With the signing of Anthony, the Nets' roster is complete.

Point guards: Irving, Murray, Sexton

Shooting guards: Butler, Mitchell, Wade

Small forwards: George, Tucker, Porter, Ding Yanyuhang

Power forwards: Anthony, Yi Jianlian, Kuzma

Centers: Jokic, Mitchell Robinson

The 15-man squad has good starters and substitute strength in all positions.

The inside line seems to be a little lacking in thickness, but Yi Jianlian will appear more in the substitute No. 5 position, Tucker and Ding Yanyuhang can also swing to the No. 4 position, plus the small ball era often plays one big and four small, which is enough.

The only problem is the luxury tax.

Before the 12-man roster, the Nets needed to pay close to 50 million, and after signing Anthony, the team overtaxed 22 million, which required 3.75 times the luxury tax according to the luxury tax calculation rules, that is, 82.5 million.

Anthony, Wade and Ding Yanyuhang are equivalent to giving the Nets more than 30 million dollars in luxury tax.

Although the Nets have developed rapidly in recent years, Tang Tian can't afford to pay such a luxury tax.

He has the Don company, but after all, he is not a billionaire like Prokhorov and Ballmer.

Yi Jianlian will definitely not move again, the only player who can be traded is Tucker, Tucker has a contract of 11.5 million and a 2-year contract, which is a standard high-quality forward 3D and the standard player of the championship-winning team.

However, after the Nets traded George last season, his team positioning has been declining.

Add to that the introduction of Anthony and the development of Potter, and his status will only drop even further.

In this case, trading him to a championship-contending team is a good option for both parties.

As before, Tang Tian talked to Tucker before making this decision.

Tucker's attitude is different from Yi Jianlian, although he was a member of the Thunder team at the beginning, he still values playing time and team status more, which can be seen from the fact that he chose to leave the Thunder to join the Nets.

After talking to Tucker, the latter was more interested in joining the Rockets.

The Rockets lost Ariza, missed Anthony again, and are now short of people at the front, and he may be able to start in the past.

Tucker wanted to go, and Tang Tian also asked Jones to try his best to arrange it, after all, he has helped the team a lot in the past two years.

Moreover, strengthening the strength of the Rockets is also a drain on the Warriors, and it is also beneficial from a strategic level.

Tang Tian confessed, and Jones soon went to fall stones.

The Rockets have expressed strong interest in the Nets' proposal.

Now the Jermichael Green in their team is very similar in function to Tucker, but the ability is much different, and this is a significant upgrade if it is replaced.

And Green's contract (8 million) is similar to Tucker's, and he only needs to add an add-on to make the trip.

However, the Nets were originally trying to avoid taxes, and they were not of much interest to Green.

This means that a third party is required.

The Grizzlies quickly came into the spotlight of both sides, and they needed a forward to help Jaren Jackson Jr. grow.

And unlike the Nets and Rockets, they still have about 9 million space from the salary cap, which can be done directly with trade exceptions.

After the three parties sat down at the negotiating table, they quickly got their own goals.

After the three parties basically agreed, OJ followed up on the details of the deal the next day.

The Nets sent PJ Tucker for an $8 million trade exception, Luke Richard Bamot (a new one-year salary) and a future second-round pick from the Grizzlies.

The Rockets sent Bamot and Jermichael Green to get P.J. Tucker.

The Grizzlies sent an $8 million trade exception and a future second-round pick to get Jermichael Green.

In terms of three-way comebacks and returns, the Rockets are clearly the most profitable, which is also in line with Morey's character.

However, the Nets' first purpose in making this transaction was to avoid taxes, and after the trade took Tucker, their ultra-luxury tax became about 12 million, and according to the rules, they paid 2.5 times the tax, which is about $30 million, which is within the acceptable range of Tang Tian.

And the Bamot that he got is also a very good defensive player, which will help the team.

After the trades were completed one after another, the Nets' work for the new season was basically over.

It was at this point that Leonard's time finally settled, and the Spurs traded DeRozan and Jacob Poeltl from the Raptors after sending Leonard and Danny Green, as well as a protected 2019 first-round pick.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, in August, Tang Tian went back to China.

Liao Basket he hired professional managers in management, and the basketball school is directly connected, coupled with the youth training that has been focused on training, the strength of domestic players in Liao Basketball is very strong, plus this season the team will sign Willie Reed, who played for the Nets last season, and the new season has the strength to impact the championship.

Tang Tian also specially met with Guo Allen, Zhao Jiwei and He Tianju this time, and in the future, it is possible that the team will still invite them to participate in the summer league.

Their strength may not be able to impact the NBA, but if they receive professional training in the United States, their own strength will also be greatly improved.

Liao basketball, basketball school, training camp all went around in circles, and Tang Tian finally went to Boss Ma's teahouse.

The place is in the same place, but Boss Ma is much more idle now than before.

When Boss Ma went to participate in the championship ceremony before, he had already talked about the repurchase, but this time it was just a matter of going through the form and signing.

The two of them drank a few cups of tea, and they basically got it done.

45% of the shares have been sold for nearly 1.5 billion, which is also the current value of the Nets, which is close to super giants such as New York and Los Angeles.

After signing, Tang Tian also officially achieved 100% full ownership of the Nets and Barclays Center.

Boss Ma also made a lot of money from this investment, which is a win-win situation.

Seeing that Tang Tian had finished signing, Boss Ma couldn't help but smile and said, "In the end, you still didn't touch the 2% shares." ”

2%, which naturally refers to Ali's 2%, is now estimated to be close to 10 billion, Tang Tian gritted his teeth and persisted until now, he definitely earned it.

After signing and sitting and drinking tea and chatting for half an afternoon, Tang Tian left for the United States the next day.

The squad for the new season has been decided, the squad looks very good, and it's time for the team to get ready for the season.

He returned to China at the end of August, and most of the team's core was still on vacation, but Ding Yanyuhang, Mitchell Robinson, Murray, Sexton, a few newcomers and fringe players had already started to practice early.

What surprised him a little was Mitchell, who had just shared the Rookie of the Year with Simmons, who had just come to the training gym early to train on passing with the help of Rodgers.

Tang Tian was still very relieved to see this scene.

Mitchell doesn't just have to be strong, but he doesn't just pay lip service.

He was the team's sixth man last season and could just focus on scoring, but he clearly wasn't content with that.

Practicing the ball well is the key to his progress, and it seems that he knows it quite well.