This is what is called "roots."

Without "roots", a person won't wither away like plants or trees.

But in moments of championship glory, Warriors fans surely prefer those players with "roots."

Of course, in the NBA... obtaining "roots" in a team doesn't only happen through being drafted.

Because during the draft, apart from those top talents who were pre-determined, no player can control their own fate, so serving a team long-term is also a way to establish "roots."

In the NBA, "roots" are very important, yet they are also unimportant.

For instance, if you can build a dynasty in different cities each time you change "roots" (three consecutive championships), in the future, scholars will naturally defend your legacy.

You might even gain "roots" in these different cities.

But if after each root change, your so-called great dynasty isn't truly a dynasty, and if among your championships there's one O'Neal would mark with an asterisk as "*champion", you are destined to become labeled as nothing more than a mercenary.

And at this moment...

"Roots" would ultimately consume you.

In the NBA, players without "roots" are almost inevitably destined for an "unclear future."

During the championship parade, Qin Yue, who was handpicked by the Warriors, was already feeling the unprecedented pressure.

He has already reached a god-like status in Oakland, and now the entire Bay Area worships him as a deity.

This is not only admiration, but also an invisible pressure.

In Miami, it seemed as if he personally took the heaviest crown for himself, but in reality, that heavyweight crown has always been upon his head.

After the championship parade, Mike Montgomery officially bid farewell to the Warriors.

Both Richardson and Deng Liwei, who received significant contracts, plan to take a good rest this summer.

Artest and Davis also want to vacation before starting summer training.

Biedrins will return to Latvia as the first NBA champion player in the country's history—otherwise, as the proverb goes, it's no different from wearing fine clothes at night with no one to see.

Jack will return to Georgia Institute of Technology to complete his unfinished studies in hopes of obtaining his bachelor's degree in business—this was a promise he made to his mother before entering the draft.

As for Kwame Brown?

He must successfully meet the weight loss target set by Qin Yue this summer, or else in the new season, if he steps into the Warriors training facility left foot (right foot) first, he'll be traded to Minnesota.

When the championship parade ended and teammates began their holidays, suddenly, the world seemed to quiet down.

Under Tim Grover's advice...

Although eager to improve before becoming a workhorse for the NBA and major sponsors, Qin Yue also had to endure a dull and tedious adjustment period.

As a seasoned veteran, Grover knew that Qin Yue, just after the Finals, was in a state of extreme fatigue.

"Your height and weight mean your game load is far beyond the average. I know you are eager to continue dominating the NBA, but even Michael Jordan back in the day didn't immediately start training after the Finals."

Hearing this, Qin Yue asked puzzled, "But in the reports I've read, it said Michael would always start training immediately after every Finals."

Grover gave Qin Yue a sidelong glance and said, "That was just a line Michael used to appease the media."

To illustrate, Grover told a story about Jordan.

It happened after the Bulls won their first championship in 1991.

Immediately after the Finals, Jordan couldn't wait to seek out Richard Elcinas, a shareholder of the San Diego Sports Center, and played multiple high-stakes golf games with him.

"That year, it wasn't until he lost a total of 1.25 million US dollars that Michael returned to training."

1.25 million US dollars in 1991!?

No wonder in the NBA, Jordan had the nickname "The God of Gambling."

"Before late July, I don't recommend any high-intensity training. If you want to maintain your state, you can shoot a few hundred times a day."

A mere few hundred shots, can that be called training?

This was definitely the lightest "homework" Grover had assigned since Qin Yue met him.

However, considering that under Grover's guidance, Jordan hardly suffered any major injuries throughout his career, Qin Yue obediently followed Grover's plan.

There was no choice, even if he didn't want to continue indulging himself, but since this was the price of greatness, Qin Yue could only reluctantly comply.

On the 28th.

The annual NBA Draft was held in the theater of Madison Square Garden.

Qin Yue, busy indulging himself, didn't care about this year's draft.

Because Mulin had long made the decision to sell the Warriors' second-round pick.

But...

Who would have thought that at the start of this year's draft, an earthquake-level trade shook the entire basketball world in an instant?

The Houston Rockets and Seattle SuperSonics officially completed the trade involving Chinese player Yao Ming.

At the moment the trade was confirmed, Holden Schultz, directing from the rear, waved a document in his hand and said, "The history of the SuperSonics has been rewritten in this moment!"

In this deal, the SuperSonics sent their recently picked Italian number one pick, Bargnani, along with Vladimir Radmanovic, Luke Ridnour, Robert Swift, Mickey Moore, Vitaliy Petapanco, Rick Brunson, and their 2007 first-round pick plus a 2008 second-round pick, to acquire Yao Ming and Chuck Hayes from the Houston Rockets.

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