After the Bobcats vs. Suns game, several stars also gave their opinions.

Kobe Bryant said after watching the game footage: "Chuck is a great player, a terrific scorer, and after leaving the Rockets he found the offensive system that best suited him to his strengths. ”

For his part, Aaron Iverson said: "It was a crazy show. Kevin and I wanted Chuck to join the Timberwolves in the summer so that we could make an invincible team. It's a pity that he chose the Bobcat. He's a real fighter, and I think he wants to lead the team to the championship. We can't be teammates, we're still friends, he's a great opponent! ”

LeBron James is the most straightforward. "I have always disagreed with Charles Barkley. But there's one thing I think he's right about, Chuck Hayes is going to be my lifelong rival. ”

James' words made people more optimistic about the Bobcats and Hayes.

Hayes also did not live up to the optimism of the "little emperor". The Bobcats started the season with a very favorable schedule, with 5 consecutive home games. After the victory over the Suns, they beat the Philadelphia 76ers 117-106 at home to make it four straight wins, and Hayes scored 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists to win a triple-double for the second straight game. Time Warner Arena continued to be full, and many fans played "Elvis Hayes!" "Hayes MVP!" slogan.

This season, the pattern of strong west and weak east has been broken. The top four in the east have the capital of the west.

After the Bobcats have won four in a row, they are in first place in the East. In second place is the Atlanta Hawks led by Yao Ming, who also won four consecutive games in the opening season. Hayes and Yao Ming are very fateful, although the two are not teammates, they are in the same division. The Southeast Division, where they are located, has also become a recognized group of death.

Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards. Except for the Heat, who lost four in a row and became the belly team, the other four teams are all playoff favorites.

Yao Ming averaged 34 minutes per game in four games, contributing 22.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 blocks. Both he and Hayes have become absolute centrepieces in their respective teams, leading them to great results.

This makes the Rockets look extremely tragic, with the defending champions now standing at 0-4. Lost to the Jazz, Trail Blazers, Mavericks, and Spurs. This is also the bad luck of the Rockets, as soon as the game starts, they even encounter strong opponents.

The top four in the East in the first week were the Bobcats, Hawks, Magic (3-1), and Cavaliers (3-1), followed by the Pistons, Wizards, Bulls, and Nets.

The only thing that surprised Hayes was the Celtics. With the addition of Jamison and Ray Allen, they still only have one win and three losses. The arrival of the two stars did not bring any energy to the team.

Hayes' previous life, the Celtics' Big Three had a successful first season, defeating the Lakers to win the championship, and Pierce was named the MVP of the Finals. But if Garnett hadn't finished the "soft egg" in the finals, the outcome would have been unpredictable.

Looking at the Celtics' poor record now, there is only one explanation, and that is Kevin Garnett. Hayes can now be sure that Garnett is the real giant!

Garnett didn't score very well with the Celtics and didn't have more than 10 rebounds, but his playmaking and fierce defense in the high post were indispensable to the team. The Celtics traded a group of potential players such as Jefferson to the Timberwolves, Jefferson averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game, but the Timberwolves stayed in the lottery for several years, which shows that the data does not tell everything.

The results of the Western Conference team can also prove that Garnett is strong, and the Timberwolves have a 4-0 record in the opening season. Allen Iverson averaged 27.4 points, 7.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game while shooting a career-high 45.8 percent from the field. By Garnett's side, he doesn't look like a "cancer" at all, and he plays more reasonably. The two had good chemistry.

Hayes also has a different understanding of what a team cancer is, when a group of teammates around him are weak in offense and pass to a core player like Iverson as soon as they catch the ball, Iverson can only go it alone if he wants to win, and he is said to be a cancer and has to play like this, because this is the only way to win. His teammates are not confident and dare not play, if he chooses to pass the ball again, who can he pass to? Who else can stand up?

If you have two superstars on a team and a few nice role players, it's going to be easy. Just like the Timberwolves now.

Another team on the radar is the Golden State Warriors, as they have another favored Chinese player, Yi Jianlian. It's also a run-and-shoot team that faces the same problems as the Suns, with no center and poor defense. Due to the shortage of interior players, Yi Jianlian got 34.4 minutes of playing time, and he played his speed advantage in the Warriors, and he can play fast break and shoot in the position offense, so he played the most beautiful statistics among rookies. 15.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks. However, the Warriors have a 0-4 record.

At this time, Yi Jianlian was very depressed, and he couldn't wait to cut off Fei Gen's hands and feet and cut off the stick of sincerity. This damn agent is going to kill him. Although he played good statistics, he was controversial at home. When did he say he didn't want to stay at the Bobcats? But the media stirred up such news, making him look like an idiot with no vision. Even an idiot can see that the Bobcats have a better future than the Warriors.

Domestic fans scolded, the inside line of the Bobcats is not strong, Landry, a second-round rookie has entered the rotation lineup, and he also scored 18 points and 8 rebounds when he played the Suns, and fans think that Yi Jianlian can play as a starter in the Bobcats. But he was traded to the Warriors, who had no future.

Although Yi Jianlian's style of play is also very suitable for Nelson Sr.'s small-ball tactics, the Warriors also praised Yi Jianlian as the second Bosh and Nowitzki in the NBA. But the Warriors' roster is too bad, Monta Ellis only knows how to break and can't defend, Harrington and Jackson can't figure out the difference between shooting and bad shooting, the boss Byron Davis is also a blacksmith, Jason Richardson is not bad, but he is also a high-paid and incompetent player, and he is a player that the Warriors are eager to send away. In addition to the main team, after being robbed by the Bobcats, their substitute players are even more unqualified, and fans would prefer to see Yi Jianlian play with Hayes under D'Antoni's coach than staying in the Golden State Irons.

