Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA

Oracle Arena.

Amidst the cheers of the fans on site, Qin Yue walked to the center of the court and received the ring that belonged to him.

Qin Yue admitted, it was indeed a ring filled with magic—its cost was about a hundred thousand US Dollars, but its value couldn't be measured by money. Its front featured the Bay Bridge engraved with Qin Yue's jersey number, and the side was etched with the capital letters "QINYUE". Despite its overall design not being particularly attractive due to the garish diamonds and platinum embellishments, the moment he put it on, Qin Yue understood why it was called the "Magic Ring" in the NBA.

Happiness, excitement, satisfaction—when various emotions surged into his heart in an instant, Qin Yue felt that no words could describe his feelings at that moment, but he could confirm one thing—he was addicted.

Especially when Qin Yue noticed that from the opposite half-court, two pairs of eyes were fixated on the ring on his finger...

It's hard to believe that this superstar, recognized as the best in the NBA today, would hurriedly hide his ringed hand behind his back like a child...

As if afraid someone might snatch his ring away.

The owners of those two gazes were Qin Yue's senior Josh Howard and the Mavericks' star player Dirk Nowitzki.

At this moment, seeing Qin Yue's cautious expression, both Howard and Nowitzki displayed an awkward smile.

They couldn't understand Qin Yue's feelings, but they could feel from his caution...just how precious that ring was.

In fact, the reactions of the other Warriors players receiving their rings were even more magical compared to Qin Yue's, like Baron Davis, who said before receiving the ring that it was just an ordinary piece of jewelry.

"Daddy Blower" once again contradicted himself, because the moment Davis put on the ring, tears of excitement almost burst from his eyes at the same time.

"Woo...this...woo...this is absolutely...woo woo...this is absolutely the most wonderful moment of my life...woo woo woo woo woo..."

During the second half of the 04/05 season, when Davis was traded from the Hornets to the Warriors due to a serious injury, who would have thought that it was God's special grace?

That night, every Warriors player had a different experience receiving their ring, but what was common was...this "Magic Ring" further strengthened their determination to win again.

They weren't greedy, they just wanted to win again...

Just one more win would be enough!

The ceremony ended before the game.

On the Warriors bench, Mike Malone, who had realized how foolish his previous coaching style was, immediately changed his demeanor, and gently told these championship players: "Tonight, our theme is...to enjoy the game!"

Malone didn't mention the advanced tactics that still required time to be implemented.

Nor did he discuss how the starting five should play.

But with a simple message to enjoy the game, the Warriors players, who had been dissatisfied with him, all smiled at him in the next moment.

Tonight, the Warriors continued with their championship lineup: Brown, Qin Yue, Artest, Richardson, Davis.

After a summer of adjustments, the Mavericks featured a starting five of Dampier, Nowitzki, Howard, Stackhouse, Harris.

Compared to the last season's playoffs, Qin Yue noticed that the "Western Conference's First Center" Dampier had noticeably slimmed down.

This was also a change that Qin Yue brought to this era.

The era of Shaquille O'Neal was gone and would never return.

Since in the upcoming era, there must be a way to tackle the explosive creativity Qin Yue brought through positional advantages, the mobility and sweeping ability of centers would naturally become more important.

At 31 years old, Dampier might very well see a resurgence because of this.

Standing at 6 feet 11 inches, he already had an impressive wingspan.

By losing weight, he not only reduced the burden heavy weight placed on his body, but with enhanced mobility, he also could more easily capitalize on pick-and-roll situations.

Qin Yue felt like the savior of this era—by toppling Shaq's crown, he indirectly saved those centers who were being crushed by their own increasing weight.

In the NBA, no one knows how many centers fell due to excessive weight gain during the first decade of the 21st century, all to combat Shaquille O'Neal and later Yao Ming.

On the center court, Brown, who successfully reduced his weight to 121 kilograms this summer, seemed to have regained his former form during jump shots.

It's important to note, that when entering the draft, Kwame Brown had the same height with shoes as Qin Yue and could easily achieve a vertical jump over 90 centimeters, an extraordinary talent.

The Warriors easily won possession.

Davis, responsible for dribbling past half-court, entrusted the team's first shot of the night to Qin Yue.

Seeing this, Howard immediately clung tightly to Qin Yue.

This was the method that Little General Johnson, after thinking hard all summer, believed could limit Qin Yue.

That is, using more mobile small forwards to prevent Qin Yue from initiating breaks from the outside and using close defense to disturb Qin Yue's shots.

And placing a center with sweeping capabilities inside to provide backup whenever necessary.

Qin Yue's senior, Howard, has excellent lateral mobility and a pair of enviably long arms, theoretically making him the most suitable player on the Mavericks to take on the job of guarding Qin Yue from the outside.