Li Ang applied for a transaction, and this news caused a great sensation in Chou Country and flower growers.

After all, our old Li is also a serious All-Star player.

Once All-Star players flow into the transfer market, it will inevitably cause an uproar.

All of a sudden, all the teams that came to inquire had passed the threshold.

But at this time, Babcock did not listen to the offers from other teams. Instead, he reported the situation to the chairman of the board of directors of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Canada.

"This is no small matter, Rob." Larry Tanenbaum, chairman of the entertainment company and the owner of the Raptors, looked at the team general manager in front of him.

"Leon, you know him, he is one of our box office guarantees. At the same time, he affects the Chinese market." Tanenbaum continued.

Three generations of his family have been businessmen. As an old capitalist, Tanenbaum will not let go of his interests easily.

Unless, this can bring him greater benefits.

Babcock knew that this shrewd boss would be difficult to deal with, so he had already prepared his words.

"Indeed, Li Ang is one of the most popular players in Toronto and fans regard him as a hero.

But you have also seen that our team cannot achieve results relying on Li alone.

Vince will have knee surgery this summer and will miss more than half of the games next season. Even if he comes back, it will take time to find his form. Can we perform well next season? It's difficult.

Since we can't produce results, why don't we just give up next season and compete for the young talents in the 2003 draft?

Which one is more beneficial to us, a first-round trip to the playoffs or a future star player?

The problem now is that Li will be an obstacle to this plan. He refuses to mess up. His presence will make our results next season neither better nor worse, and we will gain nothing.

People will remember the losers and they will remember the winners, but they won’t remember the people in the middle.

A record that is neither good nor bad is a fatal blow to the team's income.

We need to find a new helper for Vince.

Lee's trade value is great, and I will try to get a first-round pick to lay a solid foundation for our draft plan in 2003.

If we can draft Bosh or Anthony and pair them with Carter, I think we will be closer to the championship in the next few years.

Li Ang is great, he is a powerful dunker. But with all due respect, he is not the kind of person who can help Carter reach the top!"

Babcock finished speaking about his considerations. Carter just signed a six-year maximum salary contract with the team last summer, which is a considerable investment.

The team needs to have Carter at its core and try to win a championship within six years.

And what was the result of the combination of Li Ang and Carter? 4 to 1 in the finals.

If Li Ang gets suspended during a key battle because of a sudden flash of his mind, all his previous efforts will be wasted.

In short, Babcock no longer trusts Leon.

Another point is that next season is Li Ang's contract year. Even if he is not let go this year, there is a high probability that Li Ang will leave after next season.

Babcock is not his predecessor Grunwald, and he will not make the stupid mistake of letting McGrady go for nothing again.

Instead of just sitting there and waiting for death, it is better to take Li Ang and exchange for something now.

Tanenbaum listened to Babcock's statement, thought for a few minutes, and then waved.

"Go with your plan, Rob."

Li Ang's transaction has officially been given the green light!

"Li, when will you return to China?" Carter looked at Li Ang who was cleaning up the house, feeling a little at a loss.

"I'm not going back. I'll go directly to Indianapolis to join the national team in a while." Li Ang shrugged.

This summer, Li Ang's international competition tasks are not small.

From the end of August to the beginning of September, we will first play the World Championships in Indianapolis. After the World Championships, from the end of September to the beginning of October, we will play the Busan Asian Games.

It can be said that two international events in one summer are very rare.

Moreover, after experiencing the 2000 Olympic Games, the outside world's expectations for this World Championships are very high.

ESPN conducted a poll to let fans predict who will become the champion of the World Championships in Indianapolis.

The Chinese team is rare in history, ranking fourth with a support rate of 15%, second only to the Dream Team, Yugoslavia and Canada.

The fans' expectations are not groundless. After all, the Chinese team now has three NBA players at the same time!

Last season, as a rookie, Yao Ming averaged 16.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game for the Bulls, which was better than in history.

Moreover, in the first game against the Sharks, he also scored 19.9 and led the team to defeat the Lakers!

Yao Ming's performance in the NBA is better than in the original history because Li Ang helped him adapt to the rhythm and confrontation of the NBA in advance. Therefore, Yao Ming adapted faster than in the original history and almost plug-and-play as soon as he came on the court.

