Tang Tian's answer was very official, and even a little polite, but it immediately aroused heated discussions among fans and the media.

Although he did not give a positive answer, he did not deny the possibility of leaving Spurs!

But this is actually Tang Tian's true thoughts.

The reason why he said this, instead of telling some lies, was because he felt that it was unnecessary.

Because the free market of the future is inherently fraught with uncertainties.

If he really showed his loyalty and ended up leaving the Spurs, it would have become a source for some people to hack him.

So, he chose to tell the truth.

Back in San Antonio, Popovich opened a bottle of 90-year-old red wine and dragged Tang Tian to chat in the coach's office.

"Don't take it seriously to the thing that made you play as a substitute before, that's the team's new rules."

After drinking for a while, Popovich spoke.

"When you play against the Rockets? Old man, then I forgot. ”

When Popovich said this, Tang Tian had probably guessed that he was looking for him because of what he said in the previous interview.

"I've been coaching in San Antonio for 22 years, 6 years as an assistant coach, 16 years as head coach, and it's a really great city and the culture here, it's one of the few quiet places in this business league."

What Popovich said next also confirmed Tang Tian's conjecture.

"Yes, old man, I love the city, I like your coaching style, and I love playing with Tim and Manu."

Tang Tian also said something from his heart to Duncan.

"Haha, that's good, don't worry about the contract, I'll try my best to get it done."

Popovich smiled and raised his glass.

What he wanted was actually Tang Tian's words.

Tang Tian also picked up the wine glass, and the two drunkards clinked glasses and drank them all.

After drinking, Tang Tian returned to the apartment and lay on the bed with a lot of thoughts in his head.

The Spurs were able to offer him the biggest contract, and judging by the All-Star votes and endorsements, he didn't need a big city to boost popularity.

So it's a good choice to stay here.

But he really doesn't want to think about these things right now, after all, as a restricted free agent, the future is not completely up to him.

The more he thought about it, the less sleepy he became, so he simply took out his phone and began to plan another important thing.

This year's All-Star Game will be played on Feb. 16 at the Toyota Center in Houston.

February 16, in addition to being the All-Star kick-off day, is also Olson's birthday.

After the relationship was formalized, she could no longer act as if she hadn't seen it before.

So you have to be prepared.

As we enter February, the All-Star Game is getting closer.

In addition to being asked by reporters whether he was willing to play for other teams, Tang Tian was also invited to the league's three-point shooting contest again.

But he refused.

For such a thing as a single event, you just need to win the championship once.

He doesn't need to rely on this kind of honor to eat, so a few consecutive championships or something don't appeal much to him.

This year, he's basically only going to play in the rookie game and the All-Star Game.

Fans were looking forward to All-Star Weekend, but team executives were starting to get busy with the upcoming trade deadline.

This year's trade deadline is not the same as last season's lockout season, which is Feb. 22, the fourth day after All-Star Weekend.

So the words of the all-stars are destined to be accompanied by all kinds of rumors.

As the coalition struggles to implement a new luxury tax policy, there are fewer rumors this year than in previous years.

Among them, two of the four big trades in the summer, the Magic and the Lakers, became the core of the rumors.

As the value of the protected draft picks in the trade continues to decline, the Magic are pinning their hopes on young players and trying to "change money" with other teams.

The Lakers once had rumors that Howard would trade Howard if he didn't renew his contract next year.

However, this rumor was quickly dismissed, and soon rumors spread that the Lakers were targeting the Suns' small forward PJ Tucker.

Aside from the Magic and Lakers, the Kings, Rockets, and Knicks are the three most active teams.

The Kings have completely abandoned their roster and are starting to fire off all sorts of young players.

The Rockets continue to make minor repairs in order to impact the playoffs.

The Knicks, on the other hand, began to try to strengthen after an unexpectedly good result.

It's basically a little bit of a fight.

But just one day before the All-Star Game began, a piece of news quickly became the focus of fans' attention.

According to OJ, the Rockets made a trade proposal to the Spurs, and they offered Don Tian with Chandler Parsons, but the Spurs rejected it.

As a sophomore rookie, Parsons averaged 15.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1 steal per game this season, shooting 48.6% from the field and 38.5% from three-point range.

His statistics are second only to Harden in the Rockets, and he is not much worse than Tang Tian, and he also shows very good potential as a sophomore.

Coupled with the fact that he signed a four-year child labor contract with the Rocket, the transaction value is very large.

Because of the problem of contract renewal next year, Tang Tian only has half a year left in the Spurs, and the Rockets used Parsons, who has a 4-year contract, to trade but was rejected.

This can only show that the Spurs attach great importance to Tang Tian and are confident that they will keep Tang Tian next year.

OJ's news is solid, and the Rockets' move shows that they can't wait for next summer.

Alexander wants to copy Yao Ming's legend!

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, which also shows that in the hands of the managers of each team, Tang Tian's market value is very large.

During this period of time, the biggest headache is Spurs general manager RC Buford.

Holt's order is dead, that is, it cannot exceed the luxury tax.

In the eyes of this boss who was born to sell tractors, no matter how good you are, you have the potential to compare with Duncan?

And Tang Tian is not the only young person in the team now, Leonard and Green are also very potential.

Even if you really count it, Tang Tian is just a top-level 3D who can pass the ball, and the upper limit is just a championship puzzle.

Therefore, in Tang Tian's matter, the luxury tax cannot be exceeded is his bottom line.

In terms of trading the market, because the Spurs are defending their title, Buford is unlikely to move the team's people.

That means all the pressure is on next summer.

He now feels like an ant on a hot pot, and if he doesn't manage the team's general manager, he won't be able to secure his position.

On February 14, there were only 2 days left before the start of the All-Star Game, and in the midst of rumors, Tang Tian, Leonard, and Duncan went to Houston to participate in the 62nd NBA All-Star Game.

Tang Tian is an All-Star starter, and Duncan is an All-Star substitute.

Leonard, who was not able to participate in All-Star Weekend last year, has improved significantly this year and will participate in the All-Star Rookie Game as a sophomore.