Chapter 289 The Bitter Danny Ainge

Shortly after the meeting between Tang Tian and Stevens, a familiar face arrived at Stevens' house.

Danny Ainge, the general manager of the Celtics.

The renewal of management and coaches is essentially the same as the renewal of players.

Both sides negotiate, make concessions, and eventually reach a contract that satisfies each other.

D'Antoni and the Pelicans had a similar process, but it fell through at the last step.

This also gave Ainge some warning. When his informant told him that Tang Tian had also visited Stevens, he couldn't sit still.

Although Stevens' record with the Celtics in the past two years has been generally average, the team's spirit is still very good.

In other words, even if the team is tanking, the fans are still very confident in the team, and a coach who can do this is no ordinary coach.

More importantly, there is no better option on the market than Stevens.

He is not a general manager who likes to talk about personal feelings too much, but he values benefits. The team's interests dictate that he needs to do everything possible to keep Stevens now.

"We can offer a bigger and longer contract than the Pelicans. Please stay."

Ainge's attitude was completely different from the previous negotiations.

"It's too late. I've already agreed to the Pelicans."

However, Stevens' answer this time was very decisive.

He had already given the Celtics and Ainge enough time. In fact, the salary he requested was less than 1 million more than his original salary.

But Ainge had been trying to convince him with various reasons, such as the team was rebuilding and he was still young.

Now it was meaningless for Ainge to change his mind. He had already promised Tang Tian, and he was a man of his word.

"That's just a verbal agreement, just like D'Antoni and the Pelicans before. It doesn't count until a written contract is signed. This is very normal. You'll get more benefits if you stay."

Ainge continued to persuade.

Stevens shook his head.

Ainge is a very capable general manager, and he admires his judgment on some things, but he is uncomfortable with his approach of putting interests first.

Whether it's players or coaches, they are all people. When he chose to leave the NCAA for the Celtics, he largely valued the tradition of Boston.

Auerbach's treatment of the team's meritorious players back then was very admirable.

But what Ainge is doing now is different from what he imagined.

This place has taught him the difference between the NBA and the NCAA, and it's time for him to start his new coaching career.

"Brad, I apologize for my previous actions. I'm very familiar with you and your family. You've lived here for two years. You know it's not easy to adapt to a new city, and New Orleans often has hurricanes, but you're familiar with Boston. Please stay."

Ainge pleaded earnestly, playing the emotional card.

"Danny, I've really made up my mind. Please don't try to persuade me anymore."

However, Stevens didn't buy it.

"Why? Why do you have to go to the Pelicans, just because there's a good opportunity there? The Celtics are the same. The draft picks the team has accumulated will explode in the next few years. Are you someone who likes to take shortcuts?"

Ainge's soft approach didn't work, so he came hard. The implication of these words was also very obvious.

Going to the Pelicans is picking up someone else's ready-made stuff. Kerr is an example. He led the team to the championship but was still criticized for picking up the ready-made stuff.

On the contrary, if you stay and win the championship with the Celtics' youngsters, the recognition you get will be unprecedented.

Stevens nodded.

Ainge was right about this. Back in Butler University, he led a group of second- and third-rate players to the NCAA Finals, and that sense of accomplishment was the strongest.

Ainge thought Stevens was moved by his words.

"But I don't want to miss the opportunity to coach Jordan."

However, Stevens' next sentence left him speechless instantly.

Stevens even compared Tang Tian to Jordan! What else could he say!

In the end, the biggest reason Stevens was willing to go to the Pelicans was not the Pelicans themselves, but Tang Tian.

He and Tang Tian were like soulmates, and that was the reason he went to New Orleans.

The two men's conversation eventually broke up unhappily.

After the meeting with Stevens, Ainge immediately had the Celtics officially release the news.

The general idea was that the team was very satisfied with Stevens' coaching performance in the past two years and would meet all of Stevens' requirements.

This was Ainge's last trick, standing on the moral high ground and passing the buck to Stevens.

Stevens didn't care about this. He had agreed with Tang Tian to go to New Orleans in a few days, and then he started packing his things to prepare for the move.

Tang Tian returned to New Orleans, and Demps had already found a house for Stevens.

D'Antoni, who was about to be in hand, had flown away, so he was really doing his best now.

Moreover, when Tang Tian was in Boston, the two sides kept communicating by phone, and even the contract had been negotiated.

The remaining things were left to Demps to handle. Tang Tian was going to be busy with his own things next, taking Olsen to the hospital to determine the gender of the baby.

For someone becoming a father for the first time, this is definitely an exciting thing.

To increase the accuracy of the child's gender, they decided to use both ultrasound and blood test this time.

After the blood draw, the two sat outside and waited.

"Are you nervous?"

Olsen looked at Tang Tian and said.

"No, I'm fine with either a boy or a girl, and we can have more later."

Tang Tian wouldn't say it even if he was nervous.

Olsen laughed at once. Tang Tian's nervousness was written all over his face.

But she still nodded. As long as Tang Tian liked it, it didn't matter how many children they had.

The bleeding stopped, they ate something, and then went to get an ultrasound.

A rough result can be obtained after the ultrasound.

This is a private hospital, and they are local celebrities, so the doctor's attitude is very good.

After telling them how to determine the gender of the child, they finally told them the answer.

Olsen was pregnant with twin sons.

Sons!

Twins!

When he heard the news, Tang Tian couldn't help but laugh.

Screw Kobe!

How could I be like him, 0 for 4? I directly hit two in a row!

However, the ultrasound may not be accurate. After they left the ultrasound room, they went to the laboratory center to wait.

After a while, the blood test report also came out.

Just like the ultrasound, it was twin sons.

Olsen saw Tang Tian's expression, knew that he liked sons, and was happy with him.

Tang Tian took out his phone and sent a photo of the blood test report to his personal Twitter, along with the content "Tang and Olsen's family welcomes two boys."

And after posting this status, he tagged Kobe first.

For a time, social media exploded. While everyone was congratulating Tang Tian, they did not forget to tease Kobe.

Tang Tian leaned back like Kobe, and was the number one loser like Kobe last season, but only in the matter of having sons, he directly crushed Kobe!