After winning the second victory in the group stage, the China Men's Basketball Team did not wait long. The third game against Jordan also came soon.
Unlike the match against Lebanon, the Jordan team was weaker than the Chinese men's basketball team expected.
Originally, the China Men's Basketball Team thought that the Jordanian team would also be a very strong opponent. For this reason, coach Su Mingtao specially appointed Zhao Feiyang as the starter to lead the team's offense and mark the opponent's core defender.
As a result, the Jordan team's performance in this game was not good. The team's core defender was repeatedly beaten by Zhao Feiyang's marking, and the opponent's forward players were always unable to open up the situation.
Taking advantage of the opponent's state, the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team seized the opportunity to bombard the opponent's basket in the first half. By the time the game entered the second half, the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team had maintained a double-digit lead.
The Jordan team tried to pursue in the third quarter, but unfortunately their long-range shooting percentage was too low, not even comparable to the Chinese men's basketball team's shooting percentage.
As a result, the game between the two sides ended up 80 to 64. The Huaxia Men's Basketball Team defeated its opponent by 16 points and won its third victory in the group stage.
After winning this game, the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team advanced to the quarter-finals with first place in the group stage.
When the Chinese men's basketball team won the first round of the group stage, the labor dispute in the American NBA was still going on across the ocean.
No one on either side is willing to back down, especially the bosses of the major teams. They are really more united than the players. They basically have only one attitude, that is, it is impossible to raise wages, and the extra piece of cake must be Leave it to the team.
With such an attitude, the stars of various NBA clubs certainly have a clear attitude. Whether it is LeBron James, Steve Curry, or even players like Draymond Green who do not have a good relationship with LeBron. Stand out and support LeBron.
The same is true for other stars, including the league's top defenders like Kyrie Irving. He even bluntly said that he would rather not play than compromise easily.
But apart from the stars, the attitudes of other players in the league are undoubtedly somewhat ambiguous.
Especially those marginal players at the bottom of the league, or substitute players for each team, their annual salary is not high. Once the NBA is suspended, huge financial pressure will be waiting for them.
For this reason, some fringe players also chose to band together, and they also stood up and spoke out in this situation.
"Maybe we can make some concessions. After all, the team will have a certain degree of loss every year... I don't want to lose this job. I have a family and several children to support. If I don't have that money, I Your life will be a mess..."
"Yes! The same is true for me. I have three children... You all know that it is not easy to support children. There are various other expenses every year. My annual salary is only two million dollars... ..If I get it, it will be even less. If there is no game to play, I'm afraid I can only wash the dishes..."
The grouping of the bottom players also made the already bad situation worse.
Of course, the stars hope to force the team owners to give in through a united attitude. After all, this job is completely about eating youth food. Once they retire, the money will be all the savings of many people for the rest of their lives.
Especially some players who spend a lot of money, if they don't make a little more money, they may go bankrupt before they retire based on their consumption habits!
Because of this, it is impossible to give in. If you give in once, the damage to the interests of the players will be considerable.
But the stars cannot fully represent the players in the entire league, and even the players union cannot unanimously agree on this matter.
Therefore, in this situation, the atmosphere throughout the league began to become chaotic. Many players who had not joined the controversy originally came forward to express their opinions, making things seem increasingly out of control.
Zhao Feiyang also follows NBA news in his free time. As one of the league's superstars, he should have taken a stand on such matters.
In any case, it is possible to offend people to some extent.
What is particularly exaggerated is that even if his words are only spoken in the United States, it is entirely possible that he will offend some people in China.
After all, he didn't know if saying the wrong thing would make someone break his defense!
Fortunately, with the cover of the Asian Games, Zhao Feiyang can temporarily choose to remain invisible and not make a public statement.
And just when all kinds of news were emerging, David Stock, an agent far away in the United States, also suddenly called.
"Zhao, how are you doing recently? The Timberwolves have another big news. Of course, I heard from some people on the team... It is rumored that the Chicago Bulls are preparing to package Derek .Ross for sale…”
"Um?"
"The Timberwolves management has some ideas about Derrick Rose. They want to trade Derrick... However, Derrick's contract this season is the last year, and his annual salary is around 21 million. It's... it's not easy to swallow this contract..."
"Trade Derrick Rose?"
Hearing this, Zhao Feiyang was overjoyed at first and almost shouted with excitement. But then he calmed down again.
Rose is his favorite star, and he has been very fond of it since he was playing in the CBA. It can be said that at a certain period of time, he was crazy about Rose's ball control and elegant style of play.
However, putting this aside, can Rose still support a team with his current ability?
He used to be very strong, but since he has suffered injuries in recent seasons, his attendance rate has become a big problem, especially once the intensity of the game becomes higher, will Rose appear in the middle of the road?
This is definitely a test for the Timberwolves.
Of course it is good to join a healthy Rose, but if an unstable Rose joins, it will not only make it impossible for the team to strengthen other players, but also further compress the team's salary space.
The salary of more than 20 million US dollars is one of the best in the team! This is definitely not a small number for the Timberwolves, who have always been searching.
"Of course, this news may not be completely reliable... In short, the team management does have this idea... Not only that, they also mentioned to me that the team management also contacted another Free agents have spoken..."
"who?"
"You must know this person."
When agent David said this, Zhao Feiyang was stunned. He hesitated for a moment, then suddenly thought of a very reliable possibility, so he asked, "You mean...Jeremy Lin?"
"Oh! Zhao, you are so smart! You guessed the name before I even said it..."
"Will Jeremy Lin join the Timberwolves?"
Zhao Feiyang was in a daze for a moment.
