Tang Tian nodded.

As the core of the team, he must stand up and set an example.

And he has purchased property in New Orleans, plus the team that is gradually on track and his growing influence in New Orleans.

He had no reason to leave New Orleans.

“I will sign a contract with three years, last year’s player option.”

Tang Tian doesn't need Feigen for his own contract, he already has his own plan.

As a time traveler, he knew that if history had not changed, the league would issue veteran designation terms in October this year.

This clause is for players who have never changed their teams (or are traded within a rookie contract). After playing for 7 years, they can sign a contract renewal with a starting salary of 35% of the salary cap.

Because according to the existing labor-management agreement, only veterans who have been in force for more than 10 years are eligible to sign a contract with a starting salary of 35%.

So this move can be considered a great increase in the income of superstars, especially young superstars.

However, the league introduced this policy to avoid the stars gathering together. Those who have changed teams are not within this clause, so Tang Tian cannot enjoy it.

In this case, what he can sign is an ordinary maximum salary.

But even for ordinary maximum salary, annual salary is related to annual salary. The maximum salary cap for 0 to 6 years is 25% of the salary cap, and 30% in 7 to 9 years.

He is the fifth year after playing this season, and signing a contract for another two years can trigger a larger contract.

Demps directly agreed.

To put it bluntly, as long as Tang Tian is willing to stay, he has the final say on what kind of contract he signs.

Tang Tian’s problem was settled, followed by Holiday, Boyan and Dinwiddie.

Especially Holiday, as a low-key high-quality dual-energy guard, as long as the price is not outrageous, renewal is an inevitable event.

"Are we going to try to chase Russell?"

Demps tried to ask, Westbrook has a player option this season, and if it jumps out, the Pelicans can definitely chase it.

With Westbrook, Holiday naturally didn't need it.

Tang Tian shook his head immediately.

Although he and Westbrook have a good relationship in private, Westbrook is also a player with high spiritual attributes.

But both of them play ball-like and conflicting styles.

The Pelicans already have him and Davis. If Westbrook comes again, that goal is not enough to score.

On the contrary, keeping the current lineup, it will be more reasonable to combine the ball with the ball without the ball, not to mention that they have matured tacit understanding with each other.

"I see."

Demps probably knew it.

In addition to renewing Davis and renewing Tang Tian early, his summer goal is to rotate Holiday, Boyan and Dinwiddie to retain the core cores.

Of course, there is also a draft.

The Pelicans have a first round this year, but they have a 30th pick in the first round.

Tang Tian knew that there were many high-quality rookies at the end of this year's draft. He gave Demps some inspection targets, and then told him to trade as many draft picks as possible at the end of the first round or second round.

The Pelicans' current salary space is still healthy, but if he, Jokic and Davis are the core, three maximum salaries, and supplemented by high-quality role players of tens of millions of levels, the rookie contract is very necessary.

He is a time traveler, and if he has the right to speak, the rookie contract is a benefit for his team.

Even if the players' progress is not as good as expected due to playing time, or if they fail to meet expectations, Taobao will not lose money at a low post.

Drafts, free markets, player planning, these are all things this summer.

After Demps and Tang Tian chatted, he made plans in advance. After all, according to his past experience, Tang Tian’s convenient judgment has always been the most correct one.

Three days after the Pelicans won the championship, the Pelicans' championship parade began as scheduled in New Orleans.

New Orleans has been deserted, and on this historic day, no one can sit at home.

Just like the Saints' winning moment, it is an incomparable honor for them to witness the championship of the four major leagues after 6 years.

This city, which was affected by the hurricane, was once again inspired by unprecedented spirit.

But this time the fans did not gather on the street, but were next to the river bank, waiting for the arrival of the Pelicans at a location one meter outside the guardrail cordon.

This is definitely a unique championship game, and it can be regarded as an enhanced version of the San Antonio River game.

Upstream of the Mississippi River, the Pelicans players boarded the Mars Project amid fans' cheers.

This superyacht, worth nearly 140 million, has made such a public debut in front of fans for the first time.

And above the yacht, there are helicopters following the whole process.

Although the Pelicans' big game of winning the championship is a small city, the investment is unprecedented.

Tang Tian looked particularly eye-catching on the boat in a red suit that Olsen chose for him.

Stephenson's clothes are also quite eye-catching, with a big gold chain and a small watch, a black shirt and a big cigar, and he looks like a gangster.

The rest of the Pelicans also wore what they thought were the most eye-catching clothes and ornaments, standing on the side of the bow, shouting and yelling.

Celebration in the stadium is their instinct after emptiing themselves, and this time, it is a real enjoyment.

The Mars Plan Yacht went downstream, and the players stood on one side of the coast and cheered and screamed at the fans on the shore.

This scene looks quite a bit like the farewell ceremony of the American soldiers when they left Hong Kong in the last century.

In order to prevent accidents, police officers protect the river bank throughout the entire process and prevent people from throwing debris on the boat.

However, the Pelicans were also very considerate. They prepared a lot of jerseys, basketballs and other things for the players, and asked them to sign and throw them to the shore.

This interaction made the fans on the shore extremely excited.

Especially those who grab basketball and jerseys must be so excited that they can't sleep tonight.

The yacht was docked at the downstream port, and the Pelicans members were interviewed by reporters on the boat to talk about some interesting things after winning the championship and further increase interaction.

It has to be said that Demps has done a good job in this regard, especially the interaction between players and fans, which can greatly enhance the loyalty of fans.

The yacht finally flows upstream along the other side of the river bank to the port outside the arena, and then takes a car to conduct the last street parade.

In this section, we saw an unprecedented scene in the parade.

After the Pelicans players were waiting for the car, fans kept shouting the Pelicans championship, the slogan they shouted in the playoffs.

All the way from the port to the New Orleans Arena, the Pelicans' championship slogan resounded over the New Orleans Arena.

The Pelicans players also shouted, and they felt so refreshed.

I don’t know who shouted this slogan first, but now it has become a sign of inseparability with the Pelicans.
Chapter completed!