Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 470 - 156: I Will Personally Arrange the Funeral for American Basketball (Nearly 10,000 Words Update, Begging for Subscription and Monthly Votes)
Qin Yue is busy returning to his country to prepare for the Olympics.
Meanwhile, Mulin used the team’s mini mid-level exception to completely alleviate the concerns of Matt Barnes, who is set to become a free agent this summer.
Barnes is eager to stay in Oakland and continue assisting Qin Yue.
So...
Qin Yue asked Mulin to tell the team owner Kohan to handle it himself.
But apart from satisfying Qin Yue...
What else could Kohan do?
Nowadays, Qin Yue has already risen above the entire team, even above Kohan, the team owner.
As long as he wants it, the team must satisfy him.
However...
As Kohan prepared for the eventual sale of the team, he found himself less resistant to spending money on the team than before.
After all...
Since Kohan wasn’t planning to wait for the Warriors’ market value to peak before selling, why should he care about some modest investments in the team?
It’s a very simple logic.
As long as Kohan can sell the team fast and decisively enough, this money-burning Warriors team would no longer be his concern.
Figuring this out, Kohan felt much better.
And with Barnes signing a new contract with the Warriors, he was once again determined to cling tightly to Qin Yue’s influence.
In Barnes’ view, Qin Yue, who could directly challenge the team owner for his teammates, was simply the perfect leader in his heart.
Although in the new season, with Gerald Wallace returning from injury, Barnes’ playing time would inevitably be greatly reduced, as a role player, Barnes always had a clear self-positioning.
Playing time? Tactical position?
Those were not things Barnes needed to consider.
Barnes needed to consider who was providing him with an opportunity; that’s whom he would choose to be loyal to.
In Barnes’ eyes, since it was Qin Yue who gave him this opportunity, his future naturally belonged only to Qin Yue.
"Matt, I need to find a few NBA players for practice matches. Do you have time to come to China?"
"I’ll book a plane ticket right away!"
With Barnes renewing his contract.
Stimulated by last season’s failure, Mulin, always feeling the Warriors’ roster wasn’t strong enough, selected Anthony Morrow among a batch of undrafted players, who was destined to have a connection with the Warriors.
Having won the North Carolina Mr. Basketball in 2004 and encountered Qin Yue in college, Morrow was a player whose extensive college stay ultimately affected his draft prospects.
In fact, since Qin Yue couldn’t remember every player’s detailed information...
When Qin Yue heard Morrow signed with the Warriors as an undrafted free agent, he briefly thought he’d misheard.
"Are you sure you signed Anthony Morrow from Georgia Tech? How could he go undrafted?"
On the phone, Qin Yue incredulously asked Mulin.
It should be known, as the college teammates of Jarrett Jack and Will Bynum, Morrow was remembered by Qin Yue as the top shooter in the ACC conference.
However, that was reality.
As Jack and Bynum both entered the NBA...
Morrow, who relied on teammates to pass the ball to fully showcase his shooting talents, lost his two top college guard teammates, and many of his weaknesses were subsequently exposed.
Such as his individual ball-handling and attack skills, which were not outstanding even in college basketball.
For instance, his defense, which could be shattered by some unremarkable opponents even in college basketball.
In short, during Morrow’s four-year college career, his impression left on people could only be described as lacking progress...
Therefore, if he didn’t go undrafted, who would?
Qin Yue didn’t know that, before he traveled through time, Morrow also entered the NBA as an undrafted player, which was why he was so surprised by the undrafting of this college sharpshooter who had left a deep impression on him.
However, not knowing how Morrow entered the NBA, Qin Yue clearly understood that Morrow was a top shooter with a career three-point shooting rate exceeding 40%.
Especially in the catch-and-shoot aspect, Morrow almost never disappointed.
Undoubtedly, Chris Mulin, using his legendary shooter’s intuition, picked up a diamond in the rough for the Warriors in this summer’s free agent market. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
Morrow’s joining would undoubtedly greatly enhance the Warriors’ outside shooting firepower in the new season.
Perhaps in the free agent market, Morrow wasn’t as famous as other players, but he was definitely the right type for the Warriors.
And...
Morrow, having played a full four years in college, was still a player with immediate combat capability.
Regarding Morrow joining the team, Jack and Bynum, who had already traveled to China as sparring partners for the men’s basketball team, were equally happy.
Three former Georgia Institute of Technology players will gather for the new season.
To avoid having Qin Yue forget about Morrow, Jack specially said, "Trust me, boss, even on the NBA three-point line, Anthony can easily outperform anyone on our team."
Beside him, having just worked over Liu Wei and Chen Jianghua, Bynum, who was usually responsible for managing the water cooler within the Warriors, chimed in, "Anthony is an out-and-out killer, give him a chance, and he will definitely prove himself."
In response, knowing Jack and Bynum wanted to leave a good impression for their old teammate with him, Qin Yue joked, "If Anthony isn’t as good as you say, I will personally trade him to Minnesota."
