Bishop of the Devil

As for the team's main point guard Paul, his data is now quite stable.

Averaging 18.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 13.7 assists and 3.1 steals per game, this season may be Paul's best season.

Milicic still continues his stable performance, which is slightly improved compared to last season. He currently averages 22.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, 6.9 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. Continuing this kind of data, Milicic may win this year. Regular season MVP honors.

For Granger and Millsap at the small forward position, Richard gave Millsap a lot of playing time. Millsap's current personal data has also improved compared to last season.

Richard has not yet decided whether to trade Millsap or Granger.

In Richard's opinion, Millsap's potential is not as high as Granger's. Granger will become a player of Pickle's level in the future and is quite useful.

But Granger, like Paul, entered the league in 2005. He entered the league one year earlier than Millsap...

Richard has plans to trade Paul, and may also sell Granger at that time, and then strengthen Millsap.

Anyway, these two people, no matter who they sell to, will definitely bring Richard a very high-quality bargaining chip.

That is to say, there are no top quality small forwards in the 2008 and 2009 drafts. Otherwise, Richard would probably sell one of them before the All-Star Game starts.

The 2010 and 2011 drafts can be considered the years of the real small forwards. In these two years, top small forwards such as Paojiao, Haigong, Jiba, and Xiaoka were produced. Klay Thompson can also be counted as a small forward for the time being. Although he Shooting guard...

Among these five people, Richard's goal is to win at least three of them!

After winning three players, the Pirates won't have to think about strengthening the front and back lines for a few more years.

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In the blink of an eye, it’s mid-November.

The Buccaneers just finished their sixteenth game of the regular season.

With a 16-game winning streak and a straight start to the season, the Pirates have broken the Rockets' record for a winning streak at the start of the season.

But the sad thing is that Richard didn't get the reward. I don't know if the reward will have to wait until the Pirates' winning streak ends, or if Richard simply ends his winning streak at the beginning of the shortened season...

Richard still doesn't know when the Pirates will end their winning streak, because judging from the current situation, this winning streak will last for a long time.

Anyway, he will get the reward sooner or later, so Richard is not in a hurry, just wait slowly.

…

The Pirates had just made a perfect start with a 16-game winning streak. As a result, the league broke out shocking trade news, and what's terrible is that two more were broken in one blow.

The Lakers reached a deal with the Grizzlies, which made the entire West wail directly...

The Grizzlies sent Pau Gasol and acquired a bunch of rotten tomatoes and eggs from the Lakers.

Kwame Brown, Bynum, Kristen plus a Luke Walton!

A terrifying four-for-one trade added an All-Star player to the Lakers' interior.

Under normal circumstances, when the Lakers trade Gasol, they use Kwame Brown, Kristen, two future first-round picks, and the right to sign Gasol...

And now the Lakers have used a lot of their future first-round picks in previous big-money deals, so this time they reluctantly took out Bynum.

Because Bynum was included in the deal, the deal didn't feel as unbelievable as it normally would.

Under normal circumstances, Popovich was very angry about this transaction, saying bluntly that the Lakers exchanged a few steel ingots for a hundred-dollar bill from the Grizzlies.

Kwame Brown and Kristen are both worthless, and the Lakers' two first-round picks were not high in draft picks, so they are definitely not worth much. Although the addition of a small addition will directly make the Grizzlies in this transaction worthless. deficit.

But at the time, who would have noticed Xiao Jia’s addition...

Therefore, the Lakers really only offered a few steel coins at that time, and exchanged a hundred-dollar bill from the Grizzlies.

But now Bynum, a young high school center, has gradually grown up. Last season, he played 20 minutes and scored 8+6. In the ten games he played before this season, this guy can even The data obtained is around 14+10, which is quite amazing!

You must know that this guy is only 20 years old now, and he has a bright future!

Because Bynum was included in this deal, it cannot be said that the Grizzlies lost money. After all, they have to rebuild, and it would be perfect to acquire a super center like Bynum who seems to have unlimited potential.

The Lakers management has really spent a lot of money in order to make a difference this season.

As a result, the Lakers' lineup is a bit scary.

Center Ben Ben, power forward Pau Gasol, small forward Odom, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, and point guard Fisher.

Such a lineup is already a serious threat to the Spurs' dominance in the Western Conference.

Although the Lakers also reached the Western Conference Finals last season, they were defeated by the Spurs and missed the opportunity to enter the Finals. This season is hard to say. With this lineup of the Lakers and the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, who will win or lose? It's hard to say.

After the success of this transaction, one can imagine the pressure on Popovich. Of course, he is quite dissatisfied with this kind of transaction that breaks the balance of the Western Conference.

But even if they are dissatisfied, there is absolutely nothing they can do. The league is a business alliance, and as long as both teams are willing, the league cannot interfere.

Speaking of this, fans may give an example. Under normal circumstances, Paul wanted to join forces with Kobe, but was rejected by the league.

This thing is actually quite special...

At that time, the owner of the Hornets died, and the league temporarily took over the Hornets. It was impossible for them to sell Paul, because if they sold it, the team's market value would be greatly affected, and the Hornets would not be able to sell for the price...

At this time, the league was not actually representing the NBA, but was vetoing the deal as the team owner.

During the league's temporary takeover of the Hornets, they are the owners of the Hornets and naturally have the right to veto the team's transactions.

Except for this special situation, the league actually has no right to interfere with the team's normal transactions. As long as there is no shady operation and no violation of trading rules, the league can only stare at it even if it is not happy.

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The day after the substitution transaction was completed, Green Kai dismantled half of the team in exchange for Garnett and Ray Allen, and the Big Three lineup was officially launched.

