On July 17, 2002, the NBA trade market officially opened.
Prior to this, the preparations by each team were in place, negotiations were almost complete, and they awaited the time to officially finalize the deals, signaling the onset of roster battles for the new season.
Ten months ago, at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Gan Guoyang announced his second comeback to all of America, shocking the world and giving a boost to the American stock market, which had been in a slump since the events of 9/11.
Today, ten months later, Las Vegas has another earth-shattering basketball bomb exploding at the MGM Hotel: Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing will sign with Glory and join forces with Ah Gan to form a team aiming for the championship.
The cover of Sports Illustrated used a photo of a nuclear explosion in Nevada, leading fans to think the magazine had turned into a military journal.
