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Chapter 100: Chaos in the World! (5500-word chapter, begging for monthly subscription!)
A day later, the three-way deal among the Heat, Cavaliers and Pacers was officially reached.

The Heat will send Shaquille O'Neal, Jason Kapono, a 2008 first-round draft pick, and a 2009 second-round draft pick.

The Cavaliers will send Larry Hughes, Eric Snow, a 2007 first-round draft pick, and a 2008 second-round draft pick.

The Pacers will send Jermaine O'Neal and Fred Jones.

After the deal is completed, O'Neal Jr. and Jones will change to Heat jerseys.

O'Neal and Kapono will wear Cavaliers uniforms.

Hughes and Snow will report to Indianapolis, and the Pacers will receive a total of four draft picks from the Heat and Cavaliers.

In this three-way deal, Riley successfully sent away O'Neal, who had become a "salary burden" for the Heat, and exchanged him for another O'Neal who was in his prime from the Pacers.

The Cavaliers traded Hughes, who had average chemistry with James, and a "refuse-to-shoot" guard for the league's former No. 1 center and a spot-up three-point shooter.

The Pacers got the draft pick they wanted most.

No matter from which angle you look at it, this is a deal in which all three parties get what they want.

However, after sending Hughes and Snow away one after another.
Qin Yue was very curious, were the Cavaliers planning to let his good brother play point guard in the new season?
It is true that in the Eastern Conference, with O'Neal and Big Z in the interior, they can theoretically penetrate all opponents, but on the back line, the Cavaliers can't count on Gibson and Damon Jones, who they just drafted, right?
Qin Yue’s curiosity was satisfied two days later.

“The latest news is that the Cleveland Cavaliers have officially reached a deal with the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Cavaliers will send Damon Jones, a 2009 first-round pick, and a 2010 second-round pick to the Bucks in exchange for Mo Williams.

Although because Cleveland is too small, the Cavaliers' recruitment and trading have long been much more difficult than other teams.

But we have to praise that after sensing James' recent worries, the Cavaliers' uniform staff burned their brains and brought back a guard who can truly have a chemical reaction with this chosen one.

Moreover, the Cavaliers' deal came at a very critical time.

Because if he waits another year, Williams will shine due to his own growth and the team's reuse of him.

By then, it will be much more difficult for the Cavaliers to acquire him.

Mo Williams.

This is an offensive guard who, at the peak of his career, could average around 59 points per game alongside James with a true shooting percentage of nearly 18%.

He is not afraid of taking the blame on the court and is good at holding the ball and playing one-on-one. There is no doubt that Williams was definitely James' right-hand man in his original "Cavaliers First Phase" career.

So much so that James, who still missed him in the future, did not forget to bring his former favorite with him when he went to the battlefield in the 15/16 season.

In addition, shortly after the three-way trade was completed, the Pacers chose to cut Snow.
The Cavaliers' uniform team immediately turned around and reached a verbal agreement with Snow, promising to officially offer a veteran minimum salary to the "no-shooting" guard known for his defense in the NBA one month later.

The Cavaliers successfully exploited the bug that the current league does not have a "Big Z Clause".

Before the "Big Z Clause" came out, a bought-out free agent could re-sign with another team one month later without being restricted by previous transactions.

This summer, the Cavaliers' uniform team has been very successful.

Especially after using the team's mid-level exception to sign Donyell Marshall in free agency.
At this moment, their team already has O'Neal, Big Z, Gooden, Varejao, Mo, Pavlovic, Gibson, Marshall, Snow and other "King's important ministers" that Qin Yue is familiar with.

This is the "King's Guards" with absolute overwhelming advantage in the East.

This also invisibly gave Qin Yue an inexplicable pressure.

As the banner of the post-Jordan era in the NBA, will Qin Yue still feel pressure?
of course.

Because the difficulty of the Eastern and Western Conference schedules is incomparable, what if James, with the support of these "kings' important officials", accidentally leads the Cavaliers to the first place in the Eastern Conference (Note ①)
Then Qin Yue must lead the Warriors to a better record than the Cavaliers to ensure that the foolish and incompetent league will not award the regular season MVP to his good brother.

In the current Western Conference, this is definitely an extremely difficult task.