In fact, to be precise, Green Kai dismantled most of the team. All the outstanding players that Richard helped them obtain over the years were used as trading chips.

Okur, Varejao, Lu Wei and others, except for Pierce, almost all the other capable players in the team have been sold, and apart from the first-round pick given to Richard next year, they also took The draft picks from 2009 and 2011 were released.

Lu Kai is really crazy.

After Richard heard the news, his first thought was that Lu Kai was crazy.

They have an incomparable desire for the championship, and they do not hesitate to pay a frightening price.

But Richard knew very well that after the deal was successful, Green Kai would indeed become a powerful player in the East, but there was no hope of even 10% success in passing the Pirates.

Maybe Lukai is the hope of winning this success...

Anyway, Richard is not optimistic about the lineup of the Big Three of Green Kai. In his opinion, this Green Kai team is probably not much better than the current Pistons.

The Pistons are far from a match for the Pirates, let alone the new Green Kai, who are among the best.

But Richard can also understand Danny Ainge, because if the Big Three of Green Kai don't do it now that they have this opportunity, then Green Kai will be far away from winning the championship.

The Pirates' lineup is getting more mature year by year. Last season's Pirates were still a little immature, but this season's Pirates have become a true team of kings!

What about next season? !

What about next season? !

The Pirates' lineup is becoming more mature and powerful, and it will become more and more difficult for Green Kai to win the championship. Even if there is another Big Three later, the chance of winning may not be as good as this year.

With no other choice, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and give it a try!

"It's interesting, it's really interesting. These famous events in NBA history were all born under my witness." Richard thought with a smile while sitting in his office.

Now that these two blockbuster deals between the Lakers and Greencap have been reached, it may not be impossible for the Heat's Big Three to take shape in another year or two.

By then, the era of NBA giants will truly begin.

Thinking that the era of giants was coming, Richard chuckled and came as soon as he came. As long as the opponent did not form a weird lineup like the Big Six or Big Seven, he would be completely prepared.

Richard's team is actually a real giant team, whether it is the early Trail Blazers, the previous Pistons, or the current Pirates.

Richard has always had many giant players on hand.

For example, in the current Pirates team, Milicic and Paul are both qualified to win the regular season MVP.

These are definitely two giants.

O'Neal and Oden can also be regarded as giants, because on other teams, these two would definitely still be at the level of bosses.

Roy's scoring can definitely be considered a giant.

Granger, Millsap, and Rondo are not giants now, but they will be giants in the future.

It is equivalent to saying that Richard has eight giants in his hands...

And the most frightening thing is that through transactions and drafts, Richard will have more and more giants at his disposal!

When the era of giants comes, the three giants, four giants, or even the five giants will only die in front of Richard!

A dead end!

"Let's take the sacrificial swords of the three giants of Green Kai first, and let this alliance take a good look at it. It's useless to stick together..." Richard thought with a smile.

…

In less than three days, top teams appeared in the eastern and western divisions, which made the fans very happy.

Fans naturally like the match between the strong and the strong. What's the point of weak chickens pecking each other...

Especially the rise of Green Kai in the East has raised hopes in their hearts. They wonder if Green Kai will become the team that can stop the Pirates.

…

In the blink of an eye, the November game was over, and Milicic won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month honor.

Although Paul's statistics for this Pirates team are basically the same as Milicic's, they may be influenced by Richard, so most people regard Milicic as the team boss.

Richard has never concealed his love for the boring gourd Milicic. Basically, whenever he attends a press conference, he will definitely take Milicic with him.

This can also be regarded as a signal to the outside world that Milicic is the leader of this Pirates team.

In this way, Milicic will have an advantage over Paul in getting honors. With the same data, the team leader will definitely have a greater chance of getting it.

That’s not to say that Richard favors one over the other, but Milicic still has a task that needs to be completed by Richard.

As far as Richard knows, if this Milicic mission is really completed by then, the reward will definitely be extremely generous, in any case, it will be richer than the reward given by Clark's mission.

…

After a month and a half of the schedule, the Pirates continue to maintain a winning streak, already a terrifying record of 22 consecutive wins.

The Pirates' first game in December was against the Jazz, who have been on a roll lately...

The grudge between Richard and the Jazz is old history. After so many years, the relationship between Richard and the Jazz is no longer so tense. Richard even had a rare exchange with Sloan before the game. Chatted for a few words.

"Jerry, life is hard, haha..." Richard teased Sloan with a smile.

Sloan's life is really difficult now. They finally have signs of re-emergence. They only need to kill the Spurs to return to the finals.

But now it's good. Before they could find a chance to kill the Spurs, they had another opponent, and this opponent was stronger than the Spurs!

Sloan smiled wryly and waved his hand, "Lee, you have to live in hard times. What did you say about the Millsap trade I mentioned to you before?"

In order to compete with the Spurs and Lakers, Sloan worked hard and even begged Richard.

Millsap is considered the best candidate to reinforce the Jazz next, mainly because Millsap is a rookie, the contract amount is small, and he does not take up salary space...

"Old man, it's not easy to get Millsap, and you Jazz don't have much leverage." Richard grinned.

Everyone wants Millsap, and Richard is not a philanthropist. The one who pays the highest price must get it.

"Isn't it okay to give you two first-round picks?" Sloan asked with a grimace.

Richard shook his head. The Jazz are currently ranked in the top half of the Western Conference and fourth in the Western Conference. The draft pick with such a record is definitely not much better...

Although Sloan is willing to give two first-round picks, these two first-round picks are outside the 20th pick, and their value is not too great.

"Your picks are definitely not that high. You two picks at the bottom of the first round want to trade players like Millsap. Old man, do you think it's possible?" Richard asked with a smile.

Sloan's expression became even more bitter, he shook his head and sighed.