Carter wants to come to the Pelicans, which is quite unexpected news.

You know, the Pelicans were also interested in Carter last year, but Carter didn't choose the Pelicans because of playing time.

It's like chasing a girl, being rejected, but then turning around a year later and saying she wants to be with you.

A normal person's first feeling is that they're going to be taken advantage of.

Dempsey was obviously worried about this too.

Carter had an $8 million annual salary with the Kings last season, but only averaged 5.4 points and 2.6 rebounds per game, with all data being career lows.

After all, UFO is already 41 years old, and even if he's changed his style of play now, there's not much gas left in the tank.

As for the role of veterans for young players, the Pelicans already have Parker on the perimeter.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Pelicans currently have 15 players on the roster, and except for Trier, who has a completely non-guaranteed contract, the remaining 14 all have guaranteed contracts.

To want Carter means not wanting Trier.

Tang Tian nodded after listening to what Dempsey said.

Dempsey is now a very qualified general manager, and he's considering issues very comprehensively and thoughtfully.

"But I think we can sign him and try, we really lack ability and experience at the shooting guard position."

Tang Tian affirmed Dempsey, but ultimately gave his own advice.

Ding Yanyuhang has made considerable progress, but he's still a bit far from being a rotation player on a strong team, and Trier is a rookie, so needless to say.

Last season, they had Lamb as his substitute, but this season they may have to rely on Alexander to swing over more often.

But Alexander is also a rookie, and it's impossible for a strong team to give him a lot of opportunities to practice at the beginning, he'll have to rely on off-court improvement like Siakam more often.

Carter should be able to help out a bit at the beginning of the season.

Presumably this is also why Carter wants to come to the Pelicans, he has a chance to win a championship and also has a chance to play.

"But Trier?"

Tang Tian expressed his thoughts, and Dempsey wouldn't object, but he still raised his concerns.

Trier performed very well in the summer league in Las Vegas before, and he deserves a team spot.

"My idea is to look at the performance in the preseason. If Trier can earn playing time for himself through training and play well, we can consider other options to free up a spot. Our frontcourt is relatively crowded now.

If not, we can consider signing him to a two-way contract first, we haven't used one of our two-ways this year."

Tang Tian was even more comprehensive in considering the issue.

After receiving instructions, Dempsey quickly reached a minimum salary agreement with Carter.

He also signed two more training camp contracts with undrafted rookies.

An 18-man roster with 15 guaranteed contracts, this kind of lineup is very safe to enter the preseason with.

Carter joining the Pelicans at the age of 41 wasn't big news, but it did spark a lot of discussion among older fans.

One of the most eye-catching views was that Carter finally had a chance to compete for a championship.

McGrady fulfilled his dream with the Spurs, and now it's his big cousin Carter's turn to have this opportunity.

The Pelicans signing Carter was just the aftermath of the free market.

Tang Tian's intense "Brothers Training Camp" was still continuing.

Zhou Qi and Ding Yanyuhang were both working very hard, and it could be seen that they both cherished the opportunity.

After all, each of the seven in the "Brothers Training Camp" were very talented, and they were already very lucky to be able to join.

Tang Tian was also very pleased to see this.

Speaking of which, there's the Men's Basketball World Cup next summer, and it's being held at home.

The Chinese team won the championship at the Olympics, and the only goal for next year is also to win the championship, to win the championship at home.

And now compared to 2016, the Chinese team's strength has also increased a lot.

Tang Tian's strength has already changed from the league's number one player to the best in history, and what's even more terrifying is that he has another year;

Yi Jianlian is still firmly seated as a starter for the Nets;

Zhou Qi has made obvious progress, and it's estimated that he'll officially enter the Rockets' rotation in the new season;

Ding Yanyuhang also signed a formal contract with the Pelicans;

Plus, there's Guo Ailun's progress, and the sudden emergence of Abudushalamu;

The Chinese team's chances of lifting the trophy at home next year are much greater than they were at the Olympics before.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye more than a month had passed, and it was already the beginning of September.

Because the training camps for most teams will have already started in late September, the "Brothers Training Camp" ended here.

More than a month of training was about maintaining their state for Tang Tian and the others, but for Zhou Qi, he gained the most.

Especially the high-intensity and scientific training methods, he will continue to adhere to them in the new season.

The "Brothers Training Camp" ended, and in the past few years they would just exchange some harsh words about winning the championship, and then go back to their respective homes.

But this year was different, Tang Tian had said before that they were going on vacation together this year.

Project Mars took them as a group directly to the Gulf of Panama for fun.

Panama has famous ancient city ruins, as well as national parks and the Grand Canyon, and especially the Panama Canal is world-renowned.

And Panama City is a seaport city with a particularly long coastline.

Going there for vacation in late summer is a very cool thing to do.

A rather interesting thing was that they ran into the Rockets team, who were in training camp there, with Paul, Harden, Capela and other team cores all there.

The Rockets team stopped in the semi-finals last season, and they definitely want to make a comeback in the new season.

Zhou Qi was a bit pitiful, he'd only been out playing for a day before he joined the team's training camp.

But this may not be a bad thing for him.

If you don't have enough talent, make up for it with hard work.

After spending a week's vacation in Panama, the "Brothers Training Camp," like in the past, exchanged some harsh words about winning the championship, and then each went back to their respective homes and found their respective mothers.

And this time point was also just right, Olsen was more than two months pregnant and could go to the hospital to check the baby's gender.

On the way to the hospital, he took two wrong turns, and he was still nervous.

This feeling was even more tense than being up by one point in Game 7 of the Finals, with the opponent having the last possession and the possibility of being buzzer-beaten.

After having a family, basketball is just a career, and children are much more important than careers.

Olsen couldn't help but laugh in the back seat.

But she also understood Tang Tian's mood.

They spent a long time getting pregnant with this child.

And unlike the previous time, this time they were aiming to have a girl.

They made all sorts of preparations beforehand, including diet, and even the timing of conception, all according to a strict plan.

If they had a boy again, it would definitely be a big blow to them.

It took half an hour longer than usual, and they finally arrived at the private hospital.

Get out of the car, draw blood, wait for the results.

Olsen sat, and Tang Tian paced back and forth in the hallway.

Just when Olsen was about to get dizzy, the tester finally came out.

Because it was a private hospital, the attitude was very good.

"Mr. Tang, congratulations."

The tester walked up to Tang Tian with a smile on his face.

"It's a boy."