The next day, the major news and sports headlines were all playing up the Warriors' triumphant.

Li Zhi and Durant have also been praised by the media as old enemies, such as Kobe and Iverson, such as James and Anthony.

Some say that the Warriors have won all the way since El Harrington was suspended, and rookie Lee Ji has also made an eye-catching performance, so it's time to send Harrington away.

ESPN expert analysis claims that although there is a rookie like Li Zhi with instant combat power, he is still not optimistic about the Warriors breaking through in the West, Li Zhi is not "Magic" Johnson, nor is he "basketball god" Jordan, which is not enough to bring a qualitative leap to the Warriors.

Sports Illustrated, on the other hand, likes to stand up and contradict ESPN when the time is right.

Sports Illustrated experts believe that Lee Chi is the next Anthony entirely, and since Anthony can lead the team to the playoffs in his rookie season, then Lee Chi can also help the team join the playoff race.

They also cited the 2003 Nuggets lineup compared to this year's Warriors.

In the 2003-2004 season, the Nuggets had players such as Anthony, **, Marcus Camby, Andre Miller and Boykins. Anthony was the only one on the team averaging 21 points per game, and no one else had more than 20 points, with Andre Miller scoring 14.8 points.

On the other hand, today's Warriors, Byron Davis averages 21.8 points per game, Monta Ellis averages 20.2 points per game, and Stephen Jackson has not played much this season, but he also averages 20.1 points per game, plus Richie's 21.3 points, it is completely the "Big Four" team.

However, Sports Illustrated's claims were quickly refuted by other media outlets.

Ross Barkley is one of them, and Sir Charles bluntly said on the talk show: "The Warriors won't make it to the Finals, Sports Illustrated is rubbish." ”

Barkley's words were not only tough, but also reasonable, and by the way, he also slapped the boss's sycophants and squeezed the opponent's sports illustrated.

The reasons given by Barkley have led many to agree that the West in '07 was more competitive than in '03.

Since last season, there has been a situation of "the West is strong and the East is weak", and there are more than 8 teams in the West with playoff strength.

This season, Kobe's Lakers are riding in the West, and there are rumors that the Lakers are interested in Gasol, the Grizzlies' All-Star interior, and the Lakers must have booked a playoff spot.

Next up are the Hornets led by "Queen Bee" Paul and Duncan's Spurs, both teams have a ferocious momentum this season and must have two teams in the playoffs.

The Jazz with Delon, Kirilenko, Boozer and Oku, the Rockets of the "Yao Mai Combination", the "Run-and-Bomb Army" of Phoenix, the No. 1 Mavericks in the West last season, and the strong Nuggets.

No matter how you look at it, the Warriors don't look like they can make the playoffs, let alone start the season with a losing streak and fall far behind other teams.

With 5 wins and 6 losses, it is only 10th in the West.

More media are "giving advice" to the Warriors, suggesting that they learn from the Thunder, trade a few star players thoroughly, swing like the Thunder, and cultivate Li Zhi wholeheartedly, and he will definitely rise in a few years.

After reading the report, Li Zhi felt that what they said was good, and there were basically potential rookies every year in the next few years, such as Rose, Westbrook, Love, and Ibaka in 08, Griffin, Harden, Curry, DeRozan in 09, Wall and Paul George in 10, Irving and Thomas in 11, etc.

At the same time, some media suggested that the Warriors trade Li Zhi, with the potential that Li Zhi is showing now, a single All-Star can definitely be exchanged, or a few good bench players, not necessarily famous and good may be in the chaotic Western Division.

Li Zhi didn't care about this statement, in his opinion, unless the general manager had water in his head, he would trade himself.

Li Zhi guessed correctly, Chris Mullin did have a water in his head, after Li Zhi's explosive performance, many teams were making offers to the Warriors, and Chris Mullin did not give up the possibility of trading Li Zhi.

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Chris Mullin clasped his fingers on the table and looked at the three-point offer in front of him.

The first came from the Detroit Pistons, who were willing to trade Billups and Prince.

The offer was not unsubstantial, and even Mullin called Pistons general manager Joe Dumas several times to ask if the offer was genuine.

Joe Dumas knows exactly what he's doing, and the Pistons have a good record this year, but Billups has an injury concern and a foggy future, and it will be difficult to break through in the East in the next few years, and tearing down and rebuilding has become the only option for the Pistons.

Now that it was rebuilt, Billups naturally had to send it out.

Li Zhi staged a 5-second kill on the Pistons' home court, which made Joe Dumas remember deeply, and then under the information collected by the Pistons scouts, Li Zhi's information really shocked Joe Dumas.

Averaged 20+ points per game, broke the rookie single-game scoring record of 59 points, beat the Pistons in 5 seconds, and the most important thing is that this guy clearly wrote on his resume before entering the NBA: ceiling-quality 3D player, NCAA Finals lore.

Other than that, there is basically a blank on the resume.

In other words, after Li Zhi entered the NBA, there were earth-shattering changes, and Joe Dumas was extremely sure that this rookie from the East would definitely become a superstar like James and Anthony.

Although there are countless talents in the NBA, and only a few can become superstars in the end, many teams are still willing to gamble, even if the odds are slim.

This kind of gambling is extreme, loses, and is at the bottom for many years, and no one cares about tickets. But if you win, you're the next Cavaliers in the NBA.

The Pistons had a good stack, but Mullin wasn't in a hurry to make a judgment.

The second offer came from the New Jersey Nets, with either Vince Carter or Jason Kidd at the chip.

The Nets are no longer the playoff powerhouse that beat the Raptors and beat the Cavaliers last season, and they have only achieved an embarrassing record of 7 losses and 5 wins since the start of the season, and the team has three star players of Kidd, Carter and Richard Jefferson but have a mismatched record.

Nets majority shareholder Bruce Leitner, the American mogul has warned general manager Rod Thorne and head coach Lawrence Frank that if the All-Star record continues, both will be dead.

So, Rod pointed the finger at the Warriors, and they also hoped to get a potential star like Li Zhi. Rhodes is well aware that the owner, Prokhorov, is a businessman who cares only about the team's profits.

If Li Zhi can be successfully traded, the supernova will definitely attract attention, and the Nets can also get a piece of the untapped Chinese market behind Li Zhi.

Rhodes prefers that the Warriors choose to trade Kidd, Kidd has completely turned against head coach Lawrence Frank and has taken the initiative to request a trade many times, and the Nets have a bad record now, and Kidd is not without responsibility.

The Nets are more stacked than the Pistons, with Jason Kidd averaging 11.3 points, 10 assists and 8.8 rebounds per game, and was hailed as the "NBA's No. 1 point guard" before Paul came out.

Carter is only 30 years old, in his playing year, averaging 21.3 points, 6 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, and his dunks are even more powerful. The Nets, which have a poor record, can still maintain an 80% attendance rate, and the "half-man and half-god" have contributed a lot.

If the Pistons and Nets' offers are lucrative and sincere, then the Cavaliers' offer is a bit shabby.

Zajunas-Ilgoskas and Larrisius.

Although "Big Z" and Larry Hughes are both good players, with Jewel in front, Chris Mullin didn't even think about it.

Danny Frey, the general manager of the Cavaliers, was really out of idea and rushed to the doctor.

As early as the eve of the draft, James named Li Zhi, but the Cavaliers had no draft picks, and second, they had no chips in their hands, so they couldn't choose Li Zhi at all.

Now that Li Zhi has played an explosive performance, James is even more furious, and he has the momentum of "firing" the general manager, and Danny Frey can only try it hard.