Iverson's cut caused an uproar in the league.

Although Iverson is 35 years old, his strength and condition have declined significantly, but after all, he is a former supergiant, and it is still embarrassing to be laid off before the contract is completed.

In the NBA, there is no such thing as affection or anything after all.

Like countless veterans, Iverson's layoff is at most a bit of a discussion, some people want to fight again, see if there is a chance to rejuvenate the second and third spring, and if no one wants it, he will almost retire.

But the statement that followed by the Iverson team surprised everyone.

Iverson won't play as a substitute for any team!

Tang Tian thought that Iverson's career had completely changed because of his intervention, but in the end, the well-known "no substitution" incident in his memory still appeared.

The 48-hour "claim period" passed, and there was no accident and no one claimed it.

(Note: NBA players are cut with a 48-hour clarification period, which is known to many as the "claim period", during which the new team pays all the remaining salaries of the contract, while the team that is not recognized becomes a full free agent.) ）

And immediately after that, no team approached Iverson.

The NBA has only 70 backcourt starting positions, and Iverson is old and can't keep up with the defense.

Iverson seems unfortunate and has no choice but to retire.

"Case, ask the people below to buy me a plane ticket to Philadelphia." At the end of the day's daily meeting of the manager's group, Tang Tian told Jones.

"Philadelphia? Do you want to go to AI? Jones asked curiously, the most likely way to go to Philadelphia at this point is to go to Iverson.

"We're missing a shooting guard." Tang Tian nodded.

"Do you want me to come along?"

"No, I'll just follow Dent with me."

Jones nodded, he knew Tang Tian's character, and he didn't ask much.

The next day offseason, Tang Tian and Dante got on a plane to Philadelphia.

The distance between the two places was just over 500 kilometers, and an hour later, they were already at Iverson's home.

The apartment was a mess, with clothes and beer bottles all over the floor, which was even more messy than the previous Barnes apartment.

He has dirty braids, tattoos all over his body, and the most striking thing is the word "loyalty" on his neck.

This tattoo is Iverson's life motto, admonishing himself to be loyal to friends and family.

Somewhat ironically, he chose to return to Philadelphia two offseason two years ago, but was ruthlessly laid off.

Iverson's eyes were hazy, and his mental state was not very good.

was laid off, plus he and his wife Tavana are divorcing.

For Iverson, it was the hardest time of his career, perhaps even more than when he played in the slums as a young man.

At that time, there was at least hope for him.

Now, there is no ball to play, the future is dark, degenerate, bankrupt, making money, all those things in the previous life, may not be far from him.

"Allen, the Cavaliers are still missing a shooting guard, and we are interested in offering you a one-year veteran base salary contract." Tang Tian got straight to the point.

The Cavaliers' point guard, Greene and Stephenson's combination looked like it was enough, but Green's injury gave him a sense of crisis.

I relied on Jeremy Lin to swing and play for a while, but Jeremy Lin's confrontation is a problem, and the first-year performance is also unstable, the regular season can be played, and the playoffs may not work, and if there is an injury at that time, it will be troublesome.

At this time, it is imperative to add a scoring guard with instant power.

A while ago, he was looking for it, and Iverson was suddenly cut, which happened to enter his field of vision.

After hearing this, Iverson was a little pleased, and looked up at Tang Tian.

Because the clarification period is unclaimed, Iverson's salary will be paid in full by the 76ers, so money is not a major issue.

"Can I play as a starter?"

"I can't." Tang Tian replied very directly.

It's impossible for Paul not to play as a starter, and Green's versatility is now unmatched by the Cavaliers.

So, playing the starter, it's impossible.

Iverson's eyes were lost when he heard this.

After a moment's hesitation, he continued: "I won't play as a substitute, I won't play as a substitute in my career." ”

"There's nowhere else to give you the ball right now!" Dante muttered.

Tang Tian stretched out his hand to signal Dan to speak, and put the business card on the table.

"You can consider it, contact me if you need to."

After saying that, he just got up and walked out.

"I'm not going to be a substitute, don't think about it." Iverson said, standing up.

Tang Tian ignored it.

Although Iverson still has some immediate combat power, it is just the icing on the cake for the Cavaliers, and there is also a potential locker room risk, so if he really doesn't come, there is nothing to lose for him.

Dent went over and opened the door.

Before going out, he remembered some memories of his previous life, turned around and said more.

"It's the only chance you have to win the championship."

Iverson stood there stunned.

Without waiting for him to respond, Tang Tian then left with Dante.

"I'm not going to play on the bench, no." Tang Tian left for a while before Iverson came back to his senses, and after sitting down, he muttered to himself.

After chattering for a while, I saw the business card on the table, and I was a little unhappy, so I picked it up and wanted to tear it, and then threw it back on the table.

"I won't."

With that, he picked up the beer on the table, poured it into his mouth, and went back to his room.

"Dante, you pay more attention to the other teams' trade information lately, the deadline is less than a month, and the other teams should also move." On the plane back to Cleveland, Tang Tian turned his head and admonished Dante.

"Iverson?" Dante asked, confused.

"We have to be prepared for both." Tang Tian opened his mouth and said.

Dan nodded.

As the clock ticked into late January, Green slowly regained his form, and the Cavaliers began a new round of brutal winning streaks.

In the second half of the month, they won all 7 games, and their record also came to a terrifying 40-3.

The team is likely to break the Bulls' regular season record of 72 wins.

"We'll win."

"We're going to try to win the game."

"We're going to play style."

Here are some of the things the Cavaliers opponents said in their pre-game interviews.

Obviously, there are some very interesting changes happening.

It's February.

Halfway through the NBA regular season, the signings and layoffs of various teams have begun to be active.

Iverson still hasn't signed with any team and hasn't been in contact with the Cavaliers.

It seems that he is most likely going to retire with his rebelliousness, and then embark on the road of his previous life.

"Don, there's a deal proposal." On this day, Tang Tian was in the office when Jones knocked on the door and came in.

"The Eagles."