The Pelicans moved quickly to sign Diop, but Diop did not arrive in New Orleans quickly.
After being traded by the Spurs to the Jazz, this guy had driven himself from San Antonio to Utah on a road trip. He did not report to the team until four days after signing, after the Pelicans had already played the Kings.
That fit his personal style of enjoying life perfectly.
But the Pelicans were not in a hurry. Their rotation was stable, and they did not need Diop to put out any fires.
After passing his physical, Diop carried a small shoulder bag and entered the Pelicans' locker room under Dempsey's guidance.
He had officially become a member of the Pelicans.
Smiling as he greeted his new teammates and occasionally tossing out some flirtatious remarks, Diop looked less like an NBA player and more like an old lecher.
Back when the Spurs had their three flirts, Ginobili was openly flirtatious, Duncan was quietly flirtatious, and Diop was flamboyantly flirtatious.
"Tang, are you free tonight?"
"No."
Diop asked Tang Tian with a straight face, and Tang Tian answered with a straight face.
After exchanging those lines, the two looked at each other and burst into laughter before embracing tightly.
Tang Tian was rather sentimental. He still kept in touch with his former Spurs teammates whenever he had time.
Now that Diop had become his teammate again, he was in an excellent mood.
Seeing the smile on Tang Tian's face, Dempsey also felt relieved.
Tang Tian's influence was now unmatched. Keeping Tang Tian was Dempsey's biggest goal as general manager.
If bringing in a fifteenth man could please Tang Tian, then this signing was worthwhile no matter how he looked at it.
After putting down his luggage, Diop joined the team's regular training session.