That was what shocked the management of each team!

There had never been a player in league history who specified his next team!

Even though George had been the Pacers' face for the past few years and had a close relationship with Larry Bird, the team's recently resigned general manager.

But the act of specifying his next team was truly unprecedented.

Because it involved the rights and interests of both labor and capital.

Specifying his next team meant that even if other teams traded for him, they basically wouldn't be able to keep him after his contract ended next year.

This also meant that the player's trade value would plummet, even for a player of George's caliber.

So from the perspective of capital, this was absolutely undesirable and would open Pandora's Box, leading more players to follow suit.

But the arrow had already been shot; once George did it, there was no turning back.

Even so, many teams began contacting the Pacers to try to trade for George.

After all, a superstar like George was hard to come by. It would be good to get a year's use of George at a relatively low price.

What if, just what if, George was having a good time during this year and renewed his contract with the team? That would be a huge profit.

Such a trade was entirely possible. George specified his next team, but the Pacers' management wouldn't grant him his wish.

Tang Tian was holding Olsen and watching the sunrise with their two sons when he learned of this news.

The sunrise by the sea was a beautiful view of the sea and the sky merging into one.

After watching the sunrise, he found messages and missed calls from Dell Demps.

When he saw the content, he was stunned for a while.

George's request for a trade had also happened in his previous life.

Because he was in the Western Conference Pelicans, the butterfly effect on the Eastern Conference was relatively small.

Especially the Pacers, who had no direct relationship with him, their lineup hadn't changed much from his memory.

So it wasn't surprising to him that George would request a trade and specify his next team.

But the problem was, shouldn't George's specified team be the Lakers!

George's idol was Kobe, and Los Angeles was his hometown, plus it was a big city.

Idol basketball + hometown basketball + big city basketball, and the Lakers didn't have any stars right now, almost a perfect destination.

But now he was being told that George wanted to come to New Orleans?

Learning from Durant's good example, coming to the Pelicans to be the third or even fourth option?

Or was it because his fadeaway jumper was like Kobe's, but he could have more sons than Kobe, so he turned to him as his idol?

These reasons... didn't seem reliable.

After the surprise, Tang Tian thought about it carefully and seemed to understand a little.

In the 2013-14 season, George led his team to second place in the Eastern Conference and played the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals, reaching his peak for a time.

He was less than 24 years old at that time and had the opportunity to chase Durant and James, with unlimited potential.

But now he was suffering from a major injury and the team was in a state of confusion, and he was about to withdraw from the ranks of first-tier stars. He needed honors and exposure to strengthen himself.

And the Pelicans, just happened to lack a star-level small forward.

Moreover, benefiting from Holiday's contract (5 years, 75 million) and the constantly increasing salary cap, the Pelicans were fully capable of taking on George and renewing his contract.

At worst, trade Jokic for draft picks, Holiday + Tang Tian + George + Davis + anyone, this could already crush everything.

Just as he was thinking, Demps called again.

Tang Tian answered the call.

Demps' emotions were a little excited.

For the first time in so many years, a star had taken the initiative to say he wanted to come to New Orleans.

It should be known that the current foundation of the Pelicans was that Davis and Jokic were selected by them, Tang Tian was a restricted free agent they had taken down with a thrilling buzzer-beater, and Holiday was traded for.

So it would be strange if he wasn't excited about a player of George's caliber wanting to come.

In the phone call, Tang Tian didn't express his attitude as before.

In his bones, he still didn't like this kind of joining-forces basketball, even though George was clearly an upgraded version of Ariza.

Moreover, the current lineup had good chemistry, and breaking it up wouldn't necessarily be better.

To put it bluntly, George was a fully upgraded version of Ariza, but he might not be willing to do the dirty work like Ariza, after all, he was also an All-Star.

And just in terms of efficiency, George was also on the lower end among the superstars.

But he didn't object. This was obviously a trade suitable for reinforcement, and it would be good to leave the final choice to the management.

Demps repeatedly pressed, but Tang Tian still had this attitude.

This was also the first time Tang Tian had expressed himself in this way. In the end, he had no choice but to turn around and discuss it with other people in the management.

After hanging up the phone, Tang Tian looked again at the sun that had already crossed the horizon. It seemed that the Pelicans might have major changes during the offseason this year.

George's matter caused shock in the league, but this kind of superstar, and the unprecedented specification of his next team, would definitely continue for a while.

Before that, the draft was becoming more and more eye-catching.

Draft night was a day of high trading, and no one knew if George would be traded at that time.

The draft lottery had already been drawn during the conference finals last season.

The 76ers, Kings, and Suns got the top three picks, and the Lakers, Magic, Timberwolves, Celtics, and Hornets got the 4th to 8th picks.

Among this year's rookies, Fultz and Tatum were the top choices.

In addition, Lonzo Ball, who was heavily promoted by his father, also had a big jump in the rankings and had a trend of competing for the top pick.

According to previous reports from Woj, if Ball fell to the fourth pick, then the Lakers would definitely choose him.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye it was June 23rd.

Tang Tian and Olsen were still on vacation in the Caribbean, and the annual NBA draft had already kicked off in Brooklyn, New York.

Counting it, this was the first time since Tang Tian joined the Pelicans that he hadn't gone to the draft site.

But although he didn't go to the site, Tang Tian still gave some potential second-round candidates, and it depended on what pick the Pelicans could operate to.

That night, fans gathered in Brooklyn, and all eyes were on them.

In the small green room, one after another young face was waiting for the call from the NBA.

It was worth mentioning that this was also the first draft of the new president, Tatum.

"Dell, what is the expected pick we can trade for now?"

The draft was about to begin, and Stevens asked Demps.

Because the Pelicans themselves only had a 60th overall pick, and they didn't want major changes to the lineup, they could only use bench players like Forbes, or cash.

This trade change was very big and was happening all the time.

"44."

Demps replied.

Stevens nodded. The candidates that Tang Tian gave were about between 40th and 45th overall.

But with the 44th pick, they could only choose that person.

Just as they were communicating, Tatum walked out from the background with a smile on his face.

The 2017 NBA Draft was about to begin.

ps: Special thanks to Garlic King 8 and QQ user Shang Shan Ruo Shui for the ten thousand reward!!