Chapter 987 Tang Tian's Attitude (First Update!)

And this is what shocked the management of each team!

In the history of the league, there has never been a player designated as his next home!

Even though George has been the face of the Pacers for the past few years and has a close relationship with the team's recently resigned general manager Larry Bird.

But what he did to designate his next family was really astonishing.

Because it involves the rights and interests of labor and capital.

Designating the next home means that even if other teams trade him, it is basically impossible to keep him after the contract ends next year.

This also means that the trade value of this player will plummet, even for a player of George's level.

Therefore, from the perspective of the management, this is absolutely not advisable, and it will open Pandora's box and attract more players to follow suit.

But there is no turning back when the bow is opened. George has already done it and it is irreversible.

But even so, many teams began to contact the Pacers, trying to trade George.

After all, a star of George's level is hard to come by, and it would be good if he could be exchanged for a one-year right to use George at a relatively small price.

Just in case, if George had a good time this year and renewed his contract with the team, it would be a big profit.

This kind of deal is also completely possible. George will appoint the next home, and the Pacers management will not do what he wants.

When Tang Tian heard the news, he was watching the sunrise with Olsen holding his two sons in his arms.

The sunrise at the beach is very beautiful.

It wasn't until he watched the sunrise that he discovered Dempsey's text messages and missed calls.

When he saw the content, he was stunned for a while.

George's application for a deal also happened in his previous life.

Because he is in the Western Pelicans, the butterfly effect on the Eastern side is relatively small.

Especially for the Pacers, who are not directly related, the lineup has not changed much from what he remembers.

So it's not surprising to him that George will apply for a trade and designate the next home.

But the problem is, George should designate the Lakers as his next home!

George's idol is Kobe, and Los Angeles is also his hometown, plus it's a big city.

Idol basketball + hometown basketball + metropolitan basketball, and the Lakers have no stars now, almost a perfect place to go.

But now tell him that George wants to come to New Orleans?

Follow Durant's good example and come to the Pelicans as the third or even the fourth?

Or is it because he looked up to Kobe, but Kobe can have a son, so he turned him into an idol?

These reasons... don't seem to be reliable.

After the accident, Tang Tian thought about it carefully, and seemed to understand a little bit.

George led the team to rank second in the Eastern Conference in the 13-14 season, and reached the peak with the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals.

At that time, he was less than 24 years old, and he had the opportunity to chase Durant and James, and his future was promising.

But now he is seriously injured and the team is in a mess, and he is about to quit the first-tier star. He needs honor and exposure to strengthen himself.

The Pelicans just lack a star-level third position.

And benefiting from Holiday's contract (75 million in 5 years) and the growing salary cap, the Pelicans are fully capable of eating George and renewing his contract.

The big deal is to trade Jokic away for the draft pick, Holiday + Tang Tian + George + Davis + whatever, this can already beat everything.

Just as he was thinking, Dempsey called again.

Tang Tian picked it up.

Dempsey was a little agitated.

For the first time in so many years, a star offered to come to New Orleans.

You must know the current team of the Pelicans, Davis and Jokic were selected by them, Tang Tian was a restricted free agent they won with a thrilling lore, and Holiday was traded.

So if a player of George's level is coming, it's no wonder he isn't excited.

On the phone, Tang Tian did not express his attitude as before.

In his bones, he still doesn't like this kind of group basketball, even though George is an obvious upgraded version of Ariza.

And the tacit understanding of the current lineup is very good, breaking it is not necessarily better.

To put it bluntly, George is a fully upgraded version of Ariza, but he may not be willing to do the same dirty work as Ariza, after all, he is also an All-Star.

And in terms of efficiency alone, George is also low in the super giants.

However, he did not object. This kind of transaction is obviously suitable for reinforcement, and it is fine to leave it to the management to choose in the end.

Dempsey asked again and again, but Tang Tian still had the same attitude.

This was also the first time Tang Tian expressed his opinion like this, and in the end he couldn't help it, so he turned around and discussed with other people in the management.

After hanging up the phone, Tang Tian looked at the sun that had already crossed the horizon. It seems that the Pelicans may also undergo major changes during this offseason.

George's incident caused a shock in the league, but a star of this level, and has never had a designated next home, will definitely last for a long time.

Before then, the draft has become more attention-grabbing.

Draft night is a day when transactions are frequent, and no one knows whether George will be traded at that time.

The draft picks were drawn during last season's conference finals.

The 76ers, Kings, and Suns got the top three picks, and the Lakers, Magic, Timberwolves, Celtics, and Hornets got the 4th to 8th picks.

Among this year's rookies, Fultz and Tatum are the top picks.

In addition, Lonzo Ball, who has been vigorously promoted by the ball father, has also risen sharply, and has a tendency to hit the No. 1 pick.

According to previous Woj reports, if Ball falls to the fourth pick, the Lakers will definitely choose him.

Time flies, and it is June 23rd in a blink of an eye.

Tang Tian and Olsen are still vacationing in the Caribbean, and the annual NBA Draft has already started in Brooklyn, New York.

After all, this was the first time since Tang Tian joined the Pelicans that he did not go to the draft scene.

However, even though he didn't go to the scene, Tang Tian still gave some potential candidates for the second round, depending on what pick the Pelicans can make.

That night, fans gathered in Brooklyn, attracting much attention.

In the small green room, all the young faces are waiting for the call from the NBA.

It is worth mentioning that this is also the first draft meeting of the new president Tatum.

"Dell, what is the estimated pick we can trade now?"

With the draft just around the corner, Stevens asked Demps.

Because the Pelicans themselves only have a 60th overall pick, and the lineup does not want to make major changes, they can only use marginal players like Forbes, or cash.

This transaction fluctuates greatly, and it happens from time to time.

"44."

Dempsey replied.

Stevens nodded, the candidates given by Tang Tian were roughly between the 40th and 45th picks.

But with the 44th pick, they can only choose that person.

While they were communicating, Tatum came out of the backstage with a big smile on his face.

The 2017 NBA Draft is about to begin.

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