One day later, the three-way trade between the Heat, Cavaliers, and Pacers was officially completed.

The Heat would send Shaquille O'Neal, Jason Kapono, as well as their 2008 first-round draft pick and 2009 second-round draft pick.

The Cavaliers would send Larry Hughes, Eric Snow, as well as their 2007 first-round draft pick and 2008 second-round draft pick.

The Pacers would send Jermaine O'Neal and Fred Jones.

After the trade was completed, Little O'Neal and Jones would wear the Heat jerseys.

O'Neal and Kapono would don the Cavaliers' uniforms.

While Hughes and Snow would head to Indianapolis for reporting, the Pacers would receive four draft picks collectively sent by the Heat and Cavaliers.

In this three-way trade, Riley fulfilled his wish to offload O'Neal, who had become the Heat's "salary burden," and acquired another O'Neal in his prime from the Pacers.

The Cavaliers exchanged Hughes, who had chemistry with James, and a "shy shooter" guard for the once league's top center and a specialist three-point shooter.

The Pacers got the draft picks they most desired.

From any angle, this was a trade where each party got what they needed.

However, with Hughes and Snow successively traded away...

Qin Yue was very curious, were the Cavaliers planning to let his good brother play point guard in the new season?

Indeed, in the Eastern Conference, having both O'Neal and Big Z in the paint theoretically allowed them to dominate all opponents, but in the guard line, the Cavaliers couldn't just rely on their recent draftee Gibson and Damon Jones, right?

Qin Yue's curiosity was satisfied two days later.

"Latest news, the Cleveland Cavaliers have officially reached a trade agreement with the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Cavaliers would send out Damon Jones as well as their 2009 first-round draft pick and 2010 second-round draft pick to acquire Mo Williams from the Bucks' roster."

Due to Cleveland's small market, the Cavaliers' signings and trades have always been much more challenging than other teams.

But it must be praised that, sensing James' recent worries, the Cavaliers' management burned out their brains to bring back a guard who could truly have chemistry with the Chosen One.

Moreover, this trade happened at a crucial time.

Because if they waited another year, Williams might shine dramatically due to his growth and the team's increased reliance on him.

By then, acquiring him would definitely become far more difficult for the Cavaliers.

Mo Williams.

This is a peak-career guard able to maintain a true shooting percentage of nearly 59% and average around 18 points beside James.

He was fearless on the court, adept at ball-handling and isolation play… Without a doubt, in his original "Cavaliers era" career, Williams was an indispensable support to James.

Even James, who would later continuously miss him, did not forget to bring his former beloved teammate during the 15/16 season's campaign.

Additionally, shortly after the three-way trade was completed, due to the Pacers opting to waive Snow…

The Cavaliers' management immediately turned their attention to reaching a verbal agreement with Snow, promising to offer a veteran minimum contract to this defensively renowned "shy shooter" guard in the NBA a month later.

The Cavaliers successfully exploited the current league absence of a "Big Z Clause" bug.

Before the "Big Z Clause" was established, free agents who were bought out could sign with other teams a month later without being restricted by previous trades.

This summer, the Cavaliers' management truly shone.

Especially next, when they used the team's mid-level exception to sign Donnell Marshall in the free agent market...

At this moment, their roster already included O'Neal, Big Z, Gooden, Vallejo, Xiaomo, Pavlovic, Gibson, Marshall, Snow, and several "King's loyal subjects" quite familiar to Qin Yue.

This was a team with absolute overwhelming advantage in the Eastern Conference, a "King's Guard."

And this, invisibly, gave Qin Yue an inexplicable pressure.

As the flag bearer of the NBA in the post-Jordan era, did Qin Yue still feel pressured?

Of course.

Because the difficulty of the schedule between the East and West could not be compared, in case James, with the support of this "King's Guard," accidentally led the Cavaliers to clinch the East...

Qin Yue would have to lead the Warriors to perform better than the Cavaliers to ensure the incompetent league would not award the regular season MVP to his good brother.

In the current Western Conference, this is definitely a very tough task.

Especially in mid-July, as the Nuggets continuously completed multiple trades, making them the eighth Western Conference team expected by Qin Yue to contend for the championship.

Carmelo Anthony's repeated pressure this summer also made the Nuggets management feel the heat during this extremely crazy offseason.

On the 15th, the Nuggets reached an agreement with the Hawks, who were scouting for a center worldwide.

After the trade with the Hawks, Al Harrington would switch to the Nuggets' jersey.

Marcus Camby would belong to the Atlanta Hawks.

Originally, after the 05/06 season ended, more inclined to play for the Pacers and listen to Bird's guidance, Harrington had to give up his dream of becoming a "Blackbird" due to Bird's decision to rebuild ahead of schedule.

Plus, the Nuggets showed interest in him, so Harrington didn't hesitate to agree to the Hawks' sign-and-trade, using him to exchange for Camby.

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