Bishop of the Devil

The death of Paul Allen was a huge blow to the Richard family.

To Richard, he was an elder and a close friend. Now that he was gone, Richard felt empty in his heart.

Although Richard knew very well that death was just something that everyone would face, when Paul Allen really took his last breath in front of him, Richard still felt extremely painful in his heart.

Tiana shed tears for several days, and Richard stopped caring about the team's affairs and stayed with Tiana.

There may not be much taboo on death in the United States. A week after Paul Allen passed away, a lawyer contacted Jodi Allen. All of Paul Allen's property during his lifetime belonged to his biological sister Jodi Allen. inherit.

If you were in China, if you came to talk about the inheritance right after the person left, you would probably be kicked out.

"Lee, I don't have much interest in basketball, but this is something that Paul cherishes throughout his life. I will not sell the Portland Trail Blazers."

"How about I leave the Portland Trail Blazers to Tiana to take care of?" Jody Allen said with a sad face.

Richard sighed and shook his head.

He and Tiana are husband and wife. He runs the Clippers while Tiana runs the Trail Blazers. This is obviously inappropriate.

"Let the Blazers develop freely first. Today, the Blazers are still profitable. In a few years, when Lamb and Mary grow up, we will see if they are interested in the team. Just leave it to them... "

"It's definitely not easy for Tiana and I to run the team at the same time." Richard sighed and said.

It would be difficult for Tiana to run the Trail Blazers, but Richard's children would not have this problem. If they took over the Blazers, no one would be able to fault them.

Jody nodded, "Well, that's all we can do now. I hope those two kids will be interested in managing the team in the future."

"In this case, Paul will probably feel at ease in heaven."

Richard and his mother-in-law decided to belong to the Trail Blazers in an understatement.

Paul Allen left a legacy of nearly 25 billion U.S. dollars. The Trail Blazers are only a very inconspicuous industry. The current market value of the Trail Blazers is less than 1 billion U.S. dollars at most, so Jodi is not very interested in basketball. Under the circumstances, there was no choice to sell the Trail Blazers.

She wanted to keep the Pioneers, at least to remember them.

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The Trail Blazers took over from the Spurs in the Western Conference and successfully met the Clippers in the Western Conference Finals.

It may be the reason why they must win, or it may be that Richard is letting things go. In the end, the Blazers finally got a ticket to the finals.

In Richard's view, this finals can actually be said to be the best opportunity for the Trail Blazers to win the championship.

Halfway through last season, Irving caught the Cavaliers management off guard, causing the Cavaliers to make a deal with Greencaps. Thomas was traded to the Cavaliers, while Irving joined Greencaps.

This transaction was a year later than Richard remembered, but it finally happened.

At present, the Cavaliers' strength is quite declining, and Thomas is unable to play due to injury. It can be said that whether the Clippers enter the finals or the Trail Blazers enter the finals, they will definitely win the championship.

In the end, the Trail Blazers lived up to expectations and successfully defeated the Cavaliers with a score of 4:2 at their home court and won the 2018-2019 season championship.

Oden also won the Finals MVP because of his outstanding performance, writing his name into the ranks of historical-level centers.

There is no doubt that Oden has become the most popular NBA player in the United States this summer. However, in addition to Oden, there are two other players that have caused old American basketball fans to go crazy.

These two people are Li Bit and Li Jin.

In the school year that just ended, Li Bit and Li Jin ended their first year of high school.

Richard had already given Li Jin a lot of fame points when he entered high school, resulting in his current strength being quite terrifying.

In just one year, Li Bit and Li Jin accomplished something that would be difficult for others to achieve in their lifetimes.

Libit, the No. 1 high school student in the United States, and the first team of the U.S. high school students, and Li Jin, a five-star high school student, were invited to participate in the Nike Global Summit and the McDonald's All-Star Game.

You must know that these invitation qualifications are generally not open to first-year students in high school, but are only open to high school juniors or seniors who are about to graduate.

Obviously, Li Bit and Li Jin became special cases among special cases, breaking countless traditions.

Countless people are waiting for these two talented guys to enter the NBA. It won't be long. Now that these two guys have finished their freshman year of high school, will they be far away from participating in the draft? !

After these two boys really enter the league, these fans firmly believe that they will definitely cause a huge storm.

It's been a while since fans have been so excited about high school students entering the league.

In recent years, although Xiao Hua has relaxed the restrictions on high school students participating in the draft, the effect is not very ideal. Not too talented high school students choose to enter the NBA directly. They still feel that it will be more beneficial to them to go to the NCAA for a year to practice first. Some.

Of course, there may be other reasons, including wanting to experience college life.

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In the 2019 draft, Richard had two embarrassing picks, the 29th pick in the first round and the 29th pick in the second round.

With the 29th pick in the first round, Richard chose Carson Edwards, a small combo guard produced by Purdue University.

Compared with his teammate, this year's leader of Purdue University, Zion Williams, Carson is naturally not good enough. The physical fitness of the two is not on the same level at all.

Williams is definitely the No. 1 pick. No matter which team gets the No. 1 pick, they will definitely choose this chubby guy.

Carson Edwards is 185 centimeters tall, which is a bit too short, so his draft prediction has always been embarrassing.

The highest one was just at the bottom of the first round, and the rest of the predictions were generally in the middle of the second round.

Richard waited for the 29th pick in the first round, but saw that no one picked Carson, so he took it easily.

This little man has a special energy in his body. When his hands are smooth, he can completely block the killing god. The nerve knife among the nerve knives is very popular with Richard.

(Purdue is the only player who has a chance to be selected this year. You can pay attention to the draft in a few days. The pick will not be high anyway.)

As for the second-round pick, Richard conveniently selected a player from China-Wang Quanze.

This is a four-star power forward who previously performed well in the U18 league and was admitted to the University of Pennsylvania.

However, in ESPN's draft predictions, Wang Quanze was not selected, mainly because his rating among national players was not very high.

Sharif O'Neal, who is in the same class as Wang Quanze and is the son of Shark O'Neal, has a score of 90 points, while Wang Quanze only has 81 points.

This is not an NBA2K game rating, but a rating of draft prospects. In fact, even Sharif’s draft prospects are not that good, let alone Wang Quanze, who is so much lower than Sharif.

Richard didn't choose Wang Quanze because he knew that Wang Quanze was a malleable talent. He really just chose him casually.

A draft pick at the bottom of the second round, Richard didn't even bother to trade it, so he simply chose a Chinese player...

Of course, after being selected, Richard will definitely train him vigorously.

Now Richard is preparing to train Wang Quanze into a player like Turkoglu. The two sides still have many similarities in terms of playing style and physical condition.