Bishop of the Devil

After Durant, Curry and James contacted Richard, many first-line stars expressed their desire to join the Clippers.

There is even a figure of Wade among them...

It seems that Wade must have discussed the contract issue with Pat Riley. Wade must have felt insulted by Pat Riley's contract, so he had the idea of ​​​​leaving the Heat.

The Clippers four years ago were absolutely a cesspit. Most important stars really didn't want to come to the Clippers.

The main reason is that there is a Laker in the same city who dominates him. As the head coach of the Clippers, he feels that he is naturally shorter than the head coach of the Lakers.

Now, as Richard took over the Clippers and spent four years leading the Clippers to win the championship, the Clippers have become a treasure in the eyes of the stars.

Located in the Los Angeles metropolis, the team's record is guaranteed, and the key point is that the Clippers still have sufficient salary space, so no one is willing to come.

But Richard directly made a speechless operation. He didn't sign any stars, but directly signed four old players he had coached.

Gerald Wallace, Tayshaun Prince, Josh Howard and Luke Walton.

These four people are all Richard's old players. Now these four people are also facing the problem of retiring when their contracts expire...

Even under normal circumstances, Josh Howard and Luke Walton actually retired in 2013, and now they may have played one more year due to the Richard Butterfly Effect.

At present, the Clippers are still about 24 million away from the poverty line, so Richard simply gave each of them a one-year contract of 6 million US dollars, so that they can retire dignifiedly under his hands.

It's not that Richard is taken advantage of and wastes his money, but he must get the money. If he doesn't sign these people, Richard will still have to pay in the end, and then part of it will be divided equally among the players in the team. , another small part was taken away by Xiao Hua.

In this case, why not spend this money...

Moreover, the Clippers' roster is currently short of players. Adding these four players can just make the team reach the standard.

Of course, the main reason for Richard's amazing operation was actually that he didn't want to let one of Leonard or Thompson go.

If he signs a big maximum salary contract this year, then Richard will have difficulties when renewing Leonard and Thompson next year. Although it is not the kind of difficulty that cannot be solved, it can save trouble. Richard will naturally Don't want to ask for trouble.

The Clippers' current lineup, in Richard's opinion, is actually strong enough. If there is another All-Star in his prime, there will really be nothing that other teams can do.

Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, Richard made the decision that no one wanted it.

After Richard publicly announced the signing of four veterans, various stars began to go back to their respective homes to find their respective mothers.

Among the Heat's Big Three, James announced the early termination of his contract and then returned to his old club, the Cavaliers.

Wade stayed with the Heat for two years and $31 million, while Bosh signed a five-year maximum salary of $110 million.

It can be said that the Heat are almost cool, completely cool, and it may be difficult to see them in the Eastern Conference Finals in the future.

As for the Heat's old rival, the Hornets, things weren't much better. Jordan left and went to the Mavericks, while Durant chose to stay with a five-year maximum salary.

As for Curry, he finally signed a four-year, $60 million contract with the Warriors under Richard's recommendation.

Curry's situation is somewhat special. He had a previous cruciate ligament injury, and he was injured from time to time, which made many players unwilling to take risks with large long-term contracts. In the end, it was cheaper for the Warriors.

Although this contract is still a bit small, it is at least better than the four years and 40 million Curry signed under normal circumstances...

There was little movement from the Spurs. Maybe after getting Capela, they temporarily put away their thoughts on strengthening the inside line.

As for the piston, there is also no movement...

After James returned to the Cavaliers, Thunder owner McClendon called Richard and wanted to ask Richard about something.

That is whether the Thunder should agree to the Cavaliers' offer to trade Love.

Because of the mismatch in player salaries in the deal, the Cavaliers are preparing to rope in the Philadelphia 76ers to make a three-way deal with the Thunder.

In this deal, the Thunder sent three players, mainly Guofu, and received the two top picks in Bennett and Wiggins from the Cavaliers, plus Thaddeus Young from the 76ers.

"Lee, I really have a headache now. Do you think Bennett will have a chance to play in the future? I am very confident about Wiggins, and he will definitely be able to play..." McClendon told Li distressedly. Chad said.

Richard became amused. He didn't know where McClendon saw that Wiggins could play.

If you really want to talk about it, the player with the strongest strength in this deal is actually Thaddeus Young...

"Old man, this matter is up to you. I can't give you any advice. If something goes wrong in the future, I will be guilty." Richard said with a smile.

McClendon actually had the idea of ​​agreeing to the deal before he called Richard.

In fact, the chips provided by the Cavaliers are too tempting.

How could McClendon not be tempted by a brand-new, unused No. 1 pick who is also the most valuable small forward player today.

When he made this call now, he just wanted Richard to help him strengthen his confidence.

It is naturally impossible for Richard to make such suggestions, it is completely thankless...

In the end, McClendon couldn't resist the temptation and agreed to the deal.

In this way, after James left the Heat, he immediately formed a new Big Three in the Cavaliers.

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Countless strong teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences generally spent this offseason like this.

Next season, that is, the 2014-2015 season, the Eastern Conference may become the Cavaliers' world due to the weakening of the Hornets and the aging of the Pistons' lineup.

As for the West, it will probably be a battle between the Clippers and the Spurs...

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In the new season that is about to begin, Richard's primary goal is not to win the championship, but to have the best record in the Western Conference, qualify to lead the All-Star team, and see if there will be a new set.

If so, then Richard will naturally not miss this new suit, and may even postpone his retirement plan because of it.

After all, Li Bit is now bound to a super giant suit. It would be great if his younger son Li Jin could have another suit.

And if there is no suit for coaching the All-Stars, Richard has no regrets and can retire normally according to his own plan.

As for Li Jin, if Richard smashes all the famous points and various props in his hand, he may not be worse than Li Bit.