Bishop of the Devil

He informed Zhang Weiping of his next team building ideas.

And the binding of Mad Dog's lingering props was removed from Ginobili...

In the following time, Richard took a good stroll around the city of Portland.

In five years, Richard had not taken a good look at this small city.

When he met pedestrians who recognized him on the street, Richard smiled gently and nodded in greeting.

After staying here for a long time, even the most hard-hearted person will develop feelings...

…

Seeing that there was not much time left before the start of the draft, Richard flew to Detroit as agreed to start his next journey.

The city of Detroit is quite well-known. It is a famous automobile city. Later, because of the government bankruptcy, the whole world knew about this city.

Even if you are not a fan, you have probably heard of Detroit...

However, the current situation in Detroit is pretty good, that is, there are a bit more black people, and there is nothing wrong with anything else.

When Detroit collapsed, it would be about ten years later. How could Richard care about such a thing? He wouldn't buy a house in Detroit anyway.

Ten years from now, Richard himself doesn’t know where he will be...

…

Just after getting off the plane, at the airport exit, dozens of fans held signs to welcome Richard to join. The leader was Pistons legend Joe Dumars.

Joe Dumars also has another identity, the former general manager of the Pistons and the current team vice president...

The reason why he was promoted to the position of vice president was naturally to give way to Richard.

Richard wants to hold all three positions concurrently. Although it sounds a bit exaggerated, this kind of thing has happened before. At least the general manager also serves as the president from time to time.

Davidson was quite kind. Although he demoted Dumas, his salary and salary remained unchanged...

Dumars also expressed his frustration. In fact, he only retired in 1999, and then took up the post of general manager of the Pistons in 2000, which was last season.

As a result, before the butt was even warm, Richard Dove occupied the magpie's nest...

Dumas could only accept this unexpected situation and had no other choice.

If he were the boss, I'm afraid he would do the same thing...

"Li, welcome to join us!"

"I believe we can do great things!"

Dumas patted Richard's shoulder enthusiastically. In terms of age, he was five or six years older than Richard. At this moment, he was like a big brother and was very enthusiastic towards Richard.

Richard also smiled and nodded. Richard would never be cold-faced when dealing with his own people.

Of course, it’s hard to say yet whether Dumas is one of our own...

…

After following Dumars to the residence arranged by the Pistons, Richard met team owner Davidson.

I don’t know why Davidson actually gives Richard a not particularly good feeling, not as sunny as Paul Allen’s...

Maybe it's also because Davidson is so serious and strict in his work.

Seeing Davidson, Richard remembered one thing...

In fact, Davidson did not live for a few years. He passed away in 2009. Davidson is now 78 years old.

Seventy years is rare in life, and Davidson was already making a fortune if he lived to be close to ninety.

Now, of course, Richard cannot act like a fool and remind people that he has only a few more years to live. This is just a matter of chance...

"Li, if you encounter any difficulties at work, come to me as soon as possible!"

"At my age, I hope you can close my eyes and let me witness the moment when the Pistons win the championship again..."

Davidson had a rare moment of humor.

Richard nodded. Now that he has decided to join the Pistons, he must work conscientiously, both in public and private matters.

Winning the championship is only a matter of time!

If Richard could not lead the Pistons to win the championship before arriving in 2009, it would be almost time for him to return to China and sell sweet potatoes.

…

Sitting in the super spacious office prepared by the Pistons, Richard started his first working day after joining the Pistons.

As Richard's deputy, Dumas is currently sitting opposite Richard.

He is the former general manager, so naturally he has a lot of work to hand over to Richard...

However, Richard is obviously not ready to take over these tasks at the moment. Instead, he asked Dumars to bring the current list of all Pistons players and their respective contract salaries.

"Joe, now our focus is on the draft and offseason transactions!"

"As for team operations and other aspects of work, it is still up to you and other colleagues to do it for the time being. I can't get away for the time being..."

Richard really can't get out of his way now, because he just joined the Pistons, and the Pistons' foundation is too weak, so everything has to start over.

Unlike in later seasons with the Trail Blazers, Richard had limited work to do in the offseason...

Dumas smiled and nodded in agreement.

Originally, he was worried that Richard would take over everything and prevent the team from running normally. Now it seems that Richard has some idea. A person's energy is limited and it is impossible to be responsible for the operation of a team alone.

After Dumas left the office, Richard sighed.

It's really painful to have no one to use it...

In the past, Stevens had arranged some tasks for him, such as player information, but now Stevens plans to stay with the Trail Blazers and not come with Richard.

Now Richard has become a real polished commander.

Of course, with the help of Golden Dragon in terms of finance, Richard is not too worried, but the problem is that Golden Dragon cannot help Richard at all in terms of team building.

…

Stevens probably also has the idea of ​​​​setting up a separate company at the moment, staying with the Trail Blazers and waiting for opportunities.

It's normal to think about it. Richard has already had many head coaches, including Carlisle, Laimbeer and Zhang Weiping.

Of the original four great assistant coaches, only Stevens is now the only one left who has not yet found a head coaching job.

