The next day, major media reported what Chi Liang said, and since it was not long after the end of the amateur boxing match, this naturally caused heated discussions among fans.

Most fans generally believe that with Ji Liang's style of play and his fact that he is at the heart of the Nets' rebuild, he is likely to be a big hit, at least the stats will be better than last season, and he may become a superstar in two seasons.

Of course, there are approvals and objections, and some fans think that after he leaves the Nuggets' run-and-bomb system, he may not adapt to other tactical systems and show signs of adaptation.

Of course, this is only the opinion of a small number of people, many of whom are people who say that grapes are sour because they can't eat grapes, and among them are Red Bull fans, Wizards fans, and Pacers fans.

Originally, these three teams were also chasing Chi Liang, and the probability of success was not low, but the Nets were extremely bold and traded two stars with superstar potential, and finally got Chi Liang.

In addition to the heated discussions among fans, many reporters also interviewed Nuggets players and coaches.

After Chi Liang was traded, D'Antoni was furious, perhaps because of last season's good results, or maybe it was the Nuggets who formed the pseudo-triumvirate of McDyes, Van Horn and Van Exel, which gave him the hope of winning the championship, so he did not leave and continued to choose to coach the Nuggets.

In the face of the interviews with reporters, Coach D'Antoni naturally gave high praise.

"When I heard that Ji Liang was traded, I couldn't believe that there were several other people in the history of the league who were able to play better than him in their rookie years. I am very sorry for his departure. Maybe one day, the team will regret the deal! ”

In addition to D'Antoni, McDyce, who is on vacation in Hawaii, was also interviewed.

"There's no doubt that Ji Liang is a trustworthy teammate, his style of play is selfless, and it's really comfortable to play with him, so it's a shame that I can't play with him anymore. However, I am also happy for him to become the star of the Nets, and I believe that his stats will be even more terrifying next season, and the Nets are likely to complete the transformation and become a powerhouse in the East. Finally, as a friend, I wish him success with the Nets! ”

As the core of the Nuggets, McDyce has an easy-going personality, but with such a personality, it may be difficult to convince Van Horn and Van Exel.

After coming to the Nets, Ji Liang rarely went out, and his life was very regular, spending most of his time training and resting in the villa, ready to face the next season in the best condition.

For all teams, there is no need to pay the price of exchange to get a good player or even a superstar, and the general managers of the major teams in BA will naturally not let go of such a good opportunity.

However, if you want to attract stars, it depends on the city, squad and salary of the team, the bigger the city, the stronger the squad, and the highest salary, the more players can be attracted to join.

During this time, the Nets management has been actively recruiting in the free market, wanting to strengthen the lineup, but unfortunately the powerful free agents are unwilling to join, and all they catch are small shrimps.

Among these free agents are well-known stars such as Gary Payton, Antoine Walker, Anfernee Hardaway, and others.

Among them, Payton and Walker were both signed to big contracts by their original teams.

Unlike Anfernee Hardaway, as a superstar player, he led the team to second place in the East last season, but was abandoned by the Magic, and naturally was frantically contested by many teams.

In the fierce competition, Hardaway signed a seven-year, $84 million contract with the Suns.

As it stands, it's a very successful contract, and the Suns are overjoyed to sign Hardaway, who has been named to the All-NBA Team twice.

In the eyes of many, the partnership of Hardaway and Jason Kidd can undoubtedly be called a 'super backcourt combination'.

It's a pity that Ji Liang, who knows the future, knows that if the future does not change, Hardaway will play a relatively complete season with the Suns, and then he will sit on the bench most of the time due to injury. Once he had recovered from his injury, Hardaway was never able to return to his original form, and he needed to rest from time to time.

There is no doubt that this will be a bad contract with very low value for money in the future.

For the big fish in the free market, the Nets don't have much traction to speak of.

The core of the Nets is last season's rookie Ryo Chi, and Jason Williams, who can be called a star, had to retire due to a knee injury.

As for Billups, Armstrong, and Kendall Gill are all only qualified starters, let alone rookies like Corey Margetty.

Aside from them, most of the rest of the Nets are fringe players from last season.

In addition, from the perspective of lineup configuration, without Jason Williams and Van Horn, the Nets' interior can only be described as rotten.

In this era, the impression in people's minds and the pattern of the league are still that those who have the inside line win the world, especially the era of the four centers is not over.

Because of the weak interior line, few people think that the Nets can transform, but they are afraid that they will not even be able to make the playoffs, so they will naturally not be able to attract the arrival of big fish.

As the new season approaches, as the general manager of the Nets, Ed Stefansky is like an ant in a hot pot, trying to force free agents to sign, but he has no choice, he can't hold a knife to their necks.

As the new general manager of the Nets, Stefansky naturally wants to make a difference, and if the Nets' results do not improve next season, I am afraid that it will be the time for him to step down as general manager.

"Inside! Inside! ”

In the general manager's office, Stefansky muttered to himself that the Nets' biggest flaw was the interior.

The Nets are significantly better on the outside than on the inside, with the likes of Billups, Armstrong, Kendall Gill, Corey Kidders and John Newman.

There are no good interior players, even if Chi Liang has great ability, I am afraid that the Nets will be more than lucky, and the ending is likely to be like the Bucks last season, with three musketeers, but due to the weakness of the interior, they were swept out by the Pacers in the first round of the playoffs.

If you can strengthen the interior, with the Nets' lineup, there is definitely a lot to do.

It's a pity that many teams lack good big men, as long as they are slightly better interior players, they will be noticed by many teams, and it is very difficult to get them to join.

Stefansky shook his head vigorously and had to pull himself together and continue to contact the player's agent, hoping to catch a quality big man.