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Chapter 202 Harvest Time! When the GOAT's Judgment is Questioned! (First Update!)

Lifting the trophy again after two years, Qin Yue, who thought he had matured a lot, discovered...
He ultimately couldn't control the joy that winning the championship brought him.

However, unlike the previous two championships...
When Qin Yue, who led the Warriors to a 75-win season and went all the way to the end, put his hands in his pockets and walked around the court as usual, if the impression Qin Yue left on people in the past was "how can you call yourself a young man if you're not arrogant".
At that moment, with his momentum already challenging Jordan's status, the only way to describe him was "how lonely it is to be invincible".

这轮总决赛，秦岳场均能为勇士砍下42分14.8篮板10.8助攻3.4封盖1.2抢断。

Furthermore, in Game 2, which determined the course of the series, he broke his own records for single-game scoring in the Finals and single-game scoring in the playoffs with an astonishing 70 points.

Although compared to the old GOAT
Qin Yue still needs numerous honors, including but not limited to the number of championship rings, MVP and Finals MVP awards, All-NBA Team selections, and All-Defensive Team selections, to surpass Jordan in every aspect.

But after leading the Warriors to reclaim the championship this year, even die-hard Jordan fans can't deny that Qin Yue has become the tallest mountain in the NBA.

Why is Qin Yue the tallest mountain in the NBA?
Because to date, no one in NBA history has ever had a season as successful as his.

This season, whether it's personal statistics, on-court performance, or team record, Qin Yue, who will turn 27 in six months, not only led his team to dominate the entire league with an invincible style, but also his on-court influence, which is visible to the naked eye, far surpasses all his predecessors, leaving all his predecessors of the same age behind.

ESPN's Brian Windhorst asked, "After such a great season back from injury, what would you like to say to your supporters?"

"You know, I will always love my fans, and my fans want to see me win, so all things considered, I fucking love the feeling of being a winner," Qin Yue said. "No matter the past, present, or future, my goal in playing basketball is always the same: every season I will strive to be the number one winner, because I want to win until the end of the world!"

North Shore Garden Arena.

During the celebration, the two most excited players on the Warriors were undoubtedly Nash and Hill.

When the hard work of the past fourteen seasons finally paid off, Nash said with tears in his eyes, "This is absolutely the most wonderful day of my life. Thank God!"

“I think my life is complete,” Hill said emotionally. “I have to thank Messiah, because if it weren’t for his persuasion, I would have planned to retire last summer.”

"Grant, after winning the championship this year, will you still consider retiring?"

“I think I still have gas left in the tank,” Hill laughed. “I should be able to play for another two or three seasons.”

Retirement?
What a joke!
For Hill, whose past was filled with regret and resentment, how could he possibly be willing to retire after finally winning his first championship?
Next, at the awards ceremony, Qin Yue personally presented the team with the Larry O'Brien Trophy, the highest honor for an NBA team.

Warriors owner Joe Lacob, who is also a former minority shareholder of the Celtics, did not choose to compete with Qin Yue for the limelight.

Until Qin Yue turned around, completely satisfied.
Lacob then knelt before his opponent to accept the heavy championship trophy.

Many American media outlets have described Lacob's kneeling as a "stunning kneeling."

The New York Times commented: "Joe Lacob expressed his gratitude to the Messiah with his kneeling! This savior of the Bay Area deserves this honor!"

After that, Qin Yue unsurprisingly accepted the FMVP trophy from Bill Russell.

“This is an honor you deserve, kid,” Russell said. “Congratulations to you and your team.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Yue smiled and said, "I think we'll meet again next year."

Will we meet again next year?

To be honest, if he could, Russell really hopes he won't see Qin Yue again next year.

Because after that night...
The Celtics, for whom he played for thirteen seasons and won eleven championships, have ironically created that embarrassing runner-up dynasty.

For the past three years, the Celtics have made it to the NBA Finals every year.

But despite their yearning to win a championship every year to honor the memory of "Red Auerbach," they became the NBA runner-up for three consecutive years.

At TD Garden, as the victorious Warriors returned to their peak and the entire Bay Area went wild, only the Celtics supporters knew just how heartbroken they were.

……

On the night of their championship victory, the Warriors did not choose to stay in Boston, but instead returned to Oakland overnight.

