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In this era of information explosion, anyone's speech can be spread all over the world through the Internet. After today's training, Yiyang once again became the "cover character" of the entire league!

Thanks to Carlisle, after training today, when Yiyang drove out of the underground parking lot of the American Airlines Center Arena, his heavy-duty pickup was immediately surrounded by crowds of reporters.

The reporters pressed the shutter frantically and kept banging on Yiyang's car window. Fortunately, this heavy-duty pickup is strong enough, otherwise Yiyang was really afraid that the car would be overturned to the ground by the reporters.

Regardless of whether Carlisle's words were serious or joking, at least one thing is certain now-Yiyang is one of the not-for-sale items of the Dallas Mavericks.

Two LeBron James? Or let the Lakers move out of their championship team directly? Can any of the other 29 teams in the league afford such a price? Even if Cuban has a way to match the salary, no general manager of any team will make this deal. Since no one would choose to make this deal, what is Yiyang not for sale?

Carlisle's remarks are not only in Dallas, but in a short period of time, it has now made the entire league known.

On the night of the interview with Carlisle, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New York Knicks at home. Kobe scored a double-double with 27 points and 10 assists. It can be said that he was in a good mood.

Because of this, the media people in Los Angeles also raised this question at Kobe at the press conference after the game.

"What!?" Bryant yelled in amazement when he heard reporters repeat Carlisle's words.

"What do you think of the price that coach Carlisle offered to Yi?" The reporter repeated his question again.

Kobe frowned, as if trying to organize his words. The reporters raised their cameras one by one, and they all felt that the competitive Bryant might be angry at such remarks.

A few seconds later, Bryant leaned forward slightly, brought himself closer to the microphone, and spoke.

"I'm really looking forward to competing with this prospect, after all, he may be the most expensive player in the entire league!" Kobe ended the topic with a smile.

Sure enough, Kobe's competitiveness is completely different from that of ordinary people...Only basketball is the battlefield for this guy.

As for James, LeBron admitted frankly that this was just Carlisle's joke, but he himself affirmed Yiyang's performance. After all, unlike Kobe, James' Miami Heat have already lost to the Mavericks twice this season, and among them, Yiyang has performed well.

The reporters originally hoped to make a big news, but they didn't expect that the two hottest superstars in the league would let this topic come to an end in a few words.

Although Kobe and James disagreed with this, the fans are still talking about this topic.

Because of this background, Yiyang's performance when the Dallas Mavericks challenged the Pacers away on January 12 attracted extra attention. Everyone wants to see if the performance of the "highest priced player in the league" is worthy of his "worth", and also wants to see if Yiyang will be crushed by this pressure. Even the fact that Nowitzki is about to come back has been completely forgotten by most people.

A foreign rookie, under such high pressure, is very likely to perform poorly. Some people also stood up to blame Carlisle, saying that he put too much pressure on Yiyang.

But Carlisle doesn't worry about this kind of thing at all. If other rookies are playing for the Mavs now, Carlisle might not say that at all. But Yiyang is different. The titles of "the highest-priced player in the league" and "the man who only changed two LeBrons" have no effect on Yiyang at all.

He knew that guy wouldn't care about that. If he is really affected by these things,

He is no longer Yiyang.

The Pacers are far from stellar at 15-20 so far this season, but they're not a weak-for-nothing team either. In the East, the Pacers even have a chance to fight for a playoff spot.

Therefore, for the Mavericks without Nowitzki and Barea, the Pacers are by no means a "submission question".

Brandon Rush, Daniel Granger, Darren Collison, plus the 10th pick Paul George who was selected by He Yiyang in the same year and performed well.

Just by putting out this lineup, it can be seen that the Pacers are not just for nothing. And this is also the last hurdle for the Mavericks to wait for Nowitzki's return.

At the beginning of the game, when the starting players of both sides walked onto the court, the attention of the reporters was all off the court.

Countless cameras are focused on Yiyang, the powerful sixth talent of the Mavericks is today's protagonist.

After the game started, Brandon Rush and Darren Chriss bombarded the Mavericks' basket. Kidd couldn't keep up with Collison's speed, and Brandon Rush's fiery touch allowed him to score several goals that he had no chance of.

It seems that the initiative seems to be in the hands of the Trail Blazers, but Carlisle is not in a hurry, and the Mavericks players watching the live broadcast in front of the TV are not in a hurry. After all, their real trump card has not yet appeared.

In the fifth minute of the first quarter, taking advantage of a dead ball, Carlisle waved his hand and let the much-anticipated Chinese talent show enter the court.

Before Yiyang came on the court, the Mavericks had already played a lot of blossoming performances under the leadership of old Kidd. The Mavericks have never been a team that relies on stars to survive. They don't rely on Nowitzki, and naturally they won't rely too much on Yiyang, a rookie.

After Yiyang came on the field, Darren Collison, a second-year guard, also suddenly became energetic. Although Kidd is a historical point guard, he is an old man now.

Collison wanted to see how good a guy who can replace two James alone is.

After the substitution, the Mavericks took the lead in attacking. As soon as Yi Yanggang took possession of the ball and crossed the half court, he passed the ball. Then he opened the gap for his teammates by running without the ball, and finally Terry hit a jumper from the mid-range, and the Mavericks led by two points. In Yiyang's first offense since he came on the court, although the Mavericks scored, the process was as smooth as water, without any waves.

Seeing this, many reporters were very disappointed.

Yiyang didn't think about proving himself because of the outside world's remarks. He didn't take the ball and fight Collison one-on-one because of the outside world's attention. Yiyang's performance was no different from any of the previous games. He does what he should do, and he will not change his way of playing for the sake of public opinion.

The outside media and fans all hyped up his news, but Yiyang himself acted like nothing happened! You can fight as you want, Yiyang has not changed, which is why Carlisle is not worried that Yiyang will be crushed under heavy pressure.

The so-called "pressure" in your mouth, Yiyang has no heart at all!

It was originally a heated battle, but the process was so boring that it made people drowsy.

Yiyang's playing style is destined not to bring any crazy scoring performances to the fans, and the cautious Pacers also play tactics in a rigid manner without doing anything out of the ordinary.

The two sides fought so tepidly until the end of the game. Yiyang's several assists and a mistake that forced Collison made the Pacers make a mistake at the last moment, ruining the good situation.

In the end, the Mavericks survived the storm 101 to 97 in the away game and won two consecutive victories again.

Yiyang did his part well and organized the team's offense in an orderly manner. He also shouldered the burden of scoring, scored a team-high 20 points, sent 7 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 steal.

Yiyang's performance wasn't amazing, but the media couldn't find anything wrong with it. As mentioned above, Yiyang's performance is the same as before, he has not been influenced by the outside world at all.

After the game, many reporters also stopped Yiyang and asked him about Carlisle's remarks.

Yiyang, who was covered in sweat, just tilted his head slightly. "Personnel changes are a matter for the management, you should ask them."

There was a groan among the reporters. They knew that this topic was a piece of fat, but facing such a player, they felt powerless with nowhere to talk.

Sure enough, you won't get anything from Yiyang, a guy who doesn't talk much.

Watching Yiyang get rid of the reporter and walk into the player tunnel, Carlisle finally let out a sigh of relief.

Nowitzki will return in the next game, and the Mavericks survived without the German with Yiyang's help.

In addition to Nowitzki's comeback, Stojakovic is also infinitely close to Dallas. Everything looks great, and the Mavericks seem to be back on track right away.

The dark days are over, and the bright light is coming.

However, will the reality really be so smooth?