Since the boss had already put it that way, Xiao Qiao naturally wouldn't refuse.
At the same time, warmth welled up inside him.
He knew the boss was still looking out for him.
If he could take on Giannis one-on-one, that would be enough to prove to Sacramento's fans that the $55 million he'd signed for this summer was worth every penny.
Giannis had signed a contract this summer worth an average of $79 million a year.
If Xiao Qiao could take him one-on-one, it'd be $55 million against $79 million—a real bargain.
Before this, no one would have dared imagine someone as skinny as a bamboo pole like Xiao Qiao taking on Giannis one-on-one.
The Kings had no such play in their playbook. No other team would have arranged it either, because it would have been like sending a player out to get himself killed.
Wang Yi had only asked him to take on Giannis because the idea had struck him on the spur of the moment.
Xiao Qiao had a height advantage over Giannis, and his footwork near the basket was solid.
He also had a mid-range shot, and even a respectable three-point percentage.
In theory, a player like Xiao Qiao could attack Giannis.
Xiao Qiao had taken on the big men of many other teams one-on-one before.
And he'd had decent results.
It was just that no one else had ever thought of having him take on Giannis one-on-one.
After all, asking a skinny bamboo pole to go up against a Greek Monster like Giannis sounded like pure fantasy. But Wang Yi was bold enough to think of it.
The Kings inbounded, and Wang Yi took possession.
As he brought the ball up from the backcourt, no one came to double-team him there as they had in