But it's easy to understand that the Nets are a team in New York, which is really much better than the Knicks next door, and they just lack a supergiant.

Irving's request for a trade sent a stir through the league and made the free agency market even more lively.

It's not just Irving who mentioned those interested teams, other teams are asking the Cavaliers for an offer.

At this moment, there was also a new development on Jones's side.

Paul prefers to join the Nets, and if he can, he can choose to execute his contract and then move to the Nets, which would give the Nets more room to maneuver in free agency.

There is no way out of the mountains and rivers, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village.

With two top point guards in a row, the Nets have turned around this time.

However, this also threw Tang Tian with a problem, he had to choose one.

While the Nets have space to eat these two point guards together, signing two top point guards is a complete waste when there is only one ball.

This time, Tang Tian only talked to Jones alone.

The two of them analyzed the advantages and disadvantages, and basically it was relatively clear.

Irving's advantage is that he is younger, he still has potential to be tapped, and the contract is relatively cheap, with two years of cheap contracts available, which will give the Nets more room to operate in the future.

His shortcomings are also obvious, the defense looks like a problem, and the experience is poor.

Paul is more experienced, that is, more powerful, and if Irving is a quasi-superstar, then Paul is a real superstar.

His weakness is that he is older, and it is easy to lock up the Nets' future reinforcement space.

At the end of the conversation, the opinions of the two people have basically reached an agreement.

If you want to beat the current Warriors, with the Nets' lineup, it is likely that it will not be something that can be done in one season, it will take a process, but signing Paul obviously can't afford to wait, and it is likely that if it doesn't work out in one or two seasons, Paul's contract will become a garbage contract.

In contrast, Irving, Booker and Jokic will have a higher degree of overlap in their peaks, and the likelihood of beating the Warriors is higher.

Unlike the Rockets in the previous life, the Rockets already have a supergiant like Harden, but the Nets don't.

If Irving could be traded, it would be a more favorable option for the Nets.

And Paul's side has always insisted on signing, even if he doesn't jump out of the contract, the Nets will send Yi Jianlian or Tucker in order to match the salary, and it is not cost-effective to sacrifice competitiveness in order to fulfill Paul's reputation.

After making the final decision, Tang Tian asked Jones to contact the Cavaliers first.

They and Irving are interested in each other and there is no guarantee that a trade will take place, and it may even be that because Irving's designated team has the Nets, the Cavaliers are likely to refuse to trade Irving to the Nets.

If you take the initiative to make a deal, I naturally can't go your way.

After initial communication with Cavaliers management, Jones agreed to meet at a café in New York.

The Nets are interested in Irving, the Cavaliers also need to make changes in order to keep James, and the Nets also have the players the Cavaliers want, which is why the two sides can sit down and negotiate directly.

There were six people in the meeting.

On the Nets' side, Tang Tian took Jones and Deputy General Manager Joseph.

On the Cavaliers' side, former general manager David Griffin failed to reach a contract extension with the team, and it was Kobe Altman, the deputy general manager of the Cavaliers, and his assistant Charles, and one person who was a little surprised, Cavaliers owner Gilbert also came.

Tang Tian had some entanglements with Gilbert before, but after all, it had been five or six years, and he had long forgotten about it.

At this time, the two of them met again as business partners, and when they shook hands with each other, they smiled tacitly, which was more like two old acquaintances.

After a brief pleasantries, the two sides quickly got to the point.

"Irving is a very capable player and he's important for the Cavaliers, and we wouldn't have considered putting him on the trade shelf if he hadn't requested a trade." Ultraman spoke.

Jones and Tang Tian both nodded, these are some official words, although it was David Griffin who wanted to trade with them in the previous draft, but it is impossible for Ultraman not to know, he said this, just to get more chips in the trade.

"Let's just make an offer." Tang Tian opened his mouth and said, he didn't want to go around in circles anymore.

Altman is only 34 years old and is likely to become the Cavaliers' new general manager, and if he does, he will join the Bucks' Joe Horst as the league's youngest general manager.

He glanced at Griffin, saw the latter nod, and then said, "We want to trade Irving for Jimmy Butler and Ronday Hollis Jefferson." ”

Irving traded for Butler and Jefferson Jr., the same chips he had in the draft.

Butler is a swing forward, whether he plays 2 or 3, he can play with James.

As for Jefferson Jr., he has potential both offensively and defensively, and that's the young player the Cavaliers want.

"Jimmy is not for sale for us." Jones had already communicated with Tang Tian before he came, and he knew very well what kind of bottom line it was, so he said directly at this time.

"I know you're chasing Gordon Hayward, and if the chase is successful, are you going to put Devin Booker off the bench? I feel like this deal is the best fit for both of us. Ultraman hasn't officially taken office yet, so he naturally wants to behave in front of his boss, and there is no meaning of concession in his words.

"Devin Booker is fully capable of playing the role of the sixth man, this does not need to be worried by Mr. Altman, our proposal is that with Deron and Jefferson Jr. as the main body, we will make a forward and backward change." Jones continued.

"Delon?" Altman, apparently not expecting so many from the Nets, turned his head to look at Gilbert.

Gilbert nodded, motioning for Jones to continue.

"Deron is more immediate-like than Irving, and he's proven that he can do a good job of killing the Warriors in the playoffs, and we can convince him to sign a slightly lower salary cap or a long-term contract with a player option, and then add Jefferson Jr. and trade for Irving."

"DeLong is so good, why don't you stay by yourself?" Ultraman asked rhetorically.

"Our roster, even if we keep DeLong, we proved last year that we can't beat the Warriors, but you're different, you have LeBron." Jones said this sentence a little skinny.

"Delong's salary is too high for us to eat." Ultraman waved his hand.

"We can consider accepting one of your junk contracts, but you're going to have to send us a first-rounder." Jones replied.

DeLong's salary will be more than 30 million, Irving's is more than 19 million, and there is a difference of about 11 million in between, and there are a lot of garbage contracts like this for the Cavaliers, such as Shampert, JR Smith and Tristan Thompson.

Jones' offer is equal on the salary, and the Cavaliers have long exceeded the salary cap, which is the only way they can sign DeLong.

Ultraman didn't speak, he turned his head to look at Gilbert, the boss was here, and it was naturally not his turn to make decisions.

Gilbert seemed to be thinking about it, and didn't speak.

"Daniel, let's keep it simple, Deron will be a good reinforcement for the Cavaliers, and the key to keeping LeBron, we are also old acquaintances, I can make some concessions, I don't want the first round that Keys said just now." Tang Tian said at this time.