Most importantly, Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, had returned.
Cuban might not treat every player that well, but when it came to superstars, he was second to none.
Many fans had even dubbed him the NBA's Liu Xuande.
Before the Raptors built a statue of Wang Yi, the statue he had built for Nowitzki was the biggest and grandest of all the superstars'.
Thinking of this, Pang Bo nodded and said to Wang Yi, "Brother Yi, I'll take your advice."
Hearing that, Wang Yi said, "From now on, don't keep saying you'll do whatever someone else tells you. You need to learn to make your own decisions, understand?"
Pang Bo thought for a moment, then said, "Brother Yi, I've thought it through. I'll go to the Mavericks."
In fact, ever since he'd heard a couple of days ago that Cuban had returned to the Mavericks, he'd been considering the possibility of going there.
Wang Yi's suggestion now only strengthened his resolve to join the Mavericks.
Wang Yi nodded, then said to Pang Bo, "All right, then go tell Lowry."
As soon as Lowry learned what was happening, he called the Mavericks' general manager, Nowitzki.
When Nowitzki and Cuban heard the news, they were overjoyed.
The two of them flew straight to Toronto to meet with Lowry.
Only after learning that Pang Bo wasn't leaving because of a dispute with the team, but had requested to leave the Raptors for the sake of the National Team, did Cuban and Nowitzki feel great respect for him.
So when it came time to discuss the trade, the two were very generous.
When Lowry asked for their bruising center, Baturu, Cuban agreed without a second thought.
Baturu was a blue-collar center who averaged only five points per game. But with his weight