The Godfather of Basketball

At a coffee shop in Houston, Tang Tian met Kwame Brown.

The big man at 2.11 meters has solid muscles and a wide body, looking at a body with infinite explosive power.

If you don't know him, you can hardly link him with the word "parallel imports".

His eyes looked a little stingy, and he couldn't see how he was doing well.

"Coach!" But when Tang Tian came over, Brown's eyes, which had been waiting for a long time, burst into a look of excitement and longing.

Tang Tian said hello and sat down.

After ordering coffee, Tang Tian didn't waste time, watching Brown go straight to the subject.

"Say, what are you looking for?"

"Coach, I want to play for the Cavaliers." Tang Tian asked directly, and Brown answered directly.

Tang Tian was not too surprised. The two did not meet before. The players privately sought the coaches of other teams. The only thing I can think of is this class of things.

Oh, he's also the general manager of the team.

Because he guessed, he had already thought about it before he came.

Brown's words, although known as the parallel champion, but his physical fitness is no problem. Above the average level of the league, although the defense is not good, but the defense ability is good, more than enough to play a substitute.

The biggest problem with this guy is the psychological problem. From Jordan to Kobe, the last thing he was trained was the famous "Kobe, don't give me the ball".

Of course, Tang Tian, ​​who holds 4 honor points, is not a problem at all, provided he thinks it is worth investing.

"If I remember correctly, you still have a contract with the Pistons, and it is 41o a year?" Tang Tian asked.

Brown nodded.

"Then this is difficult to do. The Cavaliers are only 30 million yuan away from luxury tax now. Do you know what I mean?"

Brown can play off the bench right now, but it wouldn't make sense to pay a luxury tax for that.

"I can buy out with the Pistons, as long as the coach you want me." Brown went on.

"The Cavaliers' middle-class exception has been used, and the biennial exception was also used last year. If you join the Cavaliers, you can only sign a base salary."

"The basic salary is okay," Brown said before Tang Tian finished.

Tang Tian glanced at the big man in front of him, and it seemed that he really wanted to join the Cavaliers.

"Well, I can think about it, but I have to go back and discuss it, and I will give you a reply when there is a result." Tang Tian said and took out his mobile phone.

Brown nodded again and again.

When the phone number was left, the two separated from the cafe.

That night, the Cavaliers won the Pistons 1o6 to 78. The latter suffered a 6-game losing streak of the season and drifted away from the playoffs.

And Brown only got 5 minutes to play in the garbage time, scoring 4 points and 3 rebounds.

Tang Tian is also observing, Brown looks good, but just don't know why the Pistons coach John Custer is unwilling to use him.

At the end of the second day of training, Tang Tian proposed to supplement the team's inside line and things about Brown at the regular meeting of the coaching staff.

"Brown's status is okay. His body size and bottom plate are solid. If he has a hard top, both Yao and Dwight will have a hard time moving. He just needs a little effort to play with confidence." Casey gave him Suggest.

"Kathy is right, and if Donasi is there, I think I can try it." Kassel also gave him suggestions.

Before the NBA coaching staff, only the Mavericks had a psychological coach. After Tang Tian joined the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers also added this post. Donasi is a well-known local psychiatrist in Cleveland and only officially joined last month.

"I can try," Donasi continued.

After listening to the coaches' suggestions, Tang Tian did not rush to a conclusion.

He called Jones to the office and listened to his suggestions.

"Without the use of ball selection, we have very limited chips in the trading market. If Brown is willing to come, it is the most suitable choice. His immediate combat power and potential are higher than most veterans."

After listening to the suggestions of the coaching staff and Jones, Tang Tian basically had a final decision.

"If you contact Kwame, if you sign the contract, you will be paid at the end of 2 and the team option for the second year. We will have more initiative next summer."

Jones nodded again and again.

If you sign the team for 2 years, you can take the team's options. When it ’s bad, Brown ca n’t play well, give up directly, and play well. You can sign another suitable contract to keep him. There is really no salary space. It is no problem to directly execute the contract for another year.

Tang Tian looks young, but he doesn't think about anything less than a man who has been in management for more than a decade.

When Jones's phone rang, Brown passed his economic team and negotiated the buyout with the Pistons the next day.

4oo million salary, he only needs 15o million.

When the buyout was completed, he immediately turned around and signed a 2-year base salary contract with the Cavaliers.

Direct, decisive, without hesitation.

But this is not surprising.

When he was in the Lakers before, although he was booed by the fans in Los Angeles, the playing time was good and it was close to 3o minutes. After two years with the Pistons, the situation is not as good as one year. 17.2 minutes, 4 points and 5 rebounds. This season has dropped to 13 minutes, 3 points and 3 rebounds. Recently, he has been sitting on the bench from time to time. If this continues, he will lose his job.

This is why he and his economic team have to change teams at the expense of buyouts.

And choosing the Cavaliers, on the one hand, is aware of the lack of personnel in the Cavaliers, on the other hand, Tang Tian coaches the first-class players, can turn decay into magic, if he can not play under his hands, he can really consider switching Occupation.

In other words, Brown took Tang Tian as his last life-saving straw.

Brown's body was strong. On the first day of the team's report, Tang Tian let Old O'Neal try to play a few, but he didn't top it.

It seems that Casey is right, and aside from others, Brown is also the league's top meat shield.

He was not in a hurry to use the honor points of the system.

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He asked Mutombo to take Brown first to assist in defense and offensive layups, and then asked Donasi to give him psychological counseling after training every day.

Tang Tian is relieved that although he has a big “parallel champion” hat on his head, and his mental quality is not good, Brown is a hard-working player who trains on time. If the training results are not satisfactory, he himself I will also run to the training hall to practice.

Coupled with Tang Tian's intention to ask Mutombo, who is in charge of training, to give him some positive and positive encouragement, I can feel that Brown's whole person's spirit and state are getting better.

Half a month after Brown came to the team, on the first day of February, the Cavaliers flew to Los Angeles, where the team will meet the Lakers' season of the season.

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