Despite the fact that most fans and TNT were frantically praising Tang Tian, there were still quite a few haters.

"Is 30+ points in 5 games really that impressive? The Pelicans are only 3 wins and 2 losses, they haven't even made it into the top eight in the West!"

"And Tang's shooting percentage is very low! He's just a stat padder!"

"Just watch, as the season progresses and other teams start to adapt to his style of play, he won't just be losing games, he won't even be able to pad stats!"

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Those fans who were suppressed by Kobe and Stern during the offseason were now really focused on hating on Tang Tian.

After finishing the game against the Pacers, the Pelicans welcomed a rare three-day break.

After a series of away back-to-backs since the start of the season, Williams gave the players two days off.

Taking advantage of this holiday time, Tang Tian had the grass behind the villa removed and then built a half-court basketball court.

He hired a local domestic construction company; when it comes to construction, Chinese people are more reliable.

The workers were very efficient and got it done in a day, then they just had to wait for it to dry.

After a series of games, a rare rest, Tang Tian sat on the second floor overlooking the distant Mississippi River.

After coming to the Pelicans, such a comfortable life was really rare.

As he was watching, he suddenly felt his hand being licked.

Turning his head, he saw it was the little lion.

It was almost three months old now, and its size was already half that of an adult.

The American Shorthair that Olsen had rescued before didn't dare to show its face in front of the little lion at all.

Although they were both felines, the difference in size meant that they were destined not to be able to play together well.

However, the little lion was not fierce at all, and perhaps because it had been hungry since it was young, it was very clingy instead.

In fact, when he first adopted it, Tang Tian was worried that the little lion's wildness had not been eliminated, but now it seemed that his worries were unnecessary.

"Lucky."

Tang Tian called out to the little lion, and the little lion obediently sat in front of him.

The American Shorthair was called Rebirth, and the little lion was called Lucky, both of which were named by Olsen, but they were both very suitable for them.

"Five."

Tang Tian said, reaching out to the little lion.

The little lion also reached out, and the two high-fived in the air.

After the high-five, Tang Tian couldn't help but laugh. This little lion was really taught too cleverly by Olsen.

Just then, he felt the phone in his pocket vibrate.

He took it out and saw it was an income message.

Coca-Cola's endorsement fee had arrived.

The contract was renewed last year, 14.4 million for 4 years.

This time it was the second year's payment, still 1.9 million.

After redeeming McGrady's pull-up jumper, his krypton gold value was still around 900,000, plus this wave, it directly exceeded 2 million.

In the previous games, although he scored 30+ points in a row, the opponents' targeting became more and more obvious, and relying on pull-up jumpers alone was definitely not enough.

Of course, he had also considered it early on, and he would have enough krypton gold value in November, so he didn't need to rush to find a new endorsement.

He pulled up the system interface and turned his attention to the blue skill area.

Dynamite Pack (Maggette): Increases physical confrontation by 10% when breaking through, increases the success rate of drawing fouls by 15%, weight must be above 95kg.

As a pre-skill for the God Turtle bombing, this skill doesn't add acceleration or change of direction ability, it just adds confrontation and drawing fouls.

It's really just like the name of the skill, a dynamite pack-style of play.

But this condition made Tang Tian a little tangled.

This setting is reasonable, if you have a light body and you do this, you're likely to be ruined.

Without a certain weight and confrontation, you definitely can't handle playing like this.

But if he gains weight, his previous catch-and-shoot three-point skill would be wasted.

He tapped the railing in front of him a few times, and then quickly made a decision.

2 million krypton gold value, directly redeem Dynamite Pack.

Redeeming breakthrough skills is a path he must take now, breaking through, shooting, and passing are essential skills for the team's core.

Moreover, the Catch and Shoot Scorer (Korver) skill didn't drop, which doesn't mean he doesn't have that kind of scoring method anymore.

The skills of this system are just bonuses in ability, and the foundation he gets through training himself will not be reduced.

Of course, there is also one thing that is very important.

His height has now reached 2.03 meters. He used to play mainly as a shooting guard, and now he should swing more to the small forward position.

After redeeming it, he directly called Cecilia and asked her to come to his villa.

Let her arrange a new weight gain and muscle gain plan for him, and by the way, today is also Thanksgiving, so he can have a meal with her.

Thanksgiving in the United States is a very important holiday. In addition to eating turkey, which is usually only served at Christmas, there is also the very well-known Thanksgiving pumpkin pie.

After calling Cecilia, he turned around and communicated with Olsen a few words, and then successively called Procopio and Carl, as well as other members of his team, to ask them if they were free to come over.

Successful people need to know how to be grateful. He can get to where he is today not by his own efforts alone, but it is inseparable from the people on his team.

The team members all agreed. This was the first time Tang Tian had formally invited them to a banquet, and they would make time for it no matter how busy they were.

They hired maids and chefs, but Olsen, as a foodie, was also very hands-on, and basically half of a big meal was made by him.

After establishing their relationship, she seemed to really feel at ease being a housewife and didn't think about filming movies anymore.

Procopio and Cecilia arrived one after another.

Tang Tian took out his treasured red wine and raised his glass to thank them.

"Thank you, everyone."

After drinking the wine, Tang Tian didn't just leave the thanks on his lips, but promised to increase their salaries by 20% to thank them for their efforts over the past two years.

Procopio's expression was okay, but Carl and Cecilia were a little excited.

They were all still young, and Tang Tian had already given them a good reward before. This further strengthened their determination to stay on Tang Tian's team.

After dinner, the others left one after another, and Cecilia stayed to make a weight gain and muscle gain plan for Tang Tian.

Maggette is 1.98 meters tall and weighs 103 kilograms.

But Tang Tian doesn't need and can't add that much at once, and he doesn't need to be as strong as Maggette.

He is 2.03 meters tall, and basically adding to 100 kilograms is about the same, similar to Paul George.

And more important than weight is muscle.

Fortunately, he hasn't gained weight in the past two years, but his body fat percentage has been decreasing, which will make it easier for him to adapt.

It will probably be done in half a month to a month.

After Cecilia left, Tang Tian went back to the balcony.

It was already afternoon, and the sun was about to set.

The little lion looked at the sunset and suddenly opened its mouth, as if trying to roar.

Tang Tian turned around and took a picture of this scene.

A very beautiful photo, and it also looked very cute and fierce.

Tang Tian opened his Twitter.

His information was previously updated by Carl, and he hadn't used his own Twitter yet.

"Lion."

He posted the little lion's photo, and then posted his first tweet.