The Rockets have two games left before the All-Star break.

However, when he returned to Houston, Tang Tian was first invited by Alexander to the manor as a guest.

The manor is located in the suburbs halfway up the mountain, facing the entire city of Houston, with good scenery and air, a typical rich man's residence.

When he arrived at the manor, Tang Tian found that in addition to him, the people invited were also the team's general manager Morey.

"Sit, this is some fresh strawberries I just received today, the best fruit to eat in February, come and try it." After sitting down, Alexander said with a smile.

February is still in winter, and there are not many fruits produced, but it is the season when strawberries are ripe, and the red tongtong not only looks good, but also tastes quite sweet.

"I heard that you had some conflicts because of the team?" After eating for a while, Alexan asked.

"No, Mr. Alexander, that's just some rumors." Morey said with a smile.

Tang Tian didn't speak.

"Darrell, you're not telling me the truth." Alexander said with a smile.

Morey reacted quickly, and immediately said with a smile: "It's just some differences of opinion, it's really not a big deal." ”

Tang Tian looked up at Morey and Alexander at this time, this is singing a double reed?

Seeing that Tang Tian hadn't spoken yet, Alexander looked at Morey and said earnestly: "Darrell, I know your ability, and you are also a very far-sighted manager, but you also know Tang's ability, without him, we would not have been able to win two consecutive championships so smoothly in the past two years." ”

"Yes, yes, I know." Morey nodded repeatedly.

"So if there is a transaction, or a signing, you have to discuss it with him more." Alexander continued.

Morey glanced at Tang Tian suspiciously, his expression was like looking at an informant.

Tang Tian frowned.

From Morey's reaction, Gasol Jr.'s deal, Alexander doesn't seem to know in advance?

This Morey, so bold? Aren't you afraid that he will look for Alexander before? Or is it that he won't do such a villain thing if he is sure of his character?

"Yes, I see." Morey nodded, and Alexander spoke, he didn't have much more to say.

"Don." Alexander turned his head to look at Tang Tian at this time.

"Darrell also thinks about things from his perspective, so some things can be communicated slowly, and I believe he is not a stubborn person."

Alexander is playing fifty boards each, when the peacemaker comes.

"Got it." Tang Tian responded perfunctorily, but he was extremely disappointed in his heart.

"That's right, if there are differences and misunderstandings between each other, more communication will solve them, our goal is to win the championship, and no one can do this without the two of you." Alexander said with a smile.

Tang Tian didn't say anything more, and he didn't even have the desire to ask.

Even if Alexander didn't know about it in advance, Ken knew about it afterwards, but he didn't fire Morey Squid, and he came to be a peacemaker, which has already made his attitude clear.

Maybe he feels that he can't keep himself in the summer, or maybe he thinks that he can win the championship if the lineup is neat and someone else leads the team, or maybe he just wants to continue to use Morey, but no matter which one he does, his current approach is obviously to make big things small and small things.

"Okay, it's almost time, let's go, let's go to the hall, I recently found a top chef from Brazil, and his steaks are really good."

He turned around and saw a servant appear at the door of the hall, got up and beckoned Tang Tian and Morey to get up for lunch.

Tang Tian ate half of it, felt a little disgusting, and directly found a reason to leave early.

When he came out of the manor, he looked up and saw the familiar city of Houston in front of him, his expression was a little complicated, after all, he had been here for 3 years.

Alexander's meal disgusted Tang Tian, but it made Morey's attitude change a lot.

The trade deadline is just after the All-Star break, and now is also the time when the teams communicate the most, and Morey will call Don into his office from time to time to discuss some trade matters.

Although Tang Tian has the heart to leave, he will still play to the end this season, after all, the glory of the dynasty team not only belongs to the Rockets, but also to himself, as well as his players.

The Rockets also played their final two games before the All-Star break.

Tang Tian's words at the press conference were also verified.

Playing the Bucks, Jordan Jr. was shaken up by Millsap and Villanueva, and the Rockets didn't feel good overall and eventually lost the game.

Playing the Timberwolves, the Rockets won the game with the overall strength, but Jordan Jr. suffered a lot whether he faced Jefferson or Love, and he ate 4 fouls in less than five minutes.

Every rookie has to pay tuition for their growth, Gasol Jr. and Scola are strong enough to make fewer contacts, and Jordan Jr. is not so easy to pass.

On this day, Morey looked for Tang Tian again, and it seemed that he had received a new trading plan.

Tang Tian passed by the training hall when he went, and heard a muffled sound of "bang" coming from inside.

Because the day after tomorrow is the All-Star Game, the team's training has been canceled, but I didn't expect there to be people in the training hall at this time.

He walked over to take a look, and then saw that it was Sun Yue, Yi Jianlian, and Landry inside.

Three hard-working brothers.

He smiled, but it was then that he looked at Landry.

Before the injury, Landry was the team's starting power forward, but with the rise of Yi Jianlian, he barely played time after returning from injury.

Now the team's No. 5 position is tight, if he can play, he will be allocated some playing time, but unfortunately he is a short inside.

Thinking about the investment he put into Yi Jianlian, it seems a little unfair to Landry.

Retracting his gaze, he left the gym and continued towards Morey's office.

"Tang, you're here, look at these insiders, if you want to make up for it, which one will suit us." Morey said as he handed a list to Tang Tian, since Alexander spoke, his attitude towards Tang Tian had improved a lot.

Tang Tian took it and looked at it.

Oreksei Pecherov, Ukraine's 2.13-meter power center, played in 27 games for the Wizards, averaging 3.6 points and 2.4 boards per game.

Patrick O'Bryant, a 2.13-meter center in the United States, played in 13 games with the Raptors, averaging 4.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game.

Alexie Kinsa, a 2.13-meter center from France, played in 31 games for the Bobcats, averaging 2.3 points and 1 rebound per game.

……

After sweeping the list, Tang Tian lost interest, although these centers have a certain amount of immediate combat power, they can't play in a championship-contending team like the Rockets.

"You know the salary space we have, and it's hard to trade somebody else." Morey saw Tang Tian's reaction and continued.

"Channingfrey, Humphries, Marcin Gortat, none of these people?" Tang Tian opened his mouth and said the names of several players.

These are all those who have a certain amount of strength and potential, but they don't have many opportunities to play in their respective teams.

Morey picked up the list of trades and glanced at them, then said: "You mentioned these people to me before, they know that we lack an inside line, and the asking price is very high, and from the current point of view, the transaction is not suitable." ”

"How tall?"

"In the first round of 10 years, Gortat's words, the Trail Blazers will have one more second round."

After listening to what Morey said, Tang Tian also knew that this deal was not cost-effective.

"Show me the players that are on the market right now." Tang Tian continued.

Morey reached for the list on the table.

Tang Tian's gaze swept from top to bottom.

The Rockets' trade team has a good deal of information, and it pretty much includes the names that came up at the trade deadline.

And underneath these names, there are some potential trading options as standard.

At this moment, Tang Tian's eyes were suddenly attracted by a name, and there was no plan written below this name.

"Is it possible for him?" Tang Tian pointed to the name and said.

"Him?" Morey frowned when he saw the name.