Drinking, drinking, and chatting is really a completely different style than the meeting a few days ago.

It doesn't really feel like a meeting, it's just a meal.

This should also be the atmosphere it should be, the Spurs are the parent team, and the question is not about the contract, but whether it will match the contract.

"Don, three-year poison contract, Greg and I have already spoken, and we have the ability to convince management to agree."

Buford opened his mouth and said to Tang Tian.

He's the one the Spurs are under the most pressure right now.

'I've met with a couple of other teams and they're all offering four-year contracts.

Tang Tian didn't hide it, he knew about the unpleasant trouble between Leonard and the Spurs in his previous life.

If he really wanted to leave, he didn't want to leave that way.

He chooses to communicate openly and honestly, which is his way of maximizing his interests, and if the Spurs are willing to put in the blood, then play, and if they are not willing, they will leave with dignity.

"Do you want to be the heart of the team?"

Popovich put down his red wine glass at this time, looked at Tang Tian and asked.

Tang Tian nodded.

After all, Popovich has been coaching in the NBA for more than 20 years and has already guessed what he thinks.

In fact, he should also think that if he is not the core, Tang Tian really has no reason to leave the Spurs.

Popovich didn't speak again, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

'You're not good enough to be the core of the ball now, you need time. It was a long time before Popovich spoke.

"I'm confident, old man." Tang Tian replied calmly.

Popovich was stunned for a moment.

"I knew you were that kind of person, when I signed my rookie contract."

After a moment, he smiled wryly, then nodded.

Seeing Popovich's reaction, Tang Tian didn't feel very comfortable in his heart.

After two years with the Spurs, whether it was with Popovich, Duncan and Ginobili's teammates, he had feelings.

Especially for an elderly person like him, the relationship is the saddest.

"Tim told me about retiring early, and he said that if he retires early, the team will have enough salary space to sign you."

Buford spoke at this point.

Tang Tian was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then couldn't help but smirk.

Duncan is always so untalkative, but he will always choose to pay silently behind his back.

Why does he have such a teammate?

"Sir, if the Spurs are willing to match a four-year contract, I'm willing to wait two more years, but only if Tim retires after two years."

Tang Tian opened his mouth and said.

He didn't want Duncan to retire early because of himself.

In the end, he was still emotional, disrupting the whole plan.

"Okay."

Popovich looked at Tang Tian and nodded.

This meeting went faster than expected, because of Duncan, and because of Tang Tian's compromise.

The free agent market continues to be filled with verbal engagements, and they will not be able to sign a formal contract until the freeze ends in July.

In the past few days, Tang Tian had a second meeting with the Rockets, Mavericks, and Pelicans to decide which team to sign with.

The second meeting was more detailed and in-depth.

And in this process, Tang Tian also asked a question in a half-joking nature.

"Can I be involved in the decisions of the team management? If I help the team get to the playoffs, or go further. ”

It's a sensitive issue, especially since he's just a role player.

So he just said it in a half-joking way.

"You've got a good sense of humor." This is Morey's answer.

"Ahaha." This is the reaction of the Kuban.

"If you can do it, there's nothing wrong with that." This is Benson's reply.

After knowing the responses of the three teams, Tang Tian basically already had the answer in his heart.

In fact, with the pros and cons of the three teams, he can go anywhere, but this half-joking topic is what he must do in the future.

It's been watching the draft for two years in a row, and he can't help it.

And more importantly, he doesn't seem to be the kind of person who plays desperately but is dragged down by the cheating management.

And he is a traverser, and the effect of management intervention is completely different from James.

On July 11, after the end of the NBA freeze period, Tang Tian made the final decision.

He asked Fagan to contact the Mavericks and Rockets first, and then he finally called Dale Demps himself.

He would sign an offer contract with the Pelicans.

Not long after Tang Tian contacted Demps, Demps met with Tang Tian.

The contract was signed quickly.

Demps also took a photo and tweeted personally.

"The Future of the Pelicans, Don and AD."

Soon, OJ also followed up with the report, and Tang accepted a four-year contract worth about $40 million from the Pelicans, with a starting salary of $5 million and a maximum salary for the last two years.

As soon as the news of this signing broke, it exploded instantly on social media.

"I'm not mistaken! My big pelican finally came out on top?! ”

"This decision was really surprising, I thought Don would definitely go to Houston!"

"That's right, the Rockets are the best at developing Chinese players! Anyway, they were so miserable this summer, they didn't pursue Howard, nor did they pursue Don ......"

"I think it's strange that even if you don't go to Houston, you should at least go to Dallas, Texas duty-free!"

"It's okay, we're used to it, Dallas Offseason Forever Empty Mavericks."

"Do you understand why you chose Pelicans in the end? Because there's New Orleans roast wings there? ”

"New Orleans doesn't have New Orleans wings! As a Pelican fan, I think Don's choice is too right, we already have AD as the interior core, and Don will be the twin stars if he comes again, plus Holiday and Gordon, they will return to the playoffs in the new season! ”

"By the way, are you lifting Tang too high? He's just a system player from the Spurs, how can he be the core of the team! ”

"yes, if I were Don, I would definitely pray that the Spurs match the contract, otherwise the Pelicans will shrink significantly, and this may be the first and last big contract of my career!"

"Don is this going to be Don, isn't there a force in his heart to count the days?"

"Why are there so many sunspots all of a sudden? Tang is only in the second grade! Kobe Bryant was still playing as a substitute when he was a sophomore, right? He's already won 2 first prizes! ”

"This has to mention Durant's system player, and that has indeed been justified enough, Don as a system player cannot do without the Spurs."

"So the hell will the Spurs match the contract?!"

"Who knows about this, but there should be a result soon, according to the regulations, the parent team will decide whether to match the contract for a maximum of 72 hours, and wait to see the show!"

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ps: My original plan was to finish writing the final result today, but as I wrote it, I found out that there was another chapter, well, the next chapter, the next chapter is the final result, sorry, sorry.