Chapter 1 George Wants to Come to the Pelicans, and So Does Irving?!

New Orleans, a place no star wanted to come to, has now become a sought-after treasure!

But this is also reasonable. The Pelicans have won two consecutive championships, and with Tang Tian, this "active duty Jordan," they have the chance to win three in a row.

This kind of opportunity to be exposed to the spotlight is something everyone would want to fight for.

Moreover, Irving has one more advantage than George: he's a member of the hard training brothers!

They've been together every summer, so he's much more likely to integrate into the Pelicans than George.

Tang Tian hadn't said anything yet.

If Irving came, this would really be brotherly basketball.

"I'm coming to New Orleans. I'll be there before night."

Irving didn't get a reaction from Tang Tian, so he spoke again.

"Okay."

Tang Tian agreed. It was better to communicate about this kind of thing in person.

His attitude was the same as before with George, and even further back with Westbrook. He didn't have much interest in bandwagon basketball.

And Irving's situation was even more special.

Irving arrived as soon as he said he would, reaching Tang Tian's manor before dinner, just in time for the evening meal.

The two of them ate and talked.

"What's your reason for wanting to leave the Cavaliers?"

Tang Tian didn't rush to state his position, but instead asked Irving.

"I don't like playing next to LeBron."

Irving hesitated for a moment, and then finally said.

"You don't know the Cavaliers fans, you don't know how they were evaluating me after this year's Finals!"

Irving got angry as he said that.

"They said I was a defensive black hole, that I disappeared at critical moments, that I was one of me short of Davis, that I was unworthy and better suited for exhibition games, they…they only said these things, but they turned a blind eye to the 30 points I got in Game 5."

"I know no one can satisfy everyone 100%, but I don't know why they can be dissatisfied with everything I do."

"When we win, it's all LeBron's credit, when we lose, it's me, Kevin, Hassan, it's our fault. Have you ever seen a team like that?"

Irving's series of words were full of grievances.

It was obvious that he really didn't want to play with James anymore.

Before Irving came, Tang Tian had thought of some words to appease him, but after hearing what Irving said, he put those words aside.

There were many things that you couldn't understand if you weren't in that situation.

Perhaps this was the situation that Bosh, Love, and even Wade needed to experience.

It was just that Irving's personality was more radical than theirs. After all, he was also a top pick, and he was considered a chosen one when he entered the league.

"You should have experienced the pressure of becoming the core of a team, and you also know how difficult that is."

Tang Tian thought for a moment and said.

Before James returned to Cleveland, Irving's performance leading the team alone in the Cavaliers was not good, and they were at the bottom of the Eastern Conference year after year.

And he knew that in his previous life, Irving didn't have it as good after leaving the Cavaliers as he did during his time with the Cavaliers, and he faced much more criticism than he did during his time with the Cavaliers.

There was no medicine for regret in this world. Irving was, after all, one of his hard training brothers, and Tang Tian wanted to try and save him if he could.

"I don't want to be the team's boss, I just want to leave Cleveland, leave LeBron."

Irving then said firmly.

Tang Tian looked at him and knew that he had made up his mind.

"You said before that you wanted to come to New Orleans?"

Tang Tian didn't try to persuade him to stay, but instead asked.

"You're here."

Irving's answer was quite direct.

"I don't recommend you do that. Let's not talk about whether it'll succeed or not, even if it does, the pressure you'll have to bear isn't something you can handle."

Tang Tian then said.

George was already being drowned in the saliva of fans for designating his next home, and there was also Durant's example.

Speaking of which, Irving was also a member of the Cavaliers, a part of the team that was defeated by the Pelicans.

If he really shouted that he wanted to come to the Pelicans, that would be George + Durant combined, designating his next home + joining the enemy during his contract.

Not to mention that Irving's contract still had at least two years left, which was longer than George's contract period.

After listening to what Tang Tian said, Irving was silent for a long time.

He just wanted to leave the Cavaliers and James, and go to a team he wanted to go to. He hadn't considered any of this.

But after Tang Tian said it, he realized that it really wasn't appropriate.

"Then I'll go to Boston! Danny Ainge contacted me a long time ago. They're rebuilding, and their potential is pretty good."

Irving then said.

That old fox Ainge, he had already gotten in touch with Irving a long time ago.

"What do you think?"

Irving saw that Tang Tian didn't say anything, and asked.

He was really young, and looked just like he did when he first entered the league, like a reckless kid.

"I don't recommend you go there."

"Why?"

"Your style of play doesn't suit that team, and the fans there are too harsh. It's the tradition of Boston."

Tang Tian said with a smile.

He wouldn't say that he knew he wouldn't have a good time there.

But what he said wasn't wrong. Iron blood was the Celtics' label, and that label didn't really match Irving.

As for the fans, the fans in Boston were arrogant, and they wouldn't be any lighter when they started to scold.

"Do you have any suggestions?"

Irving finally looked at Tang Tian with a look of help.

Tang Tian's stability was not only known by the Pelicans' management, but also by these hard training brothers.

"New York, or Los Angeles, the Nets, or the Lakers, the Clippers."

Tang Tian thought for a moment and said.

Irving's biggest characteristic was his flashy style of play. A flashy style of play didn't necessarily need results, as long as there were fans to support it.

If you really want to talk about achievements, Iverson didn't have a championship either, but his fame was greater than most of the superstars of the same period. The reason was still his style of play.

After all, basketball was played for people to watch. Winning was certainly great, but not many people would like to watch the Pistons Five Tigers play like that.

On the contrary, Irving's saucy dribbling was liked by many people.

So a big city was the best choice for Irving.

"I understand."

After listening to what Tang Tian said, Irving suddenly saw the light.

"Actually, I still suggest you stay in Cleveland until your contract expires."

In the end, Tang Tian still gave a suggestion.

With James on the Cavaliers, although they were often the runner-up, there wasn't much suspense in reaching the Finals in the East.

Being able to reach the Finals was actually exposure, and Irving only had 2 years left on his contract, so there wouldn't be any negative impact if he left then.

"No, I've already decided, I won't continue to stay there."

But Irving's attitude on this point was very firm.

It seemed that he really didn't like playing next to James.

Tang Tian didn't say anything else when he heard that. Although he could give suggestions, not every suggestion would be accepted.