Bishop of the Devil

Obviously it is impossible to amputate a leg. The ten percent rate mentioned by Richard and Paul Allen is actually much higher.

"Only ten percent?" Paul Allen frowned, somewhat disbelieving.

In this year's NCAA National Championship, Oden's performance was unparalleled.

In the semi-finals, Oden's Ohio State University encountered the University of Florida. Oden alone faced off against the combination of Horford and Noah, and even had the upper hand. Coupled with Conley's outstanding performance, they won the semi-finals. Eliminated the University of Florida.

Then in the finals, although Oden failed to defeat Purdue in the end, he scored 28 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks in the finals, which was incredible.

Such a super big man is full of talent, but according to Richard, the chance of becoming a talent is less than 10%!

Paul Allen heard what Richard said.

"Li, you mean, if Oden is in your hands, the chance of becoming a talent will be very high?"

"Yes, it will be very high. I have a 90% chance of making Oden a talent." Richard didn't need to hide it from Paul Allen.

These words directly made Paul Allen feel helpless. He was very attracted to Oden. Not only him, but the entire Blazers, from the management to the coaching staff, and then to the fans, were all eagerly looking forward to Oden joining.

But now Richard said that if Oden joins the Trail Blazers, there is a high chance that he will not be able to play, which makes Paul Allen a little at a loss.

"Lee, what do you think we should do now? Should we choose Oden?"

"Choose Durant, he will be the most powerful offensive small forward in the entire history of the NBA. Give him two years, plus the current lineup of the Trail Blazers, and you will reach the top again. "Richard put forward his own suggestions.

"Just that skinny guy? Is he that strong?" Paul Allen was shocked...

In the previous NCAA Finals, he went to watch the game in person and was naturally impressed by Durant, the MOP.

But impressions are impressions, and he doesn't think Durant's future achievements will be higher than Oden's.

The dynasty that the Trail Blazers built before was built with the inside as the core. It can be said that the Blazers now have an incomparable desire for a super center.

Even if Durant got the MOP, even if his performance was outstanding, the Trail Blazers still didn't consider Durant after getting the No. 1 pick.

"Yes, this kid is very useful. It will definitely not be a loss if you choose him. You can think of him as a more athletic Larry Bird..." Richard said with a smile.

"As for Oden, leave it to me. If you are not satisfied with Durant by then, you can trade Oden with me at any time."

Richard was just saying this casually. How could Paul Allen be dissatisfied with Durant? The small forward with the strongest offensive ability in history is not only strong in offensive ability.

Strong offense, strong defense, compatible with any tactical system, Richard really can't think of any team that would be dissatisfied with a player like Durant.

I was already quite interested in Oden, so I took advantage of this opportunity to let the Trail Blazers select Durant first, and then I selected Oden with the second pick.

"Let's do this, let's take Durant and give Oden to you. If Durant is not useful by then, I will cause trouble for you." Paul Allen said with a smile.

You will definitely not look for trouble. After all, we are all a family now, and Paul Allen’s property will definitely be passed on to Tiana in the future.

After finalizing the draft plan with Paul Allen, Richard breathed a sigh of relief.

Not bad, I got my favorite Oden.

Durant is very good, but it may be because Richard knows Durant so well that he has no expectations for Durant. On the contrary, he is very interested in Oden and full of expectations.

…

In the evening, Richard was about to go home when the phone rang again.

Richard sighed. This call came from the domestic basketball management center. If nothing else, he must have trouble with him again.

As expected, the Basketball Management Center is preparing to let Richard take over the position of head coach of the men's basketball team in the 2008 Olympic Games.

The 2008 Olympics are amazing. They are being held in Beijing, a competition on their doorstep. Naturally, the basketball management center attaches great importance to it. It hopes that Richard can continue to coach the Chinese men's basketball team and strive to continue to win the Olympic men's basketball gold medal.

Richard refused without even thinking...

It's not that Richard doesn't want the men's basketball team to achieve good results in the Beijing Olympics, but the basketball manager's request is really scary.

Is it so easy to get a gold medal?

In the last Athens Olympics, the men's basketball team was a dream team that got lucky and encountered a weak team.

The key is that they didn't play against the Dream Team. Argentina helped them get rid of the Dream Team.

In the next Beijing Olympics, the Dream Team will not be so weak. Almost all the league's first-line stars have actively signed up for this Olympics. The strength of this Dream Team will become extremely terrifying.

Even if Richard personally leads the team, he will never win the gold medal.

If Richard really leads the team, it will inevitably give rise to fantasies and hopes among domestic fans. As a result, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

You might get into trouble by then...

However, although Richard rejected the position of head coach, he still promised to help the men's basketball team train before the Olympics to improve the strength of the men's basketball team, so that he could feel more at ease.

I still have a lot of All-Star lights on hand, which I can use for the men's basketball players when the time comes, so that they can win a medal.

…

After talking about the Olympics, the Basketball Management Center begged Richard to use his picks as much as possible to select Yi Jianlian in this draft...

The purpose of the Basketball Management Center is definitely to let Richard train Yi Jianlian and strive to turn Yi Jianlian into the second Yao Ming.

But Richard refused again...

Richard felt that he couldn't do this request from the Basketball Management Center. The second Yao Ming? This is simply impossible.

However, Richard also informed the other party that he would try his best to win Sun Yue in this year's draft.

The Basketball Management Center made two requests this time, but Richard didn't agree. But they were helpless and begged Richard to do something. If Richard didn't agree, there was nothing they could do.

Fortunately, Richard agreed to train the men's basketball team and try his best to win Sun Yue in the draft, so that the basketball team would not go home empty-handed.

…

On May 20, the Eastern and Western Conference semifinals schedule was completed.

In the East, the Pirates and Buccaneers meet for the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the West, the Lakers and Spurs meet in the Western Conference Finals.

The powerful Suns encountered the Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals and were brutally eliminated. This may be the reason why the Suns will introduce O'Neal next season.

They thought they could use O'Neal to counter Duncan, but it turned out that this idea could only be regarded as an idea on paper.

The Lakers met the Jazz in the Western Conference semifinals. As a result, the Jazz were quite tough and fought the Lakers for six games before finally losing.

The semifinals in the Western Conference were quite intense, with the winner not being decided until the sixth game.

On the Eastern side, it was a completely stalemate situation. The Pirates swept the Raptors, and the Pistons did the same, sweeping the Cavaliers to advance.