On January 20, Beijing time, former NBA star Maddy participated in the Warriors Green's podcast show, in which the two discussed a lot of topics, and also talked about Maddy's former teammate Yao Ming and the Rockets team that year.
Maddy admits that when he first worked with Yao Ming, it would take a while for him to adjust and adapt. "It was challenging at first, you know I got the top scorer in Orlando for two consecutive years, and when I first got to the Rockets, Van Gundy Jr. said to me, you can't get the top scorer anymore, the team needs to get the big guys involved in the offense," Maddy said. I need to find new offensive opportunities, and when we've added some puzzles, we're getting better and better. ”
Maddy said he enjoyed playing with Yao Ming. "When everything is in place, it's fun to play with Yao. He was so tall, but he had very good skills. But what really hurt us was that there were already small balls by then. Phoenix had Nash, Marion, Richardson, Dallas and Utah also starting to play small ball, and that made it tough for us. ”
Dream chaser asks yao ming how much influence he has on Maddy's brand. Maddy said: "He really enhanced my brand influence. When I was playing for the Magic, my jersey sales in China were the first, before working with Yao Ming, in 1999, I went to China for the first time, and I have been going almost every year since. After being teammates with Yao, we also played our first NBA China game, which was supposed to be in 2004. Yao has enhanced my brand influence 50 times, that's for sure. ”
Dream also asks Maddy which players are in active service that remind him of himself. Maddy gave two names: George and Durant. "The two of them really reminded me of myself. Durant's way of shooting has made him a special player, and his talent is incredible. George is the same, they can score in many ways. ”
Maddy played 16 seasons in the NBA, averaging 19.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. He played for the Rockets for six years, averaging 22.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game.