Bishop of the Devil

Early the next morning, Ballmer asked his assistant to announce that he would withdraw from the competition to acquire the Clippers.

At the same time, Richard also announced that he would join the fight for ownership of the Clippers.

As soon as these two news came out, some people were naturally happy and some were sad.

Sterling's hair turned white with worry. Like everyone else, he couldn't figure out what kind of ecstasy Richard fed Ballmer, and why Ballmer would withdraw from the competition so simply, even making an attempt to make an offer. nothing.

The other competitors also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.

Ballmer's participation in the competition actually put great pressure on them. Now that Ballmer has withdrawn, their chances of getting the Clippers have become much greater.

Although Richard's financial resources are quite strong, they still don't know Richard's determination...

In their view, Ballmer's threat is undoubtedly much greater than that of Richard.

…

A few days later, the draft officially began.

Richard is a little embarrassed this time, because he currently has no identity and cannot participate in the draft.

Jordan naturally wanted to ask Richard to help him with the draft. The Pirates currently have a considerable number of draft picks on hand, but in the end Jordan was too embarrassed to speak...

This is a complete sacrifice of saving face and suffering.

And since Jordan didn't speak, Richard naturally wouldn't take the initiative to get involved...

Jordan was embarrassed to speak, but there were quite a few teams that were embarrassed to speak.

Several teams came up with the rather ridiculous idea of ​​hiring Richard as their interim draft consultant on draft day...

A day’s salary of five million dollars!

The Knicks are even willing to offer a super high price of eight million US dollars a day!

There is naturally a reason for the madness of these teams.

The draft picks they have on hand are all good. If Richard can help select a few high-quality newcomers, relying on these high-quality newcomers, they will rise directly...

This value is far more than five million US dollars or eight million US dollars.

Richard naturally ignored them. A mere five million US dollars was enough for him to put down his face and work as a temporary worker for others.

Richard called Stern and asked if he could represent the Clippers in the draft.

The Clippers are almost in his possession now, and he naturally wants to help the Clippers get some high-quality newcomers in this year's draft.

But this request was ruthlessly rejected by Stern...

Stern doesn't want the Clippers to rise too quickly and make Richard miss this draft. This will delay the Clippers' rise by a year. He will make some moves later while the league is still in trusteeship. , trying to create some difficulties for Richard.

Based on Stern's understanding of Richard, he knows very well that this Clippers team will definitely be in Richard's possession, and no one can compete with Richard.

Ballmer, the only one who can compete with Richard, has now withdrawn.

…

Richard sighed. Stern's rejection of him was actually not a surprise. Richard had anticipated this scene before speaking.

Among this year's rookies, there are actually many high-quality rookies that Richard is very eager for.

Brother Qiang, Cousin, Eunuch Hai, Pickled Pepper, Xue Bu, Bai Bian, Junior Brother...

It's a pity, Richard probably won't be able to get any of them now.

Since Richard can't get in touch with the Clippers, he simply goes to help his own team.

The two teams that can be called their own teams are undoubtedly the Trail Blazers and Warriors.

Although the Pistons were coached by Richard, they have now changed hands and have little connection with Richard. The only connection is that they retired Richard's jersey.

As for the Pirates, since Jordan didn't say anything, Richard must have just let him go...

Even if Jordan chooses a bunch of rotten tomatoes and eggs this year, it will actually have no impact on the strength of the Buccaneers in the next two years.

As long as there are no injury problems in their team, they will be the biggest favorites to win the championship.

…

At the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York, Richard's appearance stunned everyone present.

What is this guy doing here?

Didn't he already sell his equity in the Buccaneers? Now Richard is neither the team owner nor the management or coach of any team. What is he doing here today?

Richard saw everyone's surprised expressions and couldn't help but smile and explain: "Today I was entrusted by the Trail Blazers and Warriors to be their draft consultant."

As soon as this statement came out, the scene was completely silent...

Good guy, no wonder Richard didn't accept their temporary employment. He just wanted to help his family with the draft.

Needless to say, the relationship between Richard and the Trail Blazers is like a family.

As for the relationship with the Warriors, most of the league's top executives were present, so they naturally knew about the relationship between Richard and the Golden Dragon.

…

After Stern entered the room, he couldn't help but be startled when he saw Richard's figure.

He didn't expect to see Richard at the draft after rejecting him.

…

The Warriors have a lot of draft picks this year. After Golden Dragon took over the Warriors, they followed Richard's advice and directly carried out reconstruction.

Old Nelson has no objection to this. He also knows very well that no matter how strong his coaching ability is, it is difficult for the Warriors to have a chance to win the championship with this lineup. It is better to take advantage of the opportunity of Richard's help to rebuild properly. .

The Warriors currently have the No. 8 pick, the No. 19 pick, and three relatively high second-round picks.

As for the Trail Blazers, they don't have many draft picks on hand, but they don't need too many newcomers to add to their current lineup. A good run-in of this lineup is enough to compete for the championship.

"I declare that the draft has officially begun." Stern announced the start of the draft with a weird look.

Richard came to help the Warriors and Trail Blazers draft tonight. Stern has no objection to this. In short, it’s not just Richard who chooses for himself...

The rise of the Warriors or Trail Blazers wouldn't do any harm to the league.

The Eastern Conference has been too strong in recent years, and there are some signs of weakness in the Western Conference, allowing the Warriors and Trail Blazers to rise. Stern is quite happy to see this kind of scene.

…

"I announce that the Washington Wizards have selected John Wall from the University of Kentucky with the first pick of the first round." Stern announced the candidate for the No. 1 pick.

Brother Qiang was selected with the first overall pick as usual.

…

It can be clearly seen from this year's draft that teams are no longer as superstitious about big players as before.

The second overall pick was still a backcourt player. The Philadelphia 76ers selected Evan Turner with the second pick.

The No. 2 pick must have some talent. This Turner's abilities are relatively average and cannot match his status as the No. 2 pick.

The reason why he was selected with the second pick was actually because the 76ers believed that his physical fitness was too good. He is a 201-meter-tall shooting guard and his wingspan is quite outstanding.

But this guy has an obvious drawback, that is, he has no three-point ability.

It's not that he can't shoot three-pointers, but his accuracy is too poor. It's probably Westbrook's three-pointer level in the playoffs.

Under normal circumstances, although Turner's performance is not very good, he still makes a lot of money. He got a four-year, $70 million contract from the Blazers, who are stupid and have a lot of money...

(In this year’s playoffs, did anyone notice Turner during the Trail Blazers’ game? With 18 million U.S. dollars, he averaged less than 1 point per game. He was a complete loser. The Trail Blazers gave up 18 million in salary to Nuerki. It’s amazing, it’s really not easy to be able to play like this. Fortunately, Turner’s contract has expired, and the Trail Blazers will have salary to sign next year.)