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Chapter 157: Shocking the Alliance, Common Enemy (5000-word chapter, begging for monthly subscription!)
The Warriors, Clippers and Suns will officially carry out this three-way deal after the free agent market opens.

a few days later.

The annual draft is held in the theater at Madison Square Garden.

Qin Yue later learned about the situation of this year's draft through the news.

Perfectly replicating history, the Chicago Bulls, with a 1.7% chance of winning the No. pick, picked up "The Son of the Windy City" Derrick Rose without hesitation.

This is a choice that will not be surprising no matter how many times history repeats itself, as long as the Bulls get the No. 1 pick.

As the old generation of Adi flags fell, some defected and some left.
In order to compete with Nike, which has Qin Yue, James and Kobe, Adidas needs a new leader more than ever to compete with their old rivals for the market.

then
Born in Chicago, Rose, who was already famous throughout the United States in high school, entered Adidas' vision and became Adidas' designated new generation flagship successor.

Although in terms of momentum.
Compared to the chosen one back then, Ross, the son of the Windy City, is slightly inferior.

But in order to help Rose, Adidas also invested a lot of effort and various resources behind the scenes.

The son of the Windy City is about to arrive in Chicago, where he is loyal.

Next, the Bucks, who got the second pick, selected Michael Beasley, nicknamed "American Messiah".

Beasley, who is 206 cm tall with shoes, has excellent ball-handling offensive skills, can play as a three or four, and has proven himself in college.

The Bucks management firmly believes that Beasley, who was able to easily beat the Bucks' backup forwards and guards during the tryout, is the savior they have been waiting for.

However, if we wait a few more months, the Bucks management probably won’t be able to laugh anymore.

Because as a notorious "poisonous insect".
It was Beasley himself who destroyed Beasley.

If Qin Yue remembered correctly, in his rookie season, Beasley would be punished for repeatedly violating the NBA's "Anti-Drug Regulations" and might even be sent to a drug rehabilitation center for compulsory detoxification.

Moreover, every time Beasley was punished, he would claim to the outside world that he had reformed. However, every once in a while, he would make his parent team suffer because of violating the "anti-drug regulations" again.

Qin Yue has watched Beasley's game videos from his college days.

He is very clear that this striker with excellent technical foundation can only be described as having great potential, whether in terms of ball-holding coordination or body control.

but.
No matter how good the talent is, it can't withstand being wasted like this by Beasley.

After all, you can avoid the evil sent by heaven, but you cannot escape the evil brought by yourself.

Then, the Timberwolves, who had the third pick in the first round, selected OJ Mayo and immediately traded with the Memphis Grizzlies, who had selected Kevin Love with the fifth pick in the first round.

Just like what Qin Yue remembered, the Wolves, who lost Garnett, are now extremely eager to train a new Garnett as soon as possible.

Love from UCLA was already a well-known double-double machine in college.

Although as a white center, Love's athletic ability cannot be compared with those historical inside monsters, but during the tryout, the Timberwolves were still deeply impressed by this inside player with solid basic skills who played for three years in college.

And what about Mayo?

As we all know, ever since Jerry West personally selected Kobe for the Lakers, he has regarded Kobe as a kind of spiritual sustenance.

therefore
When Mayo, whose playing style is very similar to Kobe's, appeared, West didn't want to miss this new Kobe at all.

From this we can see that even someone as famous as West can sometimes make mistakes.

Before running for the draft, Mayo had a soft touch and excellent skills, but in the history of the NBA, how many Kobe successors can truly become Kobe?

In addition, with the fourth pick in the first round, the New York Knicks brought back a similar helper for their "Qin Yue II" Durant at the same pick:

——Russell Westbrook.

Maybe Durant and Westbrook are destined to have this brotherhood.

But compared to the Knicks in Qin Yue's memory
The Knicks, who are more determined to play badly, can actually gather two future MVPs at this point in time.
It was still beyond Qin Yue's expectations.

