In addition to sharing the news with Don, Butler also asked Don about another thing, about the contract between him and the Mavericks.

Whether to sign a contract of 75 million for 4 years, or 95 million for 5 years.

The final year of both contracts is a player option, with the only difference being the number of years.

The Mavericks didn't insist much on that and let Butler pick it himself, also out of respect for him.

Tang Tian also quickly gave Butler a clear reply, choosing four years.

The salary cap is about to skyrocket, and for players with real quality, if they can renew their contracts in the summer of '16, they can wait until then, and if they can't wait, sign as short a contract as possible.

This ensures that the player's interests are maximized.

This point, when Walker renewed his contract ahead of schedule last year, he had already communicated with him.

Walker's contract was also renewed for three years.

"Okay, see you in the playoffs."

Butler followed Tang Tian's advice and was excited to go west.

He was the kind of person who was extremely competitive, and he regarded Tang Tian as his role model.

There's nothing more exciting for him than a head-to-head playoff game with a role model.

The day after Butler and Don Tian made the phone call, Woj broke the news of the trade between the Bulls and the Mavericks.

The Mavericks sent this year's No. 11 picks, Devin Booker, Ruel Deng, and a top-five first-round pick protected in 2016 to the Bulls for Jimmy Butler.

Jimmy Butler signed a four-year max contract with the Bulls before closing the deal.

Ruel Deng returned to the Bulls, he averaged 15.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game last season, and he was an instant fighter;

Booker, as the No. 11 pick, played two games in the just-concluded Utah Summer League, averaging 27 points, 5 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, full of potential;

And there is a high probability that you can get the first round next year.

With the decision to trade Butler away, the Bulls have basically met what management wants.

The Maverick's sending Booker out was a bit unexpected for Tang Tian, but it was also a reasonable thing.

On the one hand, the Mavericks haven't opened their eyes after all, and they don't know how far Booker will play in the future;

On the other hand, Nowitzki's age is there, and Cuban is a true love for him, and he definitely wants to make the playoffs before he retires.

And after completing this deal, Cuban went on to acquire Deron Williams, who had just completed a buyout with the Nets.

Deron + Butler + Harris + Nowitzki + Embiid, plus Devin Harris, Jose Barria and other high-quality substitutes.

It only took Cuban two seasons to complete the rebuild, and the Mavericks became a force to be reckoned with in the West.

The military competition of the Western Team intensified.

It was also at this point in time that Woj broke another day of shocking news: The Rockets are interested in Paul!

Morey is really going to make trouble this season!

If they can really get Paul, Paul + Harden + Cousins, this is definitely an epic lineup.

Tang Tian was also stunned when he saw this news.

However, he didn't think the Rockets would be able to actually trade Paul in the end.

The historical Paul did go to the Rockets, but that was all in 2017.

Now Paul is just 30 years old, still in his prime, the standard league's No. 1 point guard, and the Rockets now have chips that can't be exchanged.

Not to mention that there's no reason for the Clippers to trade Paul to a direct rival.

So that's just YY at most.

The free agent market is nearing its end, and as Tang Tian thought, the Rocket-Clippers deal didn't get done.

However, the past ten days have definitely been one of the most turbulent free agent markets in recent years.

The West now has the strength to win the championship alone, the Warriors, Pelicans, Spurs, Rockets, Clippers, Mavericks, the paper lineup of these six teams can do it.

Of course, what kind of grinding will be and what results will be played can only be seen when the new season is unveiled.

Tang Tian will have a customary Nike trip to China in late July.

Olsen is pregnant and can't go back to China with him, and this time he also plans to bring his parents to the United States.

Manors, superyachts, these should make the parents have fun.

But this time he was still not alone.

The partner on the first trip to China was Yi Jianlian, last year it was Thompson, and this year it is Guo Allen.

Speaking of Allen Guo, he has been a little lucky this year.

When Demps asked Tang Tian about summer league candidates at the original draft, Tang Tian suggested Bryn Forbes.

The latter has performed well in the past Utah Summer League and Las Vegas Summer League, averaging 16.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, and shooting 44% from three-point range, better than most second-round picks.

After the end of the summer league, the Pelicans also agreed to a three-year, partially guaranteed contract.

This was something Tang Tian expected, but what he didn't expect was that.

When he was looking at the list, he looked at Allen Guo's name for a long time, and Demps actually invited Allen Guo to play in the summer league!

Allen Guo participated in 5 games in the Las Vegas Summer League, averaging 7.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, and performed very well.

While it's hard to get him even a training camp contract, it's been a big deal for him.

He has experienced the way of training in the NBA, as well as the daily life of NBA players, which is very helpful for his future development.

A week after the end of the summer league, Tang Tian and Guo Allen got on the plane back to China together.

During the London Olympics, Guo Allen entered the national team, and he and Tang Tian knew each other at that time.

When he arrived on the plane, he pulled the distance between the two very close.

Allen Guo is from Liaoning, very talkative, and quite humorous, and it was really fun to fly with him.

The theme of this year's Nike China Tour is "Next Stop, Champion".

This is a very allegorical theme, Tang Tian and Guo Allen, their teams are very strong in the NBA and CBA, but neither of them has won the championship.

The theme is to give fans a sense of anticipation and hope.

Being late is not necessarily a bad thing, and the next stop is the championship.

Allen Guo is humorous and funny, Tang Tian is also witty and funny, and the event went very smoothly.

Although the Pelicans did not win the championship last year, they can feel that Tang Tian's popularity has only increased.

Just like the theme of the event, the ups and downs of the past two years have made the domestic team more and more looking forward to the scene of Tang Tian leading the team to win the championship.

When the event was going on to Shanghai Station, Tang Tian saw a person.

Two people to be exact.

One is Yao Ming, Yao Ming has sold the Shanghai team before, and is now the chairman of the Basketball Association, and he came to Tang Tian to talk about the construction of Chinese basketball.

And the other person, Tang Tian, doesn't know, looking twenty-eight or nineteen years old, he looks quite handsome.

"He's Lin Huanyu."

This is Yao Ming's introduction.

After the introduction, he smiled and continued: "He is a rich second generation. ”

"Hello, I'm Lin Huanyu."

Lin Huanyu smiled and stretched out his hand to Tang Tian.

"But I'm really not a rich second generation."

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