Besides that, they also had Popovich, a legendary coach with a history-making career.
Their general manager and owner were also flying to Charlotte together to recruit Wemby.
Other teams usually sent their general managers, but the Raptors were sending both their general manager and owner to show how much they valued Wemby.
Why were the Raptors the only team that hadn't gone to recruit Wemby?
Because they had Wang Yi and Pang Bo.
Wang Yi was still the league's king, and with Pang Bo beginning to grow into his potential, their pairing belonged in the league's top tier.
Besides, Pang Bo and Wemby were both centers, so their positions overlapped. There was no need to recruit Wemby as well.
Of course, the owner, Tamim, had money to spare. He'd even asked Wang Yi, "Wang, do you want Wemby? If you do, I'll get him here, no matter the cost."
Tamim always spoke with such lavish confidence.
But Wang Yi shook his head. "No need. We have enough with the team we've got."
For the moment, Wemby was still clearly better than Pang Bo.
Bringing Wemby in would only cut into Pang Bo's playing time, which wouldn't help him grow.
Tamim said to Wang Yi again, "All right, our core is you three Chinese players. But there's no denying our other players are too weak. If we surrounded you with a few decent role players, defending our title would be a breeze."
Wang Yi shook his head again. "If it's too easy, it won't be any fun."
In truth, Wang Yi really did feel that way.
In his first year with the Raptors, Pang Bo had only been a sophomore and hadn't developed much yet.
Then Wang Yi led a group of players who'd once been relegated to the bench—even a