Bishop of the Devil

Division champions sound like championships, but in fact only teams that have not won a championship, or teams with a small number of championships, will fly the division championship flag.

Even under normal circumstances, the Clippers would have thought about flying the division championship banner...

The so-called division championship, as we all know, the league is divided into East and West divisions, and the Western Conference champion is the division champion.

The East and West divisions are divided into three divisions. Among them, the Clippers belong to the Pacific Division. The teams in the same division include the Lakers, Warriors, Suns, Kings and Clippers.

Under normal circumstances, the Clippers have the best playoff results in the Pacific Division, so they want to hang the championship banner of this division...

As a result, Griffin stopped him because he also felt it was embarrassing to fly such a flag.

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Even Griffin, who normally has no honor at hand, felt embarrassed.

It is naturally impossible for Richard, the most powerful bishop in history, to do such a shameful thing.

So right now there are only two flags over the Clippers' home court, but the number of flags will definitely increase in the future.

At least Richard has plans to retire Ben's jersey next season.

The Trail Blazers have publicly stated at the press conference that when Ben retires, they will definitely retire the jersey of Ben, the center of the Triple Crown dynasty.

The Lakers don't have any expressions at the moment. This is not the fault of the Lakers. The Lakers currently have too many retired jerseys.

O'Neal's jersey will definitely be retired, and Kobe's No. 8 and No. 24 are expected to be retired as well. In this way, the Lakers will have 11 retired numbers...

If there are too many retired jerseys, the players will have no numbers to use. Some players attach great importance to numbers, which will affect the Lakers' introduction of powerful stars in the future.

FIBA has relatively strict restrictions on jersey numbers. For example, jersey numbers 1, 2, and 3 are not allowed, but these restrictions will gradually be relaxed in the future.

The NBA's restrictions on jersey numbers are not as strict as FIBA's, but there are definitely restrictions.

According to the league's jersey number regulations, jersey numbers 0-55 can be used freely by players unless they are retired by the team.

If players want to use jersey numbers 55-99, they need to apply to the league, and they can only be used if the league agrees.

A very interesting thing happened in this matter. Rodman originally wanted to use the number 69, but was rejected by the league. As for the reason, those who understand it will naturally understand it. Those who don’t understand it is simpler and there is no need to understand it. …

As for jersey numbers above No. 99, the league stipulates that they cannot be used, which means that the league does not allow three-digit jersey numbers.

The player with the largest jersey number in NBA history is Lakers legendary center George McCann, whose jersey number is No. 99.

And to say that the sum of jersey numbers is the largest, it is Rodman.

When No. 10, 91, 73, and 69 were not available, he used No. 70...

When it comes to jersey numbers, no one in the entire NBA is more outrageous than Rodman.

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It can also be seen from this that NBA jersey numbers are not infinite. Naturally, the Lakers cannot retire their jerseys too frequently. They also have to consider the future.

Judging from the current situation, it is unlikely that the Lakers will retire Ben's jersey. It doesn't matter. If they don't retire, Richard will retire.

Moreover, even if the Lakers retire Ben's jersey, Richard will also retire Ben's jersey.

Ben holds a very special place in Richard's heart.

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The finals are over and it's time for the draft to begin.

This time, Richard simply didn't go to the draft and directly told Luke Walton about his favorite candidate.

The four veterans who joined the Clippers last season all retired. Among them, Luke Walton stayed with the Clippers and served as Richard's assistant.

As for the original chief assistant Cole, he was poached by the Warriors. Facts have proved that Mark Jackson is not the kind of coach who can make a difference in the playoffs. The Warriors will naturally seek some changes.

Walton Jr. is definitely feeling proud. He has just retired and joined Richard's coaching staff directly. He seems to be quite respected by Richard, and even asked him to attend the draft.

In fact, it's not that Richard really values ​​Walton that much, but that he really doesn't have the slightest interest in this draft.

The Magic still owe the Clippers a top-10 protected first-round pick, but the Magic got the fifth pick this year...

Richard is definitely not in a hurry. Sooner or later, the Magic's first-round pick will be handed over to the Clippers.

When trading Monkey before, the Clippers got a first-round pick from the Grizzlies, but the pick was not high, only the 21st pick in the first round.

The two draft picks it brings with it are both No. 28...

With the 21st and 28th picks in the first round, plus the 28th pick in the second round, there really wasn't any player that would make Richard very excited.

Although there are good young players in this draft such as Towns, Shuila and Boshen, Richard actually doesn't like them at all, or in other words, he doesn't need them.

If Towns were on Richard's team, he would probably piss Richard to death...

There is no doubt that Richard is a very traditional head coach. He hopes that his center can control the situation inside.

But Downs obviously couldn't meet Richard's requirements...

Even if Towns is the best three-point center in NBA history, Richard doesn't want it.

Of course, if you want it, you won't be able to get it. This is a sure-fire candidate for the top pick.

Secondly, Russell was second in the list, and Richard also looked down upon him. This guy was very clever. He took a video of Yang Shaoxia flirting with a girl and posted it on the Internet, which caused Yang Shaoxia to break up with his fiancée. Richard didn't want to leave such a bad person behind. guys on the team.

Because Thompson is also very promiscuous, and he might be photographed one day...

As for Porzingis, he always gives Richard the feeling of being broken in two on the court. He is just too skinny...

In fact, in Richard's opinion, there is only one player in this draft who can really satisfy him.

That is Myles Turner, nicknamed Indiana Eason Chan.

Some fans may not be familiar with this player and have no deep impression of him. After all, in terms of popularity, Turner's popularity is far inferior to that of Towns or Porpoise, two players of the same position in the same session.

But in terms of strength, Richard believes that Indiana Eason Chan is not inferior to Towns or Boshen overall.

The offense is not as good as Towns, but the defense is 18,000 times better than Towns...

If you really want to compare, you can compare Turner to Jimmy Butler and Towns to Wiggins. This is generally the difference between the two.

As for Boshen, his defense is actually good, but mainly because he is too brittle and not as durable as Turner.

Turner has three-pointers, a low post, and is quite good at defense. Unfortunately, he was drafted by the Pacers. This team did not give Turner much tactical status, resulting in his data not being particularly impressive.