Wang Yi's words made Little Danny's eyes grow a little misty.
Before coming to the NBA, he'd always thought he was only a little better than the guys in a few nearby neighborhoods.
After all, his height was an obvious weakness.
Then Wang Yi discovered him and brought him to the NBA.
Although he'd made a name for himself in the Summer League this year, and was even called the fourth-best rookie after the first, second, and third picks, everything changed when the preseason began and he faced starters from other teams.
The top three picks were still the top three picks, while he—the guy hailed as the fourth-best rookie—managed only 3.5 points and 1.7 assists per game in the preseason.
His terrible stats had also made the Kings a laughingstock.
A lot of people mocked the Kings for using the 27th pick in the First Round on a short guy, saying they must have been blind.
For a while, that sent him into a slump.
Fortunately, Rose and Wang Yi encouraged him, and he gradually regained his confidence.
During one-on-one drills with the team, he often managed to beat Rose by a score of 5–3 or even 5–4.
He still usually got crushed when he went one-on-one with Wang Yi, but Wang Yi couldn't dominate him as effortlessly as before.
That gave his confidence another boost.
At the same time, he secretly resolved to repay the trust Wang Yi and Rose had placed in him. He wouldn't be a coward who shrank back and hesitated at the first sign of trouble.
That was why he'd attacked so decisively on that last play.
He hadn't expected it to work so well on his very first try.
He gave Wang Yi and Rose a firm nod.
Then he turned and picked