Bishop of the Devil

Now that the Lakers have met Richard's request, it is naturally impossible for Richard to continue messing around with them. His goal has been achieved and the trouble has been laid for the Lakers.

Although this curse will not exert too much power now, in ten years, this curse may ruin the Buss family's control of the Lakers.

Next, Richard called Ben and the others and asked them to come back as soon as possible. In the past two seasons, he would also help them find some good players to reinforce, and strive to get a total salary before they retire. champion.

The Clippers don't have much leverage right now, so Richard is powerless even if he wants to make a trade. But the Lakers are different. If they want to make a deal, they still have some leverage.

At least they still have enough draft picks. In the past few years, they spent a lot of draft picks on Ben and Gasol, but this year they have slowed down and can trade draft picks again.

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The current Lakers lineup actually doesn't lack anything, it has everything it should have, but it definitely still has great potential for reinforcement.

For example, bringing in a strong defensive small forward...

There is no doubt that Artest of the Rockets is definitely the best choice.

Under normal circumstances, Artest actually only played for the Rockets for one year, and then joined the Lakers in 2009.

Artest has been playing for the Rockets for many years now. The offensive end has declined sharply in recent years, but the defensive end is still strong. If you can get it, put Odom into the substitute lineup to strengthen the bench. Xi's offensive firepower will undoubtedly improve the Lakers' overall strength a lot.

The key is that Artest's price is definitely not expensive now. As long as the Rockets relent, the Lakers may not need too many chips to get Artest.

After getting Artest, Richard will help the Lakers select a more reliable rookie in next year's draft. In this way, the Lakers may have a good chance of winning the championship next season.

After the Lakers won the championship, this Lakers team has basically come to an end, and it is estimated that it will not be long before disintegration.

And that time will be the best time for the Clippers to replace the Lakers.

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Under Richard's instruction, Ben and others returned to the game, and the Lakers were back on track. Although their four-game losing streak at home might cause their playoff rankings to decline, the impact was not too great.

For a championship-level team, no matter what ranking it enters the playoffs, the impact is unlikely to be too great.

If it really has a big impact, there is only one explanation, and that is that this team does not yet have the dominance to compete for the championship.

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In the blink of an eye, there is only one month left until the 2011 All-Star Game begins, and the All-Star voting results are out.

Today's All-Star event happens to be in Los Angeles, playing All-Star game on the doorstep of the Lakers and Clippers.

Just as Richard expected, Sun Yue has a lot of All-Star votes. Although it is definitely not as many as Kobe and Nash, he is still among the top five in the backcourt in the Western Conference.

In this way, there is no need for Richard to sell his face, and Sun Yue will definitely be selected as an All-Star.

It's normal to think about it. After all, Sun Yue is the only one for domestic defenders to break into the NBA. You can imagine how much domestic fans have placed high expectations on him.

Now that Sun Yue has finally played a perfect season for him, how could the domestic fans not work hard.

Thanks to the efforts of domestic fans, even though the NBA Management Committee proportionally reduced the number of votes cast by Chinese fans, Sun Yue still made it into the top five.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the NBA does not reduce the number of votes from Chinese channels, with the popularity of the Internet in China, I am afraid that all four Chinese players in the NBA will appear as starting All-Stars.

China's population base is really too large. Such a large population base has given birth to the largest fan group in the world. This is why Stern has always been thinking about the Chinese market.

With so many fans, even if only one tenth votes for domestic players, it is enough for them to qualify for the All-Star starting lineup.

Sun Yue is obviously unlikely to get the chance to start in the All-Star Game this time. Unless Kobe or Nash misses the game due to injury, then Sun Yue, as a host player, still has a chance to start.

It is a pity that Richard did not get the opportunity to lead the All-Star team this time. At present, his super suit has already collected eight parts, and he is only missing the last part to complete the super suit.

If Richard can lead the All-Star team this time, it is very likely that he can directly put together a super giant suit...

"If you miss it, just miss it. Anyway, there is only one thing missing and you can't run away." Richard thought with a smile.

Because the All-Star Weekend was held right outside his home, Richard naturally went to watch it.

Sun Yue's presence this year is quite strong. Not only has he qualified as a substitute for the Western Conference All-Stars, but he has also qualified to participate in the slam dunk contest.

Richard asked Sun Yue to sign up and give it a try before, and he was actually selected.

Richard estimated that this may be what Stern meant. The huge football market in Los Angeles and the Chinese market behind Sun Yue. If Sun Yue can rise, I am afraid that his influence will be greater than that of Yao Ming in the future!

Of course, even a fool can see that if Sun Yue wants to be as dominant as Yao Ming, it would be more realistic to dream.

However, Stern probably doesn't have high hopes for Sun Yue, and will give Sun Yue more limelight as much as he can.

In order to participate in this dunk contest, Sun Yue also trained dunking movements for several weeks.

Although there are many players in China who have signed up for the NBA, Sun Yue is the first player to participate in the All-Star miscellaneous competition.

Under this situation, Sun Yue naturally didn't want to perform too badly. Even if he couldn't win the slam dunk title, he couldn't be embarrassed by being ranked last.

Richard also went to the scene to cheer Sun Yue on, but judging from his dunk performance, Sun Yue's physical fitness was still not as dark and thick as those perverts.

What's interesting is that Griffin also participated in the dunk contest this year. In the entire history of the NBA, this is the only time in the entire history of the NBA that teammates on the same team participated in the dunk contest at the same time.

It can also be seen from this that the league actually takes care of the Clippers. This kind of limelight has given the Clippers many opportunities.

This can be regarded as a disguised form of compensation to Richard. After all, Richard promised the league to win less championships and have more suspense.

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In addition to Griffin's strong rival, there is also a big McGee in this year's slam dunk contest.

Richard is actually quite impressed with this slam dunk contest. It can be said that Carter should count this slam dunk contest as the most exciting one in the future. Even Howard's Superman appearance was not as good as this one.

Griffin directly made a leaping car dunk...

Big McGee performed a very creative double-basket dunk twice in one game, and then dunked three goals in a row while staying in the air...

With these two strong opponents, it is obviously impossible for Sun Yue to win the dunk king honor, but his performance is not too bad. At least he is not last in the score for each dunk.

Richard sat on the scene and watched it with great enjoyment. Griffin's physical fitness is really nothing to say. Apart from his short hands, there is no fault at all.

As for Big McGee's dunk action, in Richard's opinion, it is no less difficult than Griffin. If Griffin were to do such a chore, he might not be able to do it.

Watching McGee dunk on the court with a simple face, Richard liked it more and more. If there is a chance in the future, he can take down McGee.

McGee's ability to protect the basket is quite strong. If it weren't for his lack of concentration, his role on the court would be much stronger than Capela's later Rockets.

Even in the small ball era, it doesn't mean that the team doesn't need a violent rim protector at all...

Sometimes when faced with teams that like to break through and cause damage, a violent rim protector sitting inside can definitely have a surprising effect.