Chapter 1257 Tang Tian Announces His Retirement From the NBA (Part 2)

"Will you play in the next Men's Basketball World Cup in China?"

The fourth was a reporter from TNT who asked a question that other people also cared about very much.

"Yes, as Carl said, I just retired from the NBA, I will still play for my national team, especially this year's World Cup, it is held in my country, I will help my country get this world champion."

After Tang Tian finished speaking, the commotion in the audience grew louder.

Prior to this, the U.S. men's basketball team had announced the 35-man roster for the training camp, and almost all the top superstars in the league were there.

In other words, if none of these players withdraw, the US team will send the strongest lineup.

Such an American team is impossible to beat.

Anyone who said he was going to be defeated would be dismissed as fantasy.

But now that the person who said this was Tang Tian, ​​it looked different.

And although there is an element of luck in it, the Chinese team is also the men's basketball champion in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Although the commotion was great, no one continued to pursue this topic.

Obviously, compared to that, they are more concerned about Tang Tian's retirement.

"Will you continue to come back to play in the NBA?"

Then the reporter who stood up asked.

"Perhaps, no one can say for sure what will happen in the future. After all, I am only 27 years old now."

Tang Tian answered this question with a smile.

His answer is also his true inner voice.

If you had asked him a year ago if he would retire after four straight championships, he would have said the same thing.

Life is like a journey, only when you arrive at a certain place will you know what choice you will make in that place.

And the choice is your life.

The reporters asked some questions one after another.

For example, ask Karl about Tang Tian's endorsement, ask Stevens about the Pelicans' goals for next season, ask Benson about the team's future plans, and so on.

They also answered one by one.

Most of the endorsements will not stop because of Tang Tian's retirement, just like Jordan back then, in other words, Tang Tian's commercial value will not disappear because of his retirement;

The goal of the Pelicans is still five consecutive championships, and the team will strengthen the team in the free market in the summer;

The future plan of the Pelicans is the same as it is now, and Tang Tian will participate in it;

...

Tang Tian's retirement involved too many aspects, and the impact it brought was also great and far-reaching.

Tang Tian's press conference ended, and social media was once again paralyzed.

As before, when he recovered, words like Tang Tian's retirement press conference dominated all the headlines.

"As a fan, I can't accept Tang's choice, but I understand that family is always more important than career."

"Bullshit! I can't accept talking about spending time with my family with an annual income of hundreds of millions!"

"I also think it's ridiculous. He overthrew Xiao Hua and led the Pelicans to four consecutive championships, but now he quits!"

"The key is what to do with the Pelicans! He is retiring, not a deal! The Pelicans have lost a number one player in the league for nothing!"

"You guys, it's the same as not knowing why Jack Ma announced his retirement, and not knowing why Bill Gates will donate all his property. In that position, money is not important, what is important is important."

"That's right. Isn't being a management team more comfortable than being a player? You've already made enough money. Of course you should enjoy life and be with your family!"

"And Tang's contribution to the NBA has been immeasurable. He brought Xiao Hua down, expanded the influence of basketball around the world, and even his retirement."

"That's right, if you know that the championship will always belong to the Pelicans, you will have less fun watching the game. Now that Tang is retiring, there will be great suspense next season!"

"I also understand now that he said to Brother Antetokounmpo that the future is yours, Yangnis, it's.for.you!"

"To be honest, I am looking forward to who will be the champion next season, and I will definitely pay attention to the next World Cup!"

"Also, the World Cup may be our last chance to see Tang play, not to mention that the US team will have the strongest lineup this time!"

"I heard that Jokic, Antetokounmpo, Simmons, Gasol Jr., and Doncic will all play for their respective countries. This year's World Cup is very explosive!"

"That's right, you guys, and Tang has said that he might come back in the future, it's a good thing for us to enjoy the league without Tang for a few years!"

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Tang Tian's retirement was irreversible, and some radical fans couldn't help but complain, but more people were still thinking about the future.

And Pelicans fans are more sensible, after all, Tang Tian is still in the Pelicans, even though he is in the management team.

If one day the Pelicans are really in trouble, I believe Tang Tian will definitely come out to save the team at that time.

As the fans said on social media, they are now more concerned about the next World Cup.

Because that was probably Tang Tian's last basketball game during this period.

The matter of Tang Tian's retirement was buzzing and attracted everyone's attention.

However, the process that the alliance should go is still going on.

Before the draft, the annual awards ceremony, which also represents the end of the 2018-2019 season, was held in Los Angeles.

This year's awards ceremony is similar to last year's, except that many alternative awards have been added compared to last year.

This also made the number of people involved a lot more, and it was closer to the Hollywood awards ceremony.

Tang Tian also brought Olsen and two children to attend, and Tang San was taken care of by a nanny at home because he was still young.

His appearance also attracted the attention of all media and reporters.

A very noteworthy thing is that Tang Tian has announced his retirement. In theory, he should have withdrawn from the MVP competition.

But in terms of rules, the MVP evaluates the performance of last season, and his performance last season is undoubtedly the undisputed candidate for MVP.

So what the final result will be is full of suspense.

The award ceremony will start soon, that is, the Big Three of TNT will set up a host.

Several important awards were also released one after another along with the awards ceremony.

The most improved award went to the Pacers' Bojan Bogdanovic, who beat out the Nets' Russell and the Kings' Fox.

He's averaging close to 20 points per game this season and is a key factor in keeping the Pacers competitive and making the playoffs.

The Sixth Man of the Year went to the Clippers' Lou Williams for the second consecutive season.

There is not much suspense about the best rookie, and Doncic of the Clippers received more than 80% of the votes.

In his rookie season, he scored 20+5+5 and helped the team reach the second round of the playoffs. Doncic is worthy of the title of "Europe's strongest rookie".

The best head coach was won by Vogel of the Lakers.

Although he failed to lead the team to win the championship, he led the team to the best record of 72 wins in team history, and he deserves this honor.

It is a pity that Popovich did the same thing, but because of the difference of 2 wins in the regular season record, he finally lost to Vogel.

The Best Defensive Player is awarded after the Best Head Coach.

Just then, the fans noticed something.

Candidates for the best defensive player, Antetokounmpo, Leonard and Gobert.

No Tang Tian!

The release of this candidate list also caused a heated discussion among fans, which seemed to indicate something.