Bishop of the Devil

Richard has a headache now...

Because his trading plan was quite unsatisfactory.

Originally, Richard planned to package the 18th and 23rd picks in the first round in exchange for a top-nine pick in the first round.

As a result, no one changed...

Instead, they were all asking around, asking what Richard's plans were for the draft pick and which rookie he wanted to choose.

From the perspective of each team, last season's draft was definitely a big year, and this season is definitely a big year. Under such circumstances, high-ranking draft picks are even more precious...

Two late first-round picks, want to trade for a high first-round pick? No one wants to change at all.

Richard wanted to cry. He didn't know how these team executives could tell that this draft was a new year...

Well, it can indeed be regarded as a big year. Compared with the quality and quantity of stars produced in many drafts, the quality and quantity of the stars produced are high, but compared with 1996 and 1998, it can definitely only be regarded as a small year.

Every team regards the high-ranking draft pick as a treasure, holding it tightly in their hands, with no intention of taking action...

Especially since I have no intention of selling it to Richard!

In last season's draft, Richard actually got three outstanding rookies without spending much money.

If these newcomers grow into top stars in the future, perhaps the media's list of the worst trades in history will include the teams that traded draft picks with Richard.

The eighth overall pick happened to be obtained by the Pacers who messed up. It seems that Larry Bird's luck was quite bad. They only got the eighth pick after they messed up...

Richard tried to contact Larry Bird, but he insisted that he wanted O'Neal, so Richard had no choice but to give up his plan to trade with the Pacers.

Xiao Ao definitely can't be sold. He has cultivated it for so long and is about to harvest delicious fruits. Wouldn't it be foolish to sell it?

Even if he exchanges for the eighth overall pick, Richard estimates that he can only choose Tracy McGrady.

Speaking of which, Tracy McGrady's role in Richard's lineup may not be as good as that of O'Brien...

The Trail Blazers have no shortage of outside firepower, especially for newcomers, but they really don't have the energy or opportunity to cultivate them.

In the coming season, Richard's focus will definitely be to mature the newcomers in his hands as much as possible. Even if he chooses McGrady, he will probably let McGrady serve as a substitute for a season first...

In this way, exchanging Xiao Ao for McGrady is extremely uneconomical. Richard will definitely not be able to do such an uneconomical transaction.

The Raptors got the ninth pick in the lottery...

Richard didn't ask at all. The Raptors and Grizzlies are two incompatibles. If you want their draft picks, they will fight you tooth and nail!

In the last lottery, the draft picks were exactly the same as Richard's memory.

In this lottery, the changes are actually not big. In the lottery, the Warriors and Pacers swapped positions. The Pacers got the eighth pick that originally belonged to the Warriors, while the Warriors got the eighth pick because of Bra With the addition of De Miller, the record improved a bit, and they only got the twelfth overall pick.

It would be useless for Richard to get the picks from the ninth overall pick onwards, and Richard cannot get the picks from the ninth overall pick forward...

This is where Richard has a headache right now. It seems that it will be difficult for the Blazers to make any huge gains in this draft.

At the end of the first round, there was a good rookie point guard named Bobby Jackson, who had won the honor of Sixth Man of the Year in his career.

It seems that the Trail Blazers lack a traditional point guard and choosing Bobby Jackson is a good choice, but Richard really doesn't have much interest in this player.

Mainly because the defense is so bad...

Even if he were selected, Richard would not be able to let him start. Compared with Kobe, his defensive ability is not even a little bit worse.

Once Bobby Jackson is allowed to start, there will undoubtedly be shortcomings in the iron barrel defense created by Richard.

Secondly, the organizational ability is very average. It may not be as strong as Kobe. It may even be a little worse than Kobe...

What catches Richard's eye a little is his offensive strength, but at 185cm he is too short to play the No. 2 position.

It can be said that this is a useless piece of food, tasteless to eat and a pity to discard.

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As for the second-round pick, Richard has now made up his mind to let the martial artist Jackson go, letting this kid taste the cruelty of the league first, and then take this guy under his wing...

In the second round, except for Wu Sheng Jackson, there was no player that Richard could take a liking to.

This is equivalent to saying that none of the five draft picks in Richard's hands can be used...

What should I do if I can’t go out? Naturally, he wants to sell it in exchange for the 1998 draft pick.

With one week left until the draft begins, Richard begins to contact various weak teams in the league to prepare to sell off his draft picks.

After suffering the losses from the last transaction with the Hornets, Richard was much more cautious this time.

Instead of superstitizing his memory, he analyzed the current situation of each team and then decided on the trading partner.

First of all, the veteran Philadelphia 76ers were directly eliminated by Richard. This team gave Richard a feeling that he was about to rise...

Iverson adds the very good Dazhi, and then Stackhouse exchanges for a strong blue-collar insider. This combination is enough to give the Philadelphia 76ers a chance to enter the Eastern Conference playoffs!

In the end, Richard received offers from three teams, the Bucks, Kings and Pacers.

The Bucks came to their door after receiving the gossip. Richard did not go to them to seek a deal...

Richard just doesn't like this team anyway, and of course it can't be said to be as extreme as the Jazz.

The Bucks are willing to give up their top-five protected first-round pick next year in exchange for the Trail Blazers' two first-round picks this year and a second-round pick.

Moreover, the Bucks also made a vague request, that is, let Richard be their temporary consultant for this draft...

To put it bluntly, they want Richard to help them advise and see who is more suitable to choose from so many draft picks!

Richard scolded the other party directly on the phone, which was like a toad yawning, and his tone was not small.

For a draft pick that broke the protection of the top five in the first round, it was not enough for Richard to pay 3 draft picks. They actually wanted Richard to be their dog-headed strategist...

I really haven't woken up yet.

It seems that the Bucks' request is excessive and ridiculous, but there are things more ridiculous than this in NBA history...

What's even more coincidental is that this also happened to the Trail Blazers team.

In the early 1980s, Trail Blazers general manager Poelstra wanted to sign a point guard, but the team had no leverage. Then the genius came up with an idea to trade himself...

Traded himself to the Pacers in exchange for Pacers All-Star point guard Don Booth.

To be precise, he traded part of his own time. Polstra is a business genius and helped the Pacers improve their business situation...

This thing really succeeded, and there will never be such a case of a white wolf with nothing in the entire history of the NBA.

Now the Bucks don't know if they were inspired by this incident and came up with the idea of ​​​​finding Richard as a dog-headed strategist.

If Richard really agrees to this matter, even if there are no outstanding candidates in this draft, the Bucks will definitely not suffer.

Because it is impossible for Richard to destroy his own brand, even if he chooses a general among the dwarves, he will definitely find the strongest among the available rookies.

However, the key now is that Richard doesn't like the Bucks and has no intention of making a deal with the Bucks.