Taking down the Clippers greatly boosted the Pelicans' morale.

Coupled with a favorable schedule, they then achieved a 5-1 record in their subsequent games.

Before Christmas, their record finally settled at 22 wins and 6 losses, closely following the Warriors and ranking second in the Western Conference.

The Pelicans performed remarkably well to achieve this record despite Davis' absence.

Time unknowingly arrived on the eve of Christmas.

Unlike last year, the Pelicans were part of the Christmas Day game this year, and they would face the Rockets on Christmas Day.

After losing to the Pelicans, the Clippers' performance was poor. The Rockets seized the opportunity to catch up, and a six-game winning streak had brought them to fourth place in the Western Conference.

Which of these two teams in good form would ultimately win the game was a matter of great interest.

As Christmas approached, the teams entered their off days, and the Pelicans only scheduled routine training, which would continue until two days before Christmas.

On this day when the team had no training scheduled, Tang Tian received good news.

His "Godfather Generation" signature sneakers had been produced.

A generation of shoes can have several versions. The one released during the offseason was the basic version of the series, which bore Tang Tian's name.

After that, there are generally two more versions. One is the one with Tang Tian's autograph on the shoe, which is precious and rare.

The other is the signature edition of the shoe that is about to be released, where Tang Tian's signature will be printed on the shoe using technology during production.

These shoes will be more expensive than the ones without the signature and will further stimulate the shoe market.

These shoes had not yet been officially released, but Tang Tian received a whole truckload of shoes at the gate of his villa.

The sales of the basic version of the shoes had already exploded. Nike would definitely seize the opportunity to promote this signature version.

Looking at the truckload of signature shoes, Tang Tian shook his head with a wry smile.

He remembered the truckload of Dior sunglasses he received when he endorsed them, and he still hadn't given them all away.

But fortunately, shoes are more collectible, so there's no harm in having more.

Nike sent out a video when they delivered the shoes, and the public relations team quickly published marketing articles on major channels and websites.

While fans were envious, they were already guarding the platforms, waiting to snap up this wave of signature shoes.

Nike's marketing campaign attracted a lot of attention from the outside world and achieved a very good response.

At this time, BMW, another major brand that Tang Tian endorsed, couldn't sit still.

They sent someone from headquarters to discuss what kind of car to give Tang Tian.

Luxury cars worth millions were just the starting point. To achieve a marketing effect, the larger the investment, the greater the impact.

It was during this negotiation that Tang Tian had a very good idea.

Time unknowingly came to December 24th, with only two days left until Christmas.

Williams arranged the Pelicans' last training session before the holidays.

At the end of the training session, the players returned to the locker room, and everyone began exchanging Christmas gifts.

Holiday went all out this year, giving each teammate an Apple laptop worth $3,000, which was the most expensive gift in the team.

His annual salary was over ten million, making him one of the only two in the team, along with Gordon, who could afford it.

The other teammates' gifts also had their own characteristics, but Whiteside's gift made the teammates laugh.

He brought out a large box when he gave the gift, which aroused the curiosity and whistles of his teammates.

But when the box was opened and Whiteside took out the gift, laughter drowned out everything.

It turned out to be boxes of Donald Duck toys!

This was probably the most magical Christmas gift anyone had ever seen!

Because it was completely out of the blue!

Even Whiteside himself couldn't explain why, he just simply thought it was fun.

"Hassan, you're such a cheapskate!"

Metta World Peace took the Donald Duck gift box and joked with a smile.

This thing cost at most twenty or thirty dollars.

"No, it's very unique."

Tang Tian said with a smile.

He knew Whiteside's current financial situation, and it was good enough that he could give a gift at all.

Tang Tian spoke, and the other teammates followed suit.

Metta World Peace also laughed heartily. What Tang Tian said was right, and this kind of behavior was very Whiteside.

The teammates' gifts were gradually given out, and Tang Tian then beckoned the teammates to go to the parking lot.

Ariza, Jokic, Dinwiddie and other new players didn't know what was going on.

But most of the players from last season were full of expectations.

The memory of Tang Tian spending a lot of money to give sports cars and car models last season was still fresh in their minds.

The most anticipated was Whiteside, who only joined the team in the second half of last season.

He had heard his teammates talk about Tang Tian's glorious opportunity to give away sports cars for most of the season, but he hadn't participated in it, and he was full of envy.

He finally had this opportunity this year.

Tang Tian led his teammates to the parking lot.

There were several photographers there, and then several super-large trucks.

The teammates whispered to each other, full of curiosity.

The photographers were in place, and the doors of the trucks slowly rose.

When the teammates saw what was inside, their eyes widened.

Because they had the experience of giving away sports cars last year, even if there were the same supercars inside, they wouldn't have reacted much.

But the things inside still made them want to cheer.

Because inside were motorcycles, BMW motorcycles!

Streamlined body, domineering appearance, the direct feeling of a steel torrent!

The status of BMW motorcycles in the motorcycle world is equivalent to Lamborghini in the automotive world!

And it was the K1600B model, which is equivalent to the best Lamborghini!

Not to mention the value, it was a very good collectible!

This was what Tang Tian had discussed with BMW staff before. Giving him a luxury car, no matter how expensive, would have limited publicity, but this was different.

What he did last year was private, with only rumors circulating.

But now, bringing in photographers and spending a lot of money to give teammates luxury gifts, reporting this openly would be the best publicity and marketing.

The cars were unloaded from the trucks by the staff, and the teammates couldn't help but reach out.

It was at this moment that Dinwiddie let out an excited shout.

Because on the side of the car, he found the Tang Tian Generation shoes hanging there!

And it was the signature version that Nike had just announced but had not yet officially released!

There are many NBA players who like to collect shoes, and P.J. Tucker and Mike Bibby are among the representatives.

Dinwiddie was also one of them, and his excitement when he saw the shoes was even higher than when he saw the car.

In fact, not only him, but other teammates were also very excited when they saw the shoes.

They were the first to get these shoes, ahead of Nike's official release!

The BMW motorcycle has a price, but this shoe is now priceless!