After four games, the strength and weakness of the West are clearly differentiated, with the Mavericks, Timberwolves, Spurs, and Suns gaining momentum. The Trail Blazers, Hornets, Jazz, and rebuilt Grizzlies also had good performances. The Lakers struggled with two wins and two losses under Kobe's leadership.

It wasn't all smooth sailing for the Bobcats, and the players had internal conflicts because of the allocation of playing time.

On November 9, Okafor's agent Jeff Schultz communicated with Bobcats executives and asked for a transfer. Schultz was unhappy with Okafor's playing time, believing that Okafor has been the heart of the Bobcats and that the team should have a tactical plan for him. This is pure, Bobcats manager Rod Higgins rejected the request, the head coach of the Bobcats is D'Antoni, how could he change the tactics to positional warfare for Okafor, who has no offensive ability?

Hayes has brought too many surprises to the fans lately, which has made the fans happy. The former "Elvis" Okafor sat on the bench and didn't care about the fans at all. There are even a large number of fans who have suggested that the team trade Okafor, who has become addicted to the offense, and Okafor's running speed on the court is too worrying.

Poor Okafor doesn't have anyone's support, and the only suspense now is who he can trade?

Hayes hopes that David Lee can come, which seems to be a bit difficult, and the Rockets have no interest in Okafor and are ready to focus on developing David Lee. He is now the main center of the Rockets.

In addition, Hayes also offered to trade with the Trail Blazers, and Rod Higgins asked the Trail Blazers what they meant, and the Trail Blazers were not willing to trade their low-salary potential star for Okafor, who is about to expire on his contract. I can only use it for one year, and I can't keep it if I renew the contract with no salary in the second year, which is not worth it. The whole league knows that Okafor is turning down a five-year, 60 million contract with Bobcats, and there are not many teams that can afford to give Okafor a big contract next season.

Therefore, the Okafor deal can only be postponed. Hayes felt it was a mistake. Okafor is the one who should be traded the most in the summer. If you trade him away in the summer, you should be able to get a good player.

Okafor was depressed, and after practice, Hayes simply invited him to his home for dinner and had a detailed conversation with him. As the current boss of the team, he doesn't want to have an unpleasant relationship with Okafor.

Okafor didn't turn down the invitation either.

After treating Okafor to an authentic Chinese meal, Hayes and Okafor went into the study together.

"Your wife is beautiful and virtuous. This is the most satisfying meal I've ever eaten at a friend's house. Okafor smiled as he entered the study. Foreigners are always interested in Chinese food, and Okafor is no exception. He looked a little envious, probably envious of Hayes for having a good mouth.

"She's really good at cooking, and I love it." Hearing others praise Gao Tongxuan, Hayes was also very happy. Now that someone cooks at home, he is living more and more moisturizing.

The two sat on the sofa chair, and Hayes smiled: "Emeka, I invited you here mainly to talk to you about the current situation. After the Bobcats played the run-and-gun tactics, your playing time was shortened, and I know you are also very uncomfortable, so I wanted to hear what you think. I have a good relationship with the coach and Jordan, and I should be able to help you. ”

Several of the deals that Hayes had hoped for, David Lee, Aldridge, and Pau Gasol were all rejected. Because of the butterfly effect, the Grizzlies also lost the idea of trading Gasol. That made the Bobcats lose their trade target. Now Hayes wants to hear Okafor's thoughts on which teams are interesting to him and then consider making the best deal for Bobcats.

"Chuck, how are you going to help me? I can't practice as well as you in my mid-range shot, Coach D'Antoni doesn't appreciate my style, my home is here, I don't want to leave, but if I stay here, I have no future. Okafor sighed. He had a good impression of Hayes, and hoped that Hayes would say a few good words, otherwise he wouldn't come. What he fears most is that he won't be able to walk and be pressed to the bench for a season.

"I think you're very defensive, you're a good guy to be a high-paying player, and if you stay with the Bobcats as a substitute for a season, it's going to be a bad deal for you and the team. I just want to ask you which teams are interested in you and which team you would most like to go to. If I could, I would suggest to the top management that you be sent to your favorite team. Hayes said that when he treated Yi Jianlian, he did just that. Only if the other party is interested, can the interests be maximized, and he is using reverse thinking.

Okafor laughed, "Chuck, you're really a good friend. We haven't known each other for a long time and haven't spoken much, so I'm glad you think of me. At the moment there are two teams that I am most interested in, and they called me in the summer, and they are both teams that are not very strong on the inside. ”

"Which two teams?" Hayes asked.

"Bulls and Raptors." Okafor said: "The place I want to go to is the Raptors! ”

The Bulls are really not strong on the inside now, and the Bulls management is also very dissatisfied with Ben Wallace's recent situation, hoping to get rid of Ben Wallace's bad contract, and Okafor's offense is worse than Wallace. But there's no way the Bobcats want a bad contract from the Bulls. They don't need anything else, Lore Deng and Nocioni are good, but the Bobcats have no shortage of swing people. Hinrich and Ben Gordon will all be in worse shape, and Noah is still tender and the offense is also poor. Bulls don't have the people that Bobcats need.

Raptors? Hayes' mind was racing, wondering what star the Raptors had. It is certainly impossible to exchange Bosh for it. In the end, it seems that there is only one person who is possible - Bagnani!

Isn't this a parallel trade that D'Antoni and Van Gundy value!

(To be continued)