A. Nikola, Frank, and Dauding were the first to call Pang Bo and ask if they could start training.
Pang Bo then called George Shig, Gates, Charlie Hannum, and the others.
He had thought Charlie Hannum and the others would be troublemakers, but to his surprise, they answered readily when he called.
"We've wanted to start training for a long time."
So on September 15, they began training camp.
After Wang Yi landed in Toronto, he treated them all to a meal.
Everyone gathered together, and without the tension from last season, the mood was warm and cheerful.
Actually, after the season ended, all the substitutes had worried that the team wouldn't renew their contracts, or might even trade them away.
They knew full well that on other teams, their abilities would make them solidly bench players. Some of them might not even make the bench, and would end up as water boys.
Only with the Raptors could they get playing time.
And the Raptors' owner listened closely to Wang Yi. If Wang Yi said the word, the owner might even trade them all away.
But the Raptors made no moves during the offseason. They didn't sign any other players, and they didn't trade anyone away.
This made everyone feel even more respect for Wang Yi.
He hadn't used his power to settle personal scores.
So everyone was in high spirits at the dinner.
The day after the meal, just as Wang Yi was about to head to practice, he suddenly received a call from China:
"Boss, have you seen that video?"
"What video?"
"I'll send it to you in a moment. Once you've watched it, how do you want to handle it? Please get back to me as soon as possible so I can take care of it. The