Tang Tian nodded.
"Is that... really necessary?"
Dempsey was even more surprised and confused when he saw Tang Tian nod.
If they could trade for Gasol, it would indeed strengthen the Pelicans' current roster.
But Gasol was making over $20 million this season, and he also had a $25 million player option next season.
Tang Tian's and Green's contracts would both expire next season. Renewing them would put considerable salary pressure on the team.
And if they were really going to make a trade, they might as well have kept either Walker or Butler in the first place!
"Yes."
Tang Tian gave him a definite answer.
The matter with Walker and Butler was already in the past. Both were now thriving with their respective teams.
So his choice back then had not been wrong.
The issue now was that the Pelicans truly needed to make this trade.
Tang Tian was a transmigrator. He knew exactly how much Gasol still had left in him.
In history, the Raptors had ultimately won the championship not only because of Leonard's steady play and VanVleet's miraculous emergence in the Finals, but also because of Gasol.
Whether it was against All-Star big men like Vucevic and Embiid in the Eastern Conference Playoffs, or in the Finals, Gasol had been crucial.
In other words, this thirty-four-year-old veteran still had plenty left in the tank.
If the Grizzlies had not chosen to rebuild, he would have been putting up excellent numbers while leading the team, and his Trade Value would have been far greater than this.
The Gasol brothers were both big European white players. They did not rely on physical talent as much as those powerful, athletic big men.
Of course, beyond Gasol still having plenty of ability, the Pelicans' interior was simply too weak this