It turns out that ever since working with LeBron James, Hatfield has been living in agony every day.

"There are too many people, too many ideas, and too many options presented."

On this day, after complaining to Qin Yue about the terrible experience of being forced to work overtime for various reasons by James...

Hatfield suddenly grasped Qin Yue's large hands and said, "If every NBA player could be as appreciative as you instead of complaining at the drop of a hat, we designers wouldn't have such a hard job."

At this moment, Qin Yue finally understood...

Why in his memory, LeBron's sneakers always gave off a weird vibe in terms of appearance.

Although most of James' sneaker line is very comfortable to wear, with sneakers and such things...

They need to look good to sell!

...

After signing this 7-year contract with Nike, valued at 70 million US Dollars, which is bound to exceed its total value due to licensing income from Nike...

While waiting for the draft to begin, Qin Yue even arranged for Evans to take a trip to the Bay Area.

Yes, with the signing bonus now in the account, Qin Yue needs to quickly choose a luxury residence with a good environment and convenient transportation to serve as his new base.

I have to say, life for the wealthy is indeed dull and boring.

That day, watching Paul, who had already gone to Atlanta and Portland before the draft started...

Qin Yue couldn't relate at all to his junior.

Reportedly, after training Paul, the Blazers, who accidentally drew the third pick, had officially decided to trade the draft pick with the Jazz on draft day.

Unfortunately, the Blazer's management had no interest at all in "Elf Mouse" Paul...

As for the Jazz, who planned to trade draft rights with the Blazers, they weren't aiming for Paul either.

It was because Jerry Sloan was very satisfied with Deron Williams' performance in training, and the veteran coach was ready to bring Deron to Salt Lake City.

"Was your performance in Portland's training that bad?" Qin Yue asked curiously, seeing the frustrated Paul.

If Qin Yue remembered correctly...

Historically, it was Paul who refused the Blazers' training invitation, clearly stating he didn't want to play for the then-known "Portland Prison" Blazers, which led to the Blazers trading their draft pick.

But in this life...

What kind of reverse storyline is this?

Obviously, Qin Yue's presence had completely derailed the 2005 draft from its original course.

The original Paul indeed had the confidence to refuse the Blazers' training.

But after that crazy March final...

Being thoroughly punished by Deron during the game, his draft prospects were no longer the same as in history.

After all, the original Paul was leading the team solo, taking Wake Forest, not considered strong at the time, to March Madness for two consecutive years.

But now?

Due to his poor performance in the March Madness final, people were bound to think Paul only succeeded because of Qin Yue.

So, to defend his draft position, Paul could only head to Portland.

Then...

"How was I supposed to know the Blazers invited Deron Williams for training on that day?" Paul said, looking very aggrieved as he glanced at Qin Yue.

Hearing this, Qin Yue understood.

Although it was unknown why the Blazers eventually weren't interested in Deron, with Deron there... could Paul fare well?

"How about your training in Atlanta? Atlanta has the second pick this year, how was their impression of you?" Qin Yue asked next.

At this moment, Paul was on the verge of collapse.

He slowly leaned on Qin Yue's shoulder and said, "Deron Williams... was also invited for a training by the Hawks that day."

Qin Yue: "..."

No, buddy!

Isn't Deron being a little bully here?

Wherever Paul went for training, he followed?

Is it really just eat, sleep, and beat Paul?

"It's okay... next up you can still try with Milwaukee and New Orleans. I remember the Bucks and Hornets also extended training invitations to you." Qin Yue comforted Paul while patting his back.

"No! No!"

The next second, after saying "no" twice in fear, Paul said to Qin Yue, "I'd rather play for the Bobcats than go to Milwaukee and New Orleans!"

Having grown up in Winston-Salem, Paul didn't mind playing for his hometown team, the Charlotte Bobcats.

But Milwaukee and New Orleans...

Are those places fit for humans?

"But... you can't just refuse training invitations from the Bucks and Hornets, can you? Now it's clear that teams holding the second and third picks in the first round aren't going to pick you." Qin Yue said to Paul.

Hearing this, Paul, whose mindset was thoroughly ruined, said to Qin Yue, "If that's the case... I'd rather accept the Hornets' training invitation, at least the Hornets' head coach Byron Scott is very fond of me."

Indeed, he is quite fond of you, because without you...

With Scott's level of coaching, where else would he earn Coach of the Year?

That day, watching Paul who was walking a completely different life path, Qin Yue suddenly said somewhat lonely, "I really envy you guys who can go for training everywhere.

Unlike me, who has to negotiate agreements with this sponsor every day, or work on cooperation with that sponsor.

Do I look like a player about to play in the NBA now? I've completely become like a businessman."

Seeing this, even though Paul was getting more and more annoyed, he didn't have any evidence, but still swung a strong Cannon Fist at Qin Yue's chest.

Come on, be a human, Qin!

As the esteemed sole choice of the 2005 NBA...

Your life is going smoothly...

But do you know how miserable this buddy has been lately?

Before the draft started...

Aside from Qin Yue, many young players including Paul didn't know which team would select them.

They could only frequently accept invitations to tryouts from NBA teams interested in them.

Maybe today was in Atlanta, tomorrow in Chicago, and the day after in Los Angeles...

They were trying desperately in each tryout to prove themselves, hoping to be selected by a favorite team.

Some didn't even have their travel expenses for tryouts covered by anyone other than their agent.

Qin Yue could never relate to these players.

Because he was about to become the 2005 NBA top draft pick.

June 23, 2005...

With Tim Duncan leading the San Antonio Spurs to defeat the Detroit Pistons in a Game 7 showdown, this finals, with a viewership rate that made Stern wish he could cut himself in half, finally drew to a close.

Qin Yue's senior, the longest river of Wake Forest, with an average of 20.6 points, 14.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 2.1 blocks per game in the finals, overshadowed his teammate Manu Ginobili who shone in the finals, and was selected NBA Finals MVP for the third time in his career.

After sweeping away the shadow brought by the Athens Olympic Games and last season, Duncan was welcoming a moment of clarity.

And a few days later, on June 28.

Duncan's junior, the highest mountain of Wake Forest...

Is also about to enter the NBA as the number one draft pick!

...

Note 1: This data comes from multiple biographies of LeBron James and "LeBron James' Business Empire."

PS1: After writing "The First Plug-in of the Basketball Court", Ah Qiao realized the geographical limitations of basketball novels, so when writing later, instead of focusing on which team to go to, Ah Qiao only cared about which team could completely disrupt history at the time set by Ah Qiao. Yes, from this moment on, history will be completely disrupted.

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