For one thing, Wang Yi's family was now all in Los Angeles, so he could be closer to Brother Yi.
For another, playing in Los Angeles brought far greater exposure and advantages in every respect than any other city.
So he signed a three-year, $75 million contract with the Lakers without hesitation.
This was the Lakers' biggest acquisition of the summer.
So the Lakers' roster now looked like this.
With Zhang Yu, James, and Brian, the Lakers' starting lineup had taken shape.
Point Guard: Bryce James.
Shooting Guard: Zhang Yu.
Small Forward: Divine Pill Danny.
Power Forward: Dauding.
Center: Akur.
A team made up almost entirely of Role Players did not seem particularly competitive, but one should not forget that three players on this team had Three-point Percentages above 40%.
Zhang Yu, Danny, and Akur.
If this team got hot, not even the gods could stop them.
Of course, if this team went cold, even a pig could stop them.
This extremely volatile team went 5-2 while building chemistry in the preseason.
Then, once the season began, they unexpectedly opened with a 7-3 record.
With the rest of the Entire League struggling out of the gate this season, their 7-3 start was actually the best in the league.
That continued until December.
And in December, their record was not very good.
They played 22 games throughout December and managed only 10 wins and 12 losses.
The reason was that this team lacked a Star. In the clutch moment, they had no Star who could serve as a pillar of strength.
In fact, in more than twenty games that December, many had gone down to the final moment, but when that final moment came, their stars simply were not good enough.
For example, against the Detroit Pistons, their lack of star