In response to head coach Steve Kerr's hint, team general manager Bob Michael did not agree, but left the issue to the team's senior management for decision.
He doesn't have that much power, especially over matters decided at shareholders' meetings.
"What? Let him come back?"
"Wouldn't that make us a joke?"
"He didn't go to the game with the team? If that's the case, then we can't indulge him...otherwise this guy will get worse in the future..."
The conference room was noisy.
Shareholders have different ideas on whether to let Zhao Feiyang return to replace Stephen Curry.
Bob Michael also took the opportunity to stand up and tried to convince shareholders with his own reasons, "As a player, Zhao is very reliable. He rarely misses training, there are no scandals off the court, and he gets along well with most people." very nice......."
"I think we can give him a chance, let him try it out... If possible, prove that he can be a backup force for the team, so that we don't have to trade him..."
Others are thinking about this.
Shareholder Bol Brooks frowned, "Bob, I know you love these players very much... However, as part of the team's assets, they must listen to the management... .Especially when it comes to things like trading..."
"I think we should not tolerate this matter. Once we do this, other players will follow suit in the future... What rules will the team have then?"
"We will trade him anyway, so why not knock on other people now... The Development League seems to be short of players recently, I think it is better to send him to the Development League to play a few games... ..We must maintain the dignity of the team management..."
As soon as these words came out, team general manager Bob Michael was the first to stand up and object.
"No, that won't work."
"This is an insult to him!"
But just after he finished speaking, some shareholders raised their hands in agreement.
"I think Bol is right. No player can be above the team. We are not Cleveland, and we don't want to be like Gilbert and be manipulated by LeBron..."
"Are you kidding? The team invests hundreds of millions of dollars to build a team and uses up all their prospects to trade draft picks to compete for the championship. It's okay if they win, but what if they can't win?"
"That is the consequence of players putting themselves above the team. We cannot let this happen, so we must prevent it from the beginning..."
As soon as these words came out, many shareholders raised their hands in agreement.
In the end, team owner Joe Lacob made the decision, "Temporarily send him to the Development League! Trade him as soon as possible... At the same time, pay attention to Stephen's injury situation, even if he can't play during this period, Judging from the team's condition, the record shouldn't be too bad..."
The boss personally spoke, and general manager Bob Michael had no choice but to comply.
Zhao Feiyang was resting at home these days. When he suddenly received a notice from general manager Bob Michael, he was stunned.
"Go to the G-League?"
"Are you kidding me?"
Agent David Stock also called.
"Zhao, I have communicated with them, and they still want to trade you... I know that you definitely don't want to go to the Development League, but I think the current situation is very complicated, and it doesn't matter even if you go... ..."
"No matter where you go, the most important task for you is to play well. As long as you can show your strength, then there will definitely be more teams looking for deals..."
"Since the Warriors are unwilling to keep you, then we will go elsewhere. Anyway, they will only regret it then..."
David Stock persuaded him for a while.
While Zhao Feiyang felt deeply powerless, he could only temporarily accept playing in the Development League.
Anyway, as long as you show up, the team will pay you wages, and the Warriors should pay you a lot of money. It's better than lying at home and resting all the time.
So, the next day, Zhao Feiyang went to the Santa Cruz Warriors alone.
When he was playing in the Lakers Development League team, he also had the opportunity to play against this team. But at that time, he never imagined that he would be assigned to this team to play when he was in good condition.
At the same time, the news quickly spread throughout the Bay Area.
Even spread throughout the league.
Many fans are very puzzled by the Warriors' decision to release Zhao Feiyang. Even though the media reported that Zhao Feiyang took leave and did not participate in the Warriors' away games, they still don't understand why the Warriors did this.
"Are the Warriors crazy? Now that Stephen is injured, why not let Zhao take over?"
"Zhao's ability is not weaker than Stephen's, he is just older than Stephen... Now is the time when the team needs him, why send him to play in the damn Development League?"
"With Zhao's level, what's the point of playing in the Development League? I don't understand!"
Fans in the Bay Area are talking a lot, especially Asian fans, who do not support the Warriors' actions. Many people even stood outside the Oracle Arena to protest holding signs opposing Zhao Feiyang's devolution.
However, these behaviors were not taken seriously by the Warriors management.
Maybe even if they knew, they wouldn't care.
Chinese fans across the ocean also didn't understand, and many people commented on Zhao Feiyang's social media account.
"Let's just let Feiyang go to the Cavaliers. Although Cleveland is also a small city, LeBron is there! If Zhao Feiyang joins again, the Cavaliers' strength will definitely skyrocket..."
"You can't go to Houston, where he is needed more, and the Rockets' probability of winning the championship looks higher..."
"If I can't go to the Clippers, although the lineup is a bit crowded, Zhao Feiyang does not occupy the ball, so he will definitely help the Clippers achieve results..."
There were various opinions on the Internet, but Zhao Feiyang had no time to pay attention to it. After reporting to the Santa Cruz Warriors, Zhao Feiyang soon ushered in his first game here.
Game day.
The Santa Cruz Warriors host the South Bay Lakers.
Before the game started, all the Chinese fans who received the news came to watch the game. The D-League game scene, which used to be completely unsatisfactory, became crowded this time.
Interestingly, the Nanwan Lakers are the Development League team that Zhao Feiyang once went to. Now that the two sides meet again, it is indeed a bit dramatic.
"Zhao, come on!"
"You are the best!"
Before the game started, Zhao Feiyang was the last one to walk out of the player tunnel. As soon as he appeared on the stage, the fans at the scene completely exploded.
This time, not only the Chinese fans were crazy about him, but also many local fans came to the scene.
It was originally supposed to be the home court of the Santa Cruz Warriors, but with the appearance of Zhao Feiyang, it has become his home court.