Qin Yue, too excited to sleep on the plane, began to take stock of his spoils from this season after opening the [Mountain Peak] system.

First, there's the reward for the "Road to the Summit" quest.

Having obtained the final fragment of The Zone badge through this mission, Qin Yue officially unlocked the legendary badge that had piqued his curiosity.

"【The.Zone】: This badge will grant the host the ability to freely enter 'The.Zone', but the duration of each entry will still depend on the host's current state."

Secondly, there is another reward for the "Road to the Summit" quest.

"【Iron Body】: This badge will greatly reduce the host's risk of injury caused by overwork."

Finally, there are two random skill attribute packs as rewards from the "Road to the Summit" and "Qin Yue's Two-Faced Life" missions.

Before opening the two gift packs, Qin Yue washed his face, his greatest expectation undoubtedly being that he could draw a potential bonus related to the three-point attribute.

"Congratulations, host, your investment potential has been increased by three, and your fadeaway potential has been increased by three."

"Congratulations, host, your back-to-the-basket technique potential has increased by 3, your fadeaway potential by 2, and your three-point potential by 1."

After the lottery draw, Qin Yue didn't know whether his luck was good or bad.

The good news is that both of his legendary random skill packs reached their maximum value, meaning a total of six points of random skill potential.

The bad news is that his most coveted potential of three points only reached a tiny fraction.

However, even a tiny bit was enough to bring tears to Qin Yue's eyes.

This means that after nearly five years, his three-point shooting potential has finally changed.

Perhaps this is just a small step Qin Yue has taken in realizing his three-point potential.
But it was a huge step forward for Qin Yue on his journey to becoming a legendary marksman.

No doubt
This potential three points is worth no less than an FMVP trophy in Qin Yue's mind!

……

At dawn.

The Warriors players, returning victorious with the championship trophy, once again felt the adoration of the entire Bay Area.

At the airport, Warriors fans went absolutely wild, chanting the players' names incessantly.

"Did you hear that?" Brown walked confidently in front of Qin Yue, his head held high, and exclaimed excitedly, "Those are my fans!"

Qin Yue, of course, couldn't hear anyone calling Brown's name. Because when he made his grand entrance, the Warriors fans who came to greet him had already chanted "MVP, MVP" in unison.

Veteran player Foyle, who will officially retire at the end of this season, couldn't help but shed tears at the triumphant ceremony, saying, "There probably can't be a better moment than this!"

Although in the past few seasons, Foyle's main job has become instructing the Warriors' interior players on how to protect the rim.

But this former Warriors' all-time leader in blocks is also an important member of this champion team.

After several seasons together, Qin Yue highly recognized Foyle's defensive prowess.

Therefore, at Qin Yue's suggestion, Foyer will officially become the team's defensive coach next season.

In addition, Anthony Morrow, who has gradually made a name for himself, will also seek to leave the team at the end of this season.

Morrow is eager to get more playing time in the new season, a need that the Warriors are destined to be unable to meet.

“Anthony, even though you didn’t make our playoff roster, the team will still prepare a championship ring for you next season,” Lacob said to Morrow at the triumphant ceremony.

Upon hearing this, Moro said with emotion, "I think it will definitely become something I cherish!"

Interestingly...
Even after the victory ceremony ended and Qin Yue was preparing for the championship party the next day, he didn't remember that there was a player named Danny Green on the Warriors team.

“Boss, did you forget to tell Dan?” Brown reminded him. “He’s one of us too.”

"Dan?" Qin Yue asked, puzzled. "Do we have a player named Dan?"

If every player made a contribution to the Warriors' championship run this year, then Draymond Green was undoubtedly the exception.

Fortunately, thanks to Brown's reminder, Qin Yue finally remembered that there was such a person in the Warriors team.

"Then you should inform him."

At that moment, all Qin Yue wanted to do was go home and get a good night's sleep, he said to Brown.

……

The 09/10 season has come to a successful conclusion.

Before the team's championship parade began, at the suggestion of head coach Malone, Qin Yue's personal trainer Grover presented Qin Yue with a holiday training plan that drove him crazy.

Because it's more of a vacation schedule than a training plan.

