The Rockets' championship parade was vigorous, and after the parade ended, the fans were still immersed in the joy of the dynasty.

Tang Tian's life was not easy.

Just like two years ago, his phone was blown up, and even more exaggerated than two years ago was that his apartment was full of people.

Every day, the management of a different team comes to him, and every day he is visited by people who ask him what he thinks.

While coaches can sign before the start of the new season, it's clear that everyone wants to get it done before the draft comes.

After all, Tang Tian has been better than most general managers in the past three seasons in terms of selecting people.

On this day, Thunder President Sam Presti took his assistant to Tang Tian's apartment.

"Don, Oklahoma City needs you so badly." Presti seemed to understand Tang Tian's character, and after sitting down, he said straight to the point.

"We still have three young people who have endless possibilities in the future, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Jeff Green, and it's going to be a big challenge, but a challenge that only you can do, join us."

Listening to Presti's excited words that looked like speeches, Tang Tian was a little numb.

I don't know how many times he's heard someone say that to him, and he's wondering if he really wants to make an appointment and wait in line.

"Yes, the Thunder are a team with a lot of talent and future, and I'll take that into consideration." Tang Tian stayed up until Presti's words were finished, nodded and said, this is also his answer to most team management.

"Don, can you give a positive answer? Or, do you have any special requirements? Instead of leaving, like the rest of the management, Presti asked.

Tang Tian glanced at Presti, and then realized that with the exchange of news, these management people were not so easy to deal with, but it just so happened that through this microphone, it was also an option to put forward their own requirements.

"No matter where I end up choosing, I want to have an absolute say in the management of the team's players, and it is real power." Tang Tian opened his mouth and said.

"You mean the general manager?" Presti was a little surprised.

"At least the head of operations."

Presti was silent, he had thought a lot before coming, but he didn't expect Tang Tian to make such a request.

"This ...... I'm afraid I won't be able to give an answer right now, so I'll have to go back and discuss it with the others. Presti thought for a moment and said.

"No problem, I'm not in a hurry." Tang Tian said with a smile.

Presti smiled and nodded, of course Tang Tian was not in a hurry, it was them who were in the management who were in a hurry.

Sending away Presti, Tang Tian also took out a piece of paper, which was already full of teams that had looked for him, Spurs, Warriors, Rockets, Magic, Knicks, Suns......

Write the Thunder, that's at least 25 teams.

He's really hot.

After Presti went back, he did not give Tang Tian a quick reply, and Tang Tian's request also spread among the management of each team.

In the next few days, Tang Tian's apartment went straight from a doorway to a door.

Tang Tian's request touched some of their sensitive places.

Coaching and management, it's a collaboration, but more often than not, it's a subordinate relationship, and there's a clear line between the two.

This is like the directors and directors of a company, the directors are the bosses who take the shares, and the directors are just hired by them to do the work.

Once there is an intersection between the two, the most likely situation is that the status is too high.

In other words, the biggest difference between a head coach and a general manager is that he doesn't have so much money.

This is something that many managers and even bosses can't stand it, which is why it is rare in history to have concurrently held the same position.

The capitalist class.

And anyone who can get to that point has an irreplaceable role for the team, such as Popovich.

Saying that Cao Cao Cao arrived, Tang Tian's apartment was quiet for a few days, and Popovich came to visit on this day.

"Don, I've talked to Pitt, you come to the Spurs for two years, and after the transition period, he will let you be the team's head of operations." After Popovich sat down, he said with some confusion.

"Not now?"

"Don, it's a little bit more complicated than you think, you're a young coach and you've never been in the team, so there's definitely going to be a transition period, but I can guarantee that two years is the maximum." Popovich spoke in a hurry, which was a big departure from his usual image, and it was clear that he should have had many exchanges with Spurs owner Pete Holt.

"I see." Tang Tian did not reply.

There's so much that could happen in two years' time, and if the Spurs also come up with a Morey-esque figure, he'll really hurt in the ass.

Now that he has a choice, he has to think more about himself.

Popovich left, and the old man didn't say much, after all, he also gave the original promise.

……

At Alexander's apartment at this time, Alexander was drinking coffee with Keith Jones, the team's deputy general manager and the team's old man.

"Case, what do you think about the fact that the management of the teams is saying that Don wants player management?" Alexander said and looked at Jones.

Jones is the old man of the team, who has been the general manager of Dawson and Morey, and has little selfishness in his work.

"To be honest, Don has done a really good job in the last three years in terms of player management, trading Steve Blake, selecting Paul Millsap, selecting DeAndre Jordan last season, and trading Ron Artest.

Alexander nodded, in terms of these things, Tang Tian's vision was indeed good enough.

"So I think it's feasible to have him as the team's head of basketball operations if we can, after all, he's already brought three championships to the city, and we need to meet some of his requirements for such a meritorious coach."

"What do you think of Darrell?" Alexander did not take a position, but asked another question.

Jones didn't expect Alexander to ask this, and he was stunned for a moment.

"Tell me what you really think, I forgot about it when I heard it." Alexander knew he had a scruple and continued.

"Darrell's ability is fine, he's a lot of energy, I've often seen him work late and he's good at statistically analysing players, and those analyses have proven to be correct, he's a great general manager.

But he has a strong desire to control, he likes everything to go in the direction he wants, and the error that can be allowed is too small and arbitrary. ”

Alexander nodded, Jones said that it was basically fine.

"Do you think Darrell will agree to hand over the player's operations?"