While Zeng Xingyang was busy spending money, the Nuggets completed another trade.
The Nuggets sent a first-round pick from 2018 to the 76ers to acquire Jerami Grant, while simultaneously cutting fringe player Yakar Sampson, who had a salary of only 290,000.
Zeng Xingyang remembered this guy, quite friendly and cheerful in the locker room, seemed to have a good relationship with everyone, but his talent and ability were just average, no status in the team, so being cut wasn't surprising.
NBA teams allow some savvy people not to play on the court, but hang around in the locker room. However, when sacrifice is needed, they have to sacrifice.
Surviving here, hard strength is most important, high emotional intelligence is at most just a bonus.
Zeng Xingyang thought the previous claims that Ah Lian's personality issues prevented him from staying in the NBA were very far-fetched.
