Chapter 687 The Rockets Interested in Paul (First Update!)

In addition to sharing this news with Tang Tian, ​​Butler also asked Tang Tian another matter, about the contract between him and the Mavericks.

Whether to sign a contract of 75 million yuan for 4 years or 95 million yuan for 5 years.

The final year of both contracts is a player option, the only difference being the number of years.

The Mavericks didn't insist too much in this regard, and let Butler choose by himself, which is also out of respect for him.

Tang Tian also quickly gave Butler a clear reply, choosing four years.

The salary cap is about to skyrocket. For players with real strength, if they can renew their contracts in the summer of 2016, they can wait until then to renew their contracts. If they can't wait, they can sign short contracts as much as possible.

In this way, the interests of the players can be maximized.

On this point, he had already communicated with Walker when he renewed his contract early last year.

The contract that Walker renewed is also for 3 years.

"Okay, see you in the playoffs then."

Butler followed Tang Tian's advice and was excited about going west.

He is the kind of person with a strong desire to win, and he regards Tang Tian as his role model.

For him, there is nothing more exciting than a head-to-head playoff game against a role model.

The day after the phone call between Butler and Tang Tian, ​​Woj broke the news about the Bulls-Mavericks trade.

The Mavericks sent this year's No. 11 pick Devin Booker, Luol Deng and the first-round pick protected by the top five picks in 2016 to the Bulls for Jimmy Butler.

Jimmy Butler first signed a 4-year maximum salary contract with the Bulls, and then completed the deal.

Ruhr Deng returned to the Bulls. He averaged 15.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game last season, which is an immediate combat power;

As the No. 11 pick, Booker played two games in the just-concluded Utah Summer League, averaging 27 points, 5 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, with full potential;

And there is a high probability of getting the first round next year.

With the decision to trade Butler away from the team, the return the Bulls got basically met what the management wanted.

It was beyond Tang Tian's expectation that Mavericks sent Booker out, but it was also reasonable.

On the one hand, the Mavericks haven't opened their eyes after all, and they don't know how far Booker will play in the future;

On the other hand, Nowitzki's age is there, Cuban is true love for him, and he definitely wants to hit the playoffs before he retires.

And after completing the deal, Cuban went on to acquire Deron Williams, who had just completed a buyout with the Nets.

Deron + Butler + Harris + Nowitzki + Embiid, plus Devin Harris, Jose Barea and other high-quality substitutes.

It took only two seasons for Cuban to complete the reconstruction, and the Mavericks became a force that cannot be ignored in the West in a blink of an eye.

The military preparations of the western troops intensified.

At this time point, Woj broke another day of shocking news: the Rockets are interested in Paul!

Morey is really going to make trouble this season!

If they can really get Paul, Paul + Harden + Cousins, this is definitely an epic lineup.

Tang Tian was startled when he saw the news.

But he doesn't think the Rockets can finally trade Paul.

Paul in history did go to the Rockets, but that was all in 2017.

Now Paul is just 30 years old and is still at his peak. The standard league's number one point guard, the Rockets now have chips that cannot be exchanged.

Not to mention there's no reason the Clippers would trade Paul to a direct competitor.

So this is YY at most.

The free agent market is coming to an end, and as Tang Tian thought, the deal between the Rockets and the Clippers has not been reached.

However, the past ten days have definitely been the most turbulent free agent market in recent years.

The West now only has the strength to win the championship. The Warriors, Pelicans, Spurs, Rockets, Clippers, and Mavericks, the paper lineups of these six teams can do it.

Of course, we can only really see what kind of results will be achieved and what will be achieved until the opening of the new season.

Tang Tian will have a regular Nike China tour in late July.

Olsen is pregnant and cannot go back to China with him. This time, he also has plans to bring his parents to the United States for a visit.

Estates, superyachts, these should keep parents entertained.

But this trip to China is still not him alone.

The partner of the first trip to China was Yi Jianlian, Thompson last year, and Guo Ailun this year.

Speaking of Guo Ailun, he is a bit lucky this year.

When Dempsey asked Tang Tian about candidates for the summer league at the draft, Tang Tian suggested Bryn Forbes.

The latter had outstanding performances in the Utah Summer League and Las Vegas Summer League in the past, averaging 16.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, and his three-point shooting percentage reached 44%, which is better than most second-round picks. Both are better.

After the summer league ended, the Pelicans also successfully reached a three-year partially guaranteed contract with him.

This was something Tang Tian expected, but it was beyond his expectation.

When he was looking at the roster, he looked at Guo Ailun's name for a long time, and Dempsey even invited Guo Ailun to play in the summer league!

Guo Ailun participated in 5 games in the Las Vegas Summer League, averaging 7.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, and performed very well.

Although this kind of data is difficult for him to get even a training camp contract, the experience of this period of time is very important to him.

He has experienced the training methods in the NBA and the daily life of NBA players, which will be of great help to his future development.

A week after the summer league ended, Tang Tian and Guo Ailun boarded the plane back home together.

During the London Olympics, Guo Ailun entered the national team, and he and Tang Tian knew each other back then.

When they got on the plane, he sipped at Brother Tang one by one, bringing the two of them very close.

Guo Ailun is from Liaoning. He is very talkative and humorous. It is really interesting to fly with him.

The theme of this year's Nike China Tour is "Next Stop, Champion".

This is a very meaningful theme. The teams of Tang Tian and Guo Ailun are very strong in the NBA and CBA, but they have not yet won the championship as the core.

This theme is to give fans a kind of expectation and hope.

Being late is not necessarily a bad thing, the next stop is the champion.

Guo Ailun was humorous and Tang Tian was also humorous and the event went very smoothly.

Although the Pelicans didn't win the championship last year, it can be felt that Tang Tian's popularity is only increasing.

Just like the theme of the event, the ups and downs of the past two years have made the domestic teams look forward to the scene of Tang Tian leading the team to win the championship.

When the event reached the Shanghai station, Tang Tian saw a person.

To be precise, two people.

One is Yao Ming. Yao Ming has sold the Shanghai team before and is now the chairman of the Basketball Association. He came to Tang Tian to talk about the construction of Chinese basketball.

And the other person Tang Tian didn't know, looked handsome in his twenties.

"He is Lin Huanyu."

This is Yao Ming's introduction.

After the introduction, he continued with a big smile and said, "He is a rich second generation."

"Hi, I'm Lin Huanyu."

Lin Huanyu smiled and reached out to Tang Tian.

"But I'm really not the second generation rich."

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