The first-round draft was about to end, and when he went downstairs to find Siakam and Brogdon, Tang Tian met an old acquaintance.

Vice President of the Alliance, Tetham.

Since Tang Tian entered the alliance, the relationship between the two has been very good.

After Xiao Hua came to power, Tetum also became the chief vice president of the alliance.

The two of them greeted each other and chatted a few words.

"You had a great performance in the finals and you were able to win in that situation."

Tetum congratulated Tang Tian, and his words seemed to reveal that he was not very satisfied with the penalty scale.

"I don't want to go through that kind of penalty again."

Tang Tian said with a smile.

"Yes."

Tetum then leaned over to Tang Tian and whispered.

"I also miss that kind of basketball from the David era, and I'm going to try to change that on the league board."

After he said this, the staff over there reminded him that he could go backstage.

The first round of the draft is over, and it will be his turn to broadcast in the second round.

Tang Tian looked at Tatum's back thoughtfully.

His current league is at a low level, and he is no longer at the same level as the local Spurs.

He even surpassed James, won one or two more championships, and could already approach Jordan back then.

His previous appointment with Xiao Hua could not be stopped, but now he can gradually speak out to change.

Tatum would be a good replacement.

He saw that Siakam was not far away, put the idea aside for a moment, and walked over.

Siakam looked young, but talkative.

For players who can get out of Africa, like Aminu before them, this seems to be their unique label.

"I can't wait to play with you, it will be an honour for me and I will train hard for this goal until it happens."

And what makes Siakam different from Aminu is that he speaks very eloquently, making it easy to trust him.

"You will."

Tang Tian smiled and hugged him, giving him the greatest encouragement.

After chatting with Siakam, Tang Tian met Brogdon again.

In contrast to Siakam, Brogdon seems mature and steady, and he doesn't talk much.

However, this is also the characteristic of a senior student, and his mind is much more mature.

Both of them are very distinctive, and they will also be a good addition to the Pelicans' strength.

After saying hello, Tang Tian sat aside and listened to the whole broadcast of Tatum.

If you want to talk about Tetum, his temperament is still relatively poor, but judging from the words exchanged between the two in the past, his ambition is not necessarily lower than Xiao Hua.

This year is a small year for the draft, and in addition to Brogdon, who was fished away by Tang Tian, Zubac has some strength in the second round.

However, for Chinese fans, this year's draft has gained a lot.

Zhou Qi was drafted by the Rockets with the 31st pick (in a trade for a draft pick from the Celtics).

is also a Chinese player, and he is also the 31st pick, which inevitably makes people look forward to it.

However, I have to thank Tang Tian for making the league full of confidence in Chinese players again.

After Zhou Qi, Wang Zhelin was also selected by the Nets with the 51st pick.

This order is also a bit higher than in history.

Two Chinese players were selected one after another, and it seems that neither of them was at the draft site, but this is enough for Chinese fans to be excited again.

"In 2016, with the sixtieth overall pick in the second round, the Phoenix Suns selected Josh Ferrer, a 1.83-meter point guard from Indiana University."

With Tyam announcing his final pick, the 2016 draft came to an end.

Demps also came down from the upstairs early, and he didn't get a proper trade proposal again, with Siakam and Brogdon being their final gains.

The draft was over, and the two went back to New Orleans together.

For them, the upcoming free agent market will be important.

It's not just about what kind of reinforcements they can get in there, it's also about the reinforcements of other teams.

If you want to defend your title successfully, you can only win all battles by knowing yourself and knowing your opponent.

There is still a week or so left before the free market begins.

It was also at this time that two major events occurred in the alliance.

One is related to Duncan.

Nearly two months after the end of the season, Duncan finally announced his retirement on his personal social media.

As Tang Tian knew, there was no retirement tour, no press conference, just a simple message.

I'm retiring.

Catch everyone off guard.

It's Duncan, but what doesn't Duncan is that in this tweet, Duncan also Aite is the only person.

Not Ginobili, not Popovich, but Don Tian.

"I said, Don, the future is yours."

This sentence caused a lot of heated discussions among fans.

"There has been no stone Buddha in the alliance since then, thank you to the name Tim Duncan, who has accompanied us for 20 years!"

"He's the greatest power forward in history, but he's also the most low-key superstar, and I hope that when people talk about him in the future, it's not like he's just an average star who averages 19 points and 11 rebounds per game, and we've seen his greatness."

"If Don hadn't left the Spurs, he would have been the face of the Spurs for the next two decades, but even if he left, it didn't change Duncan's attitude towards Don, which is the most valuable friendship in the league."

"We said goodbye to too much youth this past season, Kobe Bryant, Duncan, the same thing is that they all passed the torch to Don, I hope Don can give us a better now, youth never ends!"

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Tang Tian was also full of emotion when he saw this.

Duncan had already said this to him when the two exchanged jerseys in the final game of the regular season last season.

To say it now is more like being open to the world, which is a kind of hope and sustenance.

For Duncan, who loves cars, perhaps only Tang Tian is worthy of saying such things.

Duncan's retirement was embarrassing, and while fans were still immersed in grief, another incident quickly attracted their attention.

Durant's contract extension with the Thunder isn't going well.

Previously, in order for Durant to successfully complete the contract extension, Westbrook has jumped out of his player option.

But Durant and his team didn't renew his contract right away.

According to Woj's latest report, Durant is open to returning to the Thunder, but he will also test the waters of the upcoming free agent market!

This sentence seems familiar, Anthony said something similar at the beginning, and finally returned to the Knicks.

But Durant and Anthony are obviously different, he obviously doesn't care so much about money, which can be seen from the original contract extension with the Thunder.

On the contrary, the message given by this sentence may be exactly the opposite of what Anthony originally said.

With the relationship between Durant and the Thunder, if you stay with the Thunder, you don't have to go through so much trouble, and you can reach an early contract extension before the end of the season like the last contract extension.

broke the news, which means that he is likely to leave the Thunder team!