Bishop of the Devil

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However, although Green couldn't understand why Richard would choose a player from his rival team, he was still looking forward to playing for Richard.

If you really want to talk about it, in fact, between Purdue University and Michigan State University, before Richard came, Michigan State University had a better historical record in the crazy three.

But as Richard began to take charge of Purdue University, Purdue University seemed to have been given a shot of blood, and it directly became the strongest basketball mecca in the NCAA league...

Michigan State University naturally hates Richard, but they also admire Richard's ability. If someone else were to coach Purdue, they would definitely not have such a completely different performance.

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After successfully taking down the Egg Chasing Green, Richard finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that my premonition was wrong, and nothing happened in this draft.

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"I announce that the Charlotte Hornets have selected Festus Ezeli from Vanderbilt University with the 29th overall pick in the first round." Stern announced the Hornets' draft choice.

It can be seen that Jordan is also deliberately choosing an inside player to replace Jordan...

Under normal circumstances, Ezeli would have won a championship with the Warriors, but he was not very strong. After being given up by the Warriors, he was immediately unemployed.

Obviously Jordan didn't pick a decent big man this time, but that's normal. After all, he was picked at the bottom of the first round. How could it be so easy to pick a strong big man.

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After Jordan finished selecting the players, the next step was the Spurs, who topped the league record last season.

After announcing the Spurs' selection, Stern officially ended his work in the NBA and bid farewell to the NBA completely.

Richard looked at Stern on the court and could only wish him a happy old life in the future.

"I announce that the San Antonio Spurs have selected Khris Middleton from Texas A\u0026M University with the 30th overall pick in the first round!"

Richard was originally feeling sad about Stern's departure off the court, but when he heard Stern read out the Spurs' selection, he suddenly looked confused.

Come again? !

Popovich intercepted the player he wanted again!

Richard was dumbfounded. It was only one time, but now he was intercepted twice by Popovich.

For a moment, Richard even suspected that Popovich was possessed by something, such as another time traveler...

Otherwise, it is really impossible to explain why he was able to cut himself off for two consecutive years.

Cutting off the beard once can be said to be good luck, but cutting off the beard twice cannot be explained by luck.

However, Richard thought about it carefully. It seems that the possibility of being possessed by a time-travelling person is unlikely. If it were possessed by a time-travelling person, the Spurs would not only have such a small movement. What they should do is like Richard. Like Germany, they crazily introduced draft picks and then showed off their talents in the draft.

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Middleton was picked away by Popovich, which added a lot of pressure to Richard.

This is the rhythm for the Spurs to truly rise.

Nowadays, in addition to GDP, the Spurs also have Jimmy Butler and George Hill, and now they have Middleton.

If nothing else goes wrong, Popovich will definitely sell Hill this summer, and maybe he can get another outstanding rookie player.

As a result, the depth and thickness of the Spurs' lineup will become quite terrifying...

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Without the target of Middleton, Richard could only focus on Jae Crowder. As a result, Crowder was selected with the 34th overall pick...

It will soon be the 37th pick of the Clippers, and Richard frowned.

This situation is even more painful than last season's draft.

At least there were many high-quality alternatives last season, and among the players left available this season, the best one is Will Barton.

Will Barton is actually good, but he is not a star. He can only be said to be a relatively outstanding starting-level player.

It is quite appropriate to use the poor version of Prince to describe this player. Of course, he is not that poor. If Prince has a monthly salary of 10,000, Will Barton's monthly salary is probably 7,000.

As for Sun Yue, he actually has the same style. Currently, Sun Yue is probably at the level of 8,500 monthly salary...

To be honest, being able to select a player like Will Barton in the second round is actually a huge profit, but compared to Middleton, the gap is definitely not small. This is where Richard feels disappointed. .

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"I announce that the Los Angeles Clippers selected Will Barton from the University of Memphis with the seventh overall pick in the second round." Silver took the stage to announce the Clippers' selection.

In this draft, Richard selected two forwards and defenders again.

Although Chasing Green plays inside, in the eyes of all parties, his most suitable position is small forward.

For two consecutive years, Richard did not win a single inside player. This also sent a signal to the other 29 teams present that the NBA has a trend of entering a new era.

