"You mean, Stojakovic is in the chief's office right now?" Nowitzki, who had already begun his recovery training, pointed to the closed door and asked.

"Hmm." Yiyang nodded.

"Mark, that guy is moving so fast!" Nowitzki smiled, it seems that Cuban really won't let go of any useful players for the team this year.

"Stojakovic, wasn't he just traded to the Raptors by the Hornets?" Although Yiyang doesn't care much about these transfer news in the league, Stojakovic's transfer has dominated the headlines of many sports news websites and newspapers in the past few weeks, which makes Yiyang want to pay attention to it.

"You're old boy, the Raptors bought out Peja's contract yesterday. Now in Dallas, he should be looking for his next home! Nowitzki is very aware of this set of business operations in the NBA, and if nothing else, the Mavericks' forward line can be replenished before the All-Star break begins. And Stojakovic's style of play is also very much in line with Carlisle's system of shooting as the main means of scoring.

While Nowitzki and Yiyang were talking, the door to Carlisle's office suddenly opened. After shaking hands with Carlisle and Cuban, Stojakovic and his manager walked briskly out of the training ground.

As he passed Nowitzki and Yiyang, the Serb smiled and nodded at them. Maybe they'll really work together under the same roof in the future?

As Stojakovic left, Carlisle slapped his palms hard and whistled around his neck.

"Come together, guys, let's start today's training!"

In the training ground, it was busy again......

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After the small half of the season, Carlisle naturally has a new assessment of the current Mavericks' lineup. But how to strengthen it, that's a matter for Carlisle and Cuban, and what the players need to think about is how to play well on the court.

After defeating the Trail Blazers by a big score at home, the Mavericks' devilish half-month game has only just begun.

After a day's rest, on January 6, the Mavericks welcomed a stronger opponent than the Trail Blazers, the old enemy Oklahoma City Thunder.

Nowitzki was injured in the last game against the Thunder, and the Thunder players thought that the Mavericks who lost Dirk would be no threat, and then Yiyang used 25 points, 13 assists and 2 steals to lead the Mavericks without Nowitzki to overturn the Thunder on the road, allowing the team to win five in a row.

For this shame ten days ago, Durant and Westbrook are unable to forget. Today, Dirk is still not there, and he can't play for a minute. So these two young men who are eager for revenge also bombarded the Mavericks' basket at the beginning.

Durant has been so good that it's a lot harder to defend him than Aldridge. Whether it's Carlisle or Marion, they can't do anything about this tall and long-arm "monster".

Westbrook, like Durant, also wants to use good performances to win for the team, not to mention that the zero guard has already suffered two deflated on Yiyang.

Durant's side played well, but Westbrook didn't show anything. Yiyang's defense once again made this defender who was a little too aggressive play extremely inefficient.

Durant took 22 shots and scored 28 points on 50 percent shooting. Westbrook made 16 shots, but only hit 5 goals, and the shooting rate was once again limited to about 30% by Yiyang, and the scoring number only stayed at 15.

It looks like the Thunder are losing Texas again. But at the last moment, with Durant's individual ability, the Thunder took a valuable four-point lead and maintained the advantage to the end.

99-95, the Thunder finally got a win from the Mavericks. But without Nowitzki, the Thunder can still only win hard.

Yiyang scored a game-high 25 points today, along with 10 assists and seven rebounds, and almost hit a triple-double. Although Yiyang shot 0 of 2 from outside the three-point line today, the ultra-high total shooting rate of 12 of 17 still made Yiyang the focus of today's game.

The Mavericks lost to the Thunder, but the fans weren't angry. Yiyang once again broke Westbrook, and if it weren't for Durant's sudden power at the last moment, the final winner might not be who it was.

This may be the so-called glory despite defeat.

After the loss to the Thunder, the Mavericks' record changed to 27-8. In the next game against the Magic, who have won 8 in a row, Carlisle does not have too many requirements for winning or losing, as long as Yiyang can continue to play form, Carlisle is very satisfied.

However, this flower show once again gave Carlisle a surprise!

On Jan. 8, the Mavericks continued to host the Orlando Magic.

The Magic team had an up-and-down performance at the beginning of the season, and Howard, the man who could have replaced James alone, was also questioned a lot.

But the Magic's recent eight-game winning streak has completely eliminated all doubts about Howard, and the Magic's record has become a good 24-12.

The magic who are in good shape against the Mavericks, who are short of major generals, seems to be a matchup without suspense.

However, Yiyang's almost all-round performance in the game made Howard, who dunked softly, only smile helplessly.

Tonight, the Mavericks played a total of 10 players, seven of whom scored double-doubles, and Yiyang's career-high 15 assists were already able to reflect the picture of the game.

This tanhua show attacked and passed on the court, allowing the Mavericks to play an extremely smooth offense. The Mavericks don't have an offensive strong point on the court, because everyone can be that offensive strong point. Yiyang's unexpected passes tore the Magic team's defense apart.

