Cuban naturally congratulated Wang Yi on his team's 82-win season.
Then, after expressing his thanks, Wang Yi said to owner Cuban:
"I've already heard from Pang Bo how well you looked after him this season. Thank you."
Cuban shook his head. "You know the NBA is a business, and it's a ruthless one. I can't look after every player. I can only do my best to take care of the players who perform well and stand out. Pang Bo's performance speaks for itself, so of course I'm going to look after him."
Cuban wasn't wrong.
Although he was one of the few NBA owners who truly loved basketball, he treated his players much better than most owners did.
But the team still had to make money. Sometimes, to save money, he had no choice but to cut some players or make trades that seemed a little cruel to the players involved.
Still, when it came to players who performed well, Cuban was an exceptionally good owner.
The former "German Wunderkind" had become very close friends with his owner.
When an employee became very close friends with his boss, you could tell what kind of place that boss held in the employee's heart.
After they finished talking, Wang Yi took a courtside interview.
The reporter interviewing Wang Yi this time was Juliette, the same reporter who had interviewed him when he reached 30,000 points.
That previous interview had earned Juliette not only a raise but also a promotion.
Before, she had to travel all over the place to interview all kinds of athletes. Now, she only had to focus on interviewing Wang Yi.
When she wasn't interviewing him, she worked on special reports about him.
Her special reports were also very popular with the fans.
She began by congratulating Wang Yi.