Bishop of the Devil

Miles contacted Thunder head coach Carlesimo and told them about Richard's idea of ​​exchanging the fifth pick. Carlesimo was naturally very interested.

Any head coach, especially the head coach of a weak team, has a precarious job. They are absolutely unwilling to miss any opportunity that can improve the team's strength as soon as possible.

Although some transactions will cause the team to lose its future, these head coaches can't even protect their current future, so why should they care about the future...

As a result, Carlesimo called Richard and wanted to ask about the situation in detail. He felt that Richard must not be so kind and wanted to sell the No. 5 pick he had just received.

As a result, Richard's reply made Carlesimo almost vomit blood.

"Let McClendon come to me to discuss this matter. You will definitely not be able to make a decision on this matter."

Richard's words are a bit hurtful, but they are the truth. Carlesimo does not have much say in the Thunder. Even though he is currently a relatively senior head coach, who will take him seriously without the honor? thing.

McClendon is one of the owners of the Thunder. He has the most say among the owners, but he has also gotten into trouble for this.

A few days ago, the Thunder announced that they would relocate from Seattle to Oklahoma City. Faced with questions from Seattle fans, McClendon said something that completely chilled the Seattle fans.

"We bought the Seattle SuperSonics with the intention of moving to Oklahoma..."

This sentence made many Seattle fans swear that they would never watch an NBA game again in their lives, and Seattle celebrities like Payton were also very angry. This is why he was unwilling to retire his jersey with the Thunder.

Seeing that McClendon had caused such a big mess, Stern directly issued him a $250,000 fine...

Although the Thunder moved from Seattle, Seattle fans can still create revenue for the league. How could Stern miss out on these fans? In order to make up for the psychological trauma of these fans, he could only operate on McClendon.

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Carlesimo naturally conveyed Richard's original words to McClendon.

McClendon naturally took the initiative to call Richard. In fact, at the moment, McClendon needs to look up to a person like Richard.

He is only one of the owners of the Thunder, and his total net worth is only 300 million U.S. dollars. Compared with Richard, it is really not enough.

Moreover, now that McClendon was severely punished by Stern, he was very unhappy. He knew that the relationship between Richard and the alliance was not very good, so he wanted to complain to Richard.

Of course, his ultimate goal must still be to get some benefits from Richard. After all, they are almost equivalent to a completely new army. Not only has the team moved to another city, but even the team name has been changed. There are no reliable players internally.

Except for not having the right to the expansion draft, they are almost identical to the original Buccaneers.

McClendon also wants to get the Thunder to rise as quickly as possible, so that those damn Seattle fans won't laugh.

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"Li, now I can understand Stern's dominance more and more!"

"What did I say wrong? Stern fined me $250,000!"

"Which league rule did I violate by what I said? It's really unreasonable."

As soon as the call was made, McClendon poured beans out of a bamboo tube and began to complain to Richard.

He knew that the relationship between Richard and Stern was not very harmonious. It was not a secret. Almost everyone with dignity in the league knew about it.

So he wasn't afraid that Stern would know about his complaint.

Richard was a little bit dumbfounded by McClendon's complaints. In fact, Stern did nothing wrong in this matter. For the sake of the interests of the alliance, McClendon would not punish anyone else. He dared to say such things publicly. He was not seeking death. What.

But seeing how much resentment McClendon has against Stern, Richard feels that McClendon might be able to use him in the future...

"Man, this is not why I came to you today. Carlesimo should have told you my thoughts." Richard said with a smile.

"I know, you want to trade the No. 5 pick for our first-round pick next year. For us, this is completely pie-in-the-sky, but I'm sure you must have other requirements." McClendon He also replied with a smile.

"I don't have any special requirements. I just hope that the Thunder will perform well next season and at least get the top three records in the league." Richard said his true goal.

McClendon immediately felt that Richard was crazy...

Is there such an operation? Let other teams fail?! What a hell...

Richard asked the Thunder to mess up, naturally in order to get a higher draft pick in 2009, which McClendon knew well.

But if Richard's trading plan is followed, the Thunder will suffer a huge loss...

They will give away their first-round pick this year, and they will also help the Pirates mess up next season!

With a record among the bottom three in the league, as long as his luck is normal, he will definitely be a top-five draft pick, and even getting the No. 1 pick is not unbelievable.

Although McClendon really wants this year's No. 5 pick and wants to win the UCLA twins of Westbrook and Guofu at the same time, he doesn't want to do this kind of obviously loss-making deal.

"Lee, you must be joking, right? Our Thunder will suffer a lot from this kind of thing..." If someone else made such a request to him, McClendon would probably have turned his back.

But he didn't want to offend Richard, because Richard was now a towering tree in the league. If he offended Richard to death, life would be difficult for any team. No one would forget the lesson of the Jazz.

"No, I'm not kidding. I'm serious about negotiating a deal with you."

"Of course, I also know about this deal. Your Thunder will definitely lose money, but I will give you two options now to make up for the losses of your Thunder." Richard said with confidence. He was very confident in McClendon. I will definitely agree to my conditions!

Richard's words directly aroused McClendon's interest, "Lee, what's your choice? Let me hear it."

"The first option is that I will help you rebuild the team and guarantee that you will return to the playoffs within three years. It may not take three years, two years or even one year is enough!"

When McClendon heard what Richard said, he immediately became happy. This is a good thing, it is definitely a good thing that falls from the sky.

Richard came to help the Thunder rebuild. This is simply a good thing that cannot be found with a lantern.

McClendon wanted to agree to Richard immediately, but he was still curious about the second option proposed by Richard.

"What about the second option? Lee."

"The second option is that I can save you from a disaster that will lead to your death, haha..." Richard said this almost in a joking tone.

McClendon was very happy when he heard it. He didn't expect Richard to make such a joke.

Avoid a disaster? Why does it sound so much like a money scammer...

"Li, you are such a funny person. In this case..."

"I still choose the first option. My life is not that valuable." McClendon said with a smile.

Richard also laughed, but he sighed in his heart.

In the next ten years or so, many bosses in the league will die.

For example, in the next 2009, Pistons owner Davison will pass away.

For example, Pelicans owner Benson passed away at the beginning of 2018, and Paul Allen passed away at the end of 2018...

However, these three people all died of age or cancer. Even if Richard tried to remind them, it would be of no use.

Richard is not a god, and no one can stop him from dying due to age. When old Davidson and Benson died, they were both in their nineties.

As for Paul Allen, Richard has not thought of ways to save his relative. He had previously thought about whether the Intact Pills could completely eliminate the cancer in Allen's body...

But it is a pity that the targets of the use of these props are players, and they must be named players under normal circumstances. Allen does not belong to this group.

Richard reminded Alan more than once to pay attention to physical examinations, but his reminder was actually in vain. With Alan's worth and a top medical team around him, they all underwent regular physical examinations, but in the end he still couldn't resist it. cancer.

Therefore, Richard is powerless to deal with Allen's future tragedy.

The three people above all died from causes that could not be prevented by human power, but McClendon's death was actually avoidable.

This guy got into a car accident while riding a bicycle...

Richard reminded McClendon not to ride a bicycle in this life, perhaps to avoid car accidents.

But even if Richard brought this up, McClendon would probably feel that Richard was joking, or that Richard was crazy...

Richard was helpless and could only mention this matter to McClendon in a joking tone. If the other party took it seriously, Richard would be considered a meritorious deed. If the other party didn't take it seriously, Richard would be worthy of him. conscience.