He is ready to slowly wait for the opportunity to come in the Trail Blazers.

But even though he didn't follow Richard to Detroit, Stevens also recommended a candidate to Richard.

Bob Myers.

When Richard first went to the Trail Blazers, this young man called to apply for the position of assistant coach.

However, Richard refused because he was too young...

Unexpectedly, Bob Myers' interpersonal skills were quite good, and he actually became good friends with Stevens.

At present, Richard is short of people, so Stevens directly recommended his good friend to Richard.

Richard had some impressions of this name. After thinking hard, he remembered that this guy was the general manager of the Warriors in later generations...

The name is exactly the same and the age is the same. There is a high probability that he is the Warriors general manager with superb skills.

Richard would naturally not refuse such a talent.

Of course, the premise is that it is really Bob Myers, otherwise, Richard will definitely not find a little guy to make up for his mistakes.

It was agreed to meet in his office in the afternoon.

When Bob Myers walked into Richard's office, he was completely reassured that it must be the Warriors general manager.

This Miles is almost considered a first-level genius. He is even one year younger than Stevens, and as a result, he is thriving in the league.

The reason why the Warriors can rise can be said to be the greatest contribution to his several magical operations.

Abandoned the original Warriors leader, activated Curry, and then signed a child labor contract for Curry...

Hire Iguodala...

Hire Durant...

Hire Cousins...

Anyway, this guy's operation is really vicious, and he definitely deserves the honor of best general manager he received.

Richard was definitely not willing to miss out on such a wizard, so he immediately signed a three-year contract with Miles with an annual salary of US$500,000 as the general manager of his team.

An annual salary of half a million yuan, five years ago, would have been quite generous for an assistant coach.

But for now, it can only be regarded as a relatively ordinary contract. There are still many assistant coaches in the league who can get contracts of this level.

It's not that Richard doesn't want to give a big contract, but it's different now.

Paul Allen is a real tycoon, but what about Davidson? Although his financial resources are pretty good, he will definitely not be as happy as Paul Allen.

Richard didn't want to have trouble with the Pistons just because of the contract.

Moreover, his current position has also changed. He is the general manager of the team, and he is responsible for the team's profits and losses...

Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible for Richard to be as generous as before when it comes to signing contracts.

…

Bob Myers signed his name on the contract, and he was so happy that he couldn't help but feel like he was in a dream!

The dream I had five years ago finally came true today...

"Bob, there is a job for you now!" Richard watched Miles sign the contract and immediately started to let him work.

"BOSS, you said, I will complete the mission successfully." Miles was quite excited.

"Help me contact the teams that hold the first-round picks between 15 and 24 to see if they are interested in the ninth pick in our hands."

"If you are interested, ask them to come up with a quote as soon as possible, and then sort it out and show it to me!"

Miles took a pen and scribbled down Richard's words.

"By the way, let me break the news that we will put Stackhouse on the shelves!"

This sentence made Miles dumbfounded!

Putting Stackhouse on shelves? ! Selling the only player on the Pistons who Miles considers valuable? !

This is so crazy...

But even though he thought this was quite crazy, Miles didn't say anything.

In his opinion, if he wasn't crazy, would he still be Richard? !

Since Richard emerged, there is nothing he has done that hasn’t been crazy...

…

Miles took the order and left. Richard sat in his office and began to frown and think.

His thoughts were a little messy, and Richard forced himself to calm down.

There are still a few days left before the draft. Richard must maximize the value of his chips in this short period of time and strive to gain something in this draft!

The 2000 draft was a small year, but the quality of the 2001 rookies was pretty good.

There are nearly twenty named players!

Among them, there are about ten players who have been selected as All-Stars...

Boxing champion Chandler, sister-in-law, Richardson, Shane Battier, one-man Joe, Jefferson, Troy Murphy, Randolph, Elvis Presley, and Parker!

There are so many strong players in the first round alone...

As for the second round, there were quite a few things that slipped through the net, including Arenas, Okur, and Bobby Simmons, the first picks in the second round.

And among the undrafted players there is a legacy like Nocchioni.

Of course, a special player also appeared in this draft, Jason Corliss.

The first and only player in NBA history to publicly announce his homosexuality...

Speaking of homosexuality, it is actually not uncommon in the basketball circle.

For example, Magic Johnson's son EJ Jiang, such as the old demon Kidd's son Kidd, such as Reggie Miller and his sister, such as Jordan and his daughter, such as the Smiling Assassin and his son...

Another example is the unisex Howard of Warcraft...

Anyway, it is not uncommon for fans to become resistant to these things.

Especially those children from famous families, I don't know what's going on, the chance of being gay is quite high...

However, among the players, not many actually openly reveal that they are gay.

In Richard's memory, in addition to Corliss, there is also Yao Ming's former teammate Amici.

Apart from these two, there is no one else...

As for the magicians and Warcraft, the masters of both men and women, they have never admitted it.

Most people don't dare to admit it. You have to know that the players are often facing each other in the locker room.

Learning that one of them was gay was an uncomfortable thought.

