Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 605 - 204: Veteran Alliance, Defeating Me? They’re still 20,000 years too early! (First Update!)

As another big fish in this year's free agency market, it seems everyone is convinced that Dirk Nowitzki will definitely sign a new contract with the Dallas Mavericks and continue his cowboy career in Texas.

However...

This bumpkin from Würzburg has recently seemed to vanish into thin air.

In the past month, not only has Nowitzki delayed signing a new contract with the Mavericks, but there has also been no news in the community about any progress on Nowitzki's contract renewal.

No one knows what Nowitzki is really thinking.

Will Dirk leave Dallas?

"Don't be ridiculous, he is the flag of that city."

ESPN's A. Smith wrote in his column: "I would never believe Dirk would leave Dallas."

A. Smith's views represent the sentiments of the vast majority of fans.

Because Nowitzki, who has played for the Mavericks for twelve seasons, has long become the symbol of Dallas in people's hearts.

No one believes that Nowitzki will choose to leave this summer.

After all, when have you seen a Captain abandon his ship?

But as time passes...

Considering that "Cleveland Team Spirit" LeBron James, in pursuit of a championship, could even abandon Cleveland and choose to continue his career in another city...

Nowitzki, who has still not signed a new contract with the Mavericks, inevitably makes Dallas fans feel anxious.

But during the time when Nowitzki seemed to vanish...

Little Nelson-led Mavericks management completed two heavy trades one after another.

They first traded Haywood, Dampier, and Najula to Atlanta in exchange for Tyson Chandler.

Since there was no confidence in retaining Chandler, whose contract was set to expire next summer, when the Hawks' management learned that the Mavericks were willing to trade two big centers for one Chandler, they immediately agreed to the deal, despite objections from the team's head coach Mike Budenholzer.

In the eyes of the Hawks' management, even if the aging Dampier can't relive his past glory, it doesn't matter.

Because now Dampier is just a center on a veteran's minimum contract.

As for Haywood, whose personal stats are slightly inferior to Chandler's?

No...

Given that Haywood's annual salary is only about 7 million US Dollars, what more could the Hawks' management ask for?

Chandler is indeed useful...

But under the punishment of the super luxury tax, how can the Hawks have the privilege to enjoy Chandler?

After this trade, the Hawks' management comforted Budenholzer by saying: "Mike, if it weren't for the league's foolishness in stripping us of our top draft pick that year, we wouldn't even blink at signing another Tyson, let alone one Tyson!"

Budenholzer: What you said makes so much sense, I am speechless!

The high-quality Chandler will join the Mavericks lineup in the new season.

Then, according to the requirements of the team's head coach Mike Woodson at the end of last season's playoffs...

The Mavericks management immediately turned their attention to Tony Parker, who is causing a separation uproar in San Antonio.

Since Duncan departed, saving money has become the Spurs' primary task in recent years.

Therefore, for Parker, who wanted to sign a high-paying long-term contract with the team this summer, the Spurs placed him on the trading block without a second thought.

"Tony is just the next Manu, he is not worth us offering a maximum salary contract."

In the summer of 2008, ignoring the Spurs' team doctor's advice, choosing to play injured in the Olympics for the Argentina Team, which aggravated his injury...

That summer, the Spurs management decisively traded Ginobili to the Celtics through a sign-and-trade.

And over the past two years...

Ginobili's miserable experience in Boston seems to confirm the Spurs' management's judgment.

In the 08/09 season, due to re-injuring himself in the playoffs representing the Celtics, the entire 09/10 season, Ginobili was constantly battling injuries.

Although compared to Ginobili, Parker doesn't have any injury risks.

But in the eyes of the Spurs' management...

A Parker attempting to demand a maximum salary contract is destined to lack cost-effectiveness.

Given that in the past two years, George Hill, acquired from the Green Army, has proven himself capable of taking over Parker's role, it was naturally impossible for the Spurs management to indulge Parker's tearful and noisy behavior this summer.

"After Tim left, all these years I've been bleeding and sweating for the team! How can they treat me like this?"

And having learned that he was placed on the trading block by the Spurs, Parker finally realized the ruthless and heartless management style of the Spurs.

In Qin Yue's previous life, as the historically competitive Spurs in the same period decided to follow Popovich's persuasion, Parker didn't hesitate and signed a 4-year, 50 million US Dollar extension with the Spurs.

Then...

Choosing to renew with a pay cut for the Spurs, Parker thus missed the precious opportunity to receive a maximum salary contract during his peak career.

In this life, since the Spurs aren't as competitive as Qin Yue remembers, from Parker's perspective, his desire for a maximum salary contract isn't unreasonable.

But, since Parker's current team is the Spurs...

Then how could the Spurs tolerate Parker's behavior of attempting to secure a big contract by pressuring the team?

Thus, when the Mavericks agreed to trade Caron Butler, Dominique Jones, and two future first-round picks, and two second-round picks, the Spurs immediately signaled to Parker with their actions: