When Tang Tian arrived in Houston, it was just in time for a sunny day.

This sunny day is different from the sunny day of Yi Jianlian's barometer, it is really a heat wave that makes people sweat profusely.

Fortunately, Thibodeau knew that he was back and drove directly to the airport to pick him up.

On the way back to the Toyota Center, he got to know the team's situation.

Since the start of the Olympics, he has not had time to communicate with Morey.

The team played well in the summer league, and the undrafted Anthony Morrow played very eye-catching, hitting an average of 4.1 three-pointers per game, and being able to contribute 25+ points, which made other teams drool in envy.

He and Jordan Jr. played one offense and one defense to help the Rockets achieve three consecutive summer league championships in Las Vegas.

As for Dragic, because he still has some club matters to deal with, he hasn't had time to report on the team yet.

When it was over, Thibodeau gave Tang Tian a copy of the current team list.

Centres: Yao Ming, Marc Gasol, DeAndre Jordan, Dan Gazuric.

After the center joins Jordan Jr., it is the most reserved position for the Rockets in the new season, and it can even be said that it is a bit extravagant.

"Hasn't Gazuric been traded yet?" Tang Tian was a little surprised when he saw Gazurich's name.

"Yes, Darrell has been worrying about this." Thibodeau followed.

Tang Tian nodded, with a big contract of 6 million per year for 3 years, the shrewd Morey may have miscalculated a little this time.

Power forwards: Scola, Landry, Yi Jianlian.

Small forward: Battier.

Tang Tian was stunned for a moment when he saw this, then turned his head and asked, "I seem to have told Darrell before that I signed Matt Barnes, why didn't I?" ”

"That...... Darrell didn't seem to like him very much. ”

"Huh? What's going on? Tang Tian was a little surprised.

"When I had a private tryout before, Barnes almost got into a fight with someone, and I was supposed to sign a veteran with a base salary." Thibodeau didn't go on here.

Tang Tian frowned, he didn't know that something like this had happened, it seemed that the Olympic team had also missed an important reinforcement for the team.

Shooting guards: Maddy, Petrus, Anthony Morrow.

Point guards: Billups, Sun Yue, Dragic.

With the addition of Moro and Dragic, the depth of the defenders is much better than last season.

This list is actually enough, although the strength of the team's power forward has decreased a lot after Millsap left, but other positions have improved, and the team still has a good chance to achieve a dynasty three consecutive championships.

When he arrived at the Toyota Center and discussed some tactical matters with Thibodeau, he went to the general manager's office.

Although it was in the offseason, Morey, like him as a head coach, basically worked all year round.

"Darrell, it's me, Don."

"Come in."

knocked on the door of the general manager's office, and soon Morey's voice was heard inside.

"Don, you're finally back." Morey stood up from his seat and held out his hand to him with a smile.

Different from last year's meeting, it may be that he has been the general manager for a year, and there have been some subtle changes in his attitude.

Tang Tian didn't care, walked over and shook Morey's hand, and then sat down.

"I heard that you led the Chinese men's basketball team to the third place in the Olympic Games, which is a very remarkable achievement, congratulations." Waiting for Tang Tian to sit down, Morey said with a smile.

"It's just a matter of luck." Tang Tian smiled and waved his hand.

"I know, you're a humble person, this is the team's current roster, you've been away for a while, take a look."

Morey said as he handed Tang Tian a list.

It's similar to the one given by Thibodeau before, but in more detail, the three newcomers Jordan Jr., Moro and Dragic, also have numerical standards for various ability values.

In the 100-point system, Jordan Jr.'s defense and rebounds were 81 to 83, and his free throw was 43.

Except for Moreau's three-point score of 80, all of them are below 60.

It's a very Morey list.

On one side of the list is also hung the corresponding salary of the players.

Maddy's contract this year is the highest, reaching 20.37 million, when he signed a 7-year contract with the Magic in 2000, and then renewed a 3-year contract with the Rockets in 04, which means that this contract will not expire until the summer of 10.

followed by Yao Ming's, 15.07 million, in terms of his current strength, he is definitely a representative of the basic salary and high energy.

It was followed by Battier, 6.45 million.

It seems that the team's total salary next season is 72.36 million, which is more than 5 million more than the salary cap.

And that's still with only 13 people.

After reading it, Tang Tian put it down, and then said: "Dan Gazuric doesn't have many opportunities to play in the team. ”

This total salary, in fact, excluding Gazuric's contract, is still below the salary cap, Tang Tian asked at this time, which was also a euphemistic way of asking.

"It's a bit of a big deal." Morey reached out and pressed his head at this time, apparently as Thibodeau said, he had been haunted for a long time.

"Don't the teams that mess up want to take it?" Tang Tian followed.

"Yes, key Gazuric has three years on his contract and we have limited first-round value...... Forget it, I'll figure it out. Morey said as he abruptly interrupted the conversation.

"Maybe you might want to look for someone with a bit of confusion in management, like the Magic, the Kings, or the Trailblazers." Tang Tian proposed.

"Magic, king......" Morey said with a thoughtful nod.

Each general manager has his own familiar trading partners, and Tang Tian said that he has not been in contact with these two since he took office, which reminded him.

Although it is not certain that it is going to be rotten, it is not impossible to pit them.

Seeing that Morey's face was much better, Tang Tian remembered Barnes's matter, and said with a smile: "By the way, I see why there is no Matt in this list?" ”

"Matt?"

"Matt Barnes." Tang Tian reminded.

"Don't mention that guy, he's a bandit, much more angry than Petrus, and there will definitely be chaos on the team." Morey said with a frown.

"I have a way, you see Petrus didn't have anything last season." Tang Tian continued to say with a smile, the only strong reinforcement that can be found on the market now is Barnes.

"No, don't mention it again, I'll take a look at the free market first, you've just come back, let's go down and rest first."

To Tang Tian's surprise, Morey didn't seem to want to continue the topic.

Tang Tian was stunned, but since Morey had this attitude, it seemed indeed unlikely.

It's a pity, but it's only temporary.

Walking out of the general manager's office, Tang Tian looked back at the closed door.

I don't know why, he always feels that the relationship between him and Morey is like what he sees in front of him, there is an extra door.