Wang Yi was busy preparing for the Finals. Meanwhile, news had emerged from Toronto, Canada: once the season ended, the Raptors would fall apart.
The team's star had always thought Pang Bo was there to support him. But when he realized Pang Bo's role in the offense far exceeded his own, he grew resentful and decided in a fit of anger to leave.
Pang Bo was still young—he wouldn't even turn nineteen this year—and no one on the team would listen to him. So word had already spread that the Raptors planned to break up the team and rebuild.
NBA insider Woj dropped an even bigger bombshell: supposedly, every player on the Raptors except Pang Bo would be put on the trading block.
In fact, this was the Raptors' owner, Tamim, making a ruthless decision to win Wang Yi over.
If he wanted to recruit Wang Yi next season, he had to make sure the roster was built around Pang Bo.
The Raptors' troublemakers had also taken to social media to publicly criticize the team's policies and denounce its locker-room atmosphere. You could say that even before the team had officially broken up, it had already fallen apart.
Dr. Pang was deeply worried. Any player would feel awful watching the team he'd played for just one season fall apart like this.
But the team's owner, Tamim, took it all in stride.
As long as Wang Yi joined the Raptors next season, he didn't care if he sold everyone else.
Besides, he had plenty of money. Was he really worried he couldn't sign good players next season?
As if.
That day, Wang Yi and the players arrived at Golden 1 Center.
Instead of leading them into the arena through the Player Tunnel, he took them in through the public entrance.
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