When Jill saw his father's eyes, he quickly understood.

That good boy should be very important in Dad's heart.

She didn't ask again.

The two men had almost rummaged through the entire basement before taking out the bottle of wine in the innermost corner.

There was still half a bottle of wine left, but the value of that half bottle was probably more than all the wine in the basement combined.

"Finally found you, help me book a plane ticket to New York tomorrow."

Popovich picked up the Jefferson and said happily.

After signing an offer contract with the Pelicans, Tang Tian continued to turn around and train with his hard-working brothers.

The day ended with training, and Walker and they talked and laughed back to the apartment.

As a result, as soon as they reached the door, they were stunned.

At the door stood a dusty old man, holding a bottle of red wine in one hand and a bag of dried fruit in the other.

Seeing Tang Tian and them coming, the old man showed a kind smile.

It was like saying, you're finally here.

"Bobo ......"

"Kemba, let's go, didn't you say you would practice with me at night?"

Before Walker could finish speaking, he was pulled back by Butler.

Owen and Thompson also reacted, and after saying hello, they also turned around and walked away quickly.

"Old man, why are you here?"

Tang Tian didn't expect Popovich to come at this time, and looking at the posture, it was obvious that he was coming to drink with him.

As he spoke, he walked over to the door and opened it.

"Look at this."

Popovich didn't answer Tang Tian, but shook the wine in his hand.

From a distance, you can smell the strong aroma of wine.

A few of these wines have been left for fifty or sixty years.

"Jefferson 1874, you've always wanted to drink."

However, when Popovich said the year of the wine, Tang Tian was still shocked.

Popovich, you can really get this wine!

But after the shock, he also realized something.

After drinking for 2 years, he didn't drink Popovich's wine, but Popovich found the ball at this point in time.

As long as you're not stupid, you know what that means.

At least, Popovich's dusty appearance certainly wasn't here for celebration.

He's going to New Orleans next season.

"Then I'm going to have to drink more, and I'd better finish it, or I'll lose a lot."

Tang Tian guessed it, but he still acted very happy.

Popovich laughed.

After opening the door and entering, the two of them sat down and talked while drinking.

"It's something that Pitt gave me when I first became a coach, and I don't know where that guy got it, so I just had one drink."

Popovich was talking about the origin of the bottle of Jefferson.

A wine of this caliber certainly has a story to tell, especially now that half a bottle has been drunk.

"In '99, when the Spurs won the championship for the first time, I had a drink with that old guy from David [Robinson]."

Sure enough, without Tang Tian asking, Popovich told the story by himself.

"Then in the summer of '00, Tim wanted to go to Orlando, and I was stunned to use a quarter bottle to keep him."

When he said this, Popovich's expression was obviously a little dripping blood.

"Tim still wants to be to Orlando?"

Tang Tian asked curiously.

"yes, that guy, he almost got sugar-coated by the Orlando guys, yes, they all used Tiger Woods to kidnap him, but luckily with this bottle of wine made him stay in the end."

Popovich laughed as he spoke, and while he was still taking a sip, he took a big sip.

"But I know that he never wanted to leave San Antonio."

Putting down the wine glass, Popovich said with emotion again.

"He's that kind of guy, he's just a naughty big kid, and he'll never grow up."

Tang Tian didn't say anything when he heard this, and he also took a big sip of his wine glass.

"Yes, that's what he is."

After hearing that Duncan wanted to use retirement to make salary space for himself, he had already made an emotional decision.

As long as the Spurs match, he will wait 2 more years.

Duncan, was the reason for his decision.

But now it's not something he's willing to wait for, it's something the Spurs aren't willing to match.

"It's good to go out, this place in San Antonio is too small for an old man like me, not for a young man like you."

Popovich seems to have figured it out too.

Even if he really convinces Holt, it will not be easy to deal with Tang Tian and Leonard's ball control in the future.

Just like Carter and Maddie at the beginning, it is not ordinarily difficult for the two top wings to stay at the same time.

"It's the best result for everybody, Tim can play for a few more years, and Leonard and Green need a bigger stage to play."

Tang Tian followed.

He also saw that there are no permanent teammates in the NBA, and friends will not become strangers just because they are not on the same team.

Even if he leaves the Spurs, his relationship with this group of people, including Popovich, will not change.

Popovich smiled, picked up his wine glass, touched it with Tang Tian, and then took another sip.

It is easy to get drunk with high-vintage wine, Tang Tian tried his best, but he only drank one glass, and Popovich himself drank two glasses.

By the end, both of them were flushed, and they both fell drunk on the sofa and snored loudly.

In the middle of the night, Tang Tian woke up from the freeze, only to find that the window had forgotten to close.

Rubbing his head to close the window, he looked at Popovich, who was lying on the couch with white hair, and now he really looked like a bad old man.

He went into the bedroom, took the quilt out, and covered Popovich.

Seeing that the others didn't come back, he went straight to Walker's room to sleep.

Just when they were snoring, OJ broke the news before the Spurs official: The Spurs would not match the Pelicans' offer to Tang Tian.

This also means that after Jeremy Lin and Asik last year, Tang Tian has become the third player to be successfully poached by a poison contract.

Social media exploded instantly.

"LeBron: Oh my God!"

"Damn, this is my fever and finally going to win the championship?!"

"The Spurs are really losing strength this time, and to be honest, if it wasn't for Don last year, they would definitely not have won the championship."

"Don went to the Pelicans, he really can't play better than in the Spurs, it's really a lose-lose result!"

"I'm happy as a Pelicans fan, and whether Don can be the core or not, our weak wings have been strengthened! Don is the best defensive player! ”

"Yes, regardless of whether the system is systematic or not, Don's best defensive team and best defensive player will not be absent, he can bring toughness to the Pelicans!"

"But it's still hard for the Pelicans to make the playoffs, Anthony Davis is completely exaggerated, Eric Gordon's injury will never get better, plus one of the least famous All-Star Holiday is still difficult to make the playoffs in the West."

"Counting Don, a system player who is considered to be the core, is this a 'league of exaggerators'?"

"I think it's almost the same as calling the League of Frustrated, after all, I don't think Don has forced a few days, and I can't imagine that the Spurs will give up the match."

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ps: In October 2014, ESPN/TNT and the NBA's new TV broadcast contract was officially signed, which was 3 times the original broadcast contract, and it came into effect in 2016, which is also the reason for the skyrocketing salary cap in the summer of 2016, so it is impossible for the bosses to know that it will rise at this point in time in the book.

And even if the broadcast contract is signed, it will not be known until 2016, which is why in the summer of 13, Paul and Howard will sign big contracts, especially Paul, the four heroes are shrewd in terms of salary.