The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Regardless of whether he is in the Thunder, Warriors, Lakers, or even the national team, he is always the target of lore when facing Tang Tian.

Now that he is in Tang Tian's team, no one else can succeed in killing him.

Is this the legendary metaphysics?

The press conference ended, and Durant and Stevens left the venue.

At the entrance of the passage not far away, Tang Tian has been waiting there.

They came over, Tang Tian hugged them one by one.

"Nice job, it's a start."

When hugging Durant, Tang Tian spoke.

Durant smiled wryly and nodded. He was still thinking about the fans calling him "Tang Tian's successor" in his mind, and he was thinking about metaphysics.

"Keep going and prove yourself."

When hugging Davis, Tang Tian patted his head.

Davis nodded with a helpless smile.

During the first training session of the Pelicans before, the players, especially the teammates from last season, breathed a sigh of relief.

Tang Tian's retirement is a loss to the team, but they can finally end their career of being touched by Tang Tian.

Who would have expected Tang Tian to come, wearing a suit.

Ever since, they still didn't seem to have escaped that fate.

"Brad, I want to talk to you."

Tang Tian finally looked at Stevens and said.

Stevens nodded, motioned Davis and Durant to go back to the locker room first, and then went to the coach's office with Tang Tian.

"Don, without you, we are really lucky to win this match."

After closing the door, Stevens said with a smile.

He was telling the truth, and a little sycophant.

"No, with you, Kevin and AD, they can do the same."

Tang Tian smiled and sat down, feeling very good.

"I wanted to talk about Pascal."

After laughing, he continued.

Stevens was full of curiosity, wondering why Tang Tian suddenly mentioned Siakam.

"I'm just a suggestion. I think Pascal can be used as the starting small forward. Of course, this may involve weight loss."

Tang Tian knew that he said this a bit late, and it was best to say it before the offseason.

But at that time he was busy preparing for the World Cup and didn't have much time to think about it.

And he is also thinking after watching the opening game, so it is only a suggestion to Stevens.

"Letting Pascal play the third position means that Kevin will play the second position..."

Tang Tian then told Stevens the details.

Siakam plays the third position, as he said, Durant will swing to the second position.

On the bright side, it's not that Durant has never played the [-]. When the Thunder were the former Sonics, he played the [-].

That height gap makes opposing shooting guards quite desperate on defense.

It's just that after gaining weight, Durant had difficulty defending the opponent's shooting guard's speed, and he grew taller, so he became the third position.

So this is also the weight loss problem he said, not only Siakam, but also Durant.

The benefits of weight loss are also obvious, James tonight is a very good example.

You must know that James is a more physical player. For players like Durant who rely on shooting, the effect will only be better.

The lighter weight can not only make him faster on the defensive end, but even on the offensive end, his running positions and shots will become faster, making him more threatening.

To give an inappropriate example, Durant may become a Kobe one size older.

Even this is of great benefit to Durant in avoiding injuries to these weight-bearing parts of the ankle.

As for Siakam, let alone.

He was with the Pelicans for three years, and he played as a substitute for three years, although he went from the end of the bench to the sixth man on the bench.

But for a player of his talent level, that's clearly not enough.

In fact, his defensive effect is significantly better than Durant when he is facing a heavy small forward, such as James.

"If the new starting lineup works, it might kill two birds with one stone, and you know his rookie contract is up next year."

Tang Tian finally said.

His words are from the perspective of team building.

Although Siakam is a rookie contract, the Pelicans have the right to match the offer, but there is no guarantee that Siakam will feel unhappy with the Pelicans.

If he directly chooses to sign a one-year qualification quotation contract next summer, then he will lose the contract matching right at that time, and the Pelicans will lose.

Stevens nodded.

Tang Tian's suggestion is very good. Siakam has the absolute strength to play the starting lineup, but because Davis has never had a chance.

Siakam can start with a small lineup, but Davis is prone to injuries and that is not a long-term solution.

Just let him play as a substitute all the time, even if he doesn't express it, there will definitely be complaints in his heart.

Moreover, Alexander also exposed his lack of experience in this game, and it may take some time before he takes on the big responsibility.

"It might take some time though."

Stevens continued.

Adjusting the roster will not happen overnight, especially if weight loss is also involved.

Even he needs to ask Durant for his opinion.

If Durant is unwilling to return to the second position, then all these ideas are useless.

