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Chapter 156 Sign first and then trade, when the team owner is forced to sell the team. ( words updated in a single day!)

End the entire journey of the 07/08 season.

Before Grover approved him to undergo high-intensity training, Qin Yue could only live a boring holiday life while paying attention to the next NBA games this year.

In another round of the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers also went through a Game 7 before defeating the Mavericks after a coaching change.

After watching this game, Qin Yue felt
The Mavericks, led by Mike Woodson, only need a stronger sweeping center than Mahinmi to be complete.

Under Woodson's guidance, Nowitzki put up an outrageous technical statistics panel in the Western Conference semifinals against the Lakers - averaging 34.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.

This
It also made Qin Yue think that his previous evaluation of Garnett was somewhat arbitrary.

Because of Nowitzki's performance in this year's playoffs, he is definitely qualified to compete for the second best forward in the league this season.

Unfortunately, the Mavericks eventually lost at the Staples Center.

Unfortunately, Nowitzki's 36 points and 8 rebounds for the team in the seventh game were in vain.

After the game, "Crybaby Dirk" said with red eyes: "Mike (Woodson) is a good coach, and I failed his expectations."

As we all know, Larry Brown is a notorious coach in the NBA who passes the buck.

Then now the question is coming
As his favorite disciple, will Woodson put the blame for the team's elimination on Nowitzki, given that the team's star player Nowitzki is willing to take the blame?

Just like Larry Brown doesn't like three-pointers, Woodson is extremely obsessed with three-pointers.

On the night the Mavericks were eliminated, Woodson, who had repeatedly disobeyed his mentor's teachings, said: "Dirk never let me down. He is a real man!
It was my poor on-the-spot response that led to our loss in Game 7. I am willing to accept any criticism, but if any of you dare to blame Dirk, I will definitely shoot you without hesitation! ”

Qin Yue didn't know how to evaluate this traitor of Larry Brown.

But he is sure
With Woodson's firm support, it is only a matter of time before Nowitzki takes off the hat called "German Fudge" on his head.

The Lakers will meet the SuperSonics in the Western Conference Finals.

This year's Eastern Conference Finals will be between the Celtics and the Magic.

The Celtics narrowly eliminated the Bobcats, who were considered worse than shit in Barkley's eyes before the start of the regular season, with a score of 4 to 3 in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Celtics' biggest weakness this year is their point guard position.

In addition, Horford still needs time to grow, so in the game, facing the Bobcats' frequent "1-2" pick-and-roll and "4-5" pick-and-roll initiated by Roy and Randolph, the Celtics were once overwhelmed.

However, the more experienced Celtics easily defeated the Bobcats in the seventh game, who wanted to comfort Jordan with a better result for the three ribs that were unfortunately broken by Artest.

A few days later, the Eastern and Western Conference Finals officially began.

It turns out that Qin Yue's prediction of this year's Western Conference Finals was accurate.

Ray Allen shot 50% from three-point range in this Western Conference Finals.

In the game, Kobe, who had to attack and defend, obviously had not yet mastered the essence of avoiding the opponent's sharp edge.

"Why don't the Lakers use other players to guard 'Ray-ray'? Wouldn't Kobe's physical condition be much better this way?"

While watching the Western Conference Finals with Qin Yue, Qin Yue's personal manager Evans looked curious.

Hearing this, Qin Yue laughed and said, "Because Kobe Bryant is the stupidest basketball player in the world."

Would Kobe be stupid enough to choose to avoid the confrontation with Ray Allen?

The answer is obviously no.

Thus, the 21st century version of "Miller and Jordan" appeared in this year's Western Conference Finals.

Ray Allen just runs and Kobe just chases.

Ray Allen seemed to be unable to escape, but he made a three-pointer with ease.

尽管，在这轮西部决赛，科比的场均34分7篮板5助攻远优于雷阿伦的场均21分4篮板3助攻
But just as Qin Yue had expected, as long as Ray Allen was accurate enough, the Supersonics could indirectly offset most of the points Kobe scored for the Lakers through high-difficulty attacks.

Long before the start of the Western Conference Finals, Supersonics head coach Rick Carlisle had already made plans for this series.

And accompanying Ray Allen has satisfied Carlisle's temple planning requirements.
Now, it is the turn of "Quanli Te" to make a great effort.

On the court, Garnett, who had been beaten up by Qin Yue for seven games, vented almost all his resentment towards Qin Yue on Gasol.

The legendary Spanish center, right?
Pau Gasol, right?
"How wronged was Kevin to be beaten by you?"

In front of the TV, Evans looked surprised as he watched Garnett giving Gasol all kinds of intensity on TV.