However, if you review the Knicks' draft logic, you will find that the Knicks really need to choose a point guard to assist Durant right now.

As the best defensive point guard in this year's NCAA tournament, the Knicks appreciate Westbrook's energy and believe he is the Scottie Pippen of the point guard position.

So the fact that the Knicks selected me was not entirely a coincidence.

With the sixth pick in the first round, the Los Angeles Clippers selected the "Saiyan" Danilo Gallinari from Italy.

Why is Gallinari a Saiyan?
Because future generations
There are injuries all over the body.
Gallinari, who has suffered serious injuries such as cruciate ligament rupture, has seen his basketball skills improve visibly every time he returns from a serious injury.

This is an alternative iron man.

He is also the best spokesperson for the classic saying "What doesn't kill me makes me stronger."

In addition, Qin Yue remembered the more famous rookies this year, their draft results are as follows:

Before participating in the draft, Eric Gordon, whose template was "Wade who can shoot three-pointers", was picked by the Houston Rockets with the seventh pick in the first round by trading up the draft pick.

Brook Lopez, who has excellent low-post skills and the potential to transform into a modern center, was snatched by the Hornets with the eighth pick in the first round. He will partner with "Queen Bee" Rondo in the new season.

Lopez's twin brother, Robin Lopez, was selected by the Suns.

Roy Hibbert and JaVale McGee were picked 17th and 18th by the Pacers and Wizards respectively in the first round.

In order to provide His Majesty the King with a good offensive environment
The Cavaliers management gave up JJ Hickson, who was originally favored by them, in the draft and instead chose Ryan Anderson, a white forward who could shoot three-pointers.

In the second half of the first round, the Magic selected Connaughton Lee as they wished, further strengthening their one-star lineup.

Jerry West, who previously brought OJ Mayo back to the Grizzlies through a trade, showed his skills with the 24th pick in the first round and used this draft pick to select Serge Ibaka from Spain for the Grizzlies.

The Rockets then used their other first-round pick to select Nicolas Batum from France.

In order to strengthen the point guard position, the Celtics acquired George Hill through a trade, who had worked hard in college for three years and had certain combat effectiveness.

DeAndre Jordan, who sat in the second round from the green room, was selected by the Clippers.

Goran Dragic, who needed a long time to level up, was picked up in the middle of the second round by the Suns who were about to lose Steve Nash.

Overall, although many rookies in 2008 did not grow as expected, it was still a high-quality draft.

Qin Yue knew very well that it was precisely because of the two consecutive big draft years in 2007 and 2008 that next year's draft would indirectly become a "small year" known to everyone.

After all, besides Blake Griffin.
Without the so-called perspective of future generations, before the 2009 draft began.
Compared with the previous two drafts, there was indeed nothing big in 2009 that could impress the world.

But as early as March of this year, someone who had noticed that his eldest nephew had led the Davidson Wildcats to win consecutive games in the NCAA tournament had made up his mind early on.

As long as the opportunity arises, Qin Yue will definitely ask the Warriors to find a way to exchange for a pick that can select Stephen Curry.

In Qin Yue's view, Stephen, the son of Dale's eldest brother, certainly needs time to grow up.

In terms of Curry's growth cycle, isn't he the most perfect successor to Steve Nash?

And as long as I think about standing at the top of the arc and whipping Curry to run
Qin Yue would feel inexplicably excited.

……

In July, just as the free agent market opened, the three-way trade among the Warriors, Clippers and Suns shocked the league.

The Warriors, who failed to defend their title last season, first renewed their contract with Davis through the Bird Rights at the insistence of the philanthropic Clippers, offering him a five-year contract with a total value of nearly 60 million US dollars.

Then, after Nash opted out of his contract and signed a four-year, $44 million contract with the Suns, the three-way deal was officially completed.

The Warriors, who sent Davis to the Clippers, would receive two-time MVP Steve Nash from the Suns.

And what about the Clippers?

You may not believe it, but in order to get Davis, who had just recovered from a ruptured cruciate ligament, the Clippers gave the Suns Corey Maggette and two passers-by to balance the salary.

