But it has to do with the city of New Orleans.

New Orleans is built at the mouth of the river, and the ground is swampy, the ground is prone to subsidence, the roads are potholed, and there are not many places that can be used to build large buildings, which is why this rare sight is made.

The arena was oval-shaped, and the entrance was on the north side, and he greeted the security guard at the door, only to find that he was the first to come after entering.

Walking through the hall, he saw some large poster photos of the team on the wall.

There's Eric Gordon's, there's Anthony Davis, and to his surprise, the biggest one is Paul's.

It's been 2 years since Paul left New Orleans, and his poster is still there.

It seems that his influence in the city, or in the hearts of the fans here, is even higher than he expected.

However, it makes sense that the history of this team itself is not long, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Paul is the best player in team history.

The stadium has to sell tickets, and it's normal to keep them.

It seems that in addition to proving himself, he will have to take Paul's place in the hearts and minds of New Orleans fans this season.

Walk through the passage and then you will be to the team's dressing room.

Unlike the Spurs, which are the same places as the college locker room, the Pelicans' locker room is obviously more luxurious and new.

The arena itself is new, but when Hurricane Katrina swept through in 2005, the arena was badly damaged and the locker room floors and walls were completely waterlogged, and it was completely renovated.

So when you go in, you have a feeling that makes people shine.

And the place is also big, and it doesn't have the feeling of living in the ATT arena.

There is also a big TV right in front of the locker room, and the whole modern feel comes out.

But the most surprising thing to him was that he actually found his wardrobe!

Tang Tian's pinyin abbreviation is next to Davis's closet, and on the other side is Eric Gordon's.

From this ranking, it can be seen that Williams was true when he said that he would develop him into the team's outside core.

Even in the closet, the jerseys and stuff are already hanging there.

This treatment is really the core treatment.

Because of his choice of Pelicans, he suffered a lot of doubts from fans, but the Pelicans prepared so carefully that he felt that the original choice was really worth it.

He started changing his training jersey in the locker room.

Just then, someone pushed the door open and entered.

It was Davis, whom he met on the Pelicans, with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

To say that Davis has just entered the league not long ago, he has not had long hair or beard, and he looks really conspicuous.

"You found the locker room the first time."

Davis said in surprise when he came in.

"Hmmm......"

Tang Tian glanced at Davis, you couldn't find the locker room when you first came?

"The first time I came here, I went into the women's locker room, and there were so many rooms here, much more than in Kentucky."

“……”

Tang Tian couldn't help but laugh, are you sure you're just cute, not on purpose?

After a while, the other team members also came in.

Eric Gordon, Ryan Anderson, Jrue Holiday , Aminu, Jason Smith, Anthony Morrow.

These are the core players of the Pelicans this season.

Speaking of which, the Pelicans are also one of the teams with relatively large roster changes in the offseason.

Of last season's five starters, Vasquiz and Robin Lopez all left, and Holiday was newly traded.

Tang Tian sat on the bench, and one after another, team members came over to greet him.

The atmosphere of this team, from Davis, to Holiday to Anderson, is inexplicably harmonious.

It's a bit like the Spurs, but it's not quite the same.

Probably the biggest difference is that there are no people like Ginobili here.

On the first day of training camp, it wasn't all in full force, and Rivers had a few other players who hadn't arrived yet.

But with so many people on the first day of training camp, it's not bad in the league.

You know, the Pelicans are not a championship-contending team like the Spurs, they were the second-to-last team in the West last season with only 27 wins.

After the players changed into their jerseys, head coach Monty Williams and assistant coach James Borrego arrived in the locker room.

Williams Tang Tian has seen him before, but he is actually only in his early 40s, the youngest coach in the league.

Assistant coach James Borrego is even younger, less than 40 years old, and he looks quite handsome, a bit like Shia LaBeouf, the star of the first three parts of "Transformers".

To put it mildly, the Pelicans coaching staff is young and energetic, and to put it badly, it is immature and inexperienced.

However, the coaching staff is actually not important to Tang Tian.

When he decided to leave the Spurs, he had already planned his future position as a player and coach.

And Williams' words, at least a very humble coach, willing to listen, are enough.

"Guys, we didn't do well last season, but that doesn't matter anymore because we're very different from last season.

We welcomed two very important new additions, Zhu, who is an All-Star, and Don, who is an All-Star starter and helped the Spurs win two consecutive championships.

They've all achieved great things, but they're as young as the rest of the team, like ours.

We may not be able to win the title this season, but the future is worth looking forward to, and I believe in you, and I really believe in you, that we can do a great job. ”

After listening to Williams' words, Tang Tian showed a look of surprise and appreciation in his eyes.

It turns out that Williams not only develops players, but this chicken soup is also good.

It was a bonus.

But before he could finish praising it, Williams called him.

"Don is the only one on this team who has won a championship and I'm sure he should have some understanding."

This was something that had not been said before, and the question was a little sudden, but Tang Tian had seen all the big scenes, so he was only slightly surprised, and then stood up.

The other team members all looked at Tang Tian, and they were asked by the coach to give a speech as soon as they came, which was also rare.

"The coach's speech was inspiring, and to be honest, I haven't heard such a powerful speech in the two years I've been with the Spurs, you know, it's a team with an old guy with a bunch of old guys, and they won't need this."

Tang Tian's first sentence made everyone in the locker room laugh.

In a mild team atmosphere, he's probably the only one with a sense of humor.

"But I think there's a debatable thing about the coach's remarkability, that young teams can chase championships as well."

Tang Tian's next words made Williams pout, and his expression seemed to say that it was all up to you.

The team members laughed again, and Tang Tian looked really humorous.

"I'm not joking, I'm not exaggerating, experience can be accumulated through competition, and competition can also make up for experience with hard work, and the reason why I say this is because I have done it.

Yes, I did, and I won the NCAA championship with an equally young team before helping the Spurs win two straight championships. ”

However, Tang Tian's words were very serious.

PS: I'm sorry everyone, but let's try to write 2 more chapters today.