Chapter 1005: Overt and Covert Fighting

Just when everything was calm and the outside world thought that the Pelicans had completed their offseason reinforcements, Woj broke the news again.

The Pelicans have reached a three-way deal with the Clippers and Pacers!

The Pelicans sent Lou Williams to acquire the Pacers' No. 18 pick Jarrett Allen and Alan Anderson (non-guaranteed contracts);

The Clippers sent Alan Anderson and this year's No. 17 pick TJ Leaf to get Lou Williams.

The Pacers traded Jarrett Allen for TJ Love.

And at the same time, the Pelicans announced that they had waived Nicholson, the non-guaranteed contract player obtained in the previous trade.

After the news broke, it triggered a heated discussion among fans.

After Holiday, Jokic and Ariza, another champion of the Pelicans' championship was sent away!

And according to Woj reports, this is not the last deal for the Pelicans.

There is panic within the Pelicans, and there is endless talk from the outside world.

This is true, as fans are discussing on social media. Xiao Hua's comeback has caused Demps to mess up. The Pelicans are really going to break up!

New York Headquarters.

"We have to stop them, they are clearing salary space! Their next step is to send Boban away!"

Borgia reacted quickly, realized what the Pelicans were going to do, and immediately reported to Silver.

“What are they doing to clear the space?”

Xiao Hua is still confused. It is reasonable to send Ariza away. With Butler, it is impossible to want him again.

This is also the reason why they felt that the Pelicans would not make follow-up moves.

But sending away Williams now is really confusing. You must know that even if the Pelicans are clearing space, there is no one on the free market.

"Kemba Walker, he hasn't officially signed yet!"

Borgia gave his guess.

Although Walker has been linked to the Celtics, he has not been linked to the Pelicans since the free market opened.

But the relationship between Walker and Tang Tian cannot go away, and since he has not officially signed with the Celtics for a long time, he is probably waiting for the Pelicans!

Only Walker is worthy of the Pelicans sending away low-paid, high-performance players like Ariza and Williams!

And this can be seen from the fact that they sent Ariza and Williams and only traded for inside players.

Kuzma and Allen, a No. 4 and a No. 5, plus David West and Diaw who may be re-signed.

The next move for the Pelicans is definitely to trade Boban!

He even now suspects that the reason why the Pelicans dared to use Holiday as a bargaining chip to trade Butler was that they had already negotiated with Walker!

Xiao Hua also reacted suddenly.

If Walker goes to the Pelicans, there will be no team that can compete with the Pelicans!

With a lineup like last season, Tang Tiandu led his team to win the championship. If it were the four-star Pelicans, other teams wouldn't have to play at all.

Even if he intends to help the Warriors or Cavaliers, they can't win the Pelicans!

In other words, if Walker goes to the Pelicans, the NBA will be really finished next season.

This is not just a matter of who wins the championship. In a season with no suspense and a series of games swept all the way, the NBA's ratings will definitely plummet.

He doesn't care about the rest. If the bosses make less money during his inspection period and the benefits he promised earlier are not fulfilled, he will know with his toes that he will definitely step down again.

This damn Pelicans team is going to punish him to death!

"I'll call Ballmer."

Xiao Hua turned around and called.

He must stop this trade and ask other teams not to trade with the Pelicans.

In this way, the Pelicans cannot clear salary space, and signing Walker will be out of the question.

The Pelicans can delay, but Walker cannot afford to delay. The personal relationship between friends is not as good as real money, not to mention the contract worth tens or even hundreds of millions.

One day later, Woj gave the latest news: Lou Williams failed the physical examination in Los Angeles and the Pelicans' three-way trade fell through!

This news once again aroused heated discussion among fans.

"Good news! Williams doesn't have to leave!"

"But I haven't heard that Williams is injured? Or is he always fighting with injuries?"

"I think the Clippers are more likely to regret it. They have put the Pelicans in a position so that Williams will not be able to be traded!"

"Hey, you guys have forgotten the Pelicans' 58-point tragedy against the Clippers so quickly? It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge!"

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In Tang Tian's manor, Walker, Tang Tian, ​​and Dempsey were sitting together and communicating.

"Luis' medical failure came very suddenly. I contacted other teams, but they were unwilling to take over even if it was for free."

Dempsey said anxiously.

Failing the physical examination has made other teams worried.

"Unexpected thing."

Tang Tian was very calm.

Dempsey looked at him with confusion, this Tang Tian had never mentioned before.

"It would be strange if Xiao Hua hasn't made any progress in the past six months since he has been dormant. He probably said hello to the Clippers before this happened."

Tang Tian opened his mouth to analyze.

The Clippers are in Los Angeles, and teams in big cities value interests more. It's normal to have some communication behind the scenes.

As for failing the physical examination, this kind of thing has never been clear. The Pistons used this method to deceive the Rockets.

Demps understood after hearing this. No wonder Williams, who had never been injured before, failed the physical examination, and the Clippers also had an official medical failure report.

"But this way, it will be more difficult to give away Boban's contract later, and we may not be able to clear up salary space."

Demps said and glanced at Walker.

Walker is an unrestricted free agent, and the only obstacle to signing him is salary space.

"Otherwise, I'll cut my salary and sign a 1+1 contract."

Walker then spoke.

When Tang Tian called him and asked him to come to the Pelicans, Walker quickly agreed.

The neglect of the free market made him feel the cold-bloodedness of the capitalists, and he wanted to retaliate against society more than Tang Tian.

"A 1+1 contract is fine, so we can renew it next year."

Dempsey nodded immediately and said.

According to the current situation, the Pelicans only have about 10 million in salary space, but if the cap is extended next year, they can offer the maximum salary.

This can save more than 10 million, and he is naturally very happy.

Tang Tian shook his head.

For Walker to sign a 10 million contract, it is not just as simple as Walker's personal loss of more than 10 million.

Among the Big Four next year, it is foreseeable that Walker's data will definitely decline.

Now everyone is sitting around casually saying that they will definitely give him a maximum salary, but when there are good players on the free market next year, Demps may not necessarily say that.

Demps does not represent him personally, but the Pelicans management.

Tang Tian's commercial value is here, and it doesn't matter how big the contract is, but Walker is different.

It would be a bit funny if Walker only got 10 million a year after his peak season.

And Xiao Hua will definitely seize this idea and try to stop it.

After all, such a signing seems very abnormal, and it is easy to make up excuses for abnormal things.

"But otherwise, Kemba wouldn't be able to come."

Demps continued.

Because of Xiao Hua's intervention, things became complicated. They seemed to have to make a multiple choice question or take some risks.

"I remember you told me before that the number of votes for Xiao Hua's comeback was 24, right?"

Tang Tian said suddenly and abruptly.

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