"Novak's defense is poor, he can't play at all, and Millsap is short but strong in comparison."

"Defense can be trained, and if successful, he could be the Peja of the Rockets? Stojakovic. ”

Tang Tian and Van Gundy had their own opinions, and they were a little arguing.

Tang Tian felt helpless as an assistant coach at this time, even if it was a second-round pick, his words were not enough.

Dawson shouted at the two of them at this time, and fell into hesitation.

Tang Tian's mind was spinning fast, he knew that if he hesitated like this, the final result Dawson would definitely listen to Van Gundy, after all, he was the head coach.

"I have an idea." Tang Tian said quickly.

Dawson and Van Gundy both looked at him together.

"I think the Timberwolves have two second-round picks, 36 and 37, can we try to trade them?" Tang Tian proposed.

Dawson nodded, and traded down, one pick to two, which is a good proposition.

Van Gundy didn't say anything, and if Novak or Millsap were chosen before then, he would have to consider himself unlucky.

The NBA officially assigned a cabin to each team to facilitate their communication and discussion, and Dawson picked up the phone at this time and called the Timberwolves directly.

Soon, Dawson put down the phone with a smile on his face.

"That's it."

The Timberwolves have had a poor record in recent seasons, and they will naturally want to push the picks up and select more talented players.

Before the start of the second round, the Rockets and the Timberwolves made a deal, and they sent the No. 32 pick + some cash, and got the Timberwolves' 36 and 37 picks.

The two positions are next to each other, which can be regarded as satisfying the requirements of two people at the same time.

The Timberwolves selected Craig with the 32nd pick? Smith.

Tang Tian has some impressions of this player, he played well in the Timberwolves, and was also selected for the rookie second team.

With the 36th pick, the Rockets chose Steve? Novak.

With the 37th pick, the Rockets chose Paul? Millsap.

Both of them chose the player they wanted, and they were all happy.

Dawson is also in a good mood, since Maddie was traded in '04, the team has not been up and down, which has a lot to do with the poor performance of the role players, and now with Battier, and two rookies who look good, things are obviously moving in a positive direction.

Especially the team's new first assistant coach, not only has his own ideas, but also knows how to use his brain, he has a feeling that Tang Tian will bring great help to the team in the new season.

The draft has come to an end, and NBA teams are getting busy again.

Even though it's the offseason and most of the players are on vacation, the new season has already kicked off before the draft for each team.

As the first assistant coach of the Rockets, Tang Tian will lead the Rockets to the next summer league.

The NBA Summer League is one of the most pivotal offseason events for teams, and it's also the stage for all the undrafted, rookies, and some marginalized people.

However, unlike the NBA regular season, summer league is invite-based, which means that everyone is a temporary team, and the quality of the game depends on their own selection.

Thibodeau became Tang Tian's assistant coach.

During the interview, Tang Tian left a deep impression on Van Gundy, and also made Thibodeau recognize his ability, although the age difference is much higher, but the assistant teacher who single-handedly trained Yao Ming did not have any prejudice against Tang Tian.

"Here's a list of players we've been able to contact." Thibodu handed a thick notebook to Tang Tian.

Team Rocket is short of people, and everyone knows it, so there are quite a few people who are willing to come.

Tang Tian flipped quickly, and soon, several familiar names came into his eyes.

Chuck? Hayes, known to Rockets fans as "Lord Hayes", was drafted in 05 and lost, and then had no one to ask for, so he went to the Development League to play for a year, and it was the Vipers, a subordinate team of the Rockets.

Will? Bynum, like Hayes, was also an undrafted pick in '05 and also played in the Development League for a year, averaging 24 points per game.

Bynum was later considered a qualified backup guard, who was able to contribute 8 points and 3 assists in his career, and also played with Iverson, Tang Tian was impressed.

Jose? Barria, this Tang Tian is more familiar, the Mavericks' champion hero, much more well-known than Hayes and Bynum, he participated in the draft this year, but was defeated.

After looking at the others that were not suitable, Tang Tian gave the book back to Xibodeo.

"I'll just pick these three, plus Novak and Millsap that we originally had, and we have the first start, and you can choose a few more substitutes."

"These guys are very short." When Xibodu saw Tang Tianxuan's person, he couldn't help frowning.

It's hard for short people to survive in the NBA, Tang Tian chose a short interior Millsap when he was drafted, and now he has selected three shorts, which is a preference?

"Being short has the advantage of being short." Tang Tian said with a smile, in fact, most of the NBA's management views are similar to Thibodeau, but it is precisely because of this that these short men will become a model of counterattack.

Thibodeau didn't say anything more, after all, Tang Tiancai chose 3 people, and the remaining 10 were for him to choose, which was already quite trusting him.

After the invitations were made to these players, it was no surprise that they all accepted.

At the Toyota Center, Tang Tian ushered in the first training session of his coaching career.

He entered the training hall and beckoned the players together.

Millsap, Hayes, Barria, Bynum, Novak......

Compared to the memory, the faces of these players are full of youth and immaturity.

These players have talent and potential, but they are all in the stage of development, although they can play in the future in the memory, but if they are not trained well, they will be lost.

When they saw that the coach was such a young yellow race, some of the players showed doubts and contemptuous looks on their faces.

"I'm your coach Tang Tian, you can call me Coach Tang."

When Tang Tian spoke, some of the team members were standing very lazy, and some were still communicating something in private.

These players, in addition to rookies and fringe people, also have some old fritters who have mixed up in the development league, and they are obviously not very interested in a young yellow coach.

"My team has three requirements......

Tang Tian accentuated his tone, his gaze swept over the faces of the team members one by one.

"First, the training must be punctual, second, absolutely obey the coaching staff, and third, during the summer league, pornography, gambling, and drugs are absolutely not allowed to touch, and if you can't do it, you can leave this stadium directly now."

After he said this, the team members who spoke immediately fell silent, and they all looked at him in a daze.

Tang Tian's toughness was completely unexpected.

"Who do you think you are?" Just then, someone spoke.

Tang Tian turned his head to look, and then found that the person who spoke was Quinter? Woods, the No. 21 pick in 2002, was a notoriously problematic player, a drug-propelling player who accompanied him throughout his career, and went from being a man of the sky to being on the fringes of the league.