Tang Tian didn't rush to find Morey, or that was just a judgment on his part, and he had to see how it was.

If he really wants to trade Gasol Jr., Morey will always find him in advance.

On February 8, U.S. time, with All-Star Weekend just a week away, the Rockets hosted the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Rockets were significantly stronger than their opponents, and in the end, they were bloodless, defeating the Grizzlies 108-78 to improve their record to 42-10.

Gasol Jr. faced several interior players from the Grizzlies, with Darrell Arthur, Chuck Hayes, Daco Milicic and Hakhim Varik playing a game of 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench.

With his outstanding performance, Gasol Jr. was interviewed by reporters after the game, and was also showered with cold water by Maddie, and he was also quite happy.

Tang Tian was also in a good mood after the game.

Gasol Jr. played well, and Morey had to weigh it if he really wanted to trade.

When he got up the next day, Tang Tian's mobile phone suddenly broke, the alarm didn't ring, and he arrived at the training hall a little later than usual.

When he arrived at the training gym, Kerr was doing some basic training with his players.

It was at this time that he noticed that Gasol Jr. was sitting on the sidelines in a daze, looking not in a good mood, and he was the same as yesterday.

"Mark, what's wrong, I didn't sleep well last night?" Tang Tian went over and patted little Gasol on the shoulder.

"Coach." Little Gasol came to his senses, then stood up, "No, I was just distracted. ”

"Train well, you can't let up just because you played a good game." Tang Tian reminded.

Gasol Jr. nodded, and continued to train.

Tang Tian smiled, turned around and continued to remind the others.

The NBA season is long, with 82 games of intense intensity, which is a huge test for the players.

Of these, only the All-Star Game was a rare break.

However, it is also before and after this that the players are most likely to relax.

The basic training is followed by a full-court confrontation.

Tang Tian noticed that Gasol Jr. was still a little absent-minded, buttery on the offensive end, and leaky on the defensive end.

He turned to Cole and asked, "Did anything happen to Mark?" ”

"Huh? Don't you know yet? Cole was a little surprised.

Seeing that Tang Tian's puzzled face may indeed not know, Kerr explained: "There are rumors today that the team is discussing with the Grizzlies about trading Mark. ”

Tang Tian was a little surprised, he got up late in the morning, he was in a hurry, and his mobile phone suddenly broke, he didn't have time to pay attention to these.

"Just this morning?" Tang Tian asked.

"yes, OJ's message, I thought you knew about it." Cole followed.

The message sent by OJ, it must not be fake.

If his phone hadn't been broken, he would have received a text message by now.

Morey didn't even talk to him about it in advance!

Tang Tian's brows furrowed, and he greeted Cole and asked him to continue training, then turned around and went to the general manager's office.

"Darrell, it's me."

Knocking on the door and entering, Morey said with a smile: "Tang, you are here, I called you and didn't get through, and I was trying to ask someone to find you." ”

"The team wants to trade Mark?" Tang Tian asked directly.

"Come, you sit down first, sit down and talk." Morey did not answer Tang Tian, but motioned for him to sit first.

Tang Tian sat down, his face was not very good.

"Is the team really going to trade Mark?" He sat down and asked again.

"Well, I asked Deacon Bay about DeAndre Jordan and I think it's time to give him some performances, and Memphis gave them a first-round pick for next season, which is basically a lottery pick, and there is a high probability of getting the top pick, and you know that we have traded the team's first-round pick for next year in order to deal with Gazuric's contract." Morey explained.

"Mark can't be traded, he's key for the team." Tang Tian said directly.

This season, he sent Kerr and Thibodeau to training, and when Gasol Jr. grows up, he is as important as Yao Ming, and this axis is gone, and the advantage of the bench lineup will be gone.

Morey frowned, he had already explained it all.

The two men were silent for a while, and neither of them spoke.

"And DeAndre is not ready to play high-intensity games right now, so doing so could take us out of contention." Tang Tian broke the deadlock.

What he said is not alarmist, little Jordan is different from little Gasol, little Gasol has played in the professional league in Europe for a long time, but little Jordan is still a hairy boy jumping man, really let him be the first substitute on the inside, and Yao Ming's playing time will definitely skyrocket at that time.

"Don." Morey suddenly sat up straight at this time, looked at Tang Tian and said, "You are the head coach, the change of the lineup, how to run in is something you have to consider, as the general manager, I have to consider not only the present of the team, but also the future." ”

A high-probability pick, unlike Millsap and Gasol Jr., who missed out, is really likely to pick a superstar.

Although the Rockets are strong now, the Big Three are all getting older and must have a new cornerstone.

And according to the information he has, this year is a big year for the draft, and Blake Griffin, Tyrek Evans, and even James Harden are all players who can be cornerstones.

"It's too late, and now the playoffs are less than two months away, which is more than a trade that would have cost us all the hard work we had made before the season!" Tang Tian said and stood up directly.

Morey has his ideas as general manager, and he also has considerations as a head coach.

The two of them are in direct conflict.

"The team has already reached trade talks, and there is no point in talking about it at this point." Morey also stood up, unrelenting.

The information that OJ broke out shows that this is really the end of the negotiation.

Tang Tian gasped for breath, and Morey's "first cut and then play" really made him angry.

He suppressed his anger, took a deep breath and said, "If you really want to trade, at least wait until this year's playoffs are over." ”

"No, this in itself is a gamble, and if the Grizzlies do win the No. 1 pick, will they still trade us?" Morey is also aggressive.

Tang Tian was about to explode into foul language, and Morey really didn't want to discuss with him at all this time.

Although there were some small frictions between the two before, they were finally resolved, and this time it was a complete showdown.

It's a foregone conclusion, and there's no point in talking about it any further.

Tang Tian resisted the urge to explode and turned around and walked directly towards the door.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The door was slammed shut.

At the same time, the sound of Morey slapping the table in anger was heard in the office.