Holt's interview was soon released by FOX Sports.

This has sparked a lot of buzz among fans on social media.

"Holt endured it for two years, and finally couldn't bear it anymore? He's announcing to the world that they've made the right decision! ”

"This is the capitalist, he has forgotten how the Spurs' two consecutive championships came about, and now he is going to eliminate the Pelicans, and he will come out and speak out immediately!"

"There's no way, the Spurs management has been sprayed like a fool in the past two years, if you don't believe it, ask Spurs general manager Buford!"

"Buford: Uh-huh!!"

"But I'm inexplicably unhappy, this kind of approach feels like a snob, a feeling of taking advantage of others!"

"Yes, those reasons are also very weak, Leonard can grow to this point, Don will really be worse than him in the Spurs?"

"Those are all excuses, but the series is not over yet, and I still hope that the Pelicans can fight back!"

"That's impossible, let's wait until next year, I think Jokic will grow up next year, and the Pelicans will definitely win!"

……

Holt's interview attracted great public opinion, and the Pelicans players were also very unhappy after seeing it.

Tang Tian is the boss of the team and a favorite for MVP, but in Holt's mouth, he feels like an ordinary role player.

Originally, the morale of the team was extremely low after falling behind 1-3, but it was stimulated by this and rebounded a lot.

Of course, the overall situation is still sluggish.

Regardless of which team it is, it's hard to be optimistic about a 3-1 situation.

Tang Tian was also thinking about how to improve the morale of the team in his spare time.

It is said that history is a mirror, but he has never experienced this situation even in his previous life, and as for other experienced teams, he doesn't know those famous people.

The Rockets are ready-made, but they don't have any acquaintances, and Harden, Bosh, and Parsons don't have a good relationship with him.

Just when Tang Tian was thinking about this, an uninvited guest came to his villa.

Temples.

There was only one reason why Demps came to Tang Tian.

Although the playoffs are still playing, the draft is in a month, and the Pelicans will start preparing for next year's draft in advance.

The Pelicans have already given the Clippers a second-round pick this year, but they still have a first-rounder.

This first-round pick was decided at the end of the regular season and is a 28th pick at the end of the first round.

Don brought Jokic to the Pelicans last year, and Demps will definitely find him this year.

The two sat in the living room and talked for a while.

The Pelicans have stabilized their roster now, and they don't really need to add too many newcomers.

But no matter how strong the team is, it must have a rookie reserve, so this draft pick still has to be selected.

If I really want to add, the team's No. 4 position is relatively weak.

Teletovic has fallen out of the rotation and his contract expires this summer, and the Pelicans will most likely not stay this summer.

Even the current substitute Aminu is not a serious No. 4 position.

Tang Tian gave Demps a few objects to investigate.

Bobby Portis, Larry Nance Jr., Montrez Harrell, Sadie Osman.

Now history has changed a lot, and the Lakers and Knicks, who did not make the playoffs before, have made the playoffs.

So the draft will also become more confusing.

So those who were late in the first round and might be helpful to the team, Tang Tian put them on the list.

Demps took the list and left.

Tang Tian is now like Zhuge who is strategizing, constantly giving advice to the Pelicans.

And it's the free kind.

After sending Demps away, Tang Tian suddenly remembered something.

When the Pelicans and Grizzlies were tied 2-2 in the first round, Demps and Rausa came to the training ground.

It was a surprisingly good training session.

At that time, he felt that the encouragement of the management was very helpful to the players.

It's also right to think that although the NBA does not directly pay the players to the owners, the management is still the one who decides the players' contracts.

Everyone wants to make a good impression with management.

Thinking of this, Tang Tianshi sent a text message to Benson, and after making sure that the other party had time, he called him again.

The content was simple, he wanted Benson to come there during the team's training session and say something to boost the team's morale.

The previous 2-2 draw with the Grizzlies could only be regarded as a stalemate, and it was enough for Demps and Rausa to come.

But now 1 to 3, cliff side, if you want to borrow external forces, of course, borrow the best.

Benson was the perfect fit.

Benson happily accepted.

Despite his age, he is really dedicated to the Pelicans.

In the next day's training session, the players were training, and there was a commotion at the door.

It turned out that the team owner Benson and his assistant had come to the training gym.

Benson's sudden appearance made the players excited.

Benson isn't in particularly good shape right now, and rarely goes out, let alone comes to the arena.

He didn't need to say anything, and going to the training hall was already a great encouragement to the players.

When Benson came in, he secretly made eye contact with Tang Tian.

After Borrego gathered the team together, Benson laughed and told them a story.

"Back in 2010, the Saints were in the Super Bowl against the Colts led by Payton Manning, one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, and we were dogs, and most people thought we couldn't win, and we were as behind as we expected at halftime.

But at halftime, the team's star quarterback, Drew Bliss, said something I'll always remember.

We could lose this fight, but this is probably the closest and probably the only chance I've ever had to get to a World Title, so I'm going to run as hard as I can until the final whistle blows, as long as my leg isn't broken. ’

I was in the dressing room and we came back in the second half and he taught me one thing, you don't know how good you are if you don't give it your all. ”

The Saints are a legend in New Orleans, a traditional underdog, who won the only Super Bowl in franchise history in 2010 and the only team in New Orleans to win the North American Professional Sports League.

They even missed the NFL playoffs for two years in a row before winning the championship.

Benson was talking about what happened on the night of the 2010 Super Bowl, when the Saints trailed in the first half and came back from behind in the second half to win the championship 31-17 against the Colts.

The situation at that time did have similarities with the Pelicans now, and there were merits.

After Benson finished speaking, Tang Tian looked around at his teammates and found that their expressions were very excited.

In New Orleans, the story of the Saints is sure to be heard somewhat.

Now, as the owner of the team, Benson uses this story, and a story of personal experience, to motivate the players.

This effect really gets twice the result with half the effort, and even exceeds Tang Tian's expectations.