Seeing this, Qin Yue thought for a while and said, "I have always respected Kevin Garnett."

这轮西部决赛，加内特以场均21分11篮板5助攻3封盖2抢断的优异表现，完美压制住了场均仅能为湖人砍下14分8篮板4助攻1封盖的大加索尔。

then
In Carlisle's calculations, the Sonics' biggest advantage against the Lakers was Yao Ming, who also strode towards the team that was lacking in both experience and skills with a grim smile on his face.
Gasol Jr.

In terms of weight, Gasol can indeed carry Yao Ming.

However, with the financial sponsorship of Gasol, Gasol was able to enter the NBA one year early by buying out his contract with his European parent team. However, he obviously lacks the experience to compete against a super center like Yao Ming.

This was a round without any suspense. As long as Yao Ming sat in the low post, the Lakers had to watch Gasol being beaten unilaterally.

The powerful firepower provided by Ray Allen and Bibby on the outside, coupled with Garnett's ability to evacuate and Posey who is responsible for smoking in the bottom corner, make it difficult for the Lakers to limit Yao Ming through double-teaming.

"No wonder you were the one defending 'Big-Yao' in the previous games against the SuperSonics."

Looking at Gasol being beaten by Yao Ming on the court without any chance of fighting back, Evans couldn't help but sigh.

Unlike the Lakers.

Because Qin Yue has rich experience in "fighting Yao", the Warriors are not worried at all that they will not be able to collect sufficient "tolls" from Yao Ming, who has become increasingly unstoppable.

That's right, the best way to deal with Yao Ming, who is at the peak of his career, is to weaken his physical strength and keep the attacks he completes for the Supersonics within a controllable range.

But before Xiaojia had enough experience in getting beaten
This young Spanish center also has to follow the objective laws of basketball and pay tuition first.

In the end, the Supersonics tied the Lakers with a score of 4 to 2, as expected, and successfully got the ticket to the finals.

Although Kobe's outbursts in Game 3 and Game 5 successfully delayed the Sonics' advancement, before the Gasol brothers evolve again, Kobe obviously has to wait patiently for the Lakers' championship window to arrive.

……

The Supersonics successfully advanced to the finals.

On the other hand, the Celtics once again went through a seven-game battle before finally eliminating the Magic with great difficulty.

Stan Van Gundy's one-star-four-star strategy was very effective in this year's playoffs.

In addition, the presence of Stephen Jackson also gives the Magic a certain ability to solve problems on the field.

Of course, the Celtics had such a tough time advancing to the Finals.
The main reason is that Doc Rivers, the head coach later called "Pig Head", is the biggest shortcoming of the current Celtics team.

The two Celtics successfully met in the finals.

Compared to last year, this year's star-studded finals is far more exciting and suspenseful than last year.

Both the Supersonics and the Celtics are good at positional offense.

The only difference is that.
The current Celtics are more like last year's SuperSonics.

The watershed of this round of finals came in Game 4.

The outbreak of "White Devil" Bibby enabled the Supersonics to successfully lead the Celtics with a big score of 3 to 1 after the first four games.

In this era when there has never been a comeback from a 1-3 deficit in the finals
Leading 3-1, the Supersonics have almost locked up this year's championship.

Originally, Bibby, who was no longer as brave as he used to be, always thought that he was the team's weak link besides Posey.

But nothing.
Delonte West, who has not yet been promoted to the "emperor", has to be responsible for defending Ray Allen in the game?

If we talk about the previous Western Conference Finals, Ray Allen created a new sky for the Sonics' twin towers because of his deep hatred for Kobe.

In the finals, the Celtics were forced to follow the Warriors' example and use a point guard to closely guard Ray Allen because Vince Carter has never been good at defense, especially chase defense.

You know, this Celtics team just can't adapt on the spot.

But Rivers, who has a huge think tank behind him, still knows how to deploy his troops.

no doubt.

The reason why Bibby has been able to explode in the playoffs repeatedly this season is that he has obtained an unprecedented good offensive environment on the court.

In Game 5, the Celtics pulled back a point with tenacious defense.

Then the sixth battle.
Returning to the KeyArena, the Sonics, full of momentum, completely killed the suspense of who would win the championship.

The last time the team won the championship was 29 years ago when the Supersonics, the team owner Howard Schultz personally lifted the championship trophy that would definitely change the history of the Supersonics.

Schultz knew
The championship trophy will mean that the state government will give the green light to his ambitious new arena plan.

In Schultz's eyes, renovating KeyArena alone is not enough to satisfy the team's ambitions.

