The shortened season of 66 games has made each team's schedule very tight. After Oklahoma's victory over the Thunder, the Mavericks returned to Dallas to defeat the Raptors. However, this is not the end of the night, the night of the defeat against the Raptors, Yiyang did not go home.

Don't get me wrong, Yiyang didn't take advantage of Vignarie's absence to go to the nightclub. Instead, that night, the Mavericks had to fly to Minnesota, where they played the next day.

Back to back, at the beginning of the new season, the Mavericks felt the deep "malice" of this shrunken season. "The Mavericks, who just ended a two-game winning streak, can't rest and have to go on the road non-stop.

On the plane, almost everyone fell asleep exhausted. Yiyang is the one who sleeps the most, after all, in today's game, he is the hardest working among everyone.

Thankfully, the Minnesota Timberwolves aren't a tough opponent. Although the Timberwolves have the potential of the Spanish golden boy Rubio and the often double-doubled Kevin. Love, but the Timberwolves' three-game losing streak since the start of the season says it all. There may be a few good players on this team, but they don't add up to make a good team.

Outside, the comparison between Rubio and Yiyang has been hyped. What surprises will the two international players and the two elusive passing guys bring to everyone is indeed worth looking forward to.

Tomorrow is destined to be another bloody storm. But at least tonight, after winning the victory, everyone can rest for a while......

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As the tired Mavericks players took off and left Dallas, in the arena of the American Route Center, Mavericks owner Cuban and team general manager Donnie Brown. Nielsen continues to work.

Of course, these two big names won't be idle to help the team clean up the dressing room. Locker rooms, which are cleaned by dedicated staff. The game is handled by those stars with tens of millions of annual salaries. The situation in the dressing room and the team's plans for the game are solely the responsibility of Carlisle.

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

Lamar. After Odom was abandoned in the last game against the Thunder, today, he only played 8 minutes in a "ceremonial" manner, cutting down 1 point and 1 rebound.

As it turned out, Odom couldn't fit into the team, and that guy still had a longing for Los Angeles in his heart. Now he's in the Mavericks locker room, and he's like an autistic person without a doubt. And the Mavericks have also given up on taking the initiative to integrate Odom. After all, in the two games in Odom's absence, the Mavericks won instead.

Although Odom was an important addition for Cuban and Nelson Jr. last offseason, no matter how important the team owner and general manager feel the signing, the head coach will definitely not let a player play if it is not helpful or even harmful to the team.

Cuban and Nelson Jr. respect Carlisle's decision-making, after all, Carlisle has always had the final say in the team's hiring matters, and this is the privilege that Cuban gave Carlisle.

So now, Cuban and Nelson Jr. are not working on how to help Odom fit into the team, but on how to find a replacement for Odom.

Although in both games in Odom's absence, the team won the game. But everyone knows that Cardinal, who replaces Odom, is just a firefighter, and it's almost impossible to expect the veteran to be the main rotation and play well every game.

Cardinal is an X-factor, but by no means a consistent rotation. Nelson Jr. and Cuban's goal now is to find Nowitzki a backup who fits perfectly into the team.

"This year, the NBA is shut down, and a lot of players are choosing to play overseas. So in the free agent market, there aren't many players available to us to choose from. Little Nelson said as he tumbled through the database on his computer. The database, created by the Mavericks' scouts, lists the names of free agents who don't have a home for them today.

Most of the players on this list are known to Cuban. But after looking at a bunch of them, the Mavericks owner didn't find the person he wanted.

Some players are too old to fit the high intensity of the season. Some players are too individual, and Cuban doesn't dare 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 these times of recession, it is not easy to pick a player from this list who meets the requirements.

It was at this time that Kuban's eyes suddenly fell on a distinctive name.

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

"He? As far as I know, he didn't do very well last season. Little Nelson disagreed, but his hand went in anyway.

After clicking on the name, a video of the player's recent games appeared on the page. Kuban clicked on one casually, but saw Yiyang in the video.

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

"He's had the experience of working with Ye, which is an advantage that the other players on this list don't have. This, too, ensures that he will not become a nuisance in the dressing room. Moreover, the technical characteristics of this guy are very suitable for Carlisle's system. Although he didn't play well last season, he did not play well in the NBA after all. If used properly, I think he is fine. You also said that the free agent market is very sluggish right now. Why don't we give him a try? Staring at the video of the Asian Championships on his computer screen, Cuban smiled with satisfaction.

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

"I'll contact his manager quickly, and if this signing does happen, we will be the first team in NBA history to have two Chinese players at the same time!"

"So what? Nationality is not indicative of a player's strength. Dallas was the first team in history to start the International League format, with Nash, Nowitzki and Yi, each of these guys making huge contributions to the team. Let's get this done quickly, Yi Jianlian, huh...... Hopefully, in Dallas, he'll open a whole new window. Cuban smiled confidently, Chinese players, Dallas fans will definitely be very welcome!

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Just when Cuban and Nelson Jr. were trying to make some changes to the team's lineup. In the early hours of the morning, Yiyang and his teammates had already landed in cold Minnesota.

It's winter, and it's freezing in Minnesota in the early hours of the morning. The team's plane was almost unable to land due to heavy snow, but fortunately, the weather improved and they were able to land smoothly.

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

"Damn Minnesota! Where are our buses? I really don't want to be outside for a second longer! Nowitzki wore a furry hat and curled up his hands on his abdomen, like an Eskimo.

A few hours earlier, the Mavericks players had been battling the Raptors at the U.S. Route Center arena. Now, a few hours later, they are freezing in the cold of Minnesota.

Carlisle hurriedly led the group on the bus and headed for the hotel on Minnesota Avenue in the middle of the night.

"Damn shrunken season, damn back-to-back games!" Carlisle cursed to himself.

The long-distance run and the sudden low temperature must have greatly drained the energy of the players. Let's hope tomorrow's game that doesn't seem like anything unexpected will go well.

When stepping into the Minnesota bushes, be sure to keep your eyes peeled. After all, there are wolves here!