After a three-way negotiation, all three teams added some draft picks to the mix, and the deal was finally finalized.

The Pelicans sent Gordon and future second-round picks to Bojan Bogdanovic, Joe Harris and a $10 million trade exception from the Cavaliers;

The Cavaliers sent Joe Harris, a 2016 first-round pick and a $10 million trade exception to Thaddeus Young and the Nets' 2016 second-round pick;

The Nets sent Thaddeus Young and Bogdanovic to Gordon, a 2016 first-round pick from the Cavaliers, and a future second-round pick from the Pelicans.

Because Young's contract extension with the Nets won't be signed until after July 1, it's more than a three-way deal.

But this kind of transaction is just an official announcement, and there will be basically no variables.

Originally, the Pelicans' roster could have changed very little, but this trade has given their roster a lot of improvement.

After making the deal, Rausa went downstairs to greet Harrell, and when he returned, they could withdraw from the Barclays Center.

Demps was not idle in the cabin, and he asked about the Tang Tian Summer League again.

This approach made Tang Tian a little helpless, is this Demps the general manager or him the general manager?

However, Demps's trust in him could not make the other party chill.

This year is a standard draft year, and even Downs is not a very stable one, and it was not finalized until the eve of the draft.

The rest is Okafor's fame, Russell, Porzingis, etc., the strength assessment before the draft is not high.

Not to mention the rest of the rookies, who basically didn't have much of a chance to play in the NBA.

But the short guy pulls out the general, and the annual summer league is basically for this purpose.

Among these players, Tang Tian was attracted by a name at first sight.

Allen Guo.

The NBA draft includes those who sign up for the draft, and there are also some who are automatically drafted when they reach the age of the draft.

This is the case with Allen Guo.

22 years old is the maximum age for a player to participate in the draft, Guo Allen has not taken the initiative to sign up before, and he has been selected since this season.

Choosing Allen Guo to play in the summer league?

The idea seems good.

The Pelicans are now the most popular in China, and it would be a good business idea for Allen Guo to come and play a summer league.

Moreover, Guo Allen can go to the United States to play in the summer league, which will improve his personal strength and be good for the national team in the future.

But soon, he took his eyes off Allen Guo.

If he did it for his own sake, it would really be no different from James.

He finally fixed his eyes on the name of another person.

Bryn Forbes.

Forbes didn't play in the combined tryouts in Chicago, so many teams don't have detailed numbers about him.

But the Pelicans got their eye on him.

The reason is simple, Forbes is the single-game three-point shooting record in the NCAA Big Ten (11-of-16 shooting).

The Pelicans have been trying to find a three-point shooter since Tang Tian came, and this has almost become the team's traditional culture.

In addition to his excellent projection, Forbes also has certain ball control and organizational skills, and when he is cultivated as a potential stock, he may be able to use it in the future.

Tang Tian recommended Forbes to Demps, and it was at this time that Rausa returned.

They packed up and pulled out of Barclays Center.

This draft trip made Tang Tian more confident about next season.

The draft is over, and the free market is about to begin.

However, Tang Tian basically didn't participate, the Pelicans now have a stable lineup, the deal has been reached, and the rest are minor repairs, and Temples can handle it himself.

He was going to take Olsen to the hospital to check the child's gender.

Because the draft has dragged on for a few days, he is also a little impatient and nervous.

Told Olson to go to the hospital the next day.

That night, however, he was woken up by a phone call from Demps.

He wasn't in a good mood, and Demps was really harassing him at any time and occasion.

But after Demps said what happened, he didn't have time to get angry.

Because of D'Antoni, who got his hands, flew.

D'Antoni and the Pelicans have reached a signing intention before, but the subsequent signing did not go so smoothly, and the two sides had a big disagreement on the salary issue.

D'Antoni wants a five-year, $25 million contract, but the Pelicans can only offer a four-year, $16 million contract.

It's not just the annual salary that is different, but also the number of years.

Just when the negotiations between the two sides were deepening and they were about to reach 20 million in five years, D'Antoni suddenly withdrew.

The reason is very simple, the Rockets gave him a five-year contract of 25 million.

Originally, D'Antoni failed to coach the Lakers last season, and his market prospects should be mediocre.

But the success of Cole next door made the owners of all teams want to engage in the model of offensive head coach + defensive assistant coach, and he suddenly became a sweetheart.

This time, the cooked duck flew.

Tang Tian didn't expect this to happen, he had already imagined how to play the magic ball, and even the trade of the draft was to serve this.

In fact, don't say it's him, Demps is also prepared like this.

It's no wonder that he was in a hurry, after all, it happened suddenly.

"How's going on Stevens and the Celtics?"

Tang Tian asked directly.

Among the remaining coaches, Carl has a strong personality, Avery Johnson has a limited level, and the most suitable is only Stevens.

Although Stevens is not as systematic as D'Antoni, he knows how to teach according to his aptitude like Popovich and Carlisle, and he is another suitable candidate.

"They haven't reached an agreement yet, and the two sides also have disagreements on the salary of the contract extension."

Demps talked about the situation on Stevens' side.

"Okay, I'll go to Boston tomorrow, and you talk to Mr. Benson."

Over there, Demps quickly nodded and agreed, D'Antoni had already flown off, Benson would definitely be unhappy tomorrow, and he could only move out of Tang Tian now to save himself.

Benson's love for Tang Tian is now to the extreme.

When he got up the next day, Tang Tian talked to Olsen about the situation and postponed the day of going to the hospital a few days.

After making an appointment with Stevens, he boarded a direct plane to Boston.

"I want to invite you to come to New Orleans as a head coach."

When Tang Tian saw Stevens, he went straight to the point.

Stevens paused for a moment, then smiled.

He didn't expect Tang Tian to suddenly come to say this, after all, he already knew that the Pelicans and D'Antoni basically reached a contract.

This is tantamount to letting him be a spare tire.

However, after chatting with Tang Tian for two hours, he finally agreed.

Originally, the two of them had a sense of bosom friend in the boya period, but now that the opportunity is in front of him, he really has no reason to refuse.

And the Celtics' hesitation on the issue of contract renewal made his heart gradually cold.

On the one hand, the heart is cold, and on the other hand, there is an opportunity, and this choice is not difficult for him.