Bishop of the Devil

Richard had a phone call with the president of Eagle and decided on the deal directly.

The Hawks sent away the team's core insider Al Horford and a first-round pick that may be on the verge of the lottery, in exchange for Griffin and point guard Blake from the Clippers.

As soon as this deal broke out, many people thought Richard was crazy. He was actually willing to sell a power forward like Griffin who seemed qualified to hit the top three in history!

That's Griffin. What a joke. Many Clippers fans are counting on Richard and Griffin to work together to bring the Clippers out of the mire.

Fortunately now, Griffin has not even finished the season and was directly sold by Richard.

After Griffin knew the news, he was dumbfounded...

He asked himself that his performance was the limit of what he could achieve. After all, this was his rookie season. No one would be dissatisfied with such data.

And there has never been any conflict between himself and Richard. He really can't understand why Richard would have the idea of ​​selling him!

And the most important thing is that Griffin feels that he was sold cheaply...

Do you think that a super power forward in the top three levels in history is worth such a thing? !

A first-round pick on the edge of the lottery is indeed valuable, but not very high...

A fourth-year baby-faced big man with only 15+9 statistics has not even made it to the All-Star Game!

Thinking of this, Griffin naturally found it extremely difficult to accept.

"Dong dong dong..." There was a knock on the door of Richard's office.

"Come in!" Richard shouted in the office.

The person who came was none other than Griffin. He came to Richard now, and he must have come to investigate.

Thinking of these young players with potential, who is willing to leave a city like Los Angeles that is so rich and rich? !

In big cities, there are naturally more opportunities and more endorsements.

Just imagine, if Kobe was not in Los Angeles, who can say whether he would have achieved his current achievements and popularity.

When Griffin was drafted by the Clippers, he was actually quite excited. His career basically got a perfect start.

The two-thirds of the season that I have played now has proved this even more. With extremely explosive statistics, my start is quite perfect.

But now this perfect start was about to be ruined, how could he not be angry.

"Huh? Young man, I just want to talk to you." Richard said with a smile as he watched Griffin enter his office.

After all, if you want to sell Griffin, you should have a chat with Griffin.

"Coach, I don't understand why you want to sell me?" Griffin asked with an ugly face.

That is to say, Richard has accumulated enough authority in the league over the past ten years. Otherwise, if it were other head coaches, they would probably be greeted by Griffin's roar and roar.

"Of course I want to give the team more chips and then start rebuilding," Richard said with a smile.

"But am I not the best cornerstone for reconstruction? Do you think that baby-faced Al Horford is better than me? Could he be a better cornerstone for building a team than me?!" Griffin forcibly suppressed his inner thoughts. Angry asked slowly.

Richard immediately waved his hand, "No, young man, I never said Horford was better than you."

"You are indeed very strong, but what we can get in this deal is not just Horford. Don't forget the first-round pick!"

"A first-round pick, just a first-round pick on the edge of the lottery? Coach, I can guarantee that you will definitely regret this deal. This deal will definitely become the most regretful decision in your career!" Griffin was full of confidence. said.

Now that the deal is a foregone conclusion, it's too late for him to say anything...

However, he still wanted to tell Richard that selling himself was definitely not a wise choice.

"Young man, I'm looking forward to this day. I hope you can use your own performance to prove me wrong." Richard said to Griffin calmly.

Griffin nodded solemnly, "I will, coach!"

After saying that, Griffin turned and left Richard's office.

Sun Yue was standing outside the office. He just saw Griffin rushing towards Richard's office angrily. He was afraid that Griffin would lose his mind and beat Richard, so he kept guard outside the door...

Now seeing that nothing major happened, he was relieved and entered Richard's office with a smile.

"Regret?" Richard smiled bitterly in his heart after seeing Griffin leave.

How could I regret it? This lottery-border draft pick, if nothing else happens, will bring Kawhi Leonard to Richard...

A Horford may not be as good as Griffin, but what about a Horford plus Leonard?

So how could I regret it? It seems that I have never regretted the transactions I made.

Taking a step back, even if Leonard is not picked up in this draft, there is still a black and tough Butler waiting for him with the 30th pick. Even if there is Horford plus a Butler, the value will definitely be higher than that of Gary. Fin is much bigger.

…

"What are you doing here? Why don't you go and train properly?" Richard looked at Sun Yue.

"Hey, let's go to training now..." Sun Yue turned around and ran away.

Although he has been with Richard for many years, he actually still has an inexplicable sense of fear, or awe, towards Richard.

He really regards Richard as his elder. In his opinion, Richard may be the so-called strict master among the best disciples...

And he is naturally a master disciple.

After Griffin leaves, will he become the boss of the team?

It’s wonderful to think about it…

The more he thought about it, the more beautiful it became. Sun Yue left Richard's office and headed to the training ground to train hard.

These years of training have also made him truly aware of the importance of physical fitness.

After these years of hard work, his physical fitness has improved a lot compared to when he first entered the league. I am afraid that after reviewing the current backcourt players in China, I cannot find any player who can compete with Sun Yue in terms of physical fitness. .

Richard naturally noticed Sun Yue's training attitude, otherwise, he would not have given Sun Yue a chance to grow.

…

Three days later, Al Horford successfully joined the team, and Griffin also went to Atlanta to report.

Horford's temperament is quite low-key. I have never heard of him competing for the ball with his teammates, so he integrated into the team quite smoothly.

Who doesn't like such a capable player who doesn't fight for anything? Especially the little shark was so happy.

It's Little Shark's contract year now. He naturally wants to put up decent numbers and try to sign a decent contract next season. He definitely doesn't want a maximum salary or an annual salary of tens of millions or more, but even if he has An annual salary of five million is not bad!

When Griffin was there, Shark was having a hard time. How could Griffin give him the ball? Generally speaking, as long as he had the ball in hand, even if it was passed to outside Sun Yue, it would not be passed to him...

Well now, Horford's style of play is completely different from Griffin's, and his organizational skills have improved Shark's statistics a lot.

Of course, the team will definitely still lose, and the Clippers are still firmly in the top three in the Western Conference.

…

The regular season schedule is coming to an end, and Richard is relieved. The most difficult first season is finally over. Starting next year, the Clippers won't have to work so hard.

Because next year's draft picks have been sold, the Clippers will definitely not mess with them next season.

Richard would naturally not do this kind of thing of making wedding clothes for others.