Every summer during the off-season, all kinds of rumors spread across the internet.
Some were rumors made up by the media to drive traffic.
Some were rumors invented by players to pressure their owners and raise their own market value.
And some were rumors fans imagined and made up themselves.
This player was going to the Toronto Raptors, that player was going to the Cavaliers, and another was going to sign for $50 million and stay with the Los Angeles Lakers.
But this year, nearly all the rumors centered on one person.
That person was Wang Yi.
Until Wang Yi decided where he was going, no other player in the league could hold the media's or fans' interest.
And when the owners of all twenty-nine teams in the league came to China over the past two days, the rumors reached their peak.
Online, you could find rumors claiming Wang Yi was going to any team.
But three teams featured in the most rumors.
The first was the Lakers.
After all, they had the highest profile and were based in the most luxurious neighborhood for the wealthy in the world.
The weather was also very pleasant.
The second team was the Kings.
Wang Yi had won eight championships for the Kings. He was the hero of the city.
Everyone in the city was one of his devoted fans.
His home was here, and so were most of his friends.
He had no reason to leave.
The third team rumored to be after him was the Raptors.
That was because Wang Yi was close with Saudi King Tamim.
Tamim was the Raptors' owner, and the team now had two Chinese players, Pang Bo and Zhang Jiacheng.
If Wang Yi joined them, they would form the Chinese Trio. The thought of the Chinese