Especially in mid-July, as the Nuggets reached multiple deals in succession, they became the eighth Western Conference team that Qin Yue had previously predicted would compete for the championship.

Carmelo Anthony's repeated pressure this summer has also put a lot of pressure on the Nuggets management during this extremely crazy offseason.

On the 15th, the Nuggets reached a deal with the Hawks, who were looking for a center all over the world.

After this trade with the Hawks, Al Harrington will wear a Nuggets jersey instead.

Marcus Camby will join the Atlanta Hawks.

Harrington originally wanted to play for the Pacers and listen to Bird's teachings after the 05/06 season, but because Bird decided to rebuild early in this life, he was forced to give up his dream of becoming a "Blackbird".

In addition, the Nuggets were interested in him, so Harrington agreed without hesitation to the Hawks' sign-and-trade deal to exchange him for Camby.

In this deal, the Nuggets used the salary space occupied by Camby in exchange for a quasi-star forward with three-point shooting range who can play on the front line.

This undoubtedly greatly strengthened their forward line.

The Eagles also believe they have made a huge profit.

Because they knew in advance that Harrington was determined to leave, they successfully exchanged for a brush-type center whose average number of blocks per game in the 05/06 season was second only to Qin Yue.

Then, in order to strengthen the backcourt, the Nuggets robbed the New Orleans Hornets just as Qin Yue remembered.

They used Howard Eisley and two second-round picks in 2007 (one from another team) to bring back the famous "nerve knife" from New Orleans:
——J.R. Smith.

Previously, when Warriors general manager Mullin learned that the Hornets were interested in trading Smith, he also asked for the price.

But in the end, the genius Hornets uniform team was only interested in the Nuggets' offer, because.
They are very fond of Eisley's expiring contract with an annual salary of about $600 million.

Unfortunately, this was an offer the Warriors could not match.

After all, since Mullin took office, under his careful management, where can the Warriors find such an expiring contract with an annual salary of up to 600 million US dollars?

The Hornets are willing to make the deal if Mullin agrees to send Murphy.

But Murphy's high turret attribute is the key to the Warriors' high-post inside blocking tactics.

Moreover, Murphy now has the style of "Laimbeer II", so Mullin will never agree to the high demands of the Hornets' uniform team who don't even want to save face.

After bringing back two generals for the Nuggets, the lobbying team led by George Karl successfully persuaded former Finals MVP Chauncey Billups, who was born in Denver.

Karl was also very anxious because he failed to lead the team to the playoffs last season.

Originally, in order to strengthen the point guard position, the Nuggets would trade with the Philadelphia 12ers in December of that year to bring back four-time league scoring champion Allen Iverson and bring him to Denver to receive assistance from Anthony.

But now, how can Karl wait for Iverson and the 76ers management to completely break up?

Carl's character has always been known for being rude and brutal.

Such a coach is destined to be more impatient than Anthony when it comes to the Nuggets' need for reinforcement.

However, although Billups was persuaded by the Nuggets lobbying team led by Karl, the Pistons did not agree to the trade proposal put forward by the Nuggets.

unless
"Ben (Wallace) has always been eager to get a maximum salary, but due to financial pressure, we have not been able to satisfy him. If you are willing to sign with us first and then change, and compensate us with draft picks, then we will push for the deal to be completed."

作为4届全明星球员，3届联盟最佳防守球员，华莱士本会在2006年夏天接受那份来自芝加哥公牛给予他的4年6000万美元的报价。

Since Wallace would be 32 years old in two months when the contract was signed, many experts at the time believed that this was an offer that would most likely become a junk contract in the future.

The Nuggets' management team basically agrees with these experts.

But as the Pistons management refused to give in, and with Karl and Anthony putting pressure on them every day, the Nuggets had no choice but to agree to the deal with reluctance.

According to the agreement between the Pistons and the Nuggets, the Pistons will send Ben Wallace and former Finals MVP Chauncey Billups through a sign-and-trade in exchange for the Nuggets' Andre Miller, Joe Smith, Eduardo Najera, Wash Leonard and two future first-round draft picks.

In order to complete this deal, the Nuggets even paid a heavier price than Qin Yue remembered when they acquired Iverson.

