"Red Team Trader: From 2008 to Dynasty" tells the story of a time traveler with future basketball memories who accidentally became the general manager of the Houston Rockets in 2008 and rewrote NBA history with his advanced vision of team building.
At that time, the Rockets were deeply involved in the injury dilemma of the "Yao-Mai combination". McGrady's hidden knee injury and Yao Ming's foot injury became the team's biggest problems. The protagonist withstood the pressure of public opinion to "dismantle the championship window", fought against the public opinion to send McGrady away, and used the exchange chips to lock in the 2009 draft - he personally selected James Harden and Stephen Curry who were still in the rough, firmly believing that these two small guards could become the core of the future.
In order to prolong Yao Ming's career, he formulated a strict health management plan to allow the "Great Wall of China" to remain competitive despite reducing the load. He signed Sun Yue and Yi Jianlian in the short term, taking advantage of the Chinese market and cleverly using them as bargaining chips to accumulate capital for subsequent drafts.
Under Rick Adelman's system, Harden started as the sixth man, using fouls and step-back three-pointers to tear apart the defense; Curry used ultra-long range to redefine the "three-pointer", and the pick-and-roll with Yao Ming became the league's killer move. Two years later, he made another surprise move and selected Cousins, Paul George and Gordon Haywood to complete the interior and wing puzzle.
From a difficult start amid doubts, to Harden and Curry growing into the league's top superstars, from Yao Ming winning the championship to make up for career regrets, to Cousins and George supporting the offensive and defensive system, the Rockets have risen amidst controversy. They defeated the Heat's Big Three, defeated the Spurs' Iron Army, and finally established a cross-