Yiyang 23 points, 15 assists and 1 steal. Stevenson scored 20 points, Terry scored 16 points, Kidd scored 13 points, and "King of Boxing" Tyson also smashed 11 points on Howard's head when Yiyang "fed the cake......

The Magic team is indeed not in bad shape, Howard once again cut a 20+10 big double-double, and Turkish organization forward Tekoglu also has a double-digit number of assists. But it's a pity that the magic, who is in excellent form, has met a calf who is in even better shape.

107 to 117, no one could have imagined that the Mavericks would actually become the guy who prevented the Magic from continuing their winning streak, and it was such a huge difference of 10 points.

After the game, the reporter found the Magic coach Big Van Gundy with black lines on his face, and the chubby guy just spread his hands.

"What more can I say? The performance is phenomenal. Don't tell me he's one of the best defenders in the league. ”

Big Van Gundy isn't saying pretty things, think about the rookies who can cut 20+15 in NBA history, what kind of guys have they become after that? Van Gundy shook his head, this year's Magic team is really unlucky......

Yiyang's excellent performance allowed the Mavericks to unexpectedly win the magic of blocking people in the past half a month. How unexpected was this victory? Even Carlisle admits that it wasn't a planned victory.

And the victory in this game also completely let go of the boulder that pressed on Carlisle's heart.

Defeating the Magic means that the Mavericks only need to play one more game before Nowitzki returns. Regardless of whether that game against the Pacers was won or lost, the Mavericks have managed to avoid the expected losing streak.

It was thought that after defeating the Cavaliers, the Mavericks, who lost the Germans, would have a series of consecutive defeats in the next few games.

But under Yiyang's explosive performance, facing the three strong teams of the Trail Blazers, Thunder and Magic, the Mavericks unexpectedly won two of the games.

Yiyang's excellent performance has become a topic of conversation in the entire league. The day after the win over the Magic, Carlisle was surrounded by reporters during media hours between practice.

Because the reporters know that they can't interview Yiyang for anything, only by starting from the people around Yiyang can they get the news of the Chinese rookie.

"May I ask Mr. Carlisle, are the rumours about the team's contact with Stojakovic true?"

'Peja is a good player and we are really trying to get close to him, but that's all there is to it at the moment. Carlisle expertly coped with the reporters at the training ground.

"Is Dirk's recovery from injury going well?" The second problem is still not painful.

"It's going very well and he'll be back as planned for our trip to the Grizzlies on January 15, so thank you for your concern." Carlisle kept smiling, but the next question made the expression on Carlisle's face freeze.

"Hello Mr. Coach, we all know that many NBA teams are showing a lot of interest in this area. The Mavericks are undoubtedly a championship-contented team this season, and if a team were to use experienced star players as leverage, would you trade Yiyang, a rookie with no playoff experience? Or is Yiyang one of the Mavericks' non-selling items? As soon as this question came out, the reporters immediately came to their senses and desperately stretched the microphone in front of the mouth of this academic coach.

For the most popular person in the spotlight lately, his every move, any information about him can attract the attention of the public. So about Yiyang's question, reporters are also very concerned about how Carlisle answers.

"Not for sale? I never said it was not for sale. However, Carlisle's answer made the reporters grow their mouths one by one! Everyone is overjoyed, maybe they can really take away a big news today?

Could it be because the generals are not in harmony? You know, Carlisle is a stubborn academic coach, which also means that it is almost impossible for him to give Yiyang, a point guard, too many opportunities to play freely. All tactics had to be executed according to his arrangement. But reporters who are familiar with Yiyang know that when this Tanhua show played in the NCAA, it had a strong street style. It can be said that the game has its own style and personality. These two guys are obviously very incompatible. Could it be that because of this, there has been a break between Carlisle and Yiyang?

"With the right chips, I don't deny that other teams can take Yi out of Dallas." Carlisle continued, but his smile returned to his face. Since this group of reporters wants to dig a hole for themselves, then he should also dig a hole for these reporters!

"And Mr. Carlyle, what kind of chips are worth proper?" The reporters were very excited, and this trip was not in vain!

"Perhaps...... Two LeBrons. James? Or, put Kobe. Bryant and Paul. Gasol and Bynum packed it up, and I might think about it. ”

After Carlisle finished speaking, the reporters were stunned. What kind of chips is this? This is simply a different way to say that Yiyang is not for sale!

"Hahaha, Mr. Carlisle, you're kidding." The reporter who asked the question smiled awkwardly, but he didn't expect that he was cheated by this coach in the end.

"No, I'm very serious. At this price, whoever can come up with such a bargaining chip, Mr. Cuban and I will let him leave the American Route Center Arena. But if you can't get that kind of bargaining chip, then you should not waste your time. This is the attitude of the Mavericks towards Yi! ”

With that, Carlisle turned around and returned to the training ground, leaving only a group of reporters stunned.

Nowitzki, who was listening to all this, smiled from ear to ear, there are things that no bargaining chips can measure.

At least now the Germans can rest assured that at least Yiyang will no longer be like Kidd and Nash at the beginning, and will end up just a passing guest with the Mavericks.

The future of Dallas, only this kid has the ability to carry it!