Chapter 426: The Shutdown Is Over (1/4!) )
The shutdown continued, and Tang Tian was like a machine working at high intensity, and he also entered the leisure mode.
September is the end of summer, and the weather is still warm, but not so hot.
Back in Cleveland, Tang Tian threw a pool party at his home.
Music is playing, fruit is arranged, and the late summer sun is bathing.
Of course, the only people at this pool party besides him are Hathaway and Swift.
Hathaway's figure is still extremely charming, halfway and half-hidden in the pool, which stimulates people's primitive impulses more and more.
She was talking to Swift about Paul's wedding.
Tang Tian wore swimming goggles and turned over and dived directly into the water.
The underwater scenery is infinitely good.
Tang Tian dived directly to the two of them.
"Ahh Yes! ”
As soon as they burst out of the water, both let out a burst of screams.
Tang Tian put his arms around his two women, his hands were wandering, and then kissed each other.
Hathaway let out a cry, and Swift ran straight out of the pool to shore.
"I'll go get some fruit."
Swift said and turned and ran to the kitchen.
"Taylor, she's still shy." Hathaway looked at Swift and said.
Although they have accepted each other and the beds are all together, it is basically difficult to change the personality.
In her previous life, Swift had a lot of boyfriends, but maybe many people didn't notice that she was actually a Catholic, and now after being with Tang Tian, she has become completely different from her in her previous life.
"I felt something stirring."
Hathaway put her hand under the water somewhere, leaned over her mouth and said.
"I'm on the verge of moving, too."
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The NBA's shutdown has been ongoing.
After waiting for nearly two months, many players have started to play overseas.
FIBA has also issued an official statement that players will have the option to play overseas during the shutdown, even if they are under contract, as long as the NBA agrees.
FIBA will naturally not refuse such a thing that stimulates global world basketball.
The NBA, naturally, will not take a stand, this thing that is all about labor negotiations, who will care about this.
As a result, in basketball leagues around the world, there are many NBA players.
Wells Chandler, J.R. Smith, Brooks and other stars also appeared on the CBA arena, and the Chinese ball market was stimulated like never before.
According to statistics, the number of players who went overseas to play in September alone reached 74 players with NBA contracts, and some of them signed contracts that did not include an NBA exit option.
This was a concern for both employers and employees, and negotiations lasted 12 hours at the end of September.
According to news reports, both sides of this negotiation have made considerable concessions, but there is still a considerable distance from reaching a final agreement.
When Tang Tian saw this news, he felt a little helpless, and at the same time, he probably guessed that the direction of history should be similar to that of his previous life.
In October, collective bargaining continued, and as the start of the season drew closer, so did the negotiations.
This time, it lasted 15 hours, and the delegates were negotiating in batches, but no final agreement was reached.
So, after the end of this negotiation, the labor and management announced the cancellation of the preseason.
The situation is becoming more and more tense.
However, just when Tang Tian thought that this situation would last until the end of November like his previous life, the alliance officials suddenly announced on October 25 that after 24 hours of negotiations, the labor and management finally reached a preliminary agreement.
It is reported that both sides have made big concessions in this agreement, the new agreement will be valid for ten years, and the new agreement will also greatly increase the proportion of players' salaries in the next ten years.
This agreement, like the previous life, was only reached a month earlier than the previous life.
History, and Tang Tian made a joke not too small.
According to the rules, the new season will officially start on November 25, and the free market training camp will start at the same time on November 9.
In addition, the preseason has been reduced from 7 to 2 and the regular season has been reduced from 82 to 72, and in order to reduce losses, teams have also increased the number of back-to-back games.
The new season is going to be tight and challenging.
This is a media assessment of the new season.
But at least, it's finally getting started.
On November 9, the training camp for each team began, and the door to the free market was officially opened.
Despite the shutdown, when the door to free agency opened, news of the signing of various teams continued to break out.
In fact, the most eye-catching is naturally the Thunder's star Durant.
After executing a four-year rookie contract, Durant and the Thunder agreed on a starting salary of 14.5 million and a five-year maximum salary of 78 million.
Because there is no Ross clause, this renewal contract is about 12 million less than the contract in the previous life.
That treatment also gives them enough pay to keep James Harden next summer.
Chris Bosh and the Heat agreed to a three-year, $51 million max contract, with a player option for the third year.
The Heat, after last season's failures, are also starting to build a giant team, and the combination of Wade and Bosh doesn't seem to be their final plan yet.
The Mavericks sent Chandler to the New York Knicks in a back-and-forth swap, where they received Andy Laudings, a protected 2012 second-round pick, and a $12 million trade exception.
After last season's failed title challenge, the veterans' team officially disbanded with Chandler's departure.
David West and the Pacers agreed to a two-year, $20 million contract.
After the team traded Paul, it has been confirmed that the team will be built around Matthews and Cousins, and West's departure is also expected.
Prince renewed his contract with the Pistons for 27.81 million in 4 years, and the former Pistons Five Tigers were left with only the only "little prince".
Nene agreed to a five-year, $67 million contract with the Nuggets, and he is second only to Durant in the free market.
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When the news of the signing of each team continued to break out, the Cavaliers seemed relatively calm at this time.
There is a clear shortage of people on the inside of the team, but Tang Tian has been waiting for news from the Wizards.
Finally, on the fifth day of free agency, the Wizards announced that they had pardoned Antoine Jamison using a special clause.
The new collective bargaining agreement has a new provision for an amnesty clause that will no longer be used on new contracts signed after 2011, but Jamison is clearly not in the list.
After being pardoned, teams below the salary cap can choose to claim directly, and after the 48-hour claim period, Jamison can choose to sign any player to a contract.
As a result, it is not surprising that a veteran with some immediate power is not attractive to a rebuilding team, and for a championship team, most of them are paid more than the salary cap, and Jamison cannot claim it outright.
After 48 hours, Jamison officially became a full free agent.
"Help me book a plane ticket to Washington." As soon as the 48-hour clarification period ended, Tang Tian called Dante as soon as possible.