The Godfather of Basketball

"I know this will be a little awkward, but you know this is business and we have no choice." Tang Tian didn't say much.

It's most convenient to let Kidd come. If Kidd can't convince him, he can only go up to poison chicken soup.

"I will try." Kidd finally agreed, and Tang Tian came to him in person, and he couldn't justify trying it.

"I believe in your ability." Tang Tian said and patted Kidd's shoulder.

This season, if he can, he hopes that he is just a decision maker who grasps the general direction, so that he can spare more time to spend with his wife and children.

After explaining Kidd to get Garnett to work, he then called Jones and the content was simple and straightforward.

"Hey, brother, I'm the boss now, can't come without a general manager?"

"No problem, brother, I'll be right away."

The content of the conversation is briefly summarized, so these two sentences.

Jones followed Tang Tian from the Rockets to the Cavaliers to the Thunder. Although there was a gap in age between the two, they were very acquainted and an old partner.

Now that Tang Tian has become a boss, and he has to be promoted, he naturally has no reason to refuse.

This corner was dug, and a **** was done.

The next day, Tang Tian announced through the team's official that the team fired the current general manager Billy King and appointed the former Thunder Deputy General Manager Keith Jones as the team's new general manager.

Brooklyn fans applauded.

Billy King had been inactive in the 76ers. Although the management of the Nets in the past few years, but the ability to negotiate is poor, firing him can be considered very popular.

Good things come in pairs. Just after announcing this new appointment, Kidd also quickly responded to Tang Tian, ​​and Garnett was willing to give up his trading veto if he was traded to the Timberwolves.

Pierce left the team with a high probability. After struggling here for two seasons, there is really no contention. For him, fallen leaves are the best choice.

With this definitive answer, Tang Tian also quickly linked Jones and the Timberwolves, with the goal of a second-round draft pick on the other side.

Although according to the rules, the teams can't start trading until the day before the draft, but it's certainly possible to do this in advance.

However, the feedback from Jones is that they basically agree, but hope to drag the deal to the day of draft, because they also seem to have relatively large trade movements.

This unexpected gain made Tang Tian a little curious. What trade is the Timberwolves planning?

Time flies, and it's a day before draft day.

Although he didn't have the draft right, Tang Tian took Jones and Kidd and was ready to go to the draft.

The Timberwolves agreed to the draft right on the one hand, and on the other hand, this is their home stadium.

The Nets and Barclays Center are now a leased relationship because they failed to acquire the arena, but officially they are still their home court.

Before the start of the draft, Tang Tian also asked Jones to put on the shelves players that are not valuable in trade, such as Mirza Taylortovi. The goal is this year's second-round pick.

It is not uncommon for students to have such a thing in the draft.

Last year's draft was a standard draft year, but this year, a collection of potential newcomers such as Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Joel Embiid, Aaron Gordon, is definitely a draft. Big year.

Because of this, the enthusiasm of each team in this year's draft conference is much better than last year, and the value of the draft right has also increased.

Neither Taylorovich nor Anderson has received a valuable offer for the time being, it seems that they can only wait and see while walking.

When Tang Tian and Jones entered the draft, they were cheered by New York fans.

The situation for the Nets is stagnant now. Tang Tian's entry is undoubtedly the only hope for Brooklyn fans. Now they look forward to Tang Tian's rapid rise.

This expectation is even stronger than winning the championship, after all, it is really difficult.

Tang Tian also smiled and greeted the fans.

In order for the Nets to rise, the support of the fans is indispensable, even if the dilemma is great, he must give the fans a positive side.

In the passage on the second floor, Tang Tian met many old acquaintances.

Casey, after resigning last season, was hired as the new head coach by the Raptors this season.

Thibodeau is now the Bulls head coach.

Stevens, the Thunder just officially announced that they have reached a three-year head coach contract with Stevens.

Cole, just became the new head coach of the Warriors.

All of his teaching assistants are now mixed up, and Tang Tian is considered to have taken root in the league.

After saying hello to these old men, Tang Tian and Jones entered the cabin for a while ~ www.novelmtl.com ~ They received a greeting from the Timberwolves.

Garnett will go to the Timberwolves in a three-party deal, and they will get the second-round draft pick they want, but before that, they are not easy to disclose specific details.

Since he was sure to trade, Tang Tian did not care too much about the details.

After sitting down, he looked at the TV in the cabin, ready to watch the draft.

This is Xiao Hua's first draft conference after he took office as president, and the league also attaches great importance to it.

Xiao Hua came out from the back in a suit and greeted a burst of cheers.

Compared with his predecessor Stern, Xiao Hua is much taller and has a bald head. One stop to the central station attracted the attention of the audience.

"Good morning, gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, fans from all over the United States, as well as Canadian fans watching on t.n.tv and cbctv, welcome to the 2014 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center ..."

Xiao Hua read the same opening words as Stern, except that his face was always a smile with a raised mouth corner, which is also his characteristic.

"The first round of the nba first round in 2014 belongs to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and they have 5 minutes to consider."

This year's draft lottery was held as early as May, and Cavaliers owner Gilbert's son Nick Gilbert was drawn a lot and won the first lottery with a 1.1% probability.

The Cavaliers wanted to put it out, but they got the favor of the goddess of luck. This **** pumping can completely change their fate for a year.

After Xiao Hua retired and returned to the stage, just then, Jones received a call from the Timberwolves.

"The three-party deal is done," Jones said directly.

"with who?"

"The Cavaliers," Jones said with a complex expression.