Chapter 146: To San Antonio (5/5)
However, he and Scott have just met, and this kind of thing is certainly not suitable to mention.
Anyway, he is a traverser, and it is still easy to find some ideas that Scott is interested in when he has the opportunity to do it in the future.
When the other party owes him a favor, it is naturally a matter of course to recommend Olsen to the past.
After the shooting of the Coca-Cola commercial, Tang Tian turned around and went into training.
When the time came to November 26th, as in previous lives, the NBA labor and management finally announced that a new agreement had been reached between labor and management after 15 hours of negotiations, and the 149-day shutdown was finally over.
According to the league's official news, free agency and training camp will open on December 9 at the same time, and the new season will start on Christmas Day on December 25.
During the lockout, 70 NBA players played in overseas leagues, and most of these players signed contracts with NBA jump options, which would allow them to return to the league as soon as the shutdown ended.
But there are some of them that don't, like Wilson Chandler, Brooks, J.R. Smith, Patrick Mills and others who play in the Chinese CBA league, who can't return to the NBA until the CBA season is over.
Chinese player Yi Jianlian was not in this range, and after the shutdown ended, he also left the Guangdong team and returned to the NBA to find a new contract.
However, these are only a small part of the league, and most of the players who are waiting for the suspension to end, including the owners of the management, have been relieved after the announcement.
The fans were also cheering, they had been waiting long enough this time, if it weren't for the "godfather", they would probably be lonely to death.
It was also after the league announced the end of the shutdown that the third episode of "The Godfather" also came to an end, in which the "Godfather" brothers and NBA players Mike Beasley and Darko Milicic ushered in the ultimate battle.
Beasley and Milicic were the top players in '08 and '03 respectively, and the two were also starters for the Timberwolves last season, and Beasley scored a career-high 19.2 points last season, which is the best time to be in shape.
This is the most challenging and exciting matchup since the beginning of the "Godfather" series.
Such a matchup has also attracted unprecedented attention, with fans on the sidelines and a record number of viewers on the broadcast.
The two sides are not a 5-ball game in the usual sense, but 10 goals.
After the game started, Beasley became the absolute focus on the court, although he has been criticized by the outside world for his inconsistent style of play, but in this kind of heads-up and many catches, he is almost invincible.
After the opening, he scored eight goals in a row and almost ended the game directly.
Fortunately, after Tang Tian began to press with all his strength and restrict him from receiving the ball, the momentum was slowed down by their side.
And Milicic was very suppressed in the face of Mike, who scored consecutive points under the basket to catch up with the score little by little.
Milicic just couldn't stop Mike, Beasley only helped defend the bag, this bag, Tang Tian's strength on the outside began to show, he threw 4 three-pointers in a row, including a difficult back, directly reversed to end the game.
The last ball was very difficult, and after the throw, the whole scene went completely crazy.
This shot, the level of viewing and excitement is not inferior to the official game of the NBA.
It was in the midst of cheers that Mike finally unveiled his mystery.
It turned out that he was "Big Shark" O'Neal, who had just announced his retirement this summer.
At this moment, everyone suddenly realized, no wonder neither the previous Kante nor the current Milicic are Mike's opponents, O'Neill has just retired, it must be easy to beat them!
O'Neill's appearance also represents the official end of the third issue of "The Godfather".
After the filming of the godfather, Tang Tian and Walker's summer training of the four brothers finally came to an end.
Four guys, training together all summer, but they're going to four completely different teams now.
Thompson is on his way to the Bay Area to pan for gold, Irving is on his way to the small town of Cleveland, Walker is going to remote Charlotte, and Don is heading to San Antonio, Texas.
"Guys, new season, stay connected." Before parting, Tang Tian said to the other three with a smile.
"I've booked Rookie of the Year." Owen spoke.
"That's my rookie of the year." Walker said immediately.
"Go for it, I'll help the team make the playoffs." Thompson said confidently.
"Looking forward to hearing good news from you." Tang Tian finally smiled and stretched out his hand.
The four of them finally bumped fists, which was the end of their summer of training.
Although the training camp will not start until December 9, Tang Tian plans to go to San Antonio before December, he is a rookie, and it will involve a series of things such as signing, media appearances, and even renting a house and buying a car.
After packing up his belongings and saying hello to Olsen, he boarded the plane to San Antonio with Fagan.
The plane took off from JFK International Airport with a roar, and Tang Tian looked at the bustling city outside the window, which was getting smaller and smaller, and he also felt a lot in his heart.
In total, he has been living here since the end of the NCAA, and it has been more than half a year.
Now he was leaving the familiar place and heading to a strange city that he had never spent in his previous life.
The two places are more than 2,500 kilometers apart, almost traversing the entire United States, and it takes nearly six hours.
Tang Tian slept on the plane, and when he woke up, the plane had already entered Texas, had lunch, and chatted with Fagan for a while, and the crew prompted that San Antonio was about to arrive.
Tang Tian turned his head to look out the window, and the first thing he saw was a military control area with high walls, San Antonio is one of the deployment places of the US military base, not only garrison bases, but also air bases and castles.
Then you can see the famous San Antonio River, which runs through the city to form the famous riverside promenade, but because the promenade is built in the valley area below the street level, you can only see a piece of greenery at a glance, dotted with greenery in the city.
There are also many remnants of historical buildings from the Spanish period, which was the main battlefield of the war between the United States and Mexico, and the whole city is also full of history.
The plane roared down at San Antonio International Airport.
Tang Tian retracted his gaze and beckoned Fagan to stand up together.
If nothing else, he will spend the next few years in the city.
His NBA player journey will also officially kick off with the Spurs.