Chapter 405 The Pelican's Teammates

But it has something to do with the city of New Orleans.

New Orleans was built at the mouth of the river, the ground is full of swamps, the ground is prone to subsidence, the roads are full of potholes, and there are not many places that can be used to build large buildings, which is why this rare scene occurs.

The arena is oval, and the entrance is on the north side. He greeted the security guard at the gate, and only after entering did he realize that he was the first one to come.

Walking down the hall, he saw some large poster photos of the team on the walls.

There was Eric Gordon, there was Anthony Davis, and to his surprise, the biggest one was Paul's.

It has been 2 years since Paul left New Orleans, and his poster is still there.

It seems that his influence in this city, or the hearts of fans here, is higher than he expected.

But this is also reasonable. The history of this team itself is not long, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Paul is the best player in team history.

The arena sells tickets, so it's normal to keep them.

It seems that in addition to proving himself this season, what he has to do is to replace Paul in the hearts of New Orleans fans.

Go through the tunnel and then to the team's locker room.

Unlike the Spurs' college-like locker room, the Pelicans' locker room is obviously more luxurious and much newer.

The arena itself is new. When Hurricane Katrina swept through in 2005, the arena was severely damaged, and the floor and walls of the locker room were all soaked in water. At that time, it was completely renovated.

So when you go in, there is a feeling that makes people shine.

And the place is also big, without the feeling of dwelling in ATT Arena.

There is also a big TV in front of the dressing room, and the whole modern feeling comes out.

But what surprised him the most was that he found his own wardrobe!

"TT"

Tang Tian's pinyin abbreviation is next to Davis' wardrobe, and Eric Gordon's is on the other side.

From this ranking, it can be seen that it is true that Williams said that he would be trained as the core of the team's perimeter.

Even in the closet, jerseys and so on are already hanging there.

This treatment is the real core treatment.

Because he chose the Pelicans, he suffered a lot of doubts from the fans, but the Pelicans prepared so hard that he felt that the original choice was really worth it.

He started changing his training jersey in the locker room.

Just at this moment, someone opened the door and came in.

He met the thick-eyed Davis from the Pelicans.

To say that Davis has not been in the league for a long time now, and he has neither long hair nor beard, and his looks are really conspicuous.

"You actually found the locker room the first time."

Davis said in surprise when he came in.

"Um……"

Tang Tian glanced at Davis, you couldn't find the locker room when you first came?

"I went into the women's locker room the first time I came, and there are so many rooms here, more than Kentucky."

"..."

Tang Tian held back his smile, are you sure you're just cute and didn't do it on purpose?

After a while, other team members came in one after another.

Eric Gordon, Ryan Anderson, Jrue Holiday, Aminu, Jason Smith, Anthony Morrow.

These are the core players of the Pelicans this season.

To be honest, the Pelicans are also one of the teams with relatively large lineup changes during the offseason.

Among the five starters last season, Vasquez and Robin Lopez all left the team, and Holiday was just traded.

Tang Tian sat on the bench, and some players came over to say hello to him one after another.

The atmosphere of this team, from Davis, to Holiday, and Anderson, is inexplicably friendly.

This feeling is a bit like the Spurs, but not the same.

Probably the biggest difference is that there is no flirt like Ginobili here.

On the first day of the training camp, not all the players were present, and Rivers and several other players hadn't come yet.

However, so many people came on the first day of the training camp, which is already considered good in the league.

You must know that the Pelicans are not a championship team like the Spurs. This is the second-to-last team in the Western Conference last season, with only 27 wins.

After the players changed their uniforms one after another, head coach Monty Williams and assistant coach James Borrego came to the locker room.

Williams Tang Tian has met before, but he is actually only in his early 40s, and he is the youngest coach in the league.

Assistant coach James Borrego is even younger, less than 40 years old, and looks quite handsome, a bit like Shia LaBeouf, the star of the first three "Transformers".

To put it bluntly, the Pelicans coaching staff is full of youthful vitality, but to put it bluntly, it is immature and inexperienced.

But the coaching staff is actually not important to Tang Tian.

When he decided to leave the Spurs, he had already planned his future positioning as a player plus coach.

And Williams' words, at least a very humble coach, willing to listen, this is enough.

"Guys, we didn't have a good season last season, but that doesn't matter anymore because we're so different from last season.

We ushered in two very important new members, Zhu, he is an All-Star player; Tang, he is an All-Star starter, the best defensive player, and a member of two championships.

They've all achieved great things, but like the rest of the team, like our team, they're young.

We may not be able to win the championship this season, but the future is worth looking forward to. I believe in you, I believe in you from the bottom of my heart, and we can do something great. "

After listening to Williams' words, Tang Tian had a look of surprise and admiration in his eyes.

It turns out that Williams is not only good at training players, this chicken soup is also good.

This was a pleasant surprise.

But before he finished praising him, Williams called him.

"Don is the only one on this team who has the experience of winning the championship. I believe he should have some understanding."

This was something he hadn't said before, and the question was a bit sudden, but Tang Tian had seen all kinds of big scenes before, so he was only slightly surprised, and then stood up.

The other team members all looked at Tang Tian, ​​and it was rare for the coach to ask him to give a speech as soon as he arrived.

"The coach's speech was very inspiring. To be honest, I have never heard such a contagious speech in the two years I have been in the Spurs. You know, it was an old guy with a group of old guys. The team, they're not going to need this."

Tang Tian's first sentence made everyone in the locker room laugh.

In a mild team atmosphere, he is probably the only one with a sense of humor.

"But I think the coach's words are questionable. Young teams can also chase championships."

Tang Tian's next words made Williams pouted, his expression seemed to say that it was up to you.

The team members laughed again, Tang Tian seemed to have a sense of humor.

"I am not joking, nor am I exaggerating. Experience can be accumulated through competitions, and competitions can also be used to make up for experience. The reason why I say this is because I have done it before.

Yes, I did. Before helping the Spurs win two consecutive championships, I won the final championship in the NCAA with a team that was also young. "

Tang Tian continued.

ps: Sorry everyone, try to write 2 more chapters today.