Maybe the good days of traditional centers are gone forever, otherwise, Richard would not have been able to go two years without getting an inside post.

If Richard knew what these people were thinking, he would probably smile bitterly.

It's not that Richard doesn't want to choose a traditional center, but he really has no choice. In the past two years, there really aren't any traditional centers that can catch Richard's eye.

It cannot be said that there is no such thing. For example, when Richard entered the league in 2010, Richard, as the draft consultant of the Warriors, asked the Warriors to select Baibian.

Now Bai Bian is doing quite well with the Warriors...

In addition to Bai Bian, Zhuang Shen in this year's draft is also pretty good, but the draft pick is too high, and Richard is also powerless and cannot get it at all.

This year's draft is equivalent to saying that Richard's final harvest is a chasing Green. Will Barton's value is not great, and as time goes by, his value may decline.

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After the draft, Richard just returned to Los Angeles when he received a call from Milicic.

Milicic's contract with the Pirates has not ended yet, but his player option is for the next season. Now he is calling Richard to see if Richard needs him to join.

If Richard needs him, then he will exercise the player option and come to Richard's team.

If Richard doesn't need it, then he should finish the season first.

"Farewell, Darko, if you came to my place at this time, Michael would probably be so angry that he would want to jump off the building."

"Losing Jordan is enough to make Michael feel uncomfortable. If we lose you, I really doubt that this guy will come to Los Angeles overnight to fight for me." Richard said with a smile.

Nowadays, because Richard has Horford and Chase Green on hand, there is not much need for Milicic to join. After all, Chase Egg and Horford both have excellent frontcourt organizational skills.

The key is that if Milicic joins the Clippers, the contract will not be easy to sign.

Milicic is now at his prime, and Richard has to give him a maximum salary no matter what. If he doesn't give him a maximum salary, it's really unjustifiable.

But if a maximum salary is given, the subsequent signings of Leonard, Thompson and others will encounter difficulties...

So even if Jordan agrees to let Milicic leave, Richard will not be able to invite Milicic to join.

"Okay, coach, after this season, if you need anything, please contact me at any time. I will give priority to joining the Clippers." Milicic said sincerely.

His gratitude to Richard has reached an extreme level. Now that Richard has left Charlotte, he no longer has much sense of belonging to Charlotte.

If nothing else, he will definitely leave Charlotte by the end of the next season to seek a large maximum salary super contract.

If Richard recruits himself next season, then Milicic feels that it will not be a big deal if he takes an appropriate salary cut by then.

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After hanging up the phone with Milicic, Richard was still very happy. The disciples he had trained were still thinking of himself.

However, there is still a problem before Richard that needs to be solved.

That is, Marcus Camby's contract has expired. If the Clippers don't sign two tens of millions of annual salary contracts next season, their salary will not reach the poverty line.

Big Ben came to invest now. As the earliest West Lafayette player to follow Richard, Richard gave Big Ben a two-year contract worth 20 million US dollars without saying a word.

Ten million US dollars a year. If you really want to say it, today's big money is definitely not worth this price, but Richard is the boss now, and he can give as much as he is willing to give...

In addition to Ben, Brad Miller, the last West Lafayette player to enter the league in 1996, also joined the Clippers.

The Clippers still had about US$7 million in salary before they reached the poverty line, so Richard directly gave Miller a one-year contract worth US$8 million.

When this contract is completed, Miller is expected to retire...

McGrady has already retired. When he was with the Trail Blazers, he won a championship with the team, so he has no regrets in retiring now.

As for Miller, it's more miserable. He doesn't have a ring on his hand now. If he wants to get a ring before retiring, after this year's contract ends, he will probably play for another year with a basic salary to see if he can. Winning the championship with the Clippers.

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Miller, Ben, Horford, Chasing Green, Da Zhi, Damian Monkey, Leonard, Thompson, Sun Yue, Will Barton, and Thomas Jr., these eleven are the main players of the Clippers next season.

Speaking of which, compared to last season's lineup, in fact, the Clippers' lineup this season has not improved much. The only improvement point is probably Green.

However, Richard still believes that the Clippers can definitely perform better this season.