Chapter 301: New Recruit Meeting (1/4!) Ask for a commuter pass! )
Time flies, and offseasons without games always pass much faster than usual.
The filming of "Super Body" has begun, and Tang Tian has successfully completed his part, in fact, he only has a total of two minutes of footage, and it only took one day to get it.
In September, James began to train early, and in addition to the veterans, the rookies who had been training also joined in.
Although he knew that it was rotten, he was disturbed by the rookies, and James was also meticulous when training.
Tang Tian will also often appear in the training hall, looking at the players who are training hard, he will also be in a trance, not knowing whether it is right or not.
A week after the start of such early training, the veterans also came to report on the team one after another.
The Cavaliers also took the opportunity to hold a meeting with new signings for the new season.
The New Signings Meet & Greet is a meet-and-greet for the team's new signings, which is basically a photo shoot of the next season's makeup, followed by a press conference.
Tang Tian used to be in the Rockets, and basically participated every year, but this year is different from last year, because the Cavaliers except for James, everyone from last season was not on the team, which is equivalent to directly changing teams.
When the makeup photo was taken, the veterans came to greet him.
O'Neal, Rasheed Wallace, Finley, Jason Williams......
Especially O'Neill, close contact, Tang Tian can be regarded as recognizing his funny character, all kinds of joy.
In addition to the players, Casey and Cassel were also on the scene.
After the makeup photos were taken, everyone sat in two rows next to and behind Tang Tian, one row in black, which was probably the largest and largest meeting in NBA history.
The reporters below all felt a sense of pressure.
"Don, one incredible summer, you left the three-game Rockets to join the Cavaliers, can you tell us why?" The reporter's question was directed at Tang Tian personally, in fact, he was also a member of the Cavaliers' summer recruitment.
"I'm not going to tell you the Cavaliers are offering me more pay and a better position, I'm going to tell you because the air is better in Cleveland."
As soon as Tang Tian opened his mouth, the reporters below immediately burst into laughter.
The laughter of the Americans was already very low, but Tang Tian amused them all at once, and the atmosphere of the press conference became relaxed.
"We know you're the head coach and general manager of the Cavaliers right now, and now this team is almost completely changed, what are you doing this for?"
"Of course it's to win the championship, the Cavaliers have tried a lot in the last few seasons, but it's always a little bit worse, and I knew the team needed to change, so I made the most appropriate change." Tang Tian's answer was watertight.
"Yes, yes, but is this new team a little older?"
"Hey, man, you're going to get beaten up like that." Tang Tian first laughed and teased, and then said, "The average age of our team is not very large. ”
The reporters below couldn't help laughing again, a group of veterans with a group of rookies, the average age is indeed not too old.
"How does this new team feel to you?"
'It's very good, our young players are very motivated, our senior players are working hard, and you know, when you have Shaq, there's always a lot of fun, so I'm sure it's going to be a good season.'
Tang Tian replied fluently, and the atmosphere of the whole meeting was also very relaxed.
Although this Cavaliers team has changed a lot, the impression left on the media is very good, positive, optimistic and full of fighting spirit.
After the meet-and-greet, the veterans went to the gym to do some warm-ups, while the rookies continued to work out.
Tang Tian instructed the players to train on the sidelines, and when he was tired, he sat on the sidelines and watched.
"Coach, can we talk privately?" At this moment, James came to his side, wiped his sweat and said.
Tang Tian nodded, said hello to Casey, and then took James to the coach's office.
Speaking of the following, after meeting in the Houston apartment, there were not many exchanges between the two, which was different from the previous Maddie and Yao Ming.
"What's the matter?" Tang Tian sat down and asked, he didn't know what James wanted to say, ordinary things would definitely be said in the training hall.
"Coach, after training in the past few days, I feel that the atmosphere of this team is very good, Shaq and Rashid are also very combative, I think we have a chance to hit the championship?" James hesitated for a moment, then spoke.
"LeBron, it's something we said we had beforehand." Tang Tian didn't expect James to suddenly change his mind and frowned.
"Yes, I know, so I'm just talking about it, they've all had their glory in the past, and they're not the kind of players who throw in the towel easily." James continued.
'Our plans are for next summer and this season is just a transition, you should know as well as I am. Tang Tian reminded.
These players have a certain strength, but just like what he thought when he was formed, injuries and experience will be the biggest troubles, and if they don't mess up, the biggest possibility is that they don't get the championship, and then they don't have a high draft pick, and then they are empty.
"Don't we already have a first-round pick from the Clippers? Or could we trade some more first-round picks from other teams without using the rotation so we have more leverage next summer? James said tentatively.
Winning the championship while winning the championship?
James's words sounded very, but it reminded Tang Tian of some previous memories, as if the Celtics had done this in his previous life.
But the risk is high, and now that history has changed, he doesn't know which team will rot at the end of the season.
"It's too early to say that, let's talk about it later." Tang Tian thought for a while and said.
"Okay." James finished speaking, then turned and left the office.
Watching James leave, Tang Tian was also thoughtful.
James came to him to ask this question, it should not be just the considerations he said, if it is bad, for a person like him who is the first in the league, the commercial value will definitely be lost, so there are also some considerations from the perspective of economic interests.
Because James was asked to write a written guarantee, he didn't have to worry that James would regret leaving the team.
And in the previous life, James made Decision One in the summer of 2010, is it possible to bring all the teammates who decided One to Cleveland?
James's words gave him some inspiration and saw some possibilities, but it was indeed too early, and it was still necessary to wait until the start of the season to see the situation of each team and then consider the direction.