Chapter 149: Interesting Teammates (3/10)
Although he has lost weight, Tang Tian's height of 2.01 meters will not change, so if he buys a car, he must buy the kind of car with a relatively large space.
In the end, he picked a Dodge Cool, which was not expensive, less than $50,000.
In the United States, the mainstream cars are Japanese cars such as Honda and Toyota, but the quality of these such as the American Lane Qi and Chevrolet is actually better.
And this car is a more practical SUV, with enough space and comfortable to sit on.
After renting a house and buying a car, Tang Tian lived in San Antonio temporarily.
Over the next few days, he got acquainted with the surroundings of the apartment and continued to train at the team's stadium, gradually integrating into the city.
Fast forward to December 9, and the new season of free agent market and training camp kicks off at the same time.
Because of the tight schedule, almost the first moment the door of the free market opened, all kinds of information broke out, and this day became J's busiest day.
The Warriors offered Clippers center DeAndre Jordan a four-year, $43.04 million contract.
Marc Gasol rejected offers from the Knicks, Rockets and other teams, and chose to sign a four-year, $57.85 million contract with the Grizzlies.
Yao Ming will not renew his contract with the Rockets, and he will most likely announce his retirement this summer, ending his career.
The Hawks signed Tracy McGrady on a veteran clause to a one-year contract.
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The Spurs have basically not moved, except for the departure of some bench players, and the core team and even the rotation team have largely remained.
Because the total salary of 70 million has far exceeded the salary cap of 58 million, the biggest change to the team may be the addition of three rookies.
Because the training camp started on the same day, Tang Tian also drove to AT≈AP; ap; ap; T Center Arena, ushered in his first training session with the Spurs.
at≈ap; ap; ap; There are more than 6,000 parking spaces in the T Center Arena, and there is a dedicated parking area for players and team staff.
When Tang Tian entered, he happened to encounter a car that stopped, he came out, and then saw that it was Richard Jefferson.
Jefferson was one of the Nets' tridents, a famous dunk, traded to the Spurs in the 09~10 season, and just renewed a 4-year 38.8 million contract with the Spurs last season, and is also the team's starting choice for the small forward position in the new season.
"Hey, Richard." Tang Tian greeted him with a smile after seeing him.
Jefferson glanced back at him, didn't reply, just plugged in his headphones and walked forward.
Tang Tian was stunned for a moment, Jefferson's attitude ...... It's a little unfriendly.
Speaking of which, he hadn't met Jefferson before, let alone had a grudge.
Could it be that this guy is naturally withdrawn?
But he didn't care, closed the door and walked to the elevator.
There were several reporters in the parking lot taking pictures of the players.
"Godfather!"
Someone spotted Tang Tian, and immediately all the reporters walked towards him, and a burst of magnesium lights flashed, which was definitely the treatment of a superstar.
Although the filming of "The Godfather" has been temporarily suspended, the popularity accumulated in a summer is really not something that will be lost at once.
Tang Tian was more easy-going, and stopped to take pictures of the reporters for a while.
Over there, Jefferson waited for the elevator, glanced back at Tang Tian, a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then turned around and entered the elevator to close the door.
"Wait a minute." Danny Green arrived at this time and shouted at Jefferson to close the door.
After waiting inside, he shouted at Tang Tian: "Tang, come here, this elevator will have to wait for a long time." ”
Tang Tian heard that Green was shouting to himself, and after saying hello to the reporters, he walked over quickly.
"Thank you." Once inside, he thanked Green.
Compared to Jefferson, Green's teammate is clearly more like a teammate.
"You're so popular, I'll have to ask you for an autograph later." Green said with a smile.
"You want a signature? Ten will do. Tang Tian replied.
Green was amused by Tang Tian's words.
The two chatted more speculatively as soon as they met.
After the elevator went up, there was a dressing room, and Tang Tian pushed the door in.
"Oh, our godfather is here!" Ginobili looked at Tang Tian who pushed the door in and shouted.
There was a whistling in the locker room.
"I have to take a picture, I'm on a team with my godfather." After Ginobili finished speaking, he took his mobile phone and really came to take a photo with Tang Tian.
This guy seems to be a little sassy.
"Tim, come here, I'll take a picture of you." Ginobili shouted at Duncan, who was changing.
Duncan turned his head, smiled, and then turned back again.
Tang Tian was a little surprised, Ginobili's commotion was what he expected, but Duncan laughed so easily in the locker room? It wasn't quite what he had imagined.
"Manu, alright, let's let our big star go first, come on, Don." Parker came over to greet Tang Tian at this time.
"It used to be Steve Novak's cabinet, and now it's yours." Parker led Tang Tian to a cabinet with Novak's name still written on it, and it should have not had time to replace it.
Novak, Tang Tian couldn't help but laugh when he saw this name, this is really fate.
After Tang Tian, Leonard and Joseph also came one after another, Leonard still had a cold face, as if the whole world owed him an expression, and Ginobili did not respond to his harsh words.
"Level 1 Alert." Ginobili pushed the door open again, and when he entered, he lowered his voice and said a word.
After he finished speaking, the team members all packed up their things in the area one after another, and Green gave Tang Angel a look.
Moments later, Vicky pushed the door in, followed by the team's assistant coach, Mike Budenholzer.
It seems that the old man usually has requirements for the personal hygiene of the players.
"Today we will have an additional full-court confrontation in addition to basic training, and the preseason will start on the 18th, this year is different from before, we don't have much time to run in, everyone is serious." Vicky spoke more seriously, and the players listened attentively.
After finishing the opening remarks, he then pulled the hanging tactics board over, and then talked about some basic tactics that he would use in training later, as well as some points to pay attention to.
Vicky got into the groove quickly.
In fact, it was not only Vicky, but the other players also quickly got into the groove.
Speaking of which, the Spurs are one of the teams with the least personnel fluctuations in the league, and this kind of tacit understanding is really rare, and Tang Tian unconsciously integrated into it.
Vicky finished speaking and pushed the tactical board away.
"Welcome back, guys, I miss you." At this time, Vicky suddenly said with a smile.
"Don't do that!" Ginobili laughed and complained.
Duncan shook his head with a smile, and the others burst into laughter.