Bishop of the Devil

Paul Allen announced that he was going to rebuild within the Trail Blazers. In fact, it was completely helpless.

Both Auburn players signed max-salary contracts in 1999. At that time, they both signed six-year, $70 million contracts.

After last season, the Trail Blazers renewed their contracts.

The power of the two Auburn players is enough to ensure that the Trail Blazers maintain a playoff level of strength.

Unfortunately, this season, Xiao Ou suffered an ankle injury after playing fifteen games and was directly reimbursed for the season.

The Blazers' current record is only ranked 11th in the Western Conference, and it is difficult for them to have a chance to make the playoffs.

In this case, the Lakers happened to extend an olive branch to the Trail Blazers, and Paul Allen was naturally thinking about rebuilding.

Richard couldn't help but sigh when he heard that Xiao Ou was out for the season due to an ankle injury.

If Xiao Ao had been by his side, this kind of thing would definitely not have happened. He had many props to ensure Xiao Ao's health.

Not to mention those injury scrolls, in the All-Star Game that just ended, Richard broke the record as the youngest All-Star MVP because of Milicic, and he also received a prop reward.

The reward props have quite obscene names...

The happiness of the lower body, this is the name of this prop. Without looking at the properties, Richard thought it was some kind of bedding.

"Happiness of the Lower Body": a permanent prop that, after being bound to a target player, can reduce the target player's chance of being injured below the waist by 90%. There is an opportunity to change target players once per season.

This prop has many similarities with the permanent props Richard obtained before. The target player can be changed once a year.

However, in Richard's opinion, this prop may be more precious.

As we all know, the most commonly injured parts of players are ankles and knees.

And injuries at these two positions have the greatest impact on player strength.

If it's a wrist injury or back injury, sometimes players can continue to play.

But if the ankle or knee is injured and the player cannot even run, he will definitely not be able to continue playing.

Now with this prop, it can be said that the possibility of lower body injury is almost completely eliminated!

You must know that after binding this item, there is a full 90% chance of avoiding lower body injury. Unless you are too unlucky, it is difficult to encounter the 10% chance.

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If Xiao Ao was by his side, Richard would definitely bind this prop without hesitation...

But now that the Trail Blazers have announced their reconstruction, there is no point in binding them. It is better to let the Trail Blazers continue to mess up and try to make a deal with the Bulls in the 2006 draft to select Al with the second pick. Derich.

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Two days later, a deal that shocked the league was made.

The Lakers sent out two first-round picks and three second-round picks in the next five years, plus Brian Grant, in exchange for big money from the Trail Blazers.

Brian Grant's contract is a major concern for the Lakers. His salary is as high as more than 14 million US dollars, which is only 1 million US dollars less than Kobe.

Just use Grant's contract to balance the salary with Ben's new contract.

The contract Ben just signed with the Trail Blazers was for 4 years and 60 million US dollars. This does not mean that Ben cannot sign a longer contract. The reason why he signed such a four-year contract was mainly for his own future.

The last year of this contract is a player option, which means that after three years, the player can opt out of the contract.

Considering Ben's current age, he can be said to be the oldest player in West Lafayette besides Barry Jr.

Little Bari can no longer be called Little Bari, he is already 35 years old...

And Ben is now 32 years old.

Everyone knows that the career of a blue-collar player in a position that requires physical fitness will not last very long. When Ben is 35 years old, no one can say what kind of competitive state he can still perform.

Now he signs a four-year contract, and he will be 35 years old in exactly three years.

If the competitive condition is good by then, he will continue to play for the Trail Blazers for another year.

If the competitive state is not good, he will just jump out of the contract and come to Richard...

He is not short of money at all, because he signed a contract with Richard's agency and got many endorsement opportunities. He even signed a good contract with Li Ning in China.

Daben has made a lot of money in recent years, so he doesn't particularly care about the length of the contract.

He still hopes to wait until he can retire under Richard's hands and finish the job from beginning to end.

My career started under Richard, and naturally it will end under Richard.

This has always been Ben's dream. He hopes that Richard will preside over his retirement ceremony.

Not only Ben, but many West Lafayette players have this idea.

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This deal shook the entire Western Conference to its core.

The Lakers' record this season is not bad. Although they did not make the playoffs last season, they have almost booked a playoff spot this season thanks to Kobe's magical performance.

How amazing is Kobe this season? 62 points in three quarters, 81 points in a single game, and a season average of 35.4 points per game, all of which were played this season.

This season can be said to be Kobe's super season. Thinking about the teammates around him, the only reliable one is Odom.

But even Odom is currently deeply influenced by the women of the Kardashian family, and he sometimes makes mistakes on the court.

What shocks the Western Conference teams is that if Ben joins the Lakers, how terrible will this Lakers become?

You must know that Ben's style is a perfect complement to Kobe. He can help the team on the court without even having the slightest possession of the ball.

The key point is that Ben is still in his prime. This season, Ben has averaged 7.6 points, 15.4 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. He is still the top super blue-collar insider in the league.

And what did the Lakers pay? They're just paying for their potential over the next five years.

He gained a super blue-collar guy like Ben and got rid of Grant's contract.

This seems to be a completely unequal transaction. Each team feels that there may be some PY transaction between the Trail Blazers and the Lakers.

To say that there is a PY transaction, there really isn’t one.

The Trail Blazers are rebuilding, and Grant, who only has one year left on his contract, can be used to clear salary space, and then they got so many draft picks, which is also beneficial to them.

Of course, Kobe and Ben also played an important role in making this deal possible.

These two people have been very unhappy and frustrated over the past few years.

Originally, he wanted to change teams and change his mood, but Kobe really wanted to win the championship.

As a result, after Kobe made more than ten calls to Ben, Ben nodded and agreed, and the deal was concluded.

After Richard learned the news, he was a little confused.

Ben actually joined the Lakers. Will the Lakers trade Gasol from the Grizzlies in the future?

It seems that this possibility is still possible...

In another two years, the salary space will continue to grow, and the Lakers are willing to spend money. If they have the chance, they may still take a big increase in the contract.

Then the Lakers will be a little too scary...