Second, if you were a primary ball handler who dished out a lot of assists, then you definitely weren't a big man, which meant you couldn't match big men in rebounds and blocks.
And if you were great at both rebounding and blocking shots, then you had to be a strong interior player, which meant you couldn't be a primary ball handler.
You might score a lot, but you definitely wouldn't have as many assists.
What's more, if you devoted all your energy to offense and racked up points and assists, then you'd inevitably have to make sacrifices on defense, leaving you with fewer rebounds, steals, and blocks.
That was why no one had ever led the Entire League in all five categories—not even in the history of the game.
So it was fair to say Wang Yi's stats this year had completely reshaped everyone's view of what was possible.
After the first ten games, when Wang Yi was leading the Entire League in all five categories, plenty of media outlets and fans were already going wild.
And after twenty games, Wang Yi was still leading the Entire League in all five categories. That sent those media outlets and fans into an even greater frenzy.
Almost every major media outlet asked Wang Yi for an exclusive interview.
But Wang Yi turned down offers from many major outlets, citing a packed schedule, an overly tight training and game schedule, and a lack of time.
He gave exclusive interviews to only two outlets.
One was an interview with China's CTV.
The other was an interview with the NBA.
There was no need to explain the CTV interview. It was our own media outlet, so of course he had to accept.
And he had to show the NBA a little consideration too, since