Tang Tian didn't object either, he knew Stevens could handle it well.

After leaving the coach's office, when he passed the training hall, he found someone practicing in it.

Looking in through the crack of the door, it was Siakam.

Siakam performed well tonight, contributing 23 points, 13 rebounds and 4 steals in 2 minutes, meeting the team's requirements on both offense and defense.

It's a good sign that he performed extra well after the game.

Tang Tian didn't go in. In the rematch of the World Cup, the Chinese team finally eliminated Cameroon by point difference and advanced to the quarterfinals.

At that time, Tang Tian encouraged Siakam, hoping that the latter would not be discouraged and continue to improve himself.

Now it seems Siakam is listening.

It was a very correct decision to watch him suggest to Stevens that Siakam should be mentioned in the starting lineup.

The first thousand and 370 chapters of Lin Yi

After Stevens adopted Tang Tian's suggestion, he quickly put it into action.

Durant is very interested in the proposal to play the second position. You must know that when he played the second position in the Supersonics, it was the happiest stage of his shooting.

Durant agreed, and other things will be easy to handle.

Stevens arranged for the trainer to start cutting weight for Durant and Siakam.

At the same time, Kuzma is also gaining weight to a certain extent. He is going to return from the third position to the third and fourth positions.

When facing the Bucks, Lakers and other teams with relatively tall outside dimensions, Stevens also began to use the new starting lineup in advance.

Brogdon and Durant on the outside, Siakam and Davis on the striker, and Gasol at the center.

Although it can't be called the top five of death, the average height of this lineup is much higher than before.

However, there are always pains in the experimental lineup, and the team's record has fluctuated.

Fortunately, this ups and downs are within a controllable range. As Durant and Siakam lose weight, the ups and downs continue to decrease.

Time flies, and it is the end of December in a blink of an eye, and the Pelicans are about to usher in the Christmas game with the Spurs.

The Spurs now rank first in the league.

Durant left the Lakers, Tang Tian retired from the Pelicans, the strength of the two biggest competitors has weakened, and they have no opponents.

They ranked first in the ESPN power list before the start of the season, and they are also considered by the outside world to be the biggest favorites to win the new season.

Therefore, this Christmas battle has also attracted much attention.

Two days before Christmas, Tang Tian arranged the manor with the children at home, preparing for Christmas.

While it was being arranged, an unexpected visitor came to the manor.

Yao Ming.

The last time the two met was during the China game.

Moreover, the purpose of Yao Ming's visit to the United States this time is very surprising. He came to inspect the players.

"Did you know that the NCAA has now produced a very talented Chinese center?"

There was a little excitement in Yao Ming's eyes.

Tang Tian shook his head. Ever since he made that suggestion, he even pays attention to the Pelicans occasionally, let alone the NCAA.

He retired as an owner and spends most of his time with his kids and family.

"The 2-meter center can shoot three-pointers, dribble and break through, and can fly and dunk. In short, he is very versatile."

Yao Ming beamed with joy when he spoke.

As a center forward, he is very aware of how talented such a center forward is, and he even feels that if he is trained well, that person's achievements will be higher than his.

Tang Tian was surprised. He felt that what Yao Ming said was too exaggerated.

If it is true according to what Yao Ming said, this talent is many times stronger than that of Yi Jianlian. Is there such a person of yellow race?

"what is his name?"

Tang Tian couldn't help asking curiously.

"Lin Yi."

"Lin Yi?"

Tang Tian felt that this name was very familiar.

He thought for a while and then remembered that when he gave away signed sneakers during the Nike China tour, one was given to Wang Quanze, and the other was Lin Yi.

He still had a deep impression of Lin Yi. He was a child from a mountain village. Back then, he donated a sum of money to that mountain village so that they could watch the Olympics.

Later, when he was doing Nike promotion activities in the American All-Stars, he also saw the two of them, and it seemed that they both played in the NCAA.

But it can't be one person.

Although he hadn't seen him for two years, Lin Yi in his impression was just a kid who was less than 1.8 meters tall, and turned into a big man of 2 meters in the blink of an eye?

Are you kidding me?

Maybe just a coincidence.

"Which school is he in?"

Tang Tian couldn't help but continue to ask curiously.

"Davidson, Davidson Wildcats, I want you to come with me."

Yao Ming's idea is very simple. He can see from some videos that Lin Yi is very talented, and it is inevitable that he will enter the national team in the future.