Dako assigned the training tasks once again. Even after practice ended that afternoon, when Wang Yi, Pang Bo, and the others were leaving the gym, the bench players were still putting in extra work.
After Wang Yi left the gym, the coach caught up with him again. "Wang, it looks like the bench players have all had a change of heart, so I'm thinking we should adjust the lineup for the next game and give them another chance."
With Pang Bo out, the team was short a center and could only move Dauding to the center position and Hachimura to power forward.
As a result, Hachimura and Dauding were both at a disadvantage when matched up against the other team's big men.
So the coach was thinking of changing the lineup.
Wang Yi thought it over and nodded. "Then let's give them another chance and see how they do on the court."
At 7:30 p.m. the next day, the Anta Center was packed once again.
Tonight, the Raptors would take on the visiting Memphis Grizzlies.
Since losing Morant, the Memphis Grizzlies had suffered a steep decline in their record over the past two years.
They had spent both of the last two seasons in the lottery.
This year, they had drafted a rookie guard: Augustin.
Augustin was a combo guard who could play both point guard and shooting guard.
Under his leadership, the Grizzlies had shown signs of improvement.
They had won six of their first ten games.
Their winning percentage had already reached 60%, which was a major improvement over the Raptors, who had been stuck in the lottery for the past two years.
The Grizzlies' other four starters were all defensive specialists.
From their guards to their center, all four were physically gifted players who could defend positions