To know that the Mavericks only signed Butler for two years, and Butler had just been selected for the All-NBA team!

And now they want to sell him off?

That's a bit unreasonable!

"Yes, they just didn't take action, so I took the initiative and gave them a surprise."

Tang Tian was speechless after hearing Butler's words.

Moreover, what's done is done, and after thinking about it, it doesn't seem entirely impossible.

Carlisle's position in the Mavericks is similar to Popovich's in the Spurs, and Cuban has absolute trust in Carlisle.

And the conflict between Butler and Carlisle appeared as early as the middle of last season, and it directly affected the team's performance in the playoffs.

From this point of view, Cuban would do the same from the perspective of supporting Carlisle. After all, his true temperament is beyond what ordinary bosses can compare.

What's more, the Mavericks have a strong lineup now. They are determined to win the championship, and they certainly don't want to have discordant voices all the time.

Of course, the most important thing is that Butler signed a 4-year contract with the Mavericks, but it's a 3+1, with the last year being a player option.

According to this intensifying trend, Butler is likely to directly choose to jump out of the contract and leave next summer.

At that time, the Mavericks will end up with nothing.

On the contrary, selling Butler when he gets into the All-NBA team and his market value is at its highest, with one year left on his contract, the trade value is the highest.

So after careful analysis, it is reasonable for the Mavericks to trade Butler.

It's just that Butler didn't expect to have connections within the Mavericks after two years and jumped out ahead of time.

This probably blew up the entire Mavericks management.

"Kyrie came to me yesterday. He also wants to come to New Orleans."

Tang Tian didn't directly express his position, but instead mentioned that Irving had come.

"He also wants to come? Wouldn't we be together then... Did you persuade him to go back?"

Butler is quite experienced and reacted quickly.

"Yeah, he's not suitable to come here. You... to put it bluntly, I don't like bandwagon basketball."

Tang Tian and Butler have a closer relationship, so he speaks more directly.

Butler was silent on the other end.

"And the same approach as you and George will make it impossible for you to come to New Orleans."

"What do you mean?"

Butler had hope again after hearing Tang Tian's words.

"I don't think George can come to New Orleans, because no team's management wants to be led by the nose by players. If you really want to come to New Orleans, you should at least give a few teams. With competition in a small range, you will have a chance."

After all, Butler is different from George, and even Irving.

Although Tang Tian doesn't like bandwagon basketball, it would seem unbrotherly if he didn't care about Butler's current situation at all.

So he first stated his attitude and then gave Butler advice.

"I knew it, Tang. I've said it before, if I can't be the boss of a team, if I have to play as a second-in-command, I'm only willing to play for you!"

Butler said excitedly.

Unlike Irving, his goal or ambition has always been to become the boss of the team step by step.

But if the goal cannot be achieved, as he said, he is only willing to be Tang Tian's second-in-command.

Tang Tian was touched when he heard this. Butler's attitude had a bit of a feeling of a scholar dying for his confidant.

But he remained rational at this time.

"Jimmy, I've said that I don't like bandwagon basketball, so I won't interfere with the management's decisions in this regard, do you understand what I mean?"

He said at last, the direct meaning of this is that he would default if Butler really came, but he would not ask the management to trade for Butler.

Everyone has something they insist on. Bandwagon basketball is what he doesn't want. Without irresistible external force, he will not break this bottom line himself.

"I understand."

Butler also understood Tang Tian.

After hanging up the phone, Tang Tian pondered for a long time.

First George, then Irving, then Butler. From some point in time, the trend of forming superteams in the league has become unstoppable.

Even the players themselves feel that forming a superteam is a matter of course, and it's wrong not to form one.

But no matter what, he doesn't like it, and it's not necessary for him.

Just when fans were discussing Butler's designation of the Pelicans as his next home, Woj's follow-up report stunned them.

According to Woj, Butler doesn't just want to go to the Pelicans. The teams he wants to go to also include the Rockets, the Heat, and the Lakers.

And after that, Woj also reported the reasons why Butler wanted to go to these teams.

Butler is from Houston, and the Rockets are his hometown team.

Butler admires Wade very much and has the idea of joining forces with Wade in Miami.

As for the Lakers, no one knows, anyway, Lakers are always the champions.

Woj's reports before and after such a big difference dazzled people, but after such reports came out, fans felt a little more comfortable.

After all, it's not a designated next home, at least it's a choice of four.

Moreover, judging from the subsequent reports from Dallas reporters, the Mavericks' management has begun to operate.

Butler tore his face in advance, so the Mavericks can just push the boat along the river and trade him away. Anyway, there are four potential next homes, and competition can get good enough chips.

Moreover, among the four potential next homes, the Rockets' actions were particularly rapid.

Because Cousins' season was reimbursed, the Big Three became the Big Two, and they continued to strengthen their strength. Butler is undoubtedly the best choice.

They are now short of a small forward!

Moreover, because Cousins' contract is not large, and Paul's contract is about to expire, Morey has a particularly large operating space.

Originally, Paul jumping out of the contract and getting close to the Spurs, coupled with Cousins' season reimbursement, the Rockets were a dead end, but Butler's sudden appearance made everything alive again.

On the first day after the free market opened, big events came one after another, dazzling people.

By the time this day passed, fans already felt a little overwhelmed.

I thought things would get better on the second day, but no one expected that at the very beginning of the second day, two consecutive big news made them unable to sit still.

The Cavaliers explored Irving's value in the trade market, and Irving submitted a trade request to the Cavaliers! And also gave the teams he wanted to go to, Spurs, Nets, Lakers, Clippers!

The problem that the management of each team was most worried about appeared. After George was the first to eat crabs, everyone scrambled to follow suit!

This time, the management of each team really hated George to death.

But at this time, the happiest are the Lakers fans.

Because Butler and Irving both specified the Lakers among the teams they wanted to go to!

"Come on, come on, come into the bowl, Irving + George + Butler + Simmons + anyone, this lineup can return to the peak!"

"Lakers are the champions, this time it's real!"

"Magic, Magic, please use your magic to get them all to Los Angeles!"

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