Leonard, the former three-point contest champion sent by the Nuggets in this deal, has plans to retire. After the deal is completed, the Pistons only need to cut him according to the "Alan Houston Clause", and his salary will not be included in the Pistons' salary cap.

Miller, the first generation "Karen Mok" of the NBA, was put on the shelf by the Nuggets only because his style did not suit Carl.

As a point guard who can back up in the low post and is good at organization, Miller's current trading value is undoubtedly underestimated.

But after completing this deal, the Nuggets' overall strength has indeed undergone a qualitative change.

Even if they paid more chips for it and took over Ben Wallace's big contract that was very likely to rot in their hands.

Because Billups is not only more suitable for Karl's system, but also
Billups, who is eager to play for his hometown team, is also a point guard who can make Anthony obedient and play at ease on the court. With the arrival of Smith and Harrington, Karl's tactics in the new season will be more layered. The Nuggets have actually joined the upcoming chaos in the West.

And what about the Pistons?

While doing a favor for the team's meritorious player Ben Wallace, they also acquired Miller, a very cost-effective point guard, and freed up salary space as they wished, as well as obtained two draft picks from the Nuggets.

After the transaction is completed, the Pistons will still be the Eastern Conference powerhouse.

As for how much their competitiveness will decline due to Billups' departure, it all depends on whether Miller can integrate into their tactical system.

……

On July 7, with the assistance of Tim Grover, Qin Yue officially started his summer special training.

This summer, this crazy offseason because of him has ignited his fighting spirit.

Qin Yue was extremely eager to become stronger, and he urgently hoped that after special training he could gain the power to crush everything.

"After your rookie season adapting, I think your body is fully prepared."

Under Grover's arrangement, Qin Yue will gain 3 kilograms of muscle this summer.

Since Qin Yue will represent the Chinese men's basketball team in the Men's Basketball World Championships held in Japan this summer, the 3-kilogram muscle-building plan will be divided into two stages.

That is, before the World Championships and after the World Championships.

After this muscle gain, Qin Yue, the unstoppable tank, will undoubtedly be covered with a new layer of armor.

Moreover, because of the passive effect of the [Flying Pig] badge, this layer of armor will not cause him to suffer the negative effects of muscle gain.

That is, generally speaking, muscle gain generally affects coordination, flexibility and other related attributes.

Previously, when the [Flying Pig] badge returned the part of the attribute loss caused by weight to himself, Qin Yue had already reached a conclusion through calculations.

That is, in the visualization data of the [Mountain Top] system, his current attributes will only gradually be affected by the negative effects of muscle gain if he gains more than 125 kilograms of muscle.

This is terrifying because it means that Qin Yue will always have coordination and flexibility far beyond players of the same height and weight.

In addition, after the World Championships and this summer's China trip, Qin Yue plans to hold a training camp in Auckland based on Grover's suggestion.

Grover didn't expect that the young Qin Yue had already thought about his future after retirement. So, in order to avoid Qin Yue's "unclear old age", Grover gave his advice as a person with experience.

"You can invite some college and high school players who have already made a name for themselves to train with you. Believe me, these young players will not refuse to train with an NBA flag."

"What's in it for me?"

"You will be their guide to the NBA in the future, and those of them who are grateful will be grateful for it."

Qin Yue felt that Grover's suggestion sounded good.
Especially after he saw the list Grover handed him.

Qin Yue couldn't help but get excited when he thought about taking this opportunity to beat up those immature NBA stars.

Qin Yue made up his mind that when the time comes, he would arrange countless cameras to record the scenes of him beating up those future NBA stars.

Does Qin Yue need those young players who know how to repay kindness to be grateful to him?
Of course not.

He just wanted to take advantage of those future NBA stars before they entered the league, hit them hard from behind, and completely destroy their basketball dreams.

On the 21st, the Warriors signed back Adonal Foyle in the free agent market, who was traded to Indianapolis last year in exchange for Artest.

As the Warriors' all-time block leader, Foyle was selected by the Warriors with the seventh pick in the first round of 1997.

Before being traded, he had played for the Warriors for nine seasons. In short, he is also a player with Warriors pedigree.

Although he had accumulated 978 blocks for the Warriors before being traded, he was destined to be surpassed by Qin Yue in the future.

