Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 501 - 166: Champion Thief, Unable to Gain GOAT’s Approval (5K - , Begging for Monthly Tickets)_2

Chapter 501: Chapter 166: Champion Thief, Unable to Gain GOAT’s Approval (5K Chapter, Begging for Monthly Tickets)_2
All-NBA Third Team: Big Gasol, Garnett, Pierce, Roy, Parker.
NBA All-Defensive First Team: Howard, Garnett, James, Kobe, Paul.
NBA All-Defensive Second Team: Chandler, Duncan, Battier, Wade, Rondo.
Actually, if it weren’t for the fact that there were so many topics around James, Qin Yue really wanted to dedicate an episode to roast his good brother Chris Paul.
Because in Qin Yue’s opinion, if Paul were a double All-Defensive First Team guard...
Then Billups, who led the Nuggets to a 4-2 victory over the Jazz in the first round of this year’s playoffs, would be a cosmic-level guard.
...
End the delightful recording of the show.
Qin Yue, whose recovery is going very smoothly, will continue his journey to return to the peak with the help of Grover.
And as time enters May...
The 08/09 season’s playoffs have also entered the semifinal stage.
In the West, the Supersonic, who eliminated their respective first-round playoff opponents, will face the Mavericks in a strong matchup.
Led by the newly crowned regular season MVP Kobe, the Lakers will face the softer Nuggets in the West.
As for the East...
Besides the Magic fighting the Knights for a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals, the other Eastern Conference Semifinal matchup will be between the Celtics and the Hawks.
This year, the old GOAT, who went to the scene to cheer for the Bobcats, was once again unfortunate.
As in the playoff first round, tied 2-2 with the Hawks, the Bobcats lost the subsequent Celestial King Mountain battle.
So, the old GOAT decided immediately that he must be present on the training ground to give some pointers to the Bobcats players.
Then...
"I’m very sure Ron didn’t mean it; it was just a perfectly normal defensive move." Jordan said afterwards, having been accidentally hit by Artest and breaking three ribs on the training ground, "Ron is a good player, and I’ve always admired his defensive performance."
If Qin Yue remembers correctly, this should be the third time in Artest’s career that he broke Jordan’s ribs.
Despite the unspeakable bond between Artest and Jordan’s ribs, Qin Yue finds it hard to describe in specific language.
But it must be stated for Artest that he by no means intended to break Jordan’s ribs deliberately.
In Qin Yue’s eyes, all of this can only be explained by metaphysics.
And interestingly...
Even though Jordan’s ribs were broken by Artest for two consecutive years, the old GOAT is willing to offer him a high-paying long-term contract with an annual salary of nearly ten million US Dollars for Artest whose contract is about to expire this summer.
And what about Artest?
Since Artest already has two championship rings in this life, compared to other teams, he now wants more to complete a renewal with the Bobcats.
"Michael is my idol; I want to dedicate my entire life to this God of Basketball." Artest said sincerely in an interview, "I hope that with my help, the Bobcats can become a true championship-contending team."
...
The competition in this year’s Eastern and Western Semifinals is intense and even brutal.
But for Qin Yue, who is restricted by Grover even when he wants to play basketball during his recovery training...
Compared to caring about those old rivals, he obviously wants more to know when he can fully commit to the training ground.
Grover consistently suppresses Qin Yue’s desire to play basketball.
"It’s not the right time yet." Grover said to Qin Yue, "When your body is ready, I will definitely let you play to your heart’s content."
Qin Yue doesn’t like the feeling of being restrained by others.
But in order to fully recover, he could only forcibly suppress his impatient heart and follow Grover’s instructions.
But actually, what Qin Yue doesn’t know is that every time after persuading him, Grover gets a chill down his spine and sweats profusely.
"Injuries are like a prison to him, and I am like a warden, always deliberately delaying his release time." Grover recalled later, "I am very clear that each additional day he’s confined in the prison, the entire basketball world faces a Demon King who wishes to utterly destroy the entire basketball world."
In late May.
As Qin Yue’s recovery situation gradually met Grover’s requirements, Grover also increased the intensity of Qin Yue’s daily training.
And at the same time...
Stephen Curry, who had been praying at home ever since his workout ended, felt in the void the love that God had for him.
The draft lottery results were announced.
Elgin Baylor personally drew the number one pick for the Clippers.
The Grizzlies unexpectedly got the second pick.
And the New York Knicks, which Curry has been longing for, got the third pick.
As for the Warriors?
They only have a ninth overall pick in the first round.
As the Knicks head coach, Mike D’Antoni expressed after the draft lottery result came out that even though Curry was only willing to work out for the Warriors, he was still very optimistic about this young guard known for his shooting ability.
"I believe he and Russell can coexist." D’Antoni said in an internal meeting of the Knicks, "Stephen Curry will be more suitable for us than James Harden."
Just like in Qin Yue’s memory, this year’s predicted top three draft picks are:
No matter who chooses, it will definitely be Blake Griffin as the number one pick.
Hasheem Thabeet, who already has a certain completion level at Connecticut and is hailed as the next Mutombo.
And the star shooting guard from the University of Arizona, James Harden.
In this life, Donnie Walsh, the Knicks’ general manager who tanked more thoroughly and successfully, originally hoped that the Knicks could pick based on the draft predictions.