Bishop of the Devil

Xiao Si feels very sad now and wants to cry.

In fact, he was quite happy at first. Although Yao Ming was not suspended, Richard was fined 200,000 US dollars!

This is not a small sum, which makes Xiao Si feel very happy...

But when the financial report came out later, Xiao Dun was about to cry. I dare say that the two hundred thousand US dollars was nothing to Richard.

I'm afraid Richard didn't take the two hundred thousand US dollars seriously at all...

After a long time of turmoil, Yao Ming was not severely punished, but was fined US$25,000. Richard's punishment didn't even count, but he was hurt the most!

Is there any reason for this...

…

The league's punishment results have come out, and there is a lot of turmoil. Richard has no intention to care about it at the moment. He has more important things to do.

Let Philip Sr. enter the Hall of Fame.

That's right, let Philip Jones, his old assistant coach at Purdue University, enter the Hall of Fame!

This year’s nominations are not closed yet and will not close until the end of December.

Richard also thought about it for a long time before making this decision...

It's still quite difficult to do this, but it doesn't mean there's no chance at all.

First of all, old Philip is definitely qualified to be nominated. He has been in the coaching industry for more than 25 years.

Although he has been an assistant coach most of the time, that is, Richard has been in the head coach position in the few years since he left Purdue.

However, there is no requirement to qualify for nomination. You must be a head coach, and assistant coaching qualifications also count.

Secondly, Old Philip still has enough honors. Purdue University has won five consecutive championships in recent years.

Among them, Richard was the champion for two years before leaving, and the next three championships were all led by Philippe Sr.

Although almost everyone knows that Purdue University's subsequent three consecutive championship lineups were also engineered by Richard, even Philip Sr. has publicly admitted this more than once.

Many people attribute these five championships to Richard...

But no matter what, the head coach of the next three consecutive championships is Philippe Sr. No one can deny this.

He has enough years of experience and enough honors on hand. It is not a problem for old Philip to be nominated.

The biggest problem is that there are no recommenders...

Old Philip really didn't have many connections, and the biggest person he knew was Richard.

But Richard himself is not a Hall of Famer, so how can he recommend old Philip?

At this point in time, Richard could only show off his face and find someone to help him.

The minimum number of recommenders is one and the maximum is three.

In order to make the publicity bigger and increase the success rate of Philip Sr. entering the Hall of Fame, Richard directly targeted the three of them!

The first person Richard found was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in front of him...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a player in 1995. Coupled with his historical status, he is definitely the top recommender.

Naturally, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did not refuse this request. This kind of thing just takes a little effort and is not difficult.

After thinking about it, Richard called Wilkens again.

Lenny Wilkens entered the Hall of Fame earlier, in 1989. He made great achievements in his career and was later elected to the Hall of Fame as a player.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if Wilkens cannot enter the Hall of Fame as a player, he can later enter the Hall of Fame as a coach.

This ancient legend was a great player and coach...

There are very few players in the history of the NBA who have such a brilliant career as a player and then achieve great success in their coaching career, very few.

He has definitely blossomed in both culture and sports, so there is nothing wrong with him.

"Lanny, my old buddy, I need your help with something..." Richard politely called Wilkens, the veteran coach.

"Huh? Li, your tone is not right. Are you thinking about our Raptors?"

"Boy, don't think about this. No matter who you want, I will definitely not agree to the trade!" Wilkens saw Richard calling and immediately thought that Richard was interested in someone from their Raptors team. A certain player.

After leaving the Hawks, he has been coaching the Raptors for the past two years.

Richard used martial artist Jackson to acquire Tracy McGrady and Artest from the Raptors. Facts have proved that the Raptors really lost money in that transaction.

The value of one Artest alone is comparable to that of Warrior Saint Jackson!

Not to mention Tracy McGrady, who is now the top-ranked super swingman in the league. Although there is still some gap between him and Kobe, the main gap is in honor.

In terms of strength, the gap between him and Kobe is just a tiny bit.

Such a player, if the Raptors had stayed, they would have been invincible...

They have never thought that even if Richard does not make a trade, with their contemptuous attitude towards Tracy McGrady, it may be difficult to keep Tracy McGrady.

But they definitely wouldn't think that way. What they were thinking was that Richard had tricked them, almost 1 for 3, causing them to lose everything.

The former head coach of the Raptors was also sadly fired, which led to the subsequent appointment of Wilkens.

No wonder Wilkens immediately felt a little numb when he saw Richard talking to him so politely.

Having learned a bloody lesson from his predecessor, Wilkens didn't want to lose his life later in life.

