"What do you think? The Timberwolves are eager to trade with us. Their conditions are not the best, but for us, letting Zhao go to Minnesota is the best choice..."
"Either we trade him, or we keep him. It seems like these are the only two options left to us..."
After winning the first game back, Zhao Feiyang undoubtedly came to the forefront. At this time, the Golden State Warriors were also holding a management meeting to discuss his departure.
After boss Joe Lacob asked, other shareholders also started discussing.
The team's general manager Bob Michael still stood up and expressed his position, "I said before that we need three games to verify his ability... I think we must give him this opportunity, and now it is only one game... ....."
"What does the Timberwolves' urging have to do with us? Anyway, their record this season is very average. Whether Zhao goes early or late, it won't have much impact on them..."
"And I can communicate with the Timberwolves..."
This time, no one from the shareholders stood up to speak out.
Even the former Bol Brooks did not express different opinions.
"Ticket sales in the arena have been good recently, and the attendance rate for the last game was the best in recent times... The tickets for the next game have also been sold out..."
"Anyway, as long as it doesn't hinder the team from selling tickets, I think it's okay to give him a chance..."
Bol Brooks spoke.
No one else expressed any dissent.
Boss Joe Lacob made the final decision.
"Okay, let's talk about it after three games."
"As long as he wins all three games, the team will keep him, but if he loses any of them, he will be sent to Minnesota..."
Game day is coming soon.
In this game, the Golden State Warriors face the Phoenix Suns at home.
The Phoenix Suns have an average record this season. At this time, they are not even in the top eight, only ranked tenth.
To put it another way, they are ranked sixth from the bottom in the Western Conference.
It's slightly worse than the previous New Orleans Pelicans.
Before the game started, head coach Steve Kerr arranged the lineup in the locker room. This time he still wanted to put Zhao Feiyang in the starting position, but Zhao Feiyang declined in public.
"Coach, my ankle is not feeling well, and I think the starting lineup may not be suitable for me..."
Steve Kerr was also quite helpless towards Zhao Feiyang's attitude.
Shaun Livingston once again filled the starting number one position.
Soon the two sides started fighting.
The Oracle Arena was full for this game, and the atmosphere was even more enthusiastic than the previous game. Many fans even wore Zhao Feiyang's team uniforms and held signs cheering for him, becoming his fans.
After the first quarter started, the Warriors maintained the lead at first. After all, the Suns' lineup was really broken, and they were not even a bit worse than them.
Also because the team is in the lead, the players are in good shape and cooperate well, and they have a tacit understanding of each other's passing and cutting.
Head coach Steve Kerr also showed a very rare smile, and changed his usual behavior of always standing in front of the team bench with hands on hips, and sat directly on the chair to rest.
Klay Thompson scored the highest score on the team in this quarter. He played the entire first quarter and scored 13 points. His efficiency was the highest on the team.
However, after a short break, when the game entered the second quarter, the situation on the field gradually changed.
A substitute guard of the Suns gradually came into his own and began to sprint toward the Warriors' basket through the cooperation of his teammates.
"Isaiah Thomas?"
"Why haven't you heard of this person?"
Although Zhao Feiyang looked indifferent on the surface, deep down he was still very concerned about the situation on the field.
After discovering that Isaiah Thomas was playing wonderful performances one after another, I couldn't help but pay attention to this small player who is only about 1.75 meters tall.
"He was a rookie player in the same year as me, that is, he entered the league in 2011. This guy was originally selected with the 30th pick in the second round..."
"At that time, many people thought it was impossible for him to stay in the NBA. Unexpectedly, he performed surprisingly well with the Kings. He averaged 11.5 points per game in the first season, 13.9 points per game in the second season, and even more in the third season. It averaged 20.3 points per game..."
"Although this guy is very short, he is really powerful..."
Teammate Brandon Ezell, who was sitting next to Zhao Feiyang, explained.
Brandon Ezell is a fringe player on the team. He averages less than 10 minutes per game and averages less than 1 point per game. It can be said that he may be cut by the team at any time.
In daily games, unless the team leads by a big score, it is basically impossible to appear.
This young man has been wasting his time in the league for several years.
Zhao Feiyang has a good relationship with him because this young man works very hard in training. Out of admiration, Zhao Feiyang often works with him to help each other practice.
Upon hearing what his teammates said, Zhao Feiyang also paid attention to this player named Isaiah Thomas.
On the field.
Suns offense.
Isaiah Thomas held the ball through half court, and as soon as it passed the center line, he suddenly accelerated with the ball.
