Tang Tian nodded.

As the heart of the team, he has to step up and lead by example.

And he's already buying a property in New Orleans, plus a team that's on track and his growing influence in New Orleans.

He didn't have any reason to leave New Orleans.

'I'll sign a three-year, final year contract with a player option.

For his own contract, Tang Tian doesn't need Fei Gen, he already has his own plan.

As a time-traveler, he knew that if history hadn't changed, the league would have introduced a veteran designation clause in October of this year.

This clause is for players who have not changed teams (or have been traded under a rookie contract) and can sign a contract extension with a starting salary of 35% of the salary cap after seven years of service.

According to the existing collective bargaining agreement, only veterans who have worked for more than 10 years are eligible to sign a contract with a starting salary of 35%.

So this move can be regarded as a huge increase in the income of superstars, especially young superstars.

It's just that the league introduced this policy to avoid stars from huddling, and the changed teams are not within the scope of this clause, so Tang Tian can't enjoy it.

In this case, all he can sign is an ordinary maximum salary.

But even if it is an ordinary top salary, the annual salary is also related to the annual salary, the upper limit of the maximum salary in 0~6 years is 25% of the salary cap, and 7~9 years is 30%.

He's in his fifth year of the season, and signing another two years on his contract would trigger a bigger contract.

Temples directly agreed.

To put it bluntly, Tang Tian's current alliance status, as long as he is willing to stay, he has the final say on what kind of contract he signs.

Tang Tian's problem was solved, and then there were Holiday and Bojan and Dinwiddie.

Especially Holiday is a low-key high-quality dual-energy guard, as long as the price is not outrageously high, the contract renewal is an inevitable event.

"Are we going to try to chase Russell?"

Demps tried to ask that Westbrook has a player option this season, and if he jumps out, the Pelicans can go after it.

With Westbrook, Holiday didn't need it.

Tang Tian immediately shook his head.

Although he has a good personal relationship with Westbrook, and Westbrook is also the kind of player with high mental attributes.

But both of them have a ball-holding style of play, and their playing styles are conflicting.

The Pelicans already have him and Davis, and then Westbrook, and that one ball is not enough to score.

On the contrary, it would be more reasonable to keep the current lineup, a combination of ball-holding and off-ball lineups, not to mention the tacit understanding that they have matured with each other.

"I see."

Demps probably had it in mind.

Then his goal in the summer, in addition to renewing Davis and renewing Tang Tian in advance, is to retain Holiday and Bojan and Dinwiddie's core rotations.

And, of course, the draft.

The Pelicans had a first-round pick this year, but with the 30th pick in the first round.

Knowing that there are a lot of high-quality rookies at the end of this year's draft, Tang Tian gave Demps some objects to look for, and then told him to trade as many picks as possible at the end of the first round or the top of the second round.

The Pelicans have a healthy salary space right now, but in the future, if they have him, Jokic and Davis as the core, three cap salaries, and tens of millions of high-quality role players, a rookie contract is very necessary.

He's a traverser, and if he has a say, a rookie contract is a perk for his team.

Even if the player's progress is not as expected because of the playing time problem, or it does not meet expectations, Taobao in the low position will not lose.

The draft, the free agency, the player planning, it's all going to happen this summer.

After talking with Tang Tian, Demps could be regarded as planning in advance, after all, according to his previous experience, Tang Tian's judgment in this convenience has always been the most correct.

Three days after the Pelicans won the championship, the Pelicans' championship parade began in New Orleans as scheduled.

New Orleans is empty, and no one can sit still at home on this historic day.

Just like the Saints' championship moment, it would be an immense honor for them to witness the title of the four major leagues after six years.

The hurricane-stricken city is once again in spirit.

Only this time the fans did not gather on the street, but by the riverbank along the river, where they were one meter outside the guardrail, waiting for the Pelicans to arrive.

This is definitely a big game that has been planted in a different way, and it can be called an enhanced version of the original San Antonio River game.

In the upper reaches of the Mississippi River, Pelicans members boarded the Mars program to the cheers of fans.

This superyacht, worth nearly 140 million, made such a public appearance in front of fans for the first time.

In the sky above the yacht, there are helicopters following the whole process.

The Pelicans' championship game this time, although it is a small city, but the cost is unprecedented.

Tang Tian wore the red suit that Olsen had specially chosen for him, and he looked particularly eye-catching on the boat.

Stephenson's dress is also quite eye-catching, with a big gold chain and a small watch, a black shirt and a big cigar, and he completely looks like a gangster.

The rest of the Pelicans, dressed in what they thought were the most eye-catching clothes and accessories, stood on the side of the bow and shouted and screamed.

The celebration in the arena was their instinct to let go of themselves, and this time, it was a real treat.

The Mars Project yacht went down the river, and the team stood on the side of the shore cheering and screaming at the fans on the shore.

This scene looks a bit like the farewell ceremony of American GIs when they left the port in the last century.

In order to prevent accidents, the embankment is protected by the police at all times, and it also prevents anyone from throwing debris into the boat.

However, the Pelicans are also very thoughtful, they have a lot of jerseys and basketballs for the players, ask them to sign autographs and throw them to the shore.

This interaction makes the fans on the shore extremely excited.

Especially those who grabbed the basketball and jersey must be too excited to sleep tonight.

The yacht docked at the downstream port, and the Pelicans team members were interviewed by reporters on board to talk about some interesting things after winning the championship, further increasing interaction.

It has to be said that Demps has done a good job in this regard, especially in the area of player-fan interaction, which can greatly enhance fan loyalty.

The yacht eventually travels up the other side of the river to the harbor outside the arena for the final street parade.

In this section, we saw an unprecedented scene in the procession.

Fans chanted the Pelicans championship after the Pelicans waited for the bus, the slogan they had shouted in the playoffs.

From the harbor to outside the New Orleans arena, the slogan of the Pelicans championship resounded over the New Orleans arena.

The Pelicans also shouted along, and it felt indescribably refreshing.

I don't know who shouted this slogan first, and now it has become an inseparable symbol with the Pelicans.

ps: Today's mom transferred to the hospital, busy for a day, tomorrow will be busy, these two days I 2 more, wait for these two days I will be 3 more, and then a week or so should be able to recover 4 more.