The 2006-2007 NBA playoffs ended in a lull.

Why calm?

Because compared with the frequent upsets in the first round of the playoffs, the events after entering the second round are really not shocking.

The teams that everyone is more optimistic about have all won, and the final series score is still expected by everyone, which is not much of a surprise.

On the eastern side, LeBron and his Cavaliers finally broke through the blockade of the Pistons, the overlord of the East, lost the Pistons of Big Ben, and seemed to have lost the ability to restrain LeBron.

After stepping over the Pistons, LeBron stood on the stage of the Finals, and the helpers around him were still not powerful, but in the East, he was already invincible.

After that, there is the famous "the future is yours".

Since the beginning of the season, the Spurs have been said by many people to be "old" and "not good", but the Spurs, who entered the playoffs, looked around, and there seemed to be no great opponents along the way!

The most terrible Mavericks capsized in the first round, and the Spurs' road to promotion, whether it is the Nuggets, the Suns, or the Jazz, it cannot be regarded as a battle of life and death. The Suns are closest to eliminating the Spurs, but the time is fate, Horry or Duncan, the Suns are finally a breath away and have not been able to cross this hurdle.

There was no suspense in breaking through the Western Conference playoffs, and the Spurs, who came to the finals stage, looked up, and there was an old and young Cavaliers standing opposite, three times five divided by two, a neat sweep, shaved the Cavaliers' heads, and sent them home.

San Antonio Spurs won the championship in another odd-numbered year......

The finals are over, and there is nothing particularly nostalgic about it. On the contrary, the first round was more memorable, and when the enthusiasm for basketball that had lasted for most of the year was about to fade slightly, NIKE took the initiative.

"SECOND PAIR OF NON-JORDAN SIGNATURE SHOES BY THE JORDANBRAND TEAM"

"The sneaker revolution where classic design meets new ideas"

"The Road to Glory for Future Superstars"

Posters with an obvious puzzle nature have been hung on the streets of the United States, and NIKE has also appeared in areas around the world where basketball is popular.

On the poster, a basketball player has his back to the camera, and the picture only shows the part from his back to his head, with no back number and no name. There is no front, no easy-to-distinguish details, and even skin tones are not real because of the retro light and shadow black and white effects deliberately made by NIKE.

Who is this man? Who is the second player to launch a signature shoe as a JORDANTEAM member?

In fact, the answer to the question has been guessed by many fans.

JORDANTEAM has a limited number of members, and many of them are players who are not up to the same level, so it is absolutely fine to say that it is a star, but it seems that it is a little less interesting to launch a signed shoe.

Older. The commercial value is not high, the popularity is not good, the style of the ball is not suitable for commercial promotion, and so on and so on are all PASS. Among the remaining few people, combined with the back of the poster to do some elimination, the answer is obvious.

Chinese kid, it's time to launch the signature shoe.

The news swept across the United States in an instant. On the other side of the ocean, China spread all over the country overnight.

After Yao Ming, there are finally Chinese players who are going to launch signature shoes!

Domestic fans are not going crazy about the news, though. But many merchants have smelled the smell of money, and many NIKE franchise stores or store owners who sell NIKE shoes are asking around how to get more supplies, and even the core position in the exhibition hall is vacant, just waiting for new shoes to be listed.

Although the "high" sales and market response of Yao Ming's signature shoes launched by Reebok were mediocre, this did not make merchants lose confidence in Chen Mu's signature shoes.

Yao Ming's signature shoes are typical center shoes, heavy and steady, and it makes little sense for ordinary fans to buy them for actual combat, and even Yao Ming himself has only worn them for half a season, and it is understandable that the sales are not good.

But what about Chen Mu? NIKE'S FAME AND SALES ARE ALREADY ABOVE REEBOK, AND THE AIRJORDAN SERIES IS A CLASSIC AMONG THE CLASSICS, WHICH ITSELF HAS A CONSIDERABLE AUDIENCE, AND NOW IT IS CONNECTED WITH THE SOARING POPULARITY OF CHEN MU, AND THE SALES VOLUME IS NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL.

And although Chen Mu's court position is a big forward, his flying style determines that his shoes will definitely not take a heavy route, and outside players can also wear them in actual combat. Looking at NIKE's unsparing momentum, the new trendy shoes are estimated to be sweeping the shoe market.

ON JUNE 21, 2007, NIKE HELD A GRAND PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THE LATEST SHOE OF THE "AIRJORDAN" SERIES, CHEN MU'S PERSONAL SIGNATURE SHOE "DESIREONE" WAS RELEASED.

The all-position adaptation technology choice, the integration of the classic Joe VI style sneaker appearance, personal LOGO, signature, and the combination of the Jordan Flying Man logo, make this sneaker attract countless eyeballs as soon as it was launched.

The theme of "longing" has also been recognized by fans, especially the personal LOGO with a distinct retro meaning, which is unique among the arrogant and domineering LOGOS, elegant and with hidden fanaticism, and is very popular.

At this time, in retrospect, the so-called spy photos that kept appearing on the Internet some time ago may also be a marketing method on the part of NIKE. Different from the strategy of Carmelo M3, this time NIKE chose a compromise way to choose signature shoes, the sneaker base is based on the classic Joe Liu, but it has made a drastic transformation, which seems to be full of sincerity.