He plans to spend five years to build a brand new stadium for this team that has made the whole of Seattle fall into a carnival. And who among Yao Ming, Garnett and Ray Allen will be elected FMVP has also become the most interesting topic for fans during the award ceremony.

If we only look at the statistics, Yao Ming is undoubtedly at an advantage.

In the finals, facing the relatively easy-to-deal-with Horford, Yao Ming averaged 24 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks for the Supersonics.

但如果论赛场贡献，超音速能一路走到最后，同样离不开总决赛场均能为球队斩获19分10篮板5助攻2封盖1抢断的加内特。

Indeed, compared to the Western Conference Finals, Ray Allen's average statistics inevitably dropped to 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the Finals under West's death entanglement.

However, considering that Ray Allen has gained his "roots" in the SuperSonics through his long-term service and this championship.
If the league chooses to award the FMVP to Ray Allen, it will also be something that fans will like to see.

In the end, Yao Ming took the lead with a narrow margin of votes, defeating Garnett, who was destined to miss the FMVP, and was elected this year's Finals MVP.

In Qin Yue's opinion, Garnett's defeat in the FMVP selection was probably related to the fact that Adidas, which had noticed that Garnett was flirting with Anta, was no longer willing to spend money on advertising for him.

Throughout the finals, Garnett's dedication and sacrifice for the team would have been unsung if Yao Ming hadn't mentioned it repeatedly during his acceptance speech.
If you don't watch the game and only look at the matchup data, you might even have the illusion that Garnett was suppressed by Duncan for six games.

But in fact, after watching the game, you will find
Duncan, who was worried, only performed better than Garnett in technical panel statistics because he received more tactical support from the Celtics.

In addition, Ray Allen, who was the first to be eliminated in the FMVP selection, was also related to Nike's unwillingness to promote this shooting guard who has always been tepid.

As a player who owns exclusive "AJ" sneakers, Nike can certainly create momentum for Ray Allen.
But compared to Yao Ming who deserves FMVP more, Nike is very clear that if they force Ray Allen to win, David Stern will not agree to it in this era when Nike has not completely monopolized the NBA.
Moreover, they may also irritate Kobe, the leader of the "Anti-Qin Alliance".

So, after weighing all the factors, Yao Ming became the second Finals MVP from China in NBA history with his slightly better performance.

Yao Ming was undoubtedly extremely happy after being successfully elected FMVP.

However, Qin Yue, who always loves to tell the truth, complained about Yao Ming afterwards: "Shameful trophy thief!"

"Hehe, I knew you would envy my FMVP trophy."

"Brother Yao, is it possible that I was already the FMVP before you were elected FMVP?"

"Don't talk nonsense. If you have the guts, come play the game and PK!"

"."

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The Supersonics' championship victory after 07 years brought a perfect end to the 08/ NBA season.

Next, NBA teams are focusing on the upcoming 2008 draft.

The Warriors do not have a first-round draft pick this year, and their second-round pick is relatively late.

After Qin Yue received the Warriors' list of selectable players from Mullin, he completely lost interest in this year's draft.

Although the Pacers are willing to offer the Warriors a second-round pick around 40th.
But Qin Yue, who could only choose Goran Dragic at this pick, was not interested in him at all.

If Qin Yue remembered correctly, it took Dragic five to six seasons to transform into the star guard in his memory.

Indeed, if the Warriors are willing to give Dragic enough time to level up, the Warriors do have the opportunity to shorten Dragic's growth cycle to three to four seasons.

But for the Warriors who are in urgent need of returning to their peak, how could they waste such precious time on a young player who is full of unknowns?

Moreover, if the Warriors choose Dragic just to make him a substitute.
Isn't Jack better now than Dragic was at the beginning of his career?
However, having nothing to do in the draft does not mean that the Warriors will not have a focus for their next work.

Because Qin Yue didn't have the patience to wait for Dragic to grow up.
The main reason is that two-time regular season MVP Steve Nash has agreed to join the Warriors.

just
If the Warriors want to get Nash, they must prepare the chips in the future.

Although Nash has a player option this summer, the Warriors currently do not have enough salary space to take on Nash's contract, so signing first and then trading is the only way for the Warriors to get Nash.

Steve Kerr did not make an outrageous offer to Nash, who was determined to leave Phoenix.

But after scanning the Warriors' roster.
However, Kerr hopes that the Warriors can bring in a third party to complete the deal.

Kerr knew very well that Mullin would never agree to give him the players he liked on the Warriors, so the deal could only be possible if a third party was involved.

In this regard, Mullin fully agrees with Kerr's views.

