Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 747 - 266: Heaven’s Forsaken Child, The Veteran Yearning to Cling to a Big Shot_2

In the case that the Knicks agree to trade James, the Timberwolves will trade their newly selected Beal and the new Wolf King, Kevin Love, to Big Apple City.

Though in the historical context, the Knicks are probably the ones being robbed.

But given the current "roadside status" of James, as soon as the trade was made, Wolves fans felt extremely insulted in their intelligence.

No!

What qualifies James, for us to trade Love and also add Beal, this potential rookie?

Why?

Does he deserve it?

Unfortunately, in the eyes of the Wolves' management, James does deserve it.

So no matter how much Wolves fans protest, they are destined to only complain online.

And the Knicks?

Since the end of the finals, Walsh, who has been painstakingly working on trading James, has obviously put in his best effort.

Nobody knows how much effort Walsh put in behind the scenes to persuade the Wolves.

Moreover, in a sense, this robbery of the Timberwolves by Walsh is also the optimal solution for this Knicks.

Because as early as last year's Western Conference Finals, the Lakers have already shown the world that to move Qin Yue, the new GOAT who excels both offensive and defensively, away from the inside, first, your own inside players must have a certain range. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Now, on the inside, there's Howard, Love.

Outside, there's Iguodala, Durant, Harden.

This greatly improves the Knicks' roster rationality.

And more importantly, in this trade, the Knicks also got Beal, a quality backup scoring option.

As for James, who is about to be exiled to Minnesota to lead the Wolves to compete for next year's top draft pick?

Without a doubt, James has already faced the darkest day of his life.

"Who are the players on the Wolves now?"

After the Timberwolves sent away Love, Qin Yue couldn't recall any famous players on the Wolves and turned to Evans for answers.

Hearing this, Evans pondered for a moment and said, "Their biggest player now should be Yi Jianlian."

Yi Jianlian?

That's truly astonishing.

If in the CBA, a team centered around Yi Jianlian would undoubtedly be a championship contender.

Then in the NBA...

With the Wolves left with only Yi Jianlian worth mentioning, Qin Yue truly cannot imagine what kind of two years James will face in the Timberwolves before his contract expires.

Indeed, even though James' current contract is a "3+1" deal, since the Knicks at the time did not agree to give James a player option, even if James wants to leave the Wolves, he has to sell enough tickets for the Wolves, who hold his draft rights, for two years.

"Brown, are we really going to Minnesota?"

One of James' entourage, Randy Mims, was devastated the moment he learned that the Knicks traded James to the Timberwolves.

"Brown, you are currently in the prime of your career as a professional player. We cannot let your talent go to waste in a place like Minnesota."

Moreover, Maverick Carter, who works for Nike, knows better than anyone else that if James wastes two years with the Timberwolves, by the time James becomes a free agent again, he could very well be reduced to just an ordinary star.

However...

The logic is sound.

A powerless James, in the end, has to go to the freezing Minnesota.

However, apart from Minnesota's geographical disadvantages, James, about to become the "Wolf King," at least this time, won't have to worry about not getting the ball possessions he needs to fill up the stat sheet in the Timberwolves.

After all...

The current Timberwolves really don't have any star players.

Meanwhile, at the draft site, after the Knicks sent the fallen son James to Minnesota...

Before the Warriors selected Draymond Green with the 27th pick acquired in a trade with the Pacers, the more notable first-round rookies of 2012, God Zhuang Drummond, Evan Fournier, and Miles Plumlee were selected by the Pistons, Magic, and Celtics, respectively.

And the two treasure players in the 2012 second round, Jay Crowder and Chris Middleton, were both recruited by the Bucks.

With the 30th pick in the second round.

As the Warriors selected Robert Sacre, the 2012 NBA draft concluded successfully.

This summer, having experienced a new round of rejuvenation, the Warriors will next turn their focus to the upcoming free-agent market.

Unlike their desire for Qin Yue to not interfere with their drafting operations,

before the free-agent market opens, Warriors president Larry Riley most hopes that Qin Yue can persuade Duncan, who will become a free agent this summer, to join them.

However, regrettably, Duncan, who left the Spurs to be able to beat Qin Yue, was not swayed in his decision to beat his junior once before retiring, no matter how much Qin Yue persuaded him.

"I give up; he's just a stubborn donkey."

After failing to persuade Duncan to join, Qin Yue said this to Riley.

Seeing this, Riley asked, "Did Tim say which team he would join?"

Qin Yue nodded and said, "Tim said he would take his talents back to the West."

Riley smirked, "He couldn't possibly choose to join the Lakers, right?"

Qin Yue shook his head, "Join the Lakers? That's not in Tim's character."

Actually, when Qin Yue learned Duncan decided to join the Supersonics, he was also surprised.

Because even if Yao is still in his prime...

The currently rebuilding Supersonics do not pose any real challenge to the Warriors.

However, since Duncan already made his choice,

all Qin Yue can do is wish his senior good luck.

On July 1st, the NBA free-agent market officially opened.

The Heat, who signed David West and Reggie Evans from the free-agent market, finally strengthened their frontline, which over the past two years could only be supported by Bosh and Haslem.

Originally, West was also one of Qin Yue's targets this summer.

However, now West, with his pride and arrogance,

"I'm not at the point where I have to be a backup to someone like Kwame Brown."

In response to Qin Yue's offer, West replied as such.

Although Brown already became a bench player in the playoffs last season for the Warriors,

but just the thought of competing for playing time with someone like Brown puts West in a bad mood.

"What do you mean by someone like me?"

In response to West's reason for turning down the Warriors, Brown, who was actively preparing for the octagon battle with O'Neal, got anxious, "I'm the championship center of the Warriors' First Dynasty, what kind of champion is David?"

Qin Yue didn't expect the Warriors' recruitment work this summer to proceed so difficultly.

During the first ten days of July, the only good news for the Warriors was Curry completing an early extension with the team and Jamison signing a highly cost-effective minimum salary contract with the team.

But compared to the team's past roster, the Warriors have already lost the depth they had during their First Dynasty as their roster, filled with young players, needs time to level up for the new season.

As of now, the Warriors' lineup is as follows:

Center: Brown, Sacre.

Power Forward: Qin Yue, Green.

Small Forward: Wallace, Jamison, Barnes.

Shooting Guard: Green, Butler.

Point Guard: Curry, Jack, Livingston.

On the inside, even though he played four full college years, it's impossible for Green to immediately transform into the Draymond that Qin Yue remembers.

As for Sacre, there's no need to mention him.

Qin Yue suggested the Warriors select Sacre, without any expectation that Sacre would contribute on the court for the team.

As for the wing...

The young Green and Butler did prove themselves in last season's playoffs, but compared to the previous Warriors, who were filled with sharpshooters...

The new Warriors' wing clearly lacks some firepower.

In summary, finding a reliable interior backup and a shooter to replace Little Deng Liwei on the free-agent market has already become the Warriors' top priority this summer.

So here's the question.

Is there a player in this year's free-agent market that fits the Warriors' requirements?

The answer is, of course, there is.

And to wait for Qin Yue's call, this player even rejected offers from multiple championship-contending teams.

"If you're still holding a grudge over what happened back then, I can publicly apologize to you."

In mid-July, to prove his sincerity in joining a strong team, Ray Allen said this to Qin Yue over the phone.

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PS: Here's the long-awaited update.