The 76ers' home color shoes were sold out as soon as they hit the market, and many shoe fans even queued up outside the NIKE store a few days in advance to get their hands on the new sneakers.

Wearing this signature shoe of his own, Chen Mu performed well in the World Youth Championships, leading the Chinese team to the quarterfinals, and finally lost to the United States team, and personally won the title of the World Youth Championship rebounding king, and the limelight was even stronger.

The summer, which was originally known as the basketball desert, also kicked off in this vigorous signature shoe release process, and Chen Mu's business activities surged, and many activities were carried out all over the world.

What excites Chen Mu the most is not the hot sales of signature shoes, but the reverse training camp opportunity brought by the contract change.

A chance to boost the badge brought by the World Junior Championship rebounding champion. A reverse training camp, Chen Mu's strength has been rapidly improved again at an unknown moment, but after the World Youth Championships, if you want to play your new strength, you have to wait until the start of the new season.

The sneaker market and the World Junior Championship are in full swing, and the NBA has experienced a brief period of desertion after the end of the Finals, and with the opening of the trading market, it has also entered a new stage.

This summer is destined to be unpeaceful.

The first to fire the first shot in the arms race was the 76ers' rival Celtics.

28 June 2007. The Celtics traded Szzerbiak, Delonte West and fifth rookie Jeff Green from the SuperSonics for Ray Allen and rookie Glen Davis.

The combination of Pierce and Ray Allen reminds people of the Boston twin stars who once killed all sides in the East, and Ray Allen's strength is naturally much stronger than the former human comedy Walker, just when the fans have not recovered from the reverie of "another slightly aging outside star combination", the Celtics' next trade is eye-catching again.

On August 1, 2007, the Celtics traded superstar Kevin Garnett from the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves acquired Gomez, Gerard Green, Al Jefferson, Ratleaf, Telfair and a 2009 first-round pick (top-three protected) from the Celtics, as well as the 2006 first-round pick that was added when Szelbiak was traded to the Celtics.

This super 7-for-1 deal instantly detonated the summer transfer market, and Celtic has already made a splash if they don't make a sound. After this adjustment, the team instantly had three All-Star level players, among which Garnett was the former MVP, and once had the hope of competing for the league's first superstar.

This is a team with the Big Three as the team. How far can you go when the substitute is not strong? Fans are talking about it online, and so are critics and the media.

And that's not all, the Celtics trade is just the prelude to the big summer trade. The next transaction after transaction is even more exciting, and I can't help but sigh that it is really a wave of unevenness.

5 August 2007. Four days after the formation of the Celtics' Big Three, Boston's sworn enemy Los Angeles also broke the bombshell news.

The Lakers traded Kwame Brown, a second-round pick Critanton, and two future draft picks to Pau Gasol, an interior All-Star, from the Grizzlies.

"Robbery! This is a blatant robbery! ”

After hearing about this deal, Spurs coach Popovich was very angry, if the Eastern Conference trade only increased the chips for the Spurs' possible future Finals opponents, then the Lakers trade, which also belongs to the West, really affected the Spurs' prospects for the new season.

The turmoil caused by this transaction has not subsided, and new deals continue to be made.

On August 10, the Dallas Mavericks, who had just experienced a miserable loss to the Black Eight, sent away Harris, who did not perform well in the playoffs against Barron Davis, along with Iger, Hassel, Van Horn, Diop, and traded All-Star point guard Jason Kidd and Tim Marrick Allen from the New Jersey Nets.

On the same day, the Suns, who also had a strong season last season, losing to the Spurs in the semifinals, reluctantly gave up the MSN duo that had lasted for many years, and sent Marion, Dio, and three future draft picks to get Dwight Howard, Turkoglou, and Pat Garrity from the Orlando Magic, who failed to make the playoffs.

Wait a minute...... Howard??

Isn't it O'Neill?

Chen Mu was stunned when he saw the information about this transaction, although these transactions only happened in the middle of the season in the original timeline, and the appearance at this time has proved that the timeline is being changed, but even the players involved themselves have changed, which Chen Mu did not expect.

What is the purpose of this deal for the Magic to pay Howard, a future superstar, to get Marion who has proven himself and the cheap Dio, to get rid of Patgaliti's contract, but also to lose Tekoglu, who is hitting the highest point of his career? Is it just for those three picks?

With Howard's Suns, what kind of strong results will Nash promote? How will the inside beast combination of Xiao Si and Howard be rampant in the West?

Not only Chen Mu, but experts and media all over the world, as well as fans, are shouting that they can't understand this deal. Isn't the Magic the Lakers' trumpet? How did it become a wedding dress for the sun? Howard wanted to make a move, and the Lakers didn't ask for a price? Just because there is Bynum in the team, do you give up the opportunity to get the future No. 1 center?

In the midst of the shock brought by this one transaction after another, the draft, which was originally one of the hot spots, quietly ended more than a month ago.

Kevin Durant, the second pick in the first round, came to the Seattle SuperSonics that were about to disappear.

Greg Oden, who was selected by the Trail Blazers with the first pick in the first round, passed the physical examination and found no major injury hazards.

Yes, there are no injury hazards. (To be continued......)

PS: The Emperor is coming, please fasten your seatbelts!