…

Right now, Richard is worrying about how to choose in this draft.

The quantity and quality of the talented players are quite good, so Richard naturally thinks that the more players he can get, the better.

If it is possible to get all these players, the Pistons will not be far from rising.

But this is completely impossible. The Pistons only have two draft picks on hand now...

So now Richard is taking advantage of these few days to increase the number of draft picks in his hands as much as possible.

Even if the pick is a little lower, it won't matter. After all, there are many fish that slipped through the net among this rookie class.

Let’s gather some decent players first, then we’ll start with the specific lineup construction. We’ll wait until next year when Yao Ming enters the NBA and Richard gets it, and then we’ll make detailed arrangements.

…

Later in the evening, Bob Myers compiled feedback from each team.

It has to be said that Myers is quite capable. He got the contact information of each team from Stevens and then called them.

He didn’t say anything else in his opening remarks, except that he was Richard’s chief assistant...

Not the chief assistant coach? At the moment, Richard only has one assistant coach, and he is not the leader.

As for the Pistons' original assistant coaches, they were all taken away by the former head coach.

…

Richard took over the list compiled by Miles and nodded with satisfaction.

Myers did a pretty good job, not only listing the offers of each team in detail, but also using red pen to mark several teams that were sincere.

The ninth overall pick in the hands of the Pistons is actually of pretty good value.

Generally, the value of the top ten picks is much higher than that of the later picks, and this is because only two people from Purdue University participated in the draft this year. Otherwise, the value of the top ten picks will be even higher.

Purdue University has only two players participating in the draft this year, one is Zach Randolph, and the other is Richardson.

Mike Miller already entered the NBA last season...

Right now, there is only one naked Prince left in the entire Purdue University team!

It is worth mentioning that Purdue University did not win the championship this year, but its results were better than last season, reaching the final four.

However, even if he reaches the final four, this will have some impact on the prospects of Purdue's second youngster in this year's draft.

People can clearly feel that the players of Purdue University are celebrating the New Year like Wang Erxiao, and they are not as good as each year.

Therefore, this year's second young coach from Purdue may not be ranked very high...

The more difficult situation for Purdue University right now is that there is still no new blood to join.

There is only one person on the list given by Richard this year - David Lee!

It’s not that there are few good players in this year’s Golden Arches All-Star Game. In fact, the quality is pretty good, at least slightly better than previous games.

But the problem is that three of these players directly participated in the draft.

They are Kwame Brown, Boxing Champion Chandler and Little Shark Eddie Curry!

These three people are known as the top three high school students this year, and they are all center players. They are considered to be the famous Pau Gasol...

Many experts believe that this year is a super year for the draft, comparable to O'Neal's big year in the 1992 class!

In O'Neal's draft, in addition to O'Neal, there was also Mourning...

Even the third overall pick, Laettner, averaged 18+9 per game in his rookie season!

Behind him is Tom Gugliotta, who averaged 15+9 per game in his rookie season.

That will definitely be a super insider year!

And in this 2001 draft, there are three super high school players inside and one Pau Gasol outside, and they also have high hopes...

Every team has the same idea, and these four people were selected in the top four picks.

Of course, facts have proven that this draft is not a big year for insiders at all. Compared with O'Neal's 1992 draft, it is simply a thousand miles away...

…

With the three top high school students participating in the draft, Richard naturally only provided David Lee's list.

It is foreseeable that Purdue University will still have a difficult time in the next few years.

But they also got the remaining glory...

It has become quiet in recent years, which is completely acceptable.

…

Looking at the offer list compiled by Miles, Richard finally fell in love with the Warriors' offer.

The Warriors are willing to use their 14th pick in the first round and the first pick in the second round in exchange for Richard's No. 9 pick and No. 37 pick!

Last season, the Warriors, led by Dave Cowens, gloriously posted the second-to-last record in the league...

The last place is the Washington Wizards...

As a result, this poor penultimate record did not allow the Warriors to get the second pick, and only got the fifth overall pick in the first round.

In addition to the No. 5 pick, the Warriors also have the No. 14 pick on hand.

Richard has a feeling that maybe he and Dave Cowens will meet again soon, and Cowens may be his assistant coach again this season.

…

"Dave, the second-round pick in our hands is useful. Is it useful for you to ask for a second-round pick?" Richard called Cowens directly to inquire about the situation and see if the Warriors could cancel the second-round pick. sign.

Directly exchange the No. 9 pick for the No. 14 pick and the No. 30 pick.

"To be honest, it is actually useless, but the value of our No. 14 pick is not much lower than that of the No. 9 pick. If we exchange two for one, we will lose a bit!" Dave Cowens said with a wry smile.

"It's better than this, Dave, you can take the 14th pick instead. All I need is a draft pick from before the 23rd pick in the first round."

Richard gives Dave Cowens a clear path.

If you feel that the two-for-one trade is a loss, then take the No. 14 pick and change hands, and trade a first-round pick from another team in the 20s for a second-round pick.

Anyway, Richard definitely doesn't want to take out this second-round pick.