Bishop of the Devil

The end of January should be a time that NBA fans pay more attention to.

Mainly because the NBA All-Star lineup and the participating lists for some miscellaneous competitions will be announced in late January.

What fans are talking about the most right now is, in addition to the Eastern and Western All-Star starting lineups, there is also the Rookie Challenge lineup...

Since 1994, when the NBA Management Committee launched the Rookie Challenge, an all-star event, this is the first time that fans have discussed the Rookie Game so enthusiastically.

The first rookie game in 1994 adopted a very simple competition method, similar to the Golden Arches All-Star Game. The 16 best-performing players among the rookies were selected and divided into two groups, the genius team and the passion team...

I have to say that the NBA’s naming ability is a bit embarrassing.

In the second session, I may have felt that the name was not good-sounding, so I simply changed it to the white team and the green team, but the game mode did not change.

It was not until last season's Rookie Challenge that a new competition format was adopted.

The rookies form teams according to the leagues they belong to, that is, the two teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences...

This format was followed until 2000, when it was changed to a first-year versus second-year format.

It is now 1997, so naturally the Rookie Challenge will be held according to the schedule of the Eastern and Western Conferences...

What fans are hotly discussing is not the format of the rookie game, but the list of participating players!

The Eastern lineup consists of eight newcomers including Iverson, Ray Allen, Fat Tou Tuo, Camby, and second center Dampier.

The Western Conference lineup is Raheem, Kobe, Ben, O'Neal, Marbury, Brad Miller, Nash and Kidders.

The three rookies Richard selected in this year's draft were all selected for the Rookie Challenge, and Kobe Bryant also got the opportunity to participate in the dunk contest.

In addition, the leaders of the Eastern and Western Rookie Challenges are all Richard's disciples!

Among them, in the west, Richard's disciples directly occupied more than half of the 8 places!

And in the east, although there is only Iverson...

But Iverson is amazing. He is the absolute leader among rookies in the Eastern Conference. If we really want to say who has the highest chance of winning the MVP of this rookie game, it must be Iverson.

"Richard is really terrible..."

"Even if he is a lunatic, with his invincible talent selection vision, I am sure that he will become the most important head coach in this league!"

"It's scary! It's really scary! When all the Boilermakers players enter the league in the future, it will be Richard who has the final say in this league..."

Fans are talking a lot, and this rookie challenge has made Richard more famous.

In May last year, it was almost the time when Richard actually entered the NBA. It is now the end of January, which means that Richard has entered the league for less than a year...

But in this year, look at how many things Richard has done.

It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most famous head coach in the NBA this season...

Every few days, just when fans are about to ignore the Trail Blazers, Richard immediately makes big news.

When I first joined the Trail Blazers, various transactions almost destroyed the entire Trail Blazers.

In the draft, I won two high school players in a row...

In the opening game of the preseason, he "instructed" the players to beat the madman Sprewell...

In the fight with Larry Brown, the Pacers lost quite miserably. Not only did Larry Brown get fired, but the Pacers also seemed to be starting to falter...

O'Neal was so devastated by the shark attack that he even asked O'Neal to say that if he saw Richard off the court, he would definitely...

Stay away from him...

Beat the Bulls and let Kobe, his stupid young high school student, take fifty crazy shots!

Coupled with the upcoming rookie challenge, Richard's disciples account for almost half of the country...

No matter what it is, it is enough to make fans stunned.

If Richard's team leadership ability is not good, then the fans will probably hate Richard to death. Do you think the NBA is a playground if you do this every day? !

But the key is that the Blazers' current record is quite good, at least for a team composed of newcomers, this record is already relatively dazzling.

Even if you want to criticize Richard, you can't find any reason at all...

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Now that the Trail Blazers have basically stabilized, the next step is for these new players to grow up step by step.

The existence of Richard will naturally speed up their growth, but it will definitely require a certain process. This kind of thing cannot be rushed...

After everything settled down, Richard finally had time to breathe.

It was already the end of January 1997, and it was time to file tax returns for the previous year. Firstly, Richard found this kind of troublesome, and secondly, he didn't understand the ins and outs of it...

Simply ask Stevens to introduce him to a trustworthy person who can handle these matters.

Stevens studied economics in college, and he must have met many experts in this field...

Finally, Stevens introduced a senior who was currently interning on Wall Street named Huang Jinlong.

This is an Asian. Stevens is not sure whether he is of Chinese or other Asian descent.

Just hearing the name, Richard felt that he should be of Chinese origin, but he couldn't be sure. There are still many countries in Southeast Asia with the surname Huang...

At present, the financial crisis in the United States has not yet come, and getting the opportunity to intern on Wall Street is definitely what college graduates dream of. It shows that this golden dragon is a capable person, with two brushes in his hand...

He is definitely a proud son of heaven.

Richard would naturally feel at ease when such a qualified person came to help him file his taxes...

On the last weekend of January, Richard saw the golden dragon.

He is not tall, about five centimeters shorter than Richard. He is wearing the formal attire necessary for financial professionals, and he looks young.

He takes care of his back meticulously and his back is straight. At first glance, he looks like a capable person.

"Coach Li, I'm sorry for not coming here earlier. I really couldn't get away from the company..."

"nice to meet you!"

What surprised Richard was that when the young man opened his mouth, he spoke standard Mandarin. He was undoubtedly Chinese.

"It's okay. It's not an urgent matter anyway. I'm very grateful to you for taking the time to come over on the weekend!"

Richard couldn't help but have a good impression of the golden dragon.

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After informing Huang Jinlong about his financial situation, the deposit of 40 million US dollars in Richard's account really surprised Huang Jinlong.

As a trainee fund manager on Wall Street, he has seen many rich people, but a rich man like Richard who is young and works hard alone is really rare...

"Coach Li, let's classify this part of the money first, which ones have already paid taxes and which ones have not paid taxes. You should know this, right?" Huang Jinlong asked.

Richard nodded. Of course he knew this. Even if he didn't know it, he could just make a phone call and ask Time Company.