Tang Tian had said his piece, and Dempsey said nothing more.
But Butler was determined to be the top dog, so he definitely would not want to go to the Spurs.
If they wanted to trade Green, they could only bring in a third team Butler wanted to join, or see whether there was any interest between Walker and the Spurs.
Parker was approaching retirement, and Walker, as Parker's biggest fan, should be very interested in joining the Spurs.
"Then do we need to add another small forward?"
Dempsey continued, asking somewhat cautiously.
After all, trading away Bojan had been one of his little tricks.
Just as before, Tang Tian did not blame Dempsey. He said yes and listed several candidates.
Although none of them seemed as good as Bojan, they could at least fill the position.
"Oh, and tell Brad later to have Kuzma lose weight and play small forward."
Tang Tian thought of it and said so.
At Power Forward, there was Davis ahead of him and Siakam as well. A ready-to-play player like Kuzma would not get much playing time at the four.
If he lost weight and played the three instead, his speed would improve. With his size, reaching league-average defensive standards would not be a problem.
Combined with his shooting talent and off-ball cutting instincts, he had potential in that role.
And he was only in his second year, with plenty of room left to refine his skills.
This also counted as competition. They would trade for a backup small forward, add Kuzma to the mix, and whoever won the competition would get the job.
After hearing Tang Tian's analysis, Dempsey finally did not leave with a face full of gloom.
Though he had already graduated from Tang Tian's tutelage, he still had much to