"No, Lanny, my old buddy, we have no trading plans now, only one Oku has been put on the shelf." Richard denied it directly.

What he wants to cheat is the Suns, and he really has no idea of ​​beating the Raptors...

"Okay, that's good. From your tone just now, I thought you wanted to trick me!"

"Do you need my help with anything?" Wilkens asked with a smile.

"That's right, old man, Purdue University head coach Phillip Jones, you should know that, right? I want you to be the introducer to the Hall of Fame. I wonder if you are willing?"

"Is this a matter? It's a small matter, as long as you don't cheat me, everything will be easy to talk about..."

Wilkens didn't know much about old Philip. He only knew that he was Richard's former assistant coach and relied on Richard's lineup to win three consecutive NCAA championships.

At the moment, he guessed that Richard wanted to help old Philip, seek a historical status, and then ask him for help.

It's really not a big deal. I can help with such a small matter. After all, he and Richard have always had a good relationship.

…

After taking care of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilkens, Richard breathed a sigh of relief. The matter went smoothly without any setbacks.

The main reason is that Richard's current network of contacts is not what it used to be. If it had been the time when he had just entered the NBA, he might not have had the nerve to invite these two famous players.

There was only one recommender left, and Richard pondered.

It's not that there are no candidates left, but there are many candidates, and Richard has a hard time deciding.

Brent Barry, his father, Barry, would definitely not reject him if he called him.

But right now, Richard doesn't have Old Barry's phone number. If he wants to find Old Barry, he has to go through Little Barry.

He actually had the phone number of a Hall of Fame player in his hand, and Richard was quite sure of recruiting this famous player.

Bill Walton is almost the biggest star in Trail Blazers history.

Of course, since the establishment of the Trail Blazers dynasty, this statement has not been very accurate...

Richard had coached the Trail Blazers for five years, and naturally had a lot of exchanges with the famous veteran Walton.

In many key games, Wharton Sr. would bring his family to watch the games. Richard and the Wharton family were all familiar with each other.

The Wharton family is actually similar to the Barry family. They have three sons, and all three sons play ball.

It's just that the three sons of the Wharton family are not very talented and are far inferior to the three sons of the old Barry family.

Richard has also met the three sons of the Wharton family, especially the youngest son Luke Walton.

Walton Jr. is Bill Walton's biggest hope. Among the three sons, Walton Jr. has good talent. His two brothers are both quite mediocre players.

Walton Jr. is currently in college and may enter the NBA next year, but his draft pick will definitely not be much better, after all, the talent is there.

"Bill, my old man..."

Richard made a straightforward request to Old Wharton, asking him to be Old Philip's introducer.

Old Wharton didn't hesitate and agreed without saying a word, but judging from his hesitation, he might have something to ask Richard for help.

"Old man, if you have anything to do, just tell me directly. You don't need to be polite to me." Richard said with a smile.

He could roughly guess the purpose of the old Wharton, and he probably wanted to let Richard take care of the young Wharton.

"Li, my youngest son will participate in the draft next year. If you have a chance, pick him. Although he is not very talented, he really works hard enough."

"I think under your training, he will definitely have a good career..."

"The salaries of these players now really make me jealous. I don't have high requirements for Luke. If he can sign a contract with an annual salary of several million US dollars, I will be satisfied."

Old Wharton, who hoped that his son would become a success, this time he lowered his face and begged Richard.

After listening to Old Walton's words, Richard laughed. If Old Walton knew that the annual salary of top players could reach 40 million US dollars in the future, I don't know what he would think.

I'm afraid it's more than just jealousy. I guess I have to go into someone's house with a knife...

You must know that in this league right now, excluding the special case of Jordan, there is currently no player with an annual salary of 20 million.

Even with Garnett's contract, this year's salary is less than 20 million.

Even this salary level made Old Walton jealous, let alone the 40 million level in later generations.

"Don't worry, old man, even if you don't say anything, I will take care of this kid. After all, he is the one who grew up under my watch." Richard agreed without saying a word.

Little Luke really almost grew up under Richard's watch, so it was reasonable to take care of this boy.

This can explain why some sons of famous players can get a contract in the NBA even though they have no talent.

Because their father is a celebrity, they have a wide network of contacts.

Besides, Walton Jr. is actually quite good. Of course, this does not refer to player strength, but coaching ability.

If you train him carefully, maybe he will be a top coach with a thousand wins level.

…

After pulling in old Wharton, old Barry and Jia's father, Richard's matter of thinking about old Philip was almost settled.

If this kind of arrangement of noodles is not good, then it is really unreasonable.