"Thiem, you can't expect me to skip a whole summer, can you? I still have to play in the World Championship this summer!"

Looking at the vacation schedule that only allowed him to do a small amount of training each day, Qin Yue asked, puzzled.

“Mike is right. If you’re going to lead this team to build a dynasty, then from now on we’ll have to change your training routine every summer.”

This is definitely the episode where Grover most supports Malone.

As we all know, teams that make it to the finals each year only have about three months of vacation at most.

In addition, Qin Yue also has to represent the Chinese team in major competitions.
Therefore, as Qin Yue's various techniques gradually approached perfection...
In Grover's view, rather than continuing to improve himself through summer training, Qin Yue needs to take a break during the short holidays each year.

"Oh, by the way, Mike also asked me to tell you that he doesn't plan to let you participate in next season's preseason training camp either," Grover said, looking up at Qin Yue.

Seeing this, Qin Yue became extremely anxious. "He won't let me participate in the preseason training camp. Does he intend for me to wait until the regular season starts to get back into shape?"

Grover nodded and said, "That's what Mike thinks. He told me that with the current strength of the Warriors, it doesn't matter if you lack game form at the beginning of the regular season. The Warriors have plenty of time to let you find your form through games."

As it turns out, Malone is indeed a head coach who is good at learning from his failures.

The lesson learned from the Warriors' failure to win a three-peat still pains Malone immensely.

Therefore, to avoid a large-scale injury crisis for the Warriors in their upcoming dynasty run, Malone made up his mind early on.
He not only plans to give all the key players a break until the start of the regular season, but he also plans to make sure that all the key players, including Qin Yue, indulge themselves to the fullest during the break!

Only in this way can the Warriors' key players get sufficient rest, thereby reducing their risk of injury in the new season.

So how can the Warriors' key players maintain their form at the start of the regular season?
"Now that we've created a legend with 75 wins and a championship, what more could we ask for in the regular season?"

In response, Malone said, "Since we have no ambition for the regular season, why don't we wait until the regular season starts and then slowly get our key players back into form?"

Malone was well aware that his decision to give his key players a summer break might cause the Warriors to lose a large number of games they shouldn't have lost when the next season begins.

But for the Warriors, who are aiming to build a dynasty by taking advantage of Qin Yue's prime years, this is their best option.

"Okay, I agree to your arrangements."

After calmly weighing Malone and Grover's suggestions in his mind, Qin Yue knew that even with the [Iron Body] badge, he could not completely avoid injuries. In the end, he could only choose to compromise with the doomed vacation life.

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Just as Qin Yue was about to call Malone to discuss how to plan the Warriors' draft this summer.
"Oh, right, Mike also said that if possible, the entire Warriors management team would like you to start enjoying your vacation right now."

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Qin Yue knew that Ma Long was implying that he hoped Qin Yue wouldn't interfere with the team's draft plans this summer.

With Green's outstanding performance preceding them, the Warriors' management clearly no longer trusted Qin Yue's judgment.

Although, theoretically speaking, Curry, who has shone brightly this season, was also a rookie personally selected by Qin Yue.

However, Curry was widely favored before he entered the race.
Therefore, in the eyes of the Warriors' management, Draymond Green is better able to prove Qin Yue's judgment as the new GOAT.

"I've shed blood and made contributions for the team! Without me, this Warriors team wouldn't have had three championships!" Qin Yue broke down in tears at the East Bay mansion. "They can't deprive me of my right to participate in the team's development just because of one accident!"

Fortunately, it turned out that Malone's claim that he didn't want Qin Yue to interfere with the Warriors' draft planning was just a joke between Malone and Qin Yue.

"Mike, this joke isn't funny at all," Qin Yue said angrily.

"I know you're not the kind of person who nitpicks, but to be honest, there really aren't any rookies that would be a good fit for us this year," Malone said over the phone. "So, whether it's me, Chris, or Larry, we'd all prefer to strengthen our roster through a trade."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yue, temporarily setting aside his displeasure, immediately became interested and asked curiously, "How do you plan to trade?"

……

PS: The first update is late, but it's here! (The second update will definitely be on another day, but I'll schedule it for 8 AM on the 26th after I finish writing it. Dear readers, you don't need to stay up all night; you can read it when you wake up!)
(End of this chapter)