Although the Warriors could have signed and traded with the Suns in other ways even without the Clippers, Qin Yue still found it difficult to understand the Clippers' idea in this three-way deal.

Sending Maggette away is just to get Davis, who is not sure how much strength he has left, and offering Davis a high-paying long-term contract at all costs.

When leaving Davis, Qin Yue looked at the former first mate who was about to go to Los Angeles to make a lot of money and asked curiously, "Barron, do you have any evidence against Elgin Baylor?"

"Absolutely not." Davis said with a puzzled look, "I have never met Elgin Baylor, but I am very grateful that he thinks so highly of me."

After a pause, Davis added: "Brother, remember to put the words 'The Messiah's only deputy' on my tombstone."

Former Warriors champion.

Qin Yue’s “only” deputy.

The first generation of Mr. Beard, Baron Davis, has been laid to rest since then.

Although the "cruel and ruthless" reality crushed the great ambitions in his chest.

But as a former member of the Golden State Gang.
Warriors fans will never forget this hero who charged for the team on the court time and time again.

And the interesting thing is.
Nash was completely blacklisted by Warriors fans in the "trophy theft incident" and is still used as a joke by Warriors fans today.
On the day the three-party deal was concluded, he immediately became the best partner for Qin Yue in the eyes of Warriors fans.

"Steve Nash has made the wisest decision of his entire career. With his assistance, Messiah will surely lead us to challenge for the championship again in the new season!"

"I said it back then, Steve Nash is the most suitable point guard for the Messiah in my mind!"

"Steve is just a little older, but if he can still have about 80% of his skills, we will have a star guard who can help Messiah unleash more energy on the offensive end!"

what?
You said that Warriors fans once cursed Nash to never win a championship?
"We definitely didn't say that! What we clearly said at the time was that Steve Nash would definitely win more than one championship in the future!"

Just as Qin Yue expected.

Football fans are the most capricious group of people in the world.

just
Until he became a member of this Warriors team, Nash still felt
It seems that he had no choice but to join the Warriors because he couldn't beat them.

after all
That year, the Warriors defeated the Suns in the Western Conference Finals and eventually became the champions of that year.

That's right, if Nash hadn't been 34 years old and knew that his time was running out, coupled with Kerr's "wisdom-killing" operation that made him see no hope at all
No matter how eloquent Qin Yue is, he is likely to choose to stay in Phoenix City.

Qin Yue knew that Nash still needed time to transform and adapt.

But in order to avoid Nash's psychological burden
On the day Nash joined the team, Qin Yue said to Nash on the phone: "Steve, although we were indeed the champions before you joined, the glory of the past is destined to belong only to the past and not to the future.

I hope to create a future with you, that’s why I invited you earlier.”

Hearing this, Nash smiled on the phone and said, "I hope I won't regret this choice in the future."

Qin Yue said: "I think you can now think of a great 'epitaph' for your future career in advance."

Nash thought for a while and said, "If possible, I hope this 'epitaph' will be: Born for the championship, died for the ideal."

The combination of the two MVPs, one old and one young, has already made the Warriors' competitors feel that this team that once dominated the league for two years will not sit idly by.

As this three-party transaction is completed.
Qin Yue also signed the early contract extension agreement with the Warriors under the witness of team owner Cohan, team general manager Mullin, and accompanied by agent Schwartz.

This super-max salary will be officially included in the Warriors' salary space starting from the 09/10 season.
The starting salary alone is over $2000 million, and with the salary increase provided by the "Bird Clause", the total value exceeds $1.3 million.

If Qin Yue, who signed the "4+1" super-max contract with the Warriors, chooses to exercise the player option in the last year of the contract.
After four consecutive years of salary increases, Qin Yue will be able to get a salary of nearly 3300 million US dollars in the last year of this contract.

In addition, during the early contract renewal negotiations, at Qin Yue's strong request, the right to veto a transaction was also written into the agreement.

