After the roster, the Lakers welcomed the challenge of another Western Conference powerhouse, the Portland Trail Blazers. If the match between them would have lacked suspense.

After all, the Trail Blazers have also experienced a wave of injuries, and now the main point guard Grant has just returned from injury, and the team's vitality has not fully recovered.

But whether it is Zhang Yi or Robert, Wali or Vali, they have just experienced an unexpected hard battle, and the overall lineup of the team has changed dramatically.

So before the game started, neither the Lakers executives nor the Los Angeles sports press had much confidence in the game.

Players who can enter the NBA are powerful, after all, there are few players who can play in the world's top basketball league purely by luck.

Especially with a large number of players being curtailed. Originally, hundreds of people would enter the alliance every year. But now there are only one and two rounds of the draft.

This means that the vast majority of college basketball players will not make it to the NBA, and even the chances of playing in the professional league are very small.

Most of them play in foreign leagues or minor leagues in the United States. The difference in treatment is very large.

After all, playing in the NBA is equivalent to a step to the sky, and even the worst player in the league can earn more than the average person's lifetime salary for a year.

And that's not to mention other side hustles, after all, in this era, having fame is equivalent to gaining wealth and everything. Zhang Yi now obviously has a rookie annual salary of one million, but his overall worth has long exceeded 10 million.

This is of course because of his endorsement in Super Basketball and KING. The price point for a super rookie to start with is so high.

It's not that basketball has a great influence, but that each of them has a great ancillary value. The number of people watching the tournament around the world is declining year by year, but that doesn't stop them from becoming one of the largest business leagues in the world.

And because of the business model, they have a stronger ability to make money than some top football leagues. Regardless of what the future holds. Under the leadership of the new league president, there is also a feeling that the NBA may be heading for a new era.

Zhang Yi may be the helmsman among the players. Regardless of his Eastern bloodline, of course, this also has a very important bonus. It's been too many years since a Grand Duke player can become a leader in the NBA.

The Chinese faces who play in the NBA now are basically Chinese, not pure Grand Duke players. So Zhang Yi's success is of course even more precious.

And aside from his strength and background, there is no denying the involvement of the gaming world when considering the future of the NBA. It's like the auxiliary role of 2K games in the basketball market back then.

The current Super Basketball Federation endorsed by Zhang Yi is also an important trend. Even SuperBasketball owner LeBron James is interested in bringing the game and the league together.

Of course, this idea is still in its infancy, but the corresponding Zhang Yi has not yet had this opportunity for him to realize. If it could, it would be an injury-free game for the players.

A variety of ultra-high-level confrontation elements have the potential to improve the performance between the players. At least that's how the current trend is going.

These basketball players were originally suffering from not being able to break through, but now they can indeed meet their requirements in the virtual world.

In addition, the technology of the Super Basketball League has indeed reached a top level now. Even other super tech companies can't deny this.

The development of the NBA is inseparable from Zhang Yi and the KING company he represents behind him. It's almost a sure thing.

This is also the reason why he was considered Curry Jr.'s successor as soon as he entered the league, and he could become the league's top name starting next year.

Off-the-counter factors will always have the ability to influence the situation, especially some capital that cannot be ignored. Even a president with power cannot be taken lightly.

The success of the Lakers has long been on the agenda. As long as they play normally, even if they don't win the championship this year, they can do it next year or the year after that at the latest.

Although everything is unknown, after all, if Zhang Yi retired early due to injury like Wang Long? Everything came to naught.

But of course this will not appear, and even the alliance will not let him appear. Because the lack of Zhang Yi means that they will have more trouble.

The alliance must have a clear sign, and behind it must also stand behind the largest enterprises in the alliance. The previous company may have been Nike.

But the future development situation can only be Zhang Yi and the KING company behind him. Even LeBron James didn't cast his net everywhere like Nike back then, focusing on fishing.

What he is doing is elite tactics, and now his company only has Zhang Yi as a spokesperson. Of course it's not because he doesn't have the extra funds to rob people? It's not that their strength is limited.

On the contrary, James is very clear about the difference between Zhang Yi and other players in the past. Not to mention the current alliance of dragons and snakes.

Really good players have long been monopolized by other companies, and their value has long been overdrawn. There is no reason to grab it at all.

As long as you catch Zhang Yi, the big fish, the rest of the players are not important. Although there will be eye-catching players in every game, KING's requirement is that Zhang Yi must play at a super level in every game.

It's just like James back then. His training and physical care have been the key to his long career.

I think that Nike signed him on the one hand because of the title of the Chosen Son, and on the other hand, because of his long-term value.

The same is true for Zhang Yi now, whose short-term gains have helped KING gain a firm foothold in the league. But the future competition will also keep him as an efficient king.

The current Lakers team though often have problems. But that doesn't mean it's Zhang Yi's problem. On the contrary, James also had all kinds of problems around him.

Coupled with the fact that Zhang Yi's current ability has indeed met everyone's expectations, there is no problem. Whether the Lakers can catch Zhang Yi is his problem.

No matter how WACKER tunes the team. But he knows very well which is more important, no matter what others say, Zhang Yi is the most important player.

Whether it's Robert or Vali, they'll always be just pawns around them. Even if Zhang Yi is unwilling to give up, when it is decided, the Lakers' lineup will definitely change dramatically.

And it's not just the difference between the two of them going from starters to substitutes. If you want to be the first person in the league, you have to win the championship.