Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 606 - 204: Old Generals Band Together, Defeating Me is Still 20000 Years Away! (First Update!)_2
——Want a big contract? Bye-bye, then!
Parker, at the peak of his career, has now switched to the Mavericks' camp.
Soon after, as the Mavericks signed DeShawn Stevenson and Peja Stojakovic with a mini mid-level exception and a minimum salary contract in the free agent market...
The recently vanished Nowitzki finally signed a new contract with the Mavericks.
When Qin Yue arrived in Constantinople and learned that Nowitzki signed a "1+1" structure contract with the Mavericks, with a total amount of only 20 million US Dollars...
Qin Yue knew very well that this Dallas Mavericks team, much stronger than he remembers, had quietly become the number one rival for the Warriors in the upcoming seasons.
"Is Dirk crazy? He's actually choosing to renew his contract with a pay cut at the peak of his career?"
Evans, Qin Yue's close associate, was very puzzled as to why Nowitzki chose to renew with the Mavericks with a pay cut.
But Qin Yue, coming from the future, was not surprised by this.
Because Nowitzki wasn't the only player on the Mavericks who chose to renew with a pay cut.
In fact, back in the summer of 2009, Marion and Jason Kidd both renewed with the Mavericks by accepting pay cuts.
Indeed, the Mavericks, who played out a fairy tale story in 2011, owe a large part of their incredible fighting power to this group of like-minded veterans who sacrificed immensely on their salaries to win a championship.
Qin Yue knows that the "1+1" contract Nowitzki signed this year was mainly to help the Mavericks renew Parker and Chandler next summer.
In order to keep the Mavericks' championship aspirations alive for the future, this bumpkin from Würzburg has been patiently waiting for the Mavericks to complete their final reinforcement over the past month.
"It's too much! They're completely forming a super team!"
Evans indignantly said, after Qin Yue explained the truth behind it.
Qin Yue nodded and said, "It is indeed too much."
Qin Yue did not expect that his presence would put such immense pressure on these contemporary NBA stars.
However, the more these stars struggle, the more Qin Yue looks forward to witnessing what kind of expressions they will have when he personally shatters their NBA basketball dreams.
...
On August 28th, the World Championship officially kicked off.
As the top favorites, the Chinese Team, placed in the Constantinople division, easily defeated the Slovenia Team in the opening match with a score of 108 to 81.
There wasn't much to say about the process of the game.
Even though FIBA's three-point line had extended from 6.25 meters to 6.75 meters in this year's World Championship...
Qin Yue, who could throw threes like long twos on the international stage, was still that irrepressible god in FIBA.
On this night, Qin Yue, who successfully synthesized the [The Zone] badge after last season, experienced the feeling of freely entering "The Zone" in an official match for the first time.
Qin Yue found that when he was in "The Zone," his concentration during the game was significantly higher than before.
Only, in Qin Yue's opinion, the so-called "The Zone" need not be overly mystified.
Because when that mysterious feeling ends....
On the court, Qin Yue crushed the Slovenian resistance in just three quarters; the time he spent in "The Zone" during this game added up to only about two minutes.
For the current Qin Yue, freely entering "The Zone" clearly seems more like an icing on the cake.
Qin Yue knew very well that the duration of each entry into "The Zone" would depend on his own game condition.
So only on nights when he's in peak form does the [The Zone] badge become a perfect assistance for him.
After the opening match ended, what really interested Qin Yue were the Slovenia fans in the venue whose spirits had been crushed by him.
Qin Yue was very curious whether the future famous Luka Doncic was watching this game.
If he watched, would he be inspired to fight for the rise of Slovenian basketball in the future?
Additionally worth mentioning...
Even though, like in Qin Yue's memory, many superstars led by James were busy handling their expiring contracts before the start of the World Championship, which led to the Durant-centric United States team not being well-regarded...
The United States team placed in the Ankara division, however, bloodily defeated the host Turkey Team in their opening match with a score of 110 to 84.
Durant shone brightly in this match, hitting 9 of 14 shots, including 6 of 9 from three-point range, and adding free throws for a total of 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists for the United States team.
On the FIBA court, Durant, also receiving a huge boost, was practically a clone of Qin Yue. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
This gave the U.S. media, which was pessimistic about this U.S. team completing a redemption beforehand, a glimmer of hope.
"'KD' will be American Basketball's answer on the international stage?"
During the group stage, under Durant's leadership, the United States team ran five games undefeated, surprising U.S. fans tremendously.
Furthermore, after losing two consecutive tournaments, old Coach K, who better understands FIBA rules, made significant adjustments to his lineup strategy for this World Championship.
Facing the zone defenses various teams put forth against the United States team...
Coach K consistently maintained at least two shooters on the court for the United States team, decisively resolving the awkward predicament where the United States would struggle against zone defenses.
As for the United States team's strong performance in the group stage...
Yao Ming, who aims to win the World Championship with Qin Yue, became quite anxious.