All this made Chris Cohan feel once again that Qin Yue, the star player, was forcing him to sell the team quickly.

Because once Qin Yue's salary begins to be included in the Warriors' salary space, then the luxury tax that Cohan needs to pay for the team will be
But it’s not as simple as just spending a little money like it is now.

Especially when he noticed Qin Yue's unquestionable expression when he asked for the right to veto the transaction
In Cohan's opinion, Qin Yue was not asking for a veto power over the transaction at that time. He was clearly telling himself:
"If you can't afford it, don't play. If you don't want to pay, there are plenty of people who want to pay."

……

The news that Qin Yue reached an early contract extension agreement with the Warriors was undoubtedly the best news for Warriors fans this summer.

In the eyes of Warriors fans, even the previous three-party deal was not as valuable as the five-year contract Qin Yue signed with the Warriors.

Originally, when renewing his contract, Qin Yue thought about signing a "3+1" contract with the Warriors that would be more conducive to his future operations.

But in the Bay Area, Qin Yue already had a sense of belonging.

Qin Yue will never forget the deafening cheers from Bay Area fans every time he plays at home.

We will never forget the scene when he led the Warriors back to Oakland after losing the seventh game this year:

As soon as Qin Yue got off the plane, he heard cheers from the crowd that were loud enough to resound through the sky, and the Bay Area fans who came to pick him up kept shouting his name.

In Auckland, Qin Yue's godhood has been achieved.

The recognition of him by Bay Area fans and the sense of belonging he gradually developed here have long made him regard the Warriors as his own team.

And he has the right to veto transactions
In the NBA, who says a player can only leave the team as a free agent after his contract expires?

Qin Yue knows very well that as long as he can continue to maintain his dominance on the court and maintain the existing exposure
Then his fate is destined to be in his own hands.

……

In mid-July, Qin Yue returned to China with Yao Ming, who had just participated in the Supersonics Championship Parade, and reunited with the Chinese men's basketball team which had already started training.

but
What is different from the past is that in order to prepare for the Olympic Games held at home, this year's training camp of the Chinese men's basketball team is more like a special training camp that brings together all the outstanding domestic basketball players.

At the request of "European Caesar" Jonas, the Chinese men's basketball team's outside players, including Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng, Liu Wei and Sun Yue, have to practice a lot of three-pointers every day.

The effect of this high-intensity training is immediate.

The data in Qin Yue’s memory will not lie.

In the 08 Olympics, the Chinese men's basketball team's outside shooters all showed excellent competitive form.

As Qin Yue returned to China with Grover and Payton, Grover also developed more detailed special training subjects for them based on the different characteristics of each Chinese player.

As for Payton?

On the day Qin Yue returned to China, he threw a thick book of FIBA rules to him.

"Gary, I need you to help me study FIBA's defensive rules.

You know, in FIBA, you get sent off if you commit five fouls per game, so I have to prepare for the Olympics with a different defensive strategy than in the NBA."

As a person who has experienced this, Qin Yue knows very well that due to that damn face
In this Olympics, the Chinese men's basketball team has no home advantage at all except for playing at home.

Therefore, in order to avoid the risk of committing a foul due to the scale of the penalty during the game, Qin Yue must make preparations early.

In Qin Yue's opinion, Payton is the top defensive master in the NBA, and if you want to do a good job of defense, you naturally have to be proficient in the rules.

just
At a certain moment, Payton always felt as if he had become a "traitor to the United States."

"FIBA has too many rules, and many of them are different from the NBA, so in a short period of time."

"Gary, I'll give you five times the salary."

"In fact, I just thought about it carefully. Based on my experience, if I am given three days, I can study the rules of FIBA thoroughly."

What is “American traitor” and what is not?
Since Payton is Qin Yue's personal defensive trainer at the moment, he must use his experience to help Qin Yue defeat the extremely evil American men's basketball team!
Any opponent who attempts to stop Qin Yue from venting his anger with an Olympic gold medal will be Gary Payton's enemy!
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