previous life, but in truth, his annual salary is only about 13 million, and it is not a problem for the Nets to eat it.

If it really can't be dealt with, Tang Tian still has the system, as long as the stability of JR is transferred back, it will be a high-quality contract.

His proposal can be regarded as a compromise between the two sides.

When Gilbert saw Tang Tian open his mouth, he knew he would accept it as soon as he saw it. He also said, "We can have one more second-round pick for next year, and you have one more Dillon Brooks."

The meaning of Gilbert's words is relatively obvious, and he basically agrees to the deal. As for the additions later, they are just some minor conditions.

"Don, Dillon is a very talented rookie." Jones reminded at this time.

Tang Tian waved his hand to indicate that he knew.

"We won't send Dillon, but we can provide an extra second round." Tang Tian continued.

"I agree." Gilbert made the final decision, stood up and held out his hand.

A second-round pick with a good performance in the summer league is just a small additional condition. The Nets are willing to play in the second round, so he doesn't need to worry about these details.

The two team owners shook hands, and the deal was officially concluded.

On the second day after the second meeting between the two teams, Woj broke the news of the transaction.

The Nets signed a contract with Deron with a starting salary of 30 million and a five-year contract of 160 million, and then sent him and Rondae Hollis Jefferson, the second-round pick in 2018, and acquired Kay from the Cavaliers. Leo Owen and JR Smith.