Chapter 745 Tang Tian's Son Wins the Championship (Second Update!)

This time of year is also the time when trading rumors are frequent.

The players ushered in a rare All-Star weekend break, but the general managers are the busiest at this time.

Demps asked Tang Tian how Lance Stephenson was. The implication of this sentence was also obvious, which was to ask if he was going to be traded.

Stephenson is a second-round pick. He played in the Pacers and became an all-around guard. In the 13-14 season, he got the most triple-doubles (5 times) in the league.

But later, because of differences with the Pacers on the salary of the contract extension, he finally left Charlotte, and then moved to multiple teams.

In the three-man trade involving Paul last summer, he ended up going to the Clippers.

Stephenson has personal strength, which has been proven during the Pacers period, but his character is a big problem.

In other words, he is JaVale McGee on the back line.

He doesn't have McGee's attention deficit disease, but he will always do some inexplicable things on the court that even hurt the team.

When he was in the Pacers, he once untied the opponent's shoelace during the free throw, and even made such a behavior as blowing into James' ear.

It's nonsensical, unreasonable, and even a headache for the team.

The head coach of the Clippers is Rivers, and he obviously doesn't like such players.

This season he has an annual salary of 9 million, but his average playing time is only about 15 minutes per game.

Not only was he unable to become a starter behind Pierce and Redick, he was even squeezed out of the rotation by Wesley Johnson before the All-Star Game.

It's no surprise that the Clippers put him on the shelf.

As for the Pelicans, Morrow's state has continued to slump this season.

Even in the game where Ariza and Tang Tian were absent, he failed to seize the opportunity, and being traded was a certainty.

In other words, the current performance of Stephenson and Morrow are both standard junk contracts.

It is not surprising that rubbish contracts are exchanged for rubbish contracts.

Morrow signed a 3-year 9 million contract with the Pelicans. This is the second year, which means that he still has a 6 million guarantee contract.

The three-year, 27.5 million contract that Stephenson signed with the Hornets is also the second year, but because the third year is a team option, there is actually a guaranteed contract of 9 million left.

6 million for 9 million, the Pelicans need to send a special case of the transaction, the Clippers may catch a second round, this is what the two sides are currently negotiating.

Cousins ​​is an angel and a devil on one side, and Stephenson's situation is similar, so this is why Dempsey asked Tang Tian for his opinion.

"What's Brad and Mike's opinion?"

Tang Tian didn't give any advice immediately, but asked the coaching staff what they meant.

In fact, he is more enthusiastic about signing contracts, but he doesn't want to participate too much in transactions.

Because he is now a player himself, he has a deeper understanding of the feeling of a player being traded.

"Brad supported the change, and Mike was very bullish on the deal, saying Stephenson would help a lot in the playoffs."

Morrow's downturn is not something that happened in a day or two. Stevens also did a lot of work on and off the field, but the situation has not changed.

As for what Brown said, it makes sense. Although Stephenson sometimes has a bad mind, he is very hardworking on the court and is a player with mental attributes similar to Green.

"My opinion is the same as that of the coaching staff."

Tang Tian finally spoke.

The management wanted a change, and the coaching staff agreed, so he had no reason to object.

And Brown's words reminded him that if the Pelicans really have a chance to reach the finals and play against the Cavaliers at that time, Stephenson will play a greater role.

After talking on the phone with Dempsey, Tang Tian continued to tease his two sons.

This All-Star Weekend, he mainly came to play with his two sons, and this cannot be changed.

The second day of the All-Star Weekend is an individual event.

Shooting Star was cancelled, but all the remaining individual events were retained.

It is worth mentioning that Isaiah Thomas left Toronto yesterday because of personal emergencies, and Dinwiddie temporarily replaced him.

Tang Tian and Olsen took their two sons to the Canadian Airline Center Gymnasium.

Yesterday's Celebrity and Rookie matches were held in the side hall, and this was the first time they brought their son to the media.

They also attracted the attention of many media reporters.

In the skill challenge that started first, Dinwiddie stood up and greeted Tang Tian in the front row.

This year's Skills Challenge was revamped again, with big men appearing in the event for the first time.

The four big men Cousins, Draymond Green, Anthony Davis, and Towns became the first batch of big men to participate.

And Beverly, Dinwiddie, CJ McCollum and Jordan Clarkson formed the small group.

One-to-one PK in the big and small groups, and finally the respective champions will have a final PK to determine the final champion.

Since Xiao Hua took office, he has been committed to various reforms, turning tricks to attract the attention of fans.

Many of these reforms have proved useless or even negative, but some reforms have worked.

For example, the Skills Challenge, this event was never considered to be related to big men, but with the advent of the small ball era, such a duel has become possible.

And the fans are also very much looking forward to the scene where big and small players compete on the same stage.

The big and small groups alternate in order, starting with Jokic and Green first, followed by Beverly and Dinwiddie, and so on.

In the end, after some fighting within the team, Towns defeated Davis and Green successively and became the champion of the big man group.

The results of the small group were surprising. Dinwiddie narrowly beat Beverly in the first round and McCollum in the second round, standing out from the small group.

There is a lot of luck in his killing, but luck is also part of strength.

The final was between Towns and Dinwiddie, and there were constant cheers on the scene. The direct PK between the big and small players they were looking forward to finally came.

The whistle sounded and the game began. Dinwiddie took advantage of his speed to pass obstacles and pass the ball in one go, and quickly left Towns behind.

But when it was time for the final sprint, Downs took big strides and was about to catch up.

In the final three-pointer, Dinwiddie missed his first shot, and Towns completed the reversal after picking up the ball, killing with one hit.

In the end, Towns defeated Dinwiddie and won the championship of the Skills Challenge.

This is also the first time a big player has won this individual event.

There were endless cheers at the scene. Before the game, no one thought that the big man would win in the end.

This made them pay more attention to the future of this event.

"Towns, look, Downs has won the championship!"

Olsen on the side waved the hand of his younger brother Downs and said loudly.

Tang Tian was taken aback when he heard this, and then couldn't help laughing.

He didn't pay much attention when he named it. Now that I think about it, Downs pronounced the same sound as Downs on the court.

Does this mean that his son changed his direction to win the championship just 2 months after he was born?

Thanks to pink dream for the reward.