Chapter 1 The Curtain Falls

As the Finals came to an end, the NBA 2012-2013 season officially drew to a close.

However, although the season ended, the post-game discussions among fans on Twitter didn't diminish at all, and were even the most of the season.

"Mentality of my emperor for one second, ten years without a crown, empty-handed in middle age!"

"I think the referee must have been fired. That last offensive foul couldn't have been called unless Tang Tian was beaten to death. With that call, how can LeBron be the league's number one if he can't win the championship!"

"Pat Riley: I said he's number one, he's number one."

"You're really showing off."

"I still feel sorry for Bosh. Wade has at least won a championship. Bosh has gone from an inside star to a kite on the outside, and he still can't win a championship!"

"That's because Bosh's strength isn't good enough. How many games did you see him get one rebound in?"

"Yeah, I guess James can't stand it anymore, right? He's not even performing as well as a role player."

"He's doing it for the team! If he hadn't lost weight and kept playing inside, would he be like this now? He played very well in his first year with the Heat!"

"Bosh: I shouldn't have come to Miami in the first place!"

"Black or not, I think the Heat still have a good chance next year. After losing two years in a row, and losing so regrettably this time, they will definitely play with a lot of energy next year!"

"And Tang might not be in the Spurs anymore, that's very important!"

"I think we've discussed this question dozens of times. Is this the moment we've been waiting for? Where will Tang Tian go!"

"Is there even a need to guess? The Spurs! You calculate how many honors Tang has this season: Defensive Player of the Year, FMVP, Defensive First Team. Would Popovich let him go unless his head was caught in a door!"

"What if he loses his mind?"

"It shouldn't... be that bad! I don't think there's anything to hesitate about. If it was Tang from last season, there would need to be some hesitation, but this season, if they really let him go, it would be even worse than when the Thunder traded Harden!"

"It's not impossible. Although Tang had a very good season, look at Jeremy Lin. Even the wealthy Knicks didn't choose to match. The Spurs, if they pay luxury tax for two years, even a three-peat won't stop the bleeding."

"Money is the ultimate deciding factor. Look at Shaq leaving Orlando, LeBron leaving Cleveland, and Harden being traded by the Thunder."

"Wow haha, so can we expect Tang to leave the Spurs? My Los Angeles is already starving!"

"Houston is Tang's final destination!"

"My Dallas disagrees, we've always had a strong connection with China, look at Wang Zhizhi, look at Yi Jianlian now, come on, Tang!"

"Are you forgetting something? Even as a restricted free agent, if the offers are the same, he can choose the team to sign with, so your welcome is useless, it depends on where Tang himself wants to go!"

"In that case, doesn't that mean the Bobcats have a good chance? Kemba Walker is on the Bobcats! Brothers basketball!"

"Everything else is good, but I think with Jordan there, Tang is going to be finished."

"A weak Pelicans fan pops up, we have Anthony Davis, and a very kind boss."

"Pelicans? Forget it! That place is small and has few people, and the team is weak. Tang is not suitable to go there at all!"

"Yeah, actually I think it's best for Tang to stay in the Spurs. It's determined by his playing style. He needs strong teammates to attract the opponent's defense. If he really goes to a team like the Pelicans, his stats will probably drop by half."

"So weak teams don't need to be considered? Pelicans, Rockets, Bobcats... Is this destined to come to my Los Angeles?"

"Tang + Kobe, the new generation of Jordan and Pippen, beautiful! We also have Dwight Howard, Kobe is just around the corner from surpassing Jordan!"

"Isn't anyone discussing Olsen? The newly popular actress, was taken down by Tang..."

"Speaking of this, I think Tang's personal charm is too great. He's only 20 years old, and he's already made his girlfriend public, and other than Scarlett, he doesn't seem to have had any scandals. That's really rare."

"Isn't this the standard posture for Chinese players? Yao is like this, and can Scarlett even be called a scandal?"

"They've already hooked up, already shared bathwater, already... never mind, I won't say it, I'm afraid Durant is here."

"You might as well not have said that..."

"A bunch of losers!"

"..."

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The fans were discussing heatedly on social media, from the Heat to Tang Tian and then to Olsen, and finally to Durant.

It really lived up to a saying: It's all Yuan Longping's fault for inventing hybrid rice, everyone is full and has nothing to do.

But just when the fans were still talking about it, a tweet from Durant caused a huge wave.

Tang Tian won the FMVP, and the league sent an official message.

Durant retweeted this message and gave his own comment.

The content was only three words.

"System player only."

Suddenly, those fans who were still discussing this and that were immediately divided into two factions, and they were arguing endlessly on Durant's social media.

The fans who supported Durant were righteous.

They made statistics on all of Tang Tian's shooting methods in his Spurs career and came to a conclusion.

Tang Tian is a serious system player, and a system role player.

In his entire Spurs career, Tang Tian's assisted shot rate was as high as 95%!

This is an extremely terrifying statistic. In other words, without the passes from these teammates on the Spurs, he wouldn't be able to score at all.

They also listed several other players with similar playing styles: Kyle Korver, Danny Green, JJ Redick.

But even these three players, their assisted shot rate was not as high as Tang Tian's!

This is the most powerful evidence that Tang Tian is a system role player.

Not only this statistic, but they also listed the success rate of Tang Tian's attempts to score independently in the Spurs.

30%!

This data and the assisted shot rate are just the opposite. When Tang Tian tries to hold the ball and attack, his ability is far below the NBA average!

This is also why Tang Tian's three-point shooting percentage is very high, but the final overall shooting percentage is not so eye-catching!

Finally, these fans made an evaluation and positioning for Tang Tian.

"Defensive S-level, three-point stability S-level, passing A-level, but other than that, a system player with no independent offensive ability."

"I now think it's not a question of where Tang wants to go, but that he can't leave the Spurs at all. If I were Tang, even if I signed a one-year qualifying offer first, I would choose to stay in the Spurs. There is a system in the Spurs, and there are championships and popularity, but once you leave, you will have nothing."

"Yes, his performance last season was the peak he could achieve in his career. Staying in the Spurs and slowly improving his ball-handling is the only way he can go. So those teams that are fantasizing about Tang can stop, as a system player, there is really no reason for him to leave the Spurs."

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