Chapter 486: The Detroit Dynasty

The Pistons didn't move much throughout the offseason, and Manning's retirement didn't disrupt their deployment, and it was a consolation to the veteran that he fulfilled his championship dream in the final season of his career. Now the Pistons have Thomas and Dior in the No. 4 position, and under Chang Wei's strong recommendation, the Pistons signed Mourning, who had just undergone a kidney transplant, as a supplement.

When he was still in the 76ers, Chang Wei suggested that Brown recruit Mourning under his command, but unfortunately Riley's asking price was too high, and the two sides could not negotiate. However, out of respect for the veteran, Chang Wei still left him a strengthened version of Liuwei Dihuang Pill that could significantly improve kidney problems, but Mo Ning did not take it on time, which also made him have to undergo a kidney transplant like in his previous life.

But then again, it is precisely because of this that the Pistons can use a veteran base salary to recruit this former iron-blooded insider, Brown believes that Chang Wei can return Mourning to normal, which can be said to be a good book. Fortunately, Thomas and Dio have taken up the vast majority of the playing time, and Mourning has a chance to carry out Chang Wei's recovery plan.

Aside from recruiting Mourning, the Pistons have barely made any personnel changes. Of course, with their strong performance in winning the title last season, many teams have called Dumas, hoping to ask about the price of the deal. But Dumas is also a human being, and he will never make a move without particularly good chips, which also allows the Pistons to retain their championship lineup to the maximum. Chang Wei appreciates Dumas's persistence, but he also believes that if there is a suitable offer, it is not impossible to trade.

Maintaining a lineup for a long time is indeed very stable, and it is very important for the championship team, but in Chang Wei's view, not to mention the level of James and Duncan, if those superstar embryos are sent to the draft in the next few years, it is absolutely impossible for him to remain calm, the Pistons are strong and strong, and the talent of the players is relatively too inferior.

Fortunately, the Pistons now have no comparable opponents in the league, and even if the Cavaliers poach O'Neal and rise quickly, it will not threaten their dominance in the East for the time being. The '04-05 Pistons' surging prowess proved this once again, as they came to the top of the East from the start of the season and were firmly at the top of the East before the end of 2004.

In fact, this is also thanks to Chang Wei's training of Pistons players, and for a team that is more defensive, injuries are a difficult problem to solve, after all, they are passive most of the time in the game. However, with the help of the system, Chang Wei minimized the possibility of them suffering injuries, and even if they were really unlucky, Chang Wei could greatly shorten the time for the unlucky ones to return from injury, at least it would not have any substantial impact on the team's regular season journey.

The 2005 All-Star Pistons still had multiple selections, but the most noteworthy one was Wade. As the Pistons' sixth man, he was named to the Eastern Conference All-Star bench in a grand manner, which made the head coaches of other teams red. Most of the starters are All-Stars, and now there is an All-Star on the bench, which is too bullying, right? When was it so easy to be an All-Star?

Of course, the local media in Detroit won't be so sour, they will only tout the Pistons' strong strength. There's no better news for them than the Pistons defending their title, and it's normal for the team's sixth man to be named an All-Star.

At the end of the regular season, the Pistons once again finished with a 63-19 record to top the league and still reached the Eastern Conference Finals unstoppably, against the Cavaliers led by James and O'Neal. In the face of the Pistons, O'Neal held his strength to get back on the court, and the scene of last season's Finals loss is still vivid, but he was frustrated to find that the overall strength of the Pistons is much better than that of the Cavaliers, and his best partner James has almost nothing to do under Prince's entanglement, and he himself can do nothing.

Although the Cavaliers put an end to the Pistons' playoff winning streak, they only won one game on their home court, and finally saw the Pistons reach the Finals for the second consecutive year with a total score of 1-4. The loss in the Eastern Conference Finals also stimulated the Cavaliers' management, who are determined to build a more competitive roster around the Sharks in the offseason.

However, for the Pistons, what the Cavaliers will look like next season is not yet in need of consideration, and they will have to face the Spurs, their Finals opponents. After another season of running-in, the GDP mix has become more mature, and Popovich is a top coach who is no less capable than Brown. In the first two games of the finals, the two sides fought to a 2-2 draw, each defending their home court, but after struggling to win the battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Pistons continued to work hard, with Wade's mid-range shot to defeat the Spurs with a difficult 4-2 total score, and won the O'Brien Cup for the second consecutive year, and Wade was also crowned FMVP.

After two consecutive championships, the Pistons inevitably encountered poaching from multiple teams, and in addition to improving their own strength, they still wanted to break up the Pistons' championship lineup. Surprisingly, it was Hamilton who eventually left, the shooting guru inevitably competed with Wade for the starting spot this past season, and Brown gave the way the two took turns starting, but the contradiction persisted, and in the end Dumas chose the younger and more talented Wade.

Fortunately, the Pistons did not suffer either, and they repeatedly chose to make a trade with the Hornets, packing Hamilton and Dior to New Orleans in exchange for the Hornets' 2005 scout pick and David West, who had received special training from Chang Wei. 2005 wasn't a big year for the draft, and the Hornets were in a hurry to get results, and getting Hamilton gave them a core of their own. But only Chang Wei knew what the team had lost, and in the 2005 draft, the Pistons used the picks to select Duncan's apprentice, Paul Jr. from Wake Forest, and put him on the bench as point guard.

The addition of Paul and West further improved the strength of the Pistons, although the team also lost Hamilton and Dio, but Wade took Hamilton's vacancy and could play the second position he was best at in his previous life, and Paul became the commander of the bench lineup, which is what he has always dreamed of, and Hamilton went to be the boss of the team, which can be said to be a big joy for everyone.

With this even more talented lineup, the Pistons once again advanced to the Finals with three 4-0 runs, and swept Nowitzki's Mavericks to win the championship, with a 16-0 playoff record that ranks first in history. As is customary in the NBA, they have won the O'Brien Cup three times in a row and are already qualified to call themselves a dynasty team.