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Anthony's current situation, in the eyes of his economic team, even signing a mid-level contract with other teams may be the last contract of his career. Under this premise, it is understandable that they have been seeking a full buyout.

But the Knicks' full buyout means that losing Anthony will still take up nearly 30 million salary caps in vain, and they are definitely not willing.

Looks like things are going downhill.

Tang Tian also turned his attention back to the free agent market.

Anthony is the icing on the cake for the Nets. It is good to get it, and there will be no loss if you don't get it.

In the current free agent market, the old player Brook Lopez, whose contract with the Suns has expired, and Monroe, who has not yet been signed, will be a supplement to the team.

After receiving Tang Tian's instructions, Jones also began to contact these inside free agents.

Time came to July 19 in a blink of an eye. According to league rules, this is the deadline for Anthony to buy out and use the extended clause.

If the Knicks can't trade Anthony away from the team on this day, they must choose to use the extension clause, otherwise they will not be able to sign people at all in the new season.

On this day, things finally turned around.

In the offseason, Jeremy Lin was traded from the Hornets, and the Hawks, which selected Trae Young, became partners with the Knicks. They sent Dennis Schroder and got Anthony and the 2020 starter round (lottery protection, converts to 2 second-round picks if not won in 2020).

Schroeder averaged 19.4 points and 6.2 assists per game in the Hawks last season. Although it was a bad team, being able to cut this data shows that he has a certain ability, and the Knicks have always had a habit of collecting guards.

The Eagles are focused on rebuilding. Schroeder's contract still has three years, 15 million per year, which they want to get rid of. This deal also allowed them to get a first-round pick.

This is an acceptable result for both parties.

After the deal was concluded, Woj also followed up and reported that the Eagles would buy out Anthony in full, and the Rockets and Nets were the next home candidates.

Things finally turned around at this time.

This also allowed the Nets to suspend their actions in the free market.

At this time, Woj further followed up and reported that Anthony had been staying in Houston to train with Paul before. After the deal was concluded, they met with the Rockets team soon.

After the meeting ended, Anthony was "very strongly" inclined to join the Rockets.

Judging from the subsequent news that broke out, friend Chris Paul played a vital role in this negotiation.

And after the Rockets lost Ariza, Anthony was able to provide a starting position, which made the latter very excited.

Tang Tian traded Anthony to prepare for the game against the Warriors, but he really can't provide such a starting point right now. Yi Jianlian is still in his prime, and he must be the main starter in the regular season.

After thinking about it, Tang Tian was still ready to give up.

After not planning to sign Anthony, Tang Tian left the rest to Jones, and went back to the manor to accompany his wife and children.

He has to go back to China next month to settle the issue of Boss Ma's transfer of shares. Now he can spend a little more time with his family.

After staying for only two days, an unexpected visitor came to the manor.

Yi Jianlian.

"A Lian?" When Yui Aragaki led Yi Jianlian in, Tang Tian was still very surprised. Yi Jianlian should still be on vacation in Miami.

"Coach." Yi Jianlian greeted Tang Tian with a smile. At Tang Tian's house, he still seemed a little reserved.

Asking Aragaki Yui to go down and make a cup of tea for the two, he then signaled Yi Jianlian to sit down in the living room.

"Why, it's time to start training in advance? It's rare to have an offseason, spend more time with your wife and children." Tang Tian said with a smile.

Yi Jianlian nodded with a smile, and then explained his reason for coming: "Coach, I heard about Anthony recently. I think the team needs him if they want to beat the Warriors. I am willing to give up my starting position."

Tang Tian was obviously stunned after hearing what Yi Jianlian said.

He said before that he was willing to renew his contract with a basic salary, but now he said he wanted to be given the starting position. Has Yi Jianlian instantly become a Buddha?

No, although Guangdong and Guangxi believe in Buddhism very much, this is definitely not a serious matter. The only explanation is that Yi Jianlian really wants to stay in the Nets and continue to play under his coach.

This is the same as when David West would rather give up tens of millions of dollars to chase the championship. It cannot be explained by common sense.

"A Lian, this..."

"Coach, I have already thought about it, this is nothing to me, and the team also lost Oden, I can appear more in the game as a substitute fifth position, this is not a problem for my performance. "Before Tang Tian finished speaking, Yi Jianlian added directly.

Tang Tian stared at Yi Jianlian for a while, and suddenly felt a little guilty. Two weeks ago, he was thinking of trading the latter.

Now he has the urge to renew the contract with the other party in advance.

Of course, this is just impulsiveness. Both Yi Jianlian and Butler are eligible to renew their contracts in advance. If Yi Jianlian is renewed, Butler will definitely not be satisfied by then.

If there are conflicts within the team, the problem will be more troublesome.

"okay, I get it."

Yi Jianlian was resolute, and he didn't say anything more.

However, Yi Jianlian's attitude will definitely give him a good contract extension next summer.

After sending Yi Jianlian away, Tang Tian asked Jones to contact Anthony urgently, and the two sides had a meeting in New York.

"Looking at LeBron's current achievements and low position, don't you want to chase it? Are you willing to not have any championships in your career?"

Solved the problem of starting, in fact, the conditions that the Nets can give are far better than the Rockets.

The Rockets have Paul, the Nets have just renewed Wade, and everyone has banana boat members.

The Rockets can provide a mini-middle class, and Tang Tian directly offered Anthony a two-year, 11 million signing contract.

The Rockets are second to none in the West, and the Nets are the defending champions.

And what attracts Anthony most to the Nets than the Rockets is that this is next door to Manhattan, and Anthony doesn't have to move his nest.

The choice, in fact, became no suspense after the Nets gave a starting commitment.

As soon as the Hawks and Anthony reached a full buyout, Anthony signed a contract with the Nets.

Woj subsequently reported that the two-year contract has no options and is fully guaranteed.

The contract itself also reveals that the Nets are very optimistic about Anthony, and they believe that the latter can provide enough help for the team.

After the signing was reached, the league suffered another shock.

Although it is not as strong as when Cousins ​​joined the Warriors, although he only signed Anthony at the end of his career, in theory, the Nets have also reached a five-star lineup!