With a 15-man roster, the core duo of Du and Davis, third option Holiday, and a host of solid role players, the Pelicans had retained their championship-contending strength.
As for whether they could ultimately win the title, that would depend on next season's performance and luck.
Tang Tian was not a player, and just like last season, that was beyond his control.
After settling the roster, his focus shifted from the Pelicans to the national team.
Getting back into shape and finding his Game Form were things he had been doing all along.
With less than a month remaining before the Olympics, national team training camps had begun across the world, and Warm-up Games were already underway.
For the China Men's Basketball Team, Zhou Qi, Yi Jianlian, Ding Yanyuhang, and Abudushalamu had all returned home after finishing their seasons.
Tang Tian was preparing to return home right after them.
Just as he was about to leave, he received a call from Lin Yi.
Lin Yi planned to skip this year's Summer League and return home with him.
Like Tang Tian, Lin Yi was not a player within the state system. Whether he played for the national team depended entirely on personal willingness.
Especially since this was only the first year of his professional career, the Summer League was relatively important.
"It doesn't matter whether I play or not."
What Lin Yi said when he met Tang Tian made him laugh.
Tang Tian had almost forgotten that Lin Yi, like him, had cheats. Though Lin Yi was only just getting started, games at the Summer League level truly did not matter much to him.
By the time they arrived at the national team, it was playing a Warm-up Game against the Lithuania Team.
According to the rules, there were twelve teams