Bishop of the Devil

Christmas is here again this year.

Originally, Daben and the others were coming to spend the holidays with Richard, but Richard was rushed away to spend time with his family.

On the contrary, a group of players came from West Lafayette, led by Pierce, and brought in new people who just joined Purdue this year.

The five newcomers were all very excited. It was definitely an honor for them to have the opportunity to meet the godfather of West Lafayette, Richard!

They also all know that the reason why Purdue University works so hard to recruit them is that they are all people who are favored by Richard.

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Baron Davis and others are very reserved. After arriving, they listened quietly to Pierce and Richard chatting. However, there are also dishonest ones, such as Artest...

Artest was preparing to enter the NBA in two years, and he pestered Richard all night, insisting that Richard give him a guarantee that he would choose himself in the draft...

This guy is a no-nonsense character, he speaks without thinking at all, and his teammates are already used to it.

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Speaking of which, Richard actually has the idea of ​​​​taking down Artest. The main reason is that the current Auburn Mountain combination only lacks one Artest. It would be a pity not to take it down...

Ben, Rasheed, O'Neill, Wu Sheng and Artest, these five people are the protagonists in the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills, and now there is only one Artest missing.

But even if Richard had such an idea, he would definitely not tell Artest...

This player who never thinks through his words, if you tell him in advance, he doesn't have to wait until the draft, I'm afraid this matter will be on the news tomorrow afternoon.

Now that Richard has proven his talent for selection countless times, there is no guarantee that no other team will intercept him.

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This year is coming to an end, and the draft is still about half a year away.

In this draft, a total of four people from West Lafayette are preparing to participate, namely White Devil Bibby, Jamison, Larry Hughes and Pierce.

Under normal circumstances, these four would have been selected in the top ten, not to mention that they all now have the West Lafayette label.

You don’t need to think about it to know that the rankings of these four people may be improved...

Richard is very helpless. He only has one of the Kings' first-round picks on hand now. It's hard to say whether he will be able to select them by then.

And even if Richard has a chance to choose, he may not be able to choose.

For example, Larry Hughes, Richard knew very well that if he selected him, he would probably delay Larry Hughes' growth.

The same is generally true for Pierce and Jamison. Regardless of whether Richard can be selected, even if he is selected, it will be difficult for Richard to give them a lot of playing time.

The only one who is more suitable is Bibby. He plays the No. 1 position. If Richard can take it, he can still get a lot of playing time.

But under normal circumstances, Bibby was awarded the second pick by the Grizzlies, and he will join forces with Raheem.

After the Philadelphia 76ers, the Vancouver Grizzlies teamed up with another pair of West Lafayette brothers.

Not only the Vancouver Grizzlies, but under normal circumstances, the Golden State Warriors selected Carter with the fifth overall pick, while the Toronto Raptors selected Jamison with the fourth overall pick. The two teams would exchange rookies, Vince Carter and Jamison. Mison swaps owners.

Yes, Jamison will join the Golden State Warriors to join forces with Brad Miller!

Under normal circumstances, Pierce would be selected by Green Kai to join forces with Billups!

Historically, Billups was sent to the Toronto Raptors before his rookie season was over because of the scandal. However, because of the emergence of Richard, Billups did not have the scandal, so he is still on the green field. Kai is staying well. Although he is not the head of the team now, he is also the starting point guard of the team...

Larry Hughes would have been selected by the Philadelphia 76ers under normal circumstances. However, looking at the 76ers' record this year, it is estimated that it will be difficult to have such a high draft pick again, so it is definitely impossible for Larry Hughes to join the 76ers... …

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Excluding the Blazers, the home base of West Lafayette, there are already four teams where West Lafayette players have joined forces.

A West Lafayette player who is the worst in the team is also the main starting player of the team. If there are two, he will have a good say in the team!

Looking at it this way, Richard's influence next season will be a bit scary.

There are so many brotherly teams, and if one side is in trouble, all sides can support it...

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After chatting with these boys until the early hours of the morning, Richard's mouth went dry.

This is the third Christmas that Richard has spent since time travel, and the third Christmas without any woman around him.

Leftover Egg Day…

Having spent Christmas with the players for three consecutive years, Richard is used to it.

Sometimes Richard feels very lucky. The matter of not having a woman needs to be viewed dialectically, with pros and cons.

There are many advantages, but the disadvantages are also intolerable to Richard.

A woman has four knives, and men are frightened when they see her.

Blah blah blah, blah blah blah.

Therefore, Richard can actually accept this kind of single life now, at least he doesn't have to endure four knives from women...

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The Christmas Day game starts on the second day, with the Bulls facing the Indiana Pacers in the East.

This season, under the leadership of Larry Bird, the Pacers have suddenly emerged and directly reached the second position in the Eastern Conference. Even the win gap with the Bulls is not big. Now that the season is almost halfway over, they are only one and a half behind the Bulls. Just a victory.

In the West, the Jazz face the Lakers.

What fans didn't expect was that the matchup in the Western Conference was originally predicted to be quite intense, and there was likely to be a scene of O'Neal and Malone fighting under the basket.

What I never expected was that the two sides fought quite harmoniously...

After the game, reporters even photographed O'Neal driving Malone and Stockton away.

This news made Richard feel a little pained. He didn't know if it was his own misunderstanding. He always felt that the Lakers and Jazz might be causing trouble.

There is no doubt that in the playoffs last season, both the Lakers and Jazz were the victims of the Trail Blazers.

Both teams were badly screwed by the Trail Blazers...

The Lakers were directly eliminated by the Trail Blazers in the first round, while the Jazz were tricked by the Trail Blazers into the Western Conference Finals, and were defeated by the Rockets in the end.

It's really possible that these two struggling teams can cherish each other...

"Let me go, Malone will join the Lakers in advance, right?" Richard's anus tightened. If such a thing really happens, it will be terrible!

Malone is still at his peak now, and he didn't join the Lakers just because he was about to retire!

Now Malone can definitely be called the strongest forward in the league, coupled with O'Neal, the strongest center in the league...

If these two people join forces, even if the Auburn team grows up, they will probably be defeated by them!