She would occasionally hover around Zeng Xingyang and Jokic.
When the private jet landed in Portland, the white girl flight attendant handed a small note with her phone number to Zeng Xingyang.
All the Nuggets players were stunned...
Zeng Xingyang accepted the small note.
On the airport bus heading to the hotel, Jokic was still sitting with Zeng Xingyang.
Jokic suddenly turned and asked, "Zeng, are you going to call that girl?"
Zeng Xingyang took out the small note from his pocket, thought for a moment, and finally shook his head, "No, why, do you want it?"
Jokic shook his head, "I definitely don’t need it, I have a girlfriend, besides, this was given to you."
Zeng Xingyang tore the note in half and then threw it out of the bus window.
The girl was indeed pretty, but not his type.
There are so many women who like him, contacting each one would be exhausting, wouldn’t it?
Zeng Xingyang said, "I’m still waiting for you to introduce some Serbian girls to me."
Jokic shrugged, "They’re all in Serbia, very few come over here."
Jokic thought Zeng Xingyang was unwilling to engage with women who had too strong motives.
Ever since entering the NBA, there have been especially many issues concerning women for Zeng Xingyang.
Recently was no exception. The afternoon after a local training in Portland, many female fans gathered at the hotel entrance to greet him, often among them were some explosive female fans wearing his jersey.
Initially, Zeng Xingyang would sign autographs for these female fans, but he quickly realized they wanted to sleep with him, what did signing on their chests mean one by one?
He immediately stopped signing autographs.
After returning to the room, there were still people knocking on the door. Looking through the peephole and seeing it was the female fans, Zeng Xingyang continued to ignore them.
Zeng Xingyang doesn’t dislike women, he just doesn’t like these dangerous women who are easy to fall into traps. He heard many veteran players ended up spending a lot of time and energy dealing with such issues.
Zeng Xingyang hates dealing with these troubles, isn’t there something more legitimate?
During a break for all the Nuggets employees in Portland.
Connelly called Mike Malone, hinting that he could consider starting Zeng Xingyang at an appropriate time.
Ever since drafting Zeng Xingyang, the attention on the Nuggets has skyrocketed, especially sponsors from China who have been maintaining contact with the team.
Especially as Zeng Xingyang’s performances for the Nuggets have become more stable, they also hope to establish a long-term cooperation with the Nuggets.
Even the NBA officials have been communicating with Connelly early on about sending the Nuggets to play in the China games next season.
Connelly fully felt the market potential of Zeng Xingyang, something he never expected when he drafted him.
Located in the small market of the Denver Plateau, the team’s operation would be more challenging, now there is an opportunity for a further increase in commercial value.
Connelly wanted to grasp the market impact brought by Zeng Xingyang even more.
The team seemingly cannot make it to the playoffs, so just let him go all out!
TNT released a program reviewing the performance of rookies.
When discussing why Zeng Xingyang played so explosively.
Barkley analyzed, "I think the main reason Zeng’s stats are so fantastic is his solid fundamentals, especially his shooting. As long as he has the chance, he can make his shots. His personality also dares to take shots, which has quickly boosted his stats."
Smith said, "It’s related to the Nuggets not having a clear developmental core. Zeng’s tactical position gives Mike Malone a clearer direction, and it’s easy to plan tactics around a shooter."
Miller said, "Mainly it’s that opponents aren’t familiar with Zeng’s playing style yet, which has given Zeng many opportunities. As time goes by, the defensive pressure Zeng faces will increase more and more. His stats have already noticeably declined lately."
O’Neal said, "From my perspective, he would be a great piece for a championship team. This guy is destined not to be an ordinary player."
Barkley glanced sideways at O’Neal and said, "Can you shoot? Your evaluation of him is meaningless."
O’Neal also glanced at Barkley, then said dismissively, "You don’t understand from the perspective of a champion member, that’s the difference between us."
Barkley mocked, "No one likes people who keep talking about their championships."
O’Neal responded, "My mom does!"
Barkley stood up shouting, "I’m not recording anymore, I’m not recording anymore. I won’t record any shows that this guy is on in the future."
O’Neal clapped his hands and shouted, "Haha, then I’ll come on the show every day, free of charge."
Smith and Miller looked at the two causing trouble again and laughed.
Fans seem to enjoy these two clowns doing the show here.
TNT’s discussion on Zeng Xingyang was just the tip of the iceberg.
There are also many discussions about Zeng Xingyang on various NBA-related forums.
Fans are divided into two camps regarding whether Zeng Xingyang could become a superstar in the future.
One faction believes Zeng Xingyang is just in his first year, his stats are already explosive, so what about in his second or third year? He will continue to grow into a superstar.
The other faction believes Zeng Xingyang’s ball-handling offensive ability is limited. Developing this ability is extremely difficult, it’s either there or it’s not, it’s predetermined that Zeng Xingyang’s ceiling would struggle to become a superstar.
It’s always difficult for a shooter to become a ball-handler, not every shooter is Stephen Curry.
Of course, no matter how the two camps argue, they can’t deny Zeng Xingyang’s current strength.
Now, Zeng Xingyang already has a certain influence on the game.