Reborn in 96, I started by taking charge of the Dallas Mavericks.

China Time.

7 month 31 day.

The General Administration of Sport of China and the Chinese Basketball Association jointly released an official statement.

The report indicates that the Chinese men's basketball team will form two national teams, divided into red and blue teams.

The head coach of the Red Team is Zhang Bin, the former head coach of the national men's basketball team, and the players are also the original national team members.

The Blue Team is led by Chen Fang, the renowned coach who won three consecutive NBA championships and owner of the Dallas Kirin NBA team.

Although the official list of Blue Team members was not released, the announcement stated that the Blue Team would primarily consist of players who play overseas.

This news instantly ignited the entire nation of China.

"Wow, Coach Chen has really become the national team's head coach."

"Moreover, you see that the Blue Team's members are mainly players playing overseas. What does that mean?"

"What does it mean?"

"Idiot! Can't you see that? Have you forgotten that Coach Chen has another identity?"

"You mean..."

"That's right, I think the members of the blue team are very likely to be NBA-level players!"

"No way, does that mean the Chinese men's basketball team is about to take off?"

"Hey, that's not right. There aren't many Chinese players in the NBA, right? Including Wang Zhizhi, there are only three. We can't even field a starting lineup."

"You're so stupid, you won't admit it. With Coach Chen around, is it that hard for us to put together a starting lineup full of NBA-level players?"

"Isn't it difficult?"

Similar conversations are happening all over the country.

Chen Fang, who was at the center of public opinion, had already boarded a plane back to Dallas.

Now that he's finished dealing with things with the national team, he doesn't have much time left in China, so he might as well go back to Dallas to take care of Shen Jieyi.

……

US time.

8 month 10 day.

The Summer League has begun.

The Kirin team fielded a lineup mainly composed of first and second-year students.

Since the General Administration of Sport has already agreed to Chen Fang's idea, Yao Ming and Liu Wei no longer need to fake their injuries.

So when the Summer League started, they returned to the United States to participate in the Summer League.

Led by Yao Ming and Liu Wei, the Qilin team achieved a record of 7 wins and 1 loss in the Summer League, successfully winning the Summer League championship.

其中大姚发挥出色，场均得到30.6分12.5篮板4.5助攻2.3盖帽和0.8抢断。

Liu Wei averages 10.8 points, 10.2 assists, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game.

Surprisingly, this year's rookie Kirilenko has shown outstanding 3D player qualities.

场均12.8分6.8篮板5.3助攻2.1盖帽2.2抢断的数据，让人直呼麒麟队又选到宝了。

US time.

10 month 13 day.

The NBA 1999-2000 preseason has begun.

The fully-formed Qilin team ended the preseason with a perfect record, once again demonstrating their strength to the entire league.

With the preseason over, the new NBA season is about to begin.

Chen Fang has also finalized the rotation lineup for the new season.

The starting lineup remains unchanged, just like last season.

Center: Yao Ming.

Power Forward: Nowitzki.

Small forward: Tracy McGrady.

Shooting Guard: Kobe.

Point Guard: Nash.

The bench also boasts a host of excellent players, including Rasheed Wallace, Ben Wallace, Bruce Bowen, Liu Wei, Andrei Kirilenko, and Stephen Jackson.

It's worth mentioning that when Stephen Curry announced his retirement this summer, Chen Fang immediately invited him to join the Dallas coaching staff as an assistant coach for the Kirin team.

With Chen Fang's help, the Curry family has also settled in Dallas.

Inside the Oriental Dragons Arena, you can often see an adorable little boy practicing with Stephen Curry.

This person was none other than Stephen Curry, the future superstar of the league.

When Chen Fang first met Curry, he went up to tease the little Curry and asked him a question.

"Hey Stephen, which team do you want to play for when you grow up?"

Holding the basketball, Curry answered without hesitation, "Qilin Team, I want to play for the Qilin Team, and I want to lead the Qilin Team to the championship!"

Curry's answer immediately drew laughter from everyone.

Chen Fang was so happy that he kissed him all over the face.

Stephen Curry, born in 1988, is already 11 years old this year, and his height has grown to 1.7 meters, making him look like a little adult.

However, in the NBA, where tall players abound, this height is not enough.

However, everyone likes this kid very much, and when they have free time, they will invite Curry to play games together.

In such an environment, Curry's skills also improved rapidly.

Seeing Curry sprinting across the court, Chen Fang's face was full of smiles.

Perhaps in this lifetime, Curry will be changed because of him.

In his previous life, Curry did not have a smooth start to his basketball career.

Because of his small stature, almost all the top basketball schools looked down on Curry when he entered college.

The only institution willing to accept him was Virginia Tech, Curry's alma mater, but they could only admit him as a reserve candidate.

Ultimately, it was Davidson College, Curry's hometown, that extended an offer to him.

Even though Curry made it into college and became the team's core player, no one believed he would make it into the NBA.

But in this life, with Chen Fang's help, Curry will definitely be the number one high school player in the country and will be sought after by major basketball schools. He might even be able to join the NBA as the number one draft pick.

Of course, if he really does enter the league as the number one draft pick, Chen Fang will probably need to make long-term plans.

US time.

11 month 2 day.

The 1999-2000 NBA season officially began.

The Kirin team also welcomed their first opponent of the new season at home, the Golden State Warriors, where Curry will play in the future.

Before the game begins, as is customary, there is a flag-raising ceremony for the championship banner and an award ceremony for the championship rings.

After the dazzling entrance ceremony, the stadium lights went out instantly.

Immediately, a beam of light shot into the air and shone on the champion's flag that had not yet been raised.

"Dear viewers, you are now watching the opening game of the 1999-2000 NBA season, between the defending champion Dallas Kirk and the Golden State Warriors."

"What is happening now is the raising of the championship flag, and the awarding of the championship rings will take place later."

Zhang Heli said at the scene.

Zhang Heli has now become a regular commentator for CCTV in Dallas, and today he is partnered with Xu Jicheng.

Amid cheers from the fans, the flag symbolizing the championship was slowly raised and eventually hovered above the stadium.

There are two other championship banners there, marking the third championship won by the Qilin team.

After the flag-raising ceremony, the champion rings were awarded.

This year's championship ring retains the design concept from last year, but is crafted to be even more exquisite.

Kirilenko looked at his teammates' excited expressions and felt envious, but he quickly realized that as long as he stayed with the Kirin team, he would also win his own championship ring next year!