With the efforts of Yao Ming, Francis, Artest and Oakley, the Bulls finished ninth in the Eastern Conference last season and were only one win away from reaching the playoffs!

The previous year's Bulls only won 15 games in a season. After Yao Ming joined, the Bulls won 43 games in a season.

The magnitude of the change is visible to the naked eye.

Moreover, last season's Bulls team was simply terrifying to people.

Yao Ming and Oakley add Tay Yong, and the whole team can switch between playing and fighting freely.

The three of them always exchanged elbow skills from time to time, which made Xiao Yao's combat effectiveness even more powerful.

Last season, Li Ang averaged 21.6 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per game. For the first time in his career, he averaged 20 points per game.

Even though the average points per game is only two points more than in the 00-01 season, it is not easy to get two more points in a basketball game!

Because Carter was injured, Olajuwon lost all his martial arts skills. Therefore, while Li Ang had more shooting rights, he also encountered stronger defenses.

Most of the time, Li Ang is the Raptors' only offensive point.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Therefore, other teams basically use their best defensive players to face Li Ang, and they even do not hesitate to flank Li Ang.

In addition, Li Ang was not very good at holding the ball before the playoffs, so Li Ang's scoring was not so arbitrary.

Despite this, Li Ang was historically selected to the best second team this season, edging out Nowitzki and successfully changing from a third-team player to a second-team player.

Really, once in two formations and once in three formations.

But in terms of the best defensive team, Li Ang still failed to squeeze into the first team. Don't blame Li Ang for not working hard, mainly because the defensive abilities of Garnett, Ben and Duncan are too strong.

The three of them occupied the frontcourt positions, and Li Ang could only settle in the second team.

And Kobe was once again forced to be on the same level as Li Ang.

Overall, Li Ang made great progress last season.

But in Babcock's view, Li Ang's potential may have almost been realized, and this is what it is now.

But in fact, Li Ang knows very well that his offensive ability will usher in a phased leap, just next season!

Because after Li Ang was upgraded during the playoffs last season, his ball control ability has reached 81!

Li Ang upgraded three times last season, once at the beginning of the season, once during the season, and once in the playoffs.

The three upgrades totaled 30 points, of which Li Ang spent 15 points on ball control.

The remaining 5 points were used to add passing, and 10 points were used to add steals. Because Liang was the only outside gate for the Raptors last season, it was not unusual for him to be a big hand in steals.

Just over 80% ball control, although it is not enough to make Li Ang become the next Allen Iverson, it can already develop a ball-handling offense.

The real top defenders all work hard on ball control skills in the early morning!

Li Ang felt that he could learn from it.

Moreover, after a season of practice, Li Ang has basically perfected his dance moves.

Coupled with this is the silver hook badge that I obtained from Yao Ming through the master-apprentice system when I was training with him last summer.

Li Ang's offensive ability in the low post will directly rise to a higher level next season!

Both low-post offense and ball-handling offense have greatly improved. It is no exaggeration to say that Li Ang's offense will directly jump to a new level.

Not only that, Li Ang also unlocked the diamond-level "Flying Pig Tornado" badge from the Barkley 2.0 copy last season.

The name is a bit silly, but the effect is very good. It can greatly increase the speed of Li Ang's first step when turning his back.

In other words, in the low post next season, Li Ang will be very threatening whether he is turning over for a jump shot, hook shot or back-turn breakthrough.

Her skills are comparable to Xiaoli's.

The all-round skill is the foundation for Li Ang to use a series of fake moves in the low post to tease his opponent! Because if your ability is flawed, you cannot deceive your opponent.

For example, if you can't turn over and shoot a jump shot, people won't take advantage of you when you fake a shot with your back.

It can only be said that with the addition of Barkley's back-turning badge, Li Ang has almost no shortcomings in the low post.

It's a pity that in last season's copy of Barkley 2.0, Li Ang failed to achieve 100% completion for the first time.

Last season's copy corresponds to Barkley's sophomore performance, with two explicit tasks and one hidden task.

The two clear tasks are to average 20.12 per game and to be selected for the best second team.

And that hidden mission is the second round of the Breakthrough Series.

Because in the original history, the second-year Barkley was eliminated in the tiebreaker in the second round.
To be continued...