Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 496 - 164 This is his team, and it will always be (5K - , please subscribe and vote for monthly tickets!)_3

Chapter 496: Chapter 164 This is his team, and it will always be (5K Chapter, please subscribe and vote for monthly tickets!)_3
After pausing for a moment, Qin Yue added, "Dale, you should know that I always mean what I say."
Hearing this, Old Curry, who was already feeling guilty, quickly said after taking a sharp breath, "Stephen will only try out for the Warriors next year."
Two hours later.
On the night of the game, Curry, who scored 30 points for the Wildcat Team, officially learned of this shocking news from Old Curry.
"This is a threat! I don’t want to play for the Warriors," Curry said with extreme frustration, "The Warriors already have Steve Nash, they’re a championship-contending team. There’s no way I can get much playing time with them."
Seeing this, Old Curry consoled Curry as someone who had been there, "Stephen, but look at it differently, how many players in this league want to play for the Warriors? They’re indeed a championship team, but isn’t it a good thing for you to have a chance to win a championship early in your career?"
A good thing?
If it were another championship team, Curry would surely not resist.
But since this is a championship team led by Qin Yue, how could Curry not resist?
In Curry’s eyes, Qin Yue was a devil through and through.
He always derived pleasure from bullying young players and hurling insults at them.
And he claimed it was to help young players grow better.
Curry is not like Durant, who could view Qin Yue as an idol after being bullied repeatedly by him.
This seemingly low-key baby-faced killer always had a proud self-esteem.
Furthermore, as he gradually gained the confidence to make a name for himself in the NBA through college basketball, Curry always aspired to join an NBA team where he could fully showcase his value in the future.
Yet now, once Qin Yue returns from injury, not only would the Warriors not provide the playing time he wanted, he would also have to endure endless bullying from Qin Yue.
And just thinking about this...
Curry, knowing that if he dared to defy that devil Qin Yue, the latter would inevitably find a way to make the Warriors draft him only to torment him, suddenly felt his future career already in darkness.
Undoubtedly, this was the day Stephen Curry’s basketball dream was completely shattered.
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December came...
Approaching his twenty-fifth birthday, Qin Yue finally understood why Jordan would sneak off to play unofficial games during his injury recovery back then.
"I want to play, I want to see if this damn foot can still move!" During that season, Jordan, who was recovering from injury, had angrily said to Bulls’ general manager Krause more than once, "I don’t want to watch my team fall into the abyss! I must prove I can still play!"
However, among the many conflicts between Krause and Jordan, this was undoubtedly the time Grover supported Krause the most.
Because, every time Jordan was eager to return, Krause would say, "I don’t want to be infamous for bringing Michael Jordan back to the court too soon."
Yet as the holiday season deepened, even knowing in advance that the Warriors would be entering this season with a more relaxed approach to the regular season...
Seeing the Warriors ranked only eleventh in the West shortly before the Christmas showdown, Qin Yue inevitably became angry.
He hated that his injury prevented him from fighting alongside his championship-hungry teammates.
Moreover, to prevent Qin Yue from developing the same bad habits as Jordan by touching a basketball, Grover even confiscated everything related to basketball from Qin Yue’s home.
This made Qin Yue, who loved basketball deeply, come close to a breakdown for a moment.
Fortunately, Grover, who had assisted the old GOAT, was quite experienced in this regard.
"You know, Michael nearly ruined his entire career because of that severe injury back then, not because the injury was particularly severe. It was because during the recovery period, he constantly opposed the Bulls’ medical staff," Grover said earnestly.
"Especially during the period close to recovery, he nearly drove Mark Fayle (the Bulls’ trainer at the time) insane."
According to Fayle, Jordan was definitely the most rebellious player he had ever seen in front of doctors, "Believe me, as long as you tell him he can play for the team, regardless of other injuries like ankle sprains, groin strains, muscle spasms, he would immediately run onto the basketball court."
With Grover’s comfort, Qin Yue, who could temporarily only relieve boredom through special training arranged by Evans, soon carried his yearning for playing into the new year.
January.
Qin Yue, who could already walk freely without crutches, intended to apply to Grover for some shooting training.
But Grover was unmoved and said, "Don’t even think about it!"
February, the annual All-Star Weekend was held in Phoenix.
This year, Qin Yue, who could only watch the All-Star Weekend at home, felt that the anger from not being able to play basketball had quietly reached its peak in his chest.
Luckily, the news of the Warriors’ imminent sale in February successfully diverted Qin Yue’s attention.
In 1995, Chris Cohan, who acquired the Warriors for 190 million US Dollars, officially transferred his ownership of the Warriors to Joe Lacob and his partners for a hefty price of 800 million US Dollars shortly after the All-Star Weekend.
Compared to Qin Yue’s memory, the price Lacob paid to buy the Warriors had nearly doubled.
ESPN called Lacob’s acquisition a crazy gamble.
It must be noted, the current valuations of NBA teams are not comparable to the future.
Even before the NBA signed that huge broadcast deal, the Knicks’ current value was just over 600 million US Dollars.
But to ensure he could become the new owner of the Warriors...
Lacob was still full of sincerity towards Cohan in this acquisition negotiation.
During the bidding phase, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s president, who was only willing to offer Cohan a maximum of 600 million US Dollars, said, "Joe Lacob must be crazy, the Warriors are a team you need to spend money on immediately after taking over. I think the happiest person now must be Chris Cohan, because he made a huge profit from this deal."
Actually, it’s just that Microsoft’s stock hasn’t surged yet, so Ballmer wasn’t as wealthy as he would be in the future.
Otherwise, he would have undoubtedly countered with an even crazier bid for Cohan.
Lacob successfully completed the acquisition of the Warriors.
And his first act upon taking office was to meet with Qin Yue.
"I am just the owner of the team, but the Messiah is the true master of this team," Lacob said to ers on the day of the acquisition’s completion, "It’s his team, and it always will be."
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