The awards ceremony came to an end, and the 2018–2019 season finally drew to a close.
Likewise, the footsteps of the new season were quietly approaching.
Although the Men's Basketball World Cup in August had already drawn tremendous attention, the NBA still had two major events to get through before then.
One was the Free Agency Market arriving in July, and the other was the imminent 2019 Draft.
Before the draft, however, the Pelicans officially released some news.
After retiring, Tang Tian had purchased 10% of the team's shares and was now a minor owner of the Pelicans.
He would also serve as the team's vice president, primarily handling basketball operations.
Those so-called operations were essentially the work Dempsey was currently doing.
For the Pelicans, this actually amounted to no change.
The only difference was that Tang Tian had once privately offered Dempsey advice, whereas now he could openly give him orders.
It simply brought their previous arrangement into the open.
For Tang Tian, his first task after joining the front office was anything but easy.
When he had transmigrated in his previous life, it had been late 2019. In other words, that was as far as his foresight extended.
From here on out, he would truly have to rely entirely on his individual ability.
Still, he was no amateur in this area. He had the experience of his previous life, and Dempsey had grown considerably over the past few years. He was still capable of doing the job well.
This year, the Pelicans owned only the 27th pick in the first round.
Dempsey had scouted several rookies, and Tang Tian had a general understanding of them as well.
However, he still had Dempsey try to acquire a mid-second-round Draft Pick through trade.
Several players on the team had contracts