All the comments below the report were full of people envious of Zeng Xingyang for getting a reply from the goddess.
Liu Yifei has quite a few male fans, and many male basketball fans regard her as a first love-like figure.
And now her interaction with Zeng Xingyang seems a bit ambiguous.
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"I don’t mind being the third person between you and Liu Yifei."
"Quick, tell me it’s not true between you two."
The fans leaving comments all thought there might be something going on between Zeng Xingyang and Liu Yifei.
Zeng Xingyang read the comments and sighed.
O’Neal and Magician get into this kind of gossip news because they actually did something.
But he did nothing, and yet rumors spread like it’s true.
The Nuggets’ GM also saw this gossip rehashed in the U.S. media.
Connelly wasn’t worried about Zeng Xingyang’s private life.
As long as Zeng Xingyang isn’t caught at a silver party, it’s fine.
Interacting with a female celebrity with likes and shares is nothing.
As long as Zeng Xingyang is willing, he could even show off his bird on social media, and the team wouldn’t care.
However, Connelly still planned to have a chat with Zeng Xingyang.
Nuggets’ general manager’s office.
"Zeng, the team is planning to develop you as the core, and we hope you’ll maintain stable performance in the future."
"Does that mean I can do whatever I want with the ball on court from now on?"
"Uh, you still have to listen to the coach’s arrangements on that one."
"Haha, just kidding."
This conversation was mainly for Connelly to clarify Zeng Xingyang’s core positioning, so he doesn’t have too many other ideas.
"You’ve been with the team for a while now, what do you think about the roster construction? Or, do you think there are any players we could bring in?" Connelly casually asked.
Connelly is a very open-minded person and would discuss roster construction ideas with those he thought necessary to communicate with. Now, Zeng Xingyang had the qualifications to make some suggestions.
Of course, Connelly just casually asked this young new core, not expecting 19-year-old Zeng Xingyang to offer any substantial suggestions.
When it came to roster construction, Zeng Xingyang was unapologetic.
"Let me confirm first, what’s your goal? Do you want to build a championship roster quickly or just a playoff roster?" Zeng Xingyang asked.
"What’s the difference?" Connelly asked.
"Of course, if it’s just playoffs, establishing me and Nikola as the core tactical play, we can make it to the playoffs as soon as this season, or at the latest, next season," Zeng Xingyang confidently said.
"What if I want to build a championship team quickly then?" Connelly nodded and asked.
Presently, the Nuggets indeed have a chance to enter the playoffs, and the pairing of Zeng Xingyang and Jokic is also quite evident in its effectiveness.
"Then it’s still quite a ways off."
"We need to enhance the roster’s mobility and make sure everyone in the rotation can handle the ball and counterattack."
"Every player in the rotation needs to have ball-handling and decent defensive skills so we can quickly transition between offense and defense on the court, maintaining a high-intensity pace."
"We need to keep improving the height of our starting lineup to ensure we have an advantage during rotational defense, especially at the three and four spots, providing effective body contact, and then there’s the second lineup... "
Zeng Xingyang elaborated based on his impression of the Nuggets’ championship roster, going on at length.
Connelly rubbed his temple after hearing this and said: "I understand what you’re saying, it’s too complicated, just tell me who I need to bring in."
"Magic’s Gordon, Pistons’ Pope, let’s start with these two and see if there’s a chance to trade for them."
Try to bring the Nuggets’ championship members together as best as possible.
If Little Porter and Brown hadn’t entered the league yet, these two would also be on the list.
Get the lineup together, and leave the rest to time.
These players have proven they can play well alongside Jokic already.
Their characteristics were almost clear from the moment they entered the league.
As the general manager, Connelly almost knows every player in the league, so naturally, he knows these two.
Gordon has great physical constitution, can handle the ball and counterattack, and can defend from position 1 to 5.
Pope is a 3&D player, with good defense and shooting offensive capabilities.
They both indeed seem quite suitable for the Nuggets.
Connelly said, "These two are both second-year players with certain potential, their teams may not be willing to let them go, I’ll consider it."
Zeng Xingyang knew this couldn’t be rushed: "OK!"
Upgrading the roster requires considering many complex factors.
These matters were left to give Connelly a headache over.
On the day after finishing the communication with Connelly, the Nuggets faced the Spurs at home.
This game, the Nuggets lost without much suspense.
The Spurs’ starting lineup was Parker, Danny Green, Leonard, Aldridge, and Duncan.
Currently, the Nuggets’ team play seemed like child’s play compared to the Spurs.
They played more cohesively as a team.
The two teams frantically engaged in a defensive contest during scrimmage battles.
Jokic suffered greatly, being continuously attacked by Aldridge and Duncan, quickly in foul trouble and had to sit out.
With Jokic absent for long periods on the court, Zeng Xingyang also felt uncomfortable.
Zeng Xingyang was given special attention.
Zeng Xingyang was directly roped in by Leonard, losing the bravado he had when playing against the Rockets and 76ers, finding it very difficult to even get an open shot opportunity.
Occasionally when Leonard wasn’t defending him, Danny Green was there instead.