"I want you to play for the Nets, don't rush to say no, I'll say a few reasons."

Leonard nodded.

"I know you have a relationship with the Spurs, they nurture you, but you have to know that the NBA is a business, so you definitely don't have the Spurs alone."

"Yes, your contract with the Spurs is five years, which is one more year longer than other teams, but you should also know that a new collective bargaining agreement has been reached, and the extra year does not mean that you can get more money, or if you sign one year less, you will get more money in the future." Without waiting for Leonard to speak, Tang Tian directly added.

Leonard still nodded, but didn't say anything.

"The second point is that San Antonio is not a small place, but it is not comparable to New York, and in the Nets you will have more exposure, and you will become a New Yorker, and you will get more endorsement contracts, more money, and your commercial value."

Leonard nodded.

"The third point, you should know me, I will help you grow faster, you have the potential to become a star at the same level as LeBron James and Kevin Durant, of course, provided that you have enough correct training."

Tang Tian finished saying everything that needed to be said, watching Leonard wait for his decision.

Leonard didn't speak, as if he was thinking.

Tang Tian knew that Leonard was not just as simple as he seemed on the surface, and he would also think about it a lot.

"Of course, you don't have to rush to make decisions, we can keep in touch at any time." Seeing that Leonard hadn't spoken, Tang Tian was afraid of pushing him too hard, so he changed his words.

"No, Coach, I have a decision." Leonard finally spoke.

"Huh?" Tang Tian looked at him curiously, although he knew that there was not much hope, but if he was lucky enough to catch that one probability, there was no absolute impossibility.

"It's tempting to say that, and I think it's the best option for me, but like you said, it was the Spurs who chose me, and you know I'm not the kind of natural superstar that Tim and Coach Greg have cultivated me to make me who I am now, so I'm sorry, coach, maybe we will have a chance to work together in the future, but for now I still want to stay in San Antonio."

After listening to Leonard's words, Tang Tian smiled bitterly.

Sure enough, it's still too hard.

But these words are very sincere, not humble or silent, and they don't say it to death, at least Leonard's emotional intelligence is very good.

"Then let's look at the future." Leonard said so, and Tang Tian also knew that he had made up his mind, and there was no need to force it.

After leaving St. Anthony, Tang Tian did not return to Brooklyn, but went directly to Minnesota.

Jimmy Butler rents an apartment in the suburbs.

Because he was single, and he had only been in Minnesota for half a year, he still lived in a bachelor apartment.

When Tang Tian went, he was discussing the free agent market with his agent.

"Coach." Seeing Tang Tian again, Butler was still a little excited.

You must know that it was Tang Tian's full cultivation that led to his current achievements.

"Jimmy, you should know what I'm here for, how about it, if you're interested in coming to Brooklyn, I've got a contract for you with a maximum salary."

"Mr. Tang, we can only sign a four-year contract with the Nets at most, and if we stay with the Timberwolves, we can get a five-year contract." Before Butler could speak, the agent next to him took over.

"This is White, my agent." Butler said with a slight embarrassment.

He didn't know much about contracts and everything, and his agent was in charge.

"Wright, huh?" Tang Tian didn't show hostility, but sat down with a smile, "You know that the salary cap will rise sharply as early as next year, right?" Even if it doesn't rise next year, it's a matter of two or three years, are you really sure it's more beneficial to sign an extra year of contract? ”

Tang Tian said that White was speechless.

"New York is a big city, the Knicks are a mess right now, it's time for the Nets to rise, and don't tell me Jimmy has had a great time in Minnesota for half a year, and it's not a year or two for the Timberwolves to make the playoffs, and the Nets reached the Eastern Conference finals last season, plus Jimmy ......"

Tang Tian was so pointed, he didn't need to say the rest of the words, he could guess it with a little brain.

"White, I want to play for the coach." Butler thought about it and said, the Timberwolves still focus on cultivating newcomers, and in the past six months, the feeling of constantly losing has been very bad for him, you must know that he has been competing for the championship under Tang Tian before, which is in line with his competitiveness.

"We need to think a little bit about time." White spoke last.

Tang Tian nodded, he didn't force Butler to make a decision in a hurry.

After chatting for a while, Tang Tian was leaving, and Butler sent him downstairs.

"Jimmy, where is your agent from?" Tang Tian asked before leaving.

"He? He's from Minnesota, and I fired my old agent when I was traded by the Cavaliers, and I found a new one. "Butler still has 100% trust in Tang Tian.

If Tang Tian realized, it was no wonder that he hesitated.

"Jimmy, I want you to come to Brooklyn, but the final decision is not me or your agent, but yourself, what you want, what you care about, follow your heart."

Tang Tian finally said a very intriguing sentence.

Butler nodded thoughtfully.

After leaving Minnesota, Tang Tian temporarily returned to Brooklyn.

On the one hand, it is because it is necessary to wait for Butler's reply, and on the other hand, among the team's free agents, Yi Jianlian and Barton also need to sign, both of them are important rotations of the team, and they are also more in line with Tang Tian's style, and it is necessary to stay.

Yi Jianlian is only 27 years old now, and he is also at the peak of his career, although he can't sign a contract with the highest salary, but the annual salary must be more than 10 million.

If nothing else, let's just say that the quotes he received in the free market basically exceeded the number of 12 million.

Tang Tian hoped that the signing could be reached as soon as possible, so he sat down and chatted with Yi Jianlian for a while.

When the conversation was over, the contract was finalized.

A four-year, $48 million contract with a player option for the final year.

This contract seems a bit big, but Tang Tian knows that the salary cap will skyrocket next year, and it is really worth it to sign a power forward with an average of 17+7 per game with such a contract.

Because the renewal can be operated on the cap, and the freeze period has not yet ended, the two parties have reached a verbal agreement.

Yi Jianlian was followed by Barton.

Barton's situation is more special, his strengths are athleticism and physical fitness, but his body is thin, he does not have much independent offensive ability, the advantages and disadvantages are obvious, and the contract amount will not be too large.

In his previous life, he only renewed his contract with the Nuggets for 3 years and a contract of about 10 million.

Of course, with last year's playoff performance, this price will definitely go up a bit.

It was also when Barton's contract was still being negotiated that there was news from Butler's side.