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Genius remembers the address of this site in one second: (Apex Chinese), the fastest update! No advertisements! The shrinking season of 66 games makes the schedule of each team very tight. After the Mavericks defeated the Thunder in Oklahoma, they returned to Dallas non-stop to crush the Raptors. However, this was not over yet. On the night of beating the Raptors, Yiyang did not go home.

Don't get me wrong, Yiyang didn't go to the nightclub to party while Vignari was away. But that night, all the Mavericks had to take a plane to Minnesota, where they played the next day.

Back to back, as soon as the new season started, the Mavericks felt the deep "maliciousness" of this shrinking season. The Mavericks, who had just ended their two-game winning streak, could not take a breather and had to play away games non-stop.

On the plane, almost everyone fell asleep exhausted. Yiyang was the one who slept the most. After all, in today's game, he played the hardest among all of them.

Thankfully, the Minnesota Timberwolves aren't much of a contender. Although the Timberwolves have the Spanish golden boy Rubio with unlimited potential and Kevin Love who often scored large double-doubles, the three-game losing streak of the Timberwolves since the beginning of the season has already explained everything. This team may have a few good players, but together they don't make a good team.

In the outside world, the comparison between Rubio and Yiyang has been heated up. What surprises will the two international players and the two guys who pass the ball elusively bring to everyone are indeed worth looking forward to.

Tomorrow is destined to be another bloodbath. But at least tonight, when we just won the victory, everyone can rest for a while...

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Inside the American Airlines Center, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and general manager Donnie Nelson continued to work as the exhausted Mavericks took off from Dallas.

Of course, these two big men will not be idle to help the team clean up the locker room. The locker room is cleaned by dedicated staff. The game is handled by those stars with tens of millions of annual salaries. Carlisle is solely responsible for the state of the locker room and the team's plans for the game.

Cuban and Nelson Jr. are responsible for the use of the entire team, including changes in the team lineup!

After Lamar Odom was dropped in the last game against the Thunder, today he only played 8 minutes "ceremonially" and scored 1 point and 1 rebound.

All kinds of facts prove that Odom can't integrate into the team, and that guy still misses Los Angeles in his heart. Now he is in the Mavericks locker room, and there is no doubt that he is an autistic patient. The Mavericks have also given up on taking the initiative to integrate Odom. After all, the Mavericks won both games without Odom.

Although Odom was an important signing by Cuban and Nelson Jr. during the offseason last year, no matter how important the team owner and general manager think this signing is, a player does not help the team or even Harmful, the head coach will definitely not let him play.

Cuban and Nelson Jr. respect Carlisle's decision-making. After all, Carlisle has always had the final say on the team's employment. This is the privilege Cuban gave Carlisle.

So now, Cuban and Nelson Jr. are not studying how to help Odom integrate into the team, but are studying how to find a substitute for Odom.

Although Odom was not in the two games, the team won the ball. But everyone knows that Cardinal, who replaced Odom, is just a firefighter. It is almost impossible for you to expect this veteran to be the main rotation and perform well in every game.

Cardinal is an X-factor, but by no means a consistent rotation player. The goal of Nelson Jr. and Cuban now is to find a substitute for Nowitzki who can perfectly integrate into the team.

"This year the NBA is suspended, and many players choose to play overseas. So in the free agent market, there are not many players for us to choose from.

As Nelson spoke, he scrolled through the database on his computer. This database was made by the Mavericks scouts, and it listed the names of free agents who have not yet returned.

Most of the players on this list are known to Cuban. But after looking at a bunch, the Mavericks owner didn't find his favorite candidate.

Some players are too old to be suitable for this season's high-density competition. Some players have too much personality for Cuban to plant another ticking time bomb in the Mavericks locker room. Some players simply don't have the strength to play rotation in the NBA.

In this downturn, it is really not easy to pick a player who meets the requirements on this list.

At this moment, Cuban's eyes suddenly fell on a distinctive name.

"Stop! He, let's see how he is now!" Cuban immediately told Nelson to stop scrolling the screen, and then pointed to the player's name.

"Him? As far as I know, his performance last season wasn't very good." Little Nelson disapproved, but he still clicked in.

After clicking on the name, a video of the player's recent game appeared on the page. Cuban clicked on one at random, but saw Yiyang in the video.

But in this game, what Yiyang was wearing was not the Mavericks jersey, but the fiery red jersey of the Chinese team!

"He has the experience of cooperating with others. This is an advantage that other players on this list do not have. This also ensures that he will not become a problem in the locker room. Moreover, this guy's technical characteristics are very suitable for Carlisle. Although he didn't play very well last season, he has played brilliantly in the NBA after all. If used properly, I think he is not bad. As you said, the free agent market is very sluggish now. Why don't we try him?" Cuban smiled with satisfaction as he stared at the video of the Asian Championships on the computer screen.

Of course, Cuban wasn't smiling because of Yiyang's dominant performance. He smiled because the fat boss found a very suitable reinforcement candidate in the video.

"I will contact his manager quickly. If this signing is really successful, we will be the first team in NBA history to have two Chinese players at the same time!"

"So what? Nationality doesn't represent a player's strength. Dallas is the first team in history to open the international team mode. Nash, Nowitzki and Yee, each of these guys has done something to the team. He has made a great contribution. Let’s get this done quickly, Yi Jianlian, um... I hope in Dallas, he can open a new window.” Cuban smiled confidently, Chinese players, Dallas fans must would be more than welcome!

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Just when Cuban and Nelson Jr. attempted to make some adjustments to the team lineup. In the early morning, Yiyang and his teammates had already landed in the cold Minnesota.

It's winter now, and it's extremely cold in Minnesota in the early morning. The team's plane was almost unable to land due to the heavy snow, but luckily the weather improved and Yiyang and the others were able to land smoothly.

Although he was already wrapped in a thick down jacket, Yiyang still felt the biting cold wind. The original deep tiredness was completely frozen.

"Damn Minnesota! Where is our bus? I really don't want to stay outside for a second!" Nowitzki even put on a furry hat, with his hands curled up on his abdomen, like an Eskimo.

A few hours earlier, the Mavericks were fighting the Raptors at the American Airlines Center. Now, a few hours later, they were freezing in freezing Minnesota.

Carlisle hurriedly led the group onto the bus and headed towards the hotel where there was no one on Minnesota Avenue in the middle of the night.

"Damn shrinking season, damn back-to-back games!" Carlisle cursed secretly.

The long-distance raid and the sudden low temperature must have greatly consumed the energy of the players. I hope that tomorrow's game that seems to have no accidents will go well.

Be sure to keep your eyes peeled after stepping into the Minnesota bush. After all, there are wolves here!