But considering that he is a center who is very good at low-post defense, and Seattle has already formed the amazing double towers in the penalty area, Mullin has been eyeing this former Warriors center with pedigree.

Foyle himself is also very excited about being able to return to the Warriors.

On the day he signed a veteran minimum contract with the Warriors, Foyle cried out in tears: "I am a Warrior in life and a Warrior in death! I am very grateful that the team did not forget me after winning the championship!"

This summer, returning home has become a hot topic during the NBA offseason.

I just don’t know which traveler will have the most perfect farewell.

On the 22nd and 23rd, the Heat signed DeShawn Stevenson and Trevor Ariza in the free agent market.

The former is a completely free agent, and is historically famous for following the Mavericks in the "bloodbath at Lion Camel Ridge" in the 10/11 season.

But in fact, since developing the three-point shot, Stevenson has always been a wing 3D with outstanding defense.

As for the latter?
As a restricted free agent, Ariza will join the Heat in the new season because the Magic did not match the final offer given to Ariza by the Heat.

Didn't win in 2006.
Riley, unwilling to give in, has quietly completed a blood transfusion for the Heat.

As for this, Qin Yue only hopes that Riley can increase his efforts.

Because a stronger Heat will inevitably completely disrupt the Eastern Conference, thereby indirectly blocking James from leading his "King's Guards" to dominate the East.

As the saying goes, I am afraid that my brothers are having a hard life, and I am also afraid that my brothers are driving a Land Rover.

Given that the Western Conference has become a mess, Qin Yue certainly hopes that the strong teams in the East can give his good brother some strength.

Otherwise, as Anthony said, how could James understand how hard life these brothers are going through in the West?

In fact, even though the operations of the Nuggets management this summer can only be described as a show, privately, Anthony is still not satisfied with the Nuggets' lineup.

Qin Yue felt that his experience of winning the championship in his rookie season had given his brothers an unprecedented strong stimulus.

According to ESPN, Wade suffered from insomnia almost every day due to nightmares during the training camp in Las Vegas.

"It was definitely the worst experience in my life and I wanted to forget it but it is etched in my mind."

The Cavaliers' management team's excellent performance this summer has also not alleviated James' anxiety.

"I don't want to answer any questions about the Warriors winning the championship because I've answered it countless times. I'm proud of my brother Qin. Oh, you want to ask me what I think of "The Godfather"? Uh-huh. Anyway, it's a wonderful movie." (Note ②)

Among Qin Yue's brothers, only Paul is relatively calm at the moment.

According to the Salt Lake City Tribune, before reporting to the training camp in Las Vegas, Paul even went to Illinois with great interest to help coach Jerry Sloan do farm work for several days.

"I don't have any opinion on the new season's Western Conference. The purpose of playing basketball is to compete with masters, so the stronger the overall competitiveness of the Western Conference, the happier I will be."

No matter how crazy the offseason is, there will eventually be a moment of peace.

In early August, after completing the first phase of muscle building, Qin Yue, who participated in the new sneaker launch event in Shanghai, immediately rushed to Japan and joined the Chinese men's basketball team that had been waiting for him for a long time.

Yao Ming, who was traded to the SuperSonics at the draft, seemed to be in a much better mood than when he played in the China Derby.

However, on the day when the Chinese men's basketball team assembled, Qin Yue noticed that the eyes of all the men's basketball players, including Yao Ming, looked at him differently than before.

In last year's Asian Championships, he was only the second No. 1 pick from China selected by the Warriors.

But now, he is truly the best player in the NBA.

Qin Yue knew very well that at this moment, what he was facing was not just the high hopes and expectations of his teammates.

Because as a person who has experienced it, he is very excited about the Chinese men's basketball team's World Championships this year.
The expectations have probably already skyrocketed.

There is no doubt that the expectations from Chinese fans have in fact turned into a crown whose weight only Qin Yue knows.

(I won’t write too much about the men’s basketball team, I will try to omit as much as possible)
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注①：历史上骑士06/07赛季是50胜位列东部第二，仅比53胜的活塞少了3个胜场。

Note ②: This passage was inspired by a real-life interview with James. The Godfather is said to be James' favorite movie.

(End of this chapter)