Pelicans Championship Parade!

Tang Tian nodded.

As the Team Core, he had to step forward and set an example.

Besides, he had already bought property in New Orleans, and with the team steadily getting on track and his growing influence in New Orleans...

He had no reason to leave New Orleans.

"I'll sign a three-year contract with a player option in the final year."

Tang Tian did not need Fagan to handle his contract. He already had his own plan.

As a transmigrator, he knew that if history had not changed, the league would introduce the Veteran Designated Clause in October of this year.

This clause targeted players who had never changed teams, or who had been traded during their Rookie Contract. After seven years of service, they could sign an extension with a starting salary worth 35% of the Salary Cap.

Under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, only veterans with more than ten years of service were eligible to sign contracts starting at 35% of the Salary Cap.

So this measure greatly increased the earnings of Superstars, especially young superstars.

However, the league had introduced this policy to prevent Superteam formation. Players who had changed teams were not covered by the clause, so Tang Tian could not benefit from it.

Under those circumstances, all he could sign was a standard max contract.

But even standard max contracts varied by years of service. The maximum for players with 0 to 6 years was 25% of the Salary Cap, while 7 to 9 years meant 30%.

This was his fifth year after the season ended. Signing another two-year deal would let him trigger a bigger contract.

Dempsey agreed immediately.

Put simply, given Tang Tian's current standing in the league, as long as he was willing to stay, he got to decide what kind of