The Godfather of Basketball

Jones handed Tang Tian a list.

Tang Tian scanned from beginning to end, but didn't find anyone suitable.

Iverson, this is the last year of his contract with the Rockets. It seems that he will retire at the end of this season. At his current age, he can no longer play in the NBA.

Not to mention the others, they are basically role players with little immediate combat power.

After putting down the list, he remembered a person.

"Corey Maggette, how is he in the Pistons?"

"Maggette?" Jones didn't expect Tang Tian to ask him suddenly.

"Yes, if I remember correctly, he was in good form with the Bobcats last season." Tang Tian continued.

"He's scoring very inefficiently now, his body is not as strong as it was at its peak, and the problem of defense has not been resolved." Jones said.

"We have no better choice." Tang Tian thought for a while and said.

This sentence is true. Compared with other people, Maggette can at least look forward to it. After all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.

And the signing was a backup, and the team didn't think about letting him play for 20 or 30 minutes.

"Then I'll try to get in touch."

Tang Tian nodded. When Jones left, he suddenly missed the two-way contract players in his previous life. There are 17 players in a team. If there is an injury, they can be replaced immediately. If they play well, they can sign a formal contract at any time.

It seems that I can find an opportunity to mention it to the league later. After all, besides the head coach and general manager, he is still a high-level executive like the president.

Jones' efficiency is still very high, and he gave an answer later, saying that Maggette is very interested in playing for the Thunder.

This is not too surprising. I spent most of my career as the core of a bad team. I played in the playoffs once in my 14-year career. This resume is a bit heartbreaking. Now I suddenly have the opportunity to join a championship team. I refused. There are not many reasons.

Tang Tian then asked Jones to find Turiaf.

When Maggette's buyout is also settled, this side will also proceed simultaneously, and the final signing will be reached soon.

A basic salary, because there are only a dozen games left in the season, which is actually only a few hundred thousand dollars, which has no impact on the Thunder's salary structure.

When signing the contract, Tang Tian also met the veteran in the conference room.

To be honest, it's still not the same as on the field, because Tang Tian didn't pay much attention to him before because he rarely had the chance to play, but after getting close to him, he discovered that this guy's muscles are not generally developed, and his thick arms It's like his thigh, the kind that can knock people out with a punch.

Thinking of what he said in the previous news report, he said that he wanted Harden to increase his muscles and fight, and it seems that he definitely has the qualifications.

After signing Maggette, the Thunder's playoff roster is actually completely released.

Point guards: Westbrook, Kidd, Livingston

Shooting guard: Harden, Sefolosha, Maggette, Bazemore (reimbursed for the season)

Small forwards: Durant, Middleton

Power forwards: Ibaka, Tucker, Collison

Centers: Brown, Diaw, O'Quinn

This lineup, with the ups and downs of the season, will definitely kill the Quartet.

At this time, there is only the last month left before the end of the regular season, and there are only a dozen games left in the regular season.

Bazemore's injury reminded Tang Tian that although the Thunder's roster is young, they still have to take turns at this time. Records and the like are secondary to lineup uniformity.

When the time came to late April, the 2012~2013 regular season officially came to an end.

In the East, the Heat finally overwhelmed the Cavaliers to get the first place in the East, and their record of 66 wins is also the best in the league.

Ranked second is the Cavaliers, who won 63 wins. Although Tang Tian left and traded away Artest in the middle of the season, the team's lineup is still there. With Butler's growth, they will be the Heat The team's strongest opponent in the East.

Ranked third is the Knicks. They won 54 wins. If they want to hit the championship, they have to find a way to cross the two mountains above their heads.

Ranked fourth is the Pacers. They managed to squeeze out the Nets at the last moment, came to the upper half, and got home court advantage in the first round. Paul George's growth has given this team a better future and present .

The teams ranked five to eight are the Nets, Bulls, Eagles and Celtics.

In the West, although the last dozen games were rested, the Thunder still scored 62 wins and 20 losses, ranking first in the West.

After the Thunder came the Spurs, Leonard grew rapidly, coupled with the fact that GDP was growing stronger, they finally won 58 wins, ranking second in the Western Conference.

Ranked third is the Nuggets. The biggest name in this team is probably Iguodala's team at the end of its peak. They played the pinnacle of civilian basketball. They won 57 wins and ranked third in the West.

The Clippers, which consist of Irving, Griffin and Jordan Jr., ranked fourth, and they only won one game less than the Nuggets.

The teams ranked five to seven are the Grizzlies, Warriors and Jazz.

Ranked eighth is the Lakers. The suspension of Artest and Howard has a much greater impact on this team than the Thunder.

But compared with his previous life, the good news is that Kobe was not reimbursed for the season due to a torn Achilles tendon, and F4 is expected to appear together in the playoffs.

It is precisely because of this that the first round, which was not too much attention in the past, has become completely different because of this set of duels.

The Thunder VS Lakers, a matchup that would only appear in the conference semifinals or even the conference finals in previous years, is now being staged in the first round. This is simply touching the G point in advance.

"It's going to be a crazy matchup. Before the season, no one thought the Lakers would fall into this position, but now it's happening, and they're going to play against the Thunder! The Thunder have a young four, and the Lakers have a stronger team." F4, oh my! What a crazy series that's going to be!"

"The Thunder is the better team in the regular season, but man, this is the playoffs! The four cores of the Lakers combined to play in the playoffs are several times that of the Thunder! If the Lakers end up black eight , really, I don't think it's weird at all!"

"I think the winner is the Thunder in the end, because they have Tang Tian, ​​​​he has never lost a series, but their opponents are very strong, and this will definitely be a difficult and exciting series."

"Yes, buddy, this will definitely be an exciting round of playoffs. Speaking of which, you may have forgotten that the reason why the Lakers fell to eighth has a lot to do with that brawl. In other words, at the beginning That brawl brought them together in the playoffs."

"Yes! As soon as you said it, we all remembered it. I think in addition to normal competition, this round of the series will definitely be full of other factors. It's exciting to think about it!"

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