However, after asking around, Mu Lin suddenly fell into a long period of thought.

Right now, there is indeed a team willing to join this three-party deal.

"Modern sports medicine is very advanced, and I believe that a ruptured cruciate ligament will not prevent Baron from returning to his peak.

He is a two-time champion. If you can trade with us through a sign-and-trade deal, we will offer him a high-paying long-term contract that matches Steve Nash's." Clippers General Manager Elgin Baylor said to Mullin on the phone.

There is no doubt that no matter from which perspective, the Clippers who took the initiative to step forward are great philanthropists in every sense.

First of all, Nash, who is preparing to opt out of his contract and change teams to play for the Warriors in a sign-and-trade manner, will have a salary of about 10 million US dollars in the next few years.

Originally, in order to get Nash's contract, Mullin thought about sending Murphy or Dunleavy to balance the salary in this transaction.

But now.
With the Clippers stepping forward, the Warriors only need to offer Davis a contract with a roughly equivalent annual salary to get Nash through a three-way trade.

However, there are currently two problems in this three-party deal that Mullin must resolve.

The first problem is that Qin Yue had promised him early on that he would reserve a place for Davis in the future.

The second problem is that after acquiring Nash in this way, the Warriors will inevitably pay the luxury tax in advance.

After all, Mullin originally considered using Murphy or Dunleavy to balance the salary.

In this way, Nash occupies the salary space originally occupied by Murphy and Dunleavy.

And what about Davis?
In fact, before the kind-hearted Baylor came to him, Mullin was already prepared to offer Davis a middle-class contract after his cruciate ligament was ruptured.

In other words, if the Warriors complete the deal as the Clippers requested, Nash's contract with an annual salary of about 10 million will replace the middle-class contract that Mullin wants to offer Davis.

Mullin is well aware that this may very well be the last straw that breaks the Warriors' salary cap.

You know, the Warriors have not yet completed the contract renewal with Qin Yue.

Therefore, if the Warriors renew their contract with Qin Yue, they will have to pay the luxury tax.
Mullin naturally had to question whether the team owner Chris Cohan would agree to do so.

Before the draft.

Davis, who learned that the Clippers were willing to offer him an annual salary of tens of millions and that he could also play in Los Angeles, immediately found Qin Yue: "Brother, listen to me, I really can't refuse this fat contract.

You have to know that I am a veteran who has ruptured the cruciate ligament. To be honest, during the recovery period, I did think more than once that I would challenge for the championship with you after I returned from injury, but…”

"The cruel and ruthless reality finally crushed my ideals!"

What a cruel and ruthless reality, Baran!

At this moment, looking at the "dollar image" looming in Davis' eyes, Qin Yue knew very well that Davis' soul had been hooked away by Elgin Baylor's outrageous offer.

Qin Yue knew very well that even if it were him, he would probably make the same choice as Davis.

After all, he can still get a high salary of tens of millions of dollars after his cruciate ligament is ruptured.
Davis will probably wake up laughing in his dreams next.

So, Qin Yue, who saw what Davis was thinking, did not force him to stay, but patted him on the shoulder and said, "Rest in peace, Baran. I will write your epitaph after you leave."

Hearing this, Davis was moved and said, "If possible, I hope you can engrave the words 'The Messiah's Only Deputy' on my tombstone."

The cruel reality suddenly killed Baron Davis' Warriors career.

As for the fact that the team will pay the luxury tax in advance next season
Chris Cohan, who wanted to say "NO" to Mullin, eventually succumbed to the more ruthless reality.

"Messiah said that if we don't accept this three-way deal, he will put himself on the shelf this summer."

"He has no right to trade himself. He is not the general manager of this team, let alone the president of this team!"

"In a sense, his power is probably greater than that of the team's general manager and president."

"Chris, if we agree to this deal, can he agree to renew his contract with us?"

"My dear boss, I think Messiah will be very happy to sign the early contract extension agreement as long as the deal can be reached."

"That's a threat! He's totally threatening!"

Threat?

What happened to the threat?
In front of Qin Yue's extremely tough attitude, Ke Han found that he could no longer wait.

If he really waits until the Warriors' market value reaches its peak before selling the team, I'm afraid he will end up with nothing.

So, while nodding his head in agreement to the deal, Cohan also made plans to sell the team in advance.

In Cohan's opinion, if he could officially complete the sale of the team in 2009, even if he still had to pay a certain amount of luxury tax for the team, this part of the luxury tax would be within his tolerable range.

"This is outrageous. Am I being forced to sell the team by the star player?"

That day, Ke Han, who chose to compromise with Qin Yue, thought very sadly.

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