The person guarding him at this time was Dennis Grant, a rookie who had just been replaced on the court.
Facing this defender who was a head shorter than himself, Dennis Grant showed no signs of vigilance at all. Instead, he didn't seem to care much.
As soon as Isaiah Thomas accelerated, Dennis Grant caught up with him. Seeing the opponent rushing into the basket and sprinting towards the penalty area, Dennis Grant stayed close to him and pounced on the opponent the moment he jumped up.
The two met in mid-air, and Dennis Grant pounced on each other very hard.
However, his defense did not work. Isaiah Thomas threw the ball directly with his left hand with a high throw.
The perfect hook-like movement not only avoided Dennis Grant, but also successfully avoided forward player Marris Speights who jumped up inside to cover the defense.
Uh-huh.
The basketball fell steadily into the basket.
"Depend on!"
"Just a little bit..."
Dennis Grant shook his head with regret.
He thought that if he worked harder, he would definitely be able to block Isaiah Thomas' ball.
It was the Warriors' turn to fight back.
Dennis Grant dribbled the ball over.
Isaiah Thomas also followed up, and the two of them advanced toward the half court. Perhaps it was the previous "almost" that made Dennis Grant very unhappy. After the ball passed half court, he did not think about dribbling the ball to organize an offense, but played one-on-one with Isaiah Thomas.
"Pull away."
"Everyone... pull away."
Dennis Grant waved his hand.
Seeing this, the other Warriors players also made room for him.
Isaiah Thomas remained calm, staring intently at Dennis Grant and the basketball in his hands.
I thought that Dennis Grant would dribble and sway next, but what no one expected was that he seemed to want to tease this opponent who was much shorter than him.
Dennis Grant did not use any extraordinary moves. Instead, he used his body to push against Isaiah Thomas, as if he wanted to deliberately play with the opponent's body.
"Come on! Little dwarf, don't say that I bully you... Who made you so short..."
"If I remember correctly, have you ever been an actor in Hollywood before? You must have seen "Snow White", right? Did you play the dwarf in it?"
Isaiah Thomas's face was a little ugly, and his black skin was even a little purple, but he still didn't respond, and he still looked like he was on the lookout.
Seeing that he was ignoring him, Dennis Grant felt a little bored, so he simply leaned forward and bumped into him.
Unexpectedly, at the moment Dennis Grant collided with him, Isaiah Thomas suddenly retreated and retreated as if he had been prepared.
Dennis Grant lost the goal of the confrontation and stumbled and almost fell out. Isaiah Thomas immediately reached out to grab the ball.
Snapped.
He slapped the basketball out of Dennis Grant's hand.
The basketball rolled out, and Isaiah Thomas picked it up and accelerated towards the half court. Dennis Grant, who was intercepted, became furious and turned around and chased Isaiah Thomas.
The two reached the basket one after another, and Dennis Grant saw the right opportunity and flew towards Isaiah Thomas.
When his hand was about to touch the basketball, Isaiah Thomas deliberately adjusted his body to hit him.
Their hands collided.
Isaiah Thomas threw the ball with one side covering the other.
call out.
The referee's whistle sounded.
A moment later, the basketball thrown by Isaiah Thomas also fell into the basket smoothly.
Two plus one.
The whole audience exclaimed.
Although Isaiah Thomas is a player for the Phoenix Suns, his performance on the court really surprised the fans.
Especially his height of 1.75 meters makes fans admire him even more.
In this NBA where people are often 1.9 or 2 meters tall, a height of 1.75 meters is really insignificant. Even Allen Iverson, who was extremely talented at the time, had an official height of 1.83 meters which greatly limited his performance.
Everyone knows that if Allen Iverson can be more than 1.9 meters tall, then his achievements will only be higher and stronger.
This is especially true for small players like Isaiah Thomas. At 1.75 meters tall, let alone a professional player, he is slightly inferior to some ordinary people.
Being able to play in the NBA with such a size and perform like this can be said to be quite outstanding!
"nice shot!"
Zhao Feiyang, who was sitting on the bench, almost shouted.
Fortunately, he only moved his lips and pretended to touch his head with his raised hand. Otherwise, this act of applauding his opponent might have caused dissatisfaction among many Warriors fans.
"Zhao, warm up."
"You will be replaced by Dennis later..."
While Zhao Feiyang was watching the show, head coach Steve Kerr came over and said a few words.
He knew very well that this was Coach Steve's wish to restrict Isaiah Thomas.
