Zhang Yang felt the odd atmosphere of the team, not as quiet as the Spurs, nor as harmonious as the Suns. These two would suddenly start yelling, those two would burst into loud laughter... and then there was Ainge, following Bird around like a lapdog.
If there had been group chats on cell phones back then, he felt their team of more than a dozen people could have been divided into over twenty groups.
However, once the team meeting started, everything changed.
Bird, McHale, Dennis Johnson, Ainge, Greg Kite, Jerry Sichting... along with other players and KC Jones, discussed enthusiastically how to play tonight.
Zhang Yang glanced around and, including himself, there were 13 players on the team—seven of whom would become future NBA head coaches, assistant coaches, and general managers.
The Boston underworld really was vast!
Zhang Yang focused his attention, listening to these teammates whose tactical abilities were off the charts when suddenly his name was mentioned.