When Richard realized the problem, he pondered for a long time, and finally he couldn't think of a good solution.

However, he knew that this Richard No. 3 law must not continue to stay, otherwise, he would be the biggest victim.

However, if you want to get rid of this Richard No. 3 rule, Richard has no good way at the moment, so he can only take one step at a time.

……

The NBA preseason is over, and the Pistons did not encounter any strong opponents in the preseason, although Richard did not play the main team on the team, and all the newcomers on the court were newcomers, and finally got a good record of 4 wins and 2 losses.

The only thing that makes Pistons fans a little painful is that the performance of the newcomers selected by the Pistons this year is quite good, that is, the list of Milicic and David Lee from Purdue, the performance is a little disappointing.

After these preseason games, Milicic played a short time in the first game, but only 7 points and 5 rebounds were scored......

You must know that David West, who appeared with him, got 22 points and 11 rebounds when he played for about the same time, and this gap is a little too terrifying.

In the next few games, although Richard also gave Milicic some playing time, he didn't have much playing time.

Looking at this posture, could it be said that Richard is preparing to abandon Milicic?!

It seems that there is really such a possibility, after all, the Pistons really have no shortage of centers, and with Yao Ming, a big player, it is obviously difficult for Milicic to have a bright future.

As for David Lee, who was born by Purdue, it seems that fans understand why his draft pick is not high.

Compared with the strong interior line in the Pistons, David Lee's strength is not advantageous at all, and it is not enough to see at all.

And the attitude of watching the game on the field doesn't seem to be particularly positive, and there is no hard work......

In the first two preseason games, he also played on the court, and then he was directly pressed on the bench by Richard and did not give any more playing time.

Although the performance of these two players did not meet expectations, Pistons fans didn't pay much attention to it, anyway, the depth of the Pistons' current roster has reached an unfathomable level, and these two people will not be able to use up the water anyway.

But Richard certainly can't tolerate this kind of thing, this is smashing his own sign.

Aside from Yao Ming, Milicic is the highest-picked player in the draft by Richard......

If Milicic is out of the water, then Richard's draft gold sign will not be ruined for himself.

So Richard absolutely could not tolerate this kind of thing.

……

When Milicic joined the team, Richard had already seen Milicic's personal attributes, and the attributes were quite good.

Especially the potential on the defensive end is basically the same level as Clark, and the potential on the offensive end is also quite high, slightly worse than Yao Ming......

Such a potential, Richard was confident at the time to develop it into the league's top center.

The reason for this is simple, Milicic is quite well-rounded individually, a typical seven-foot European big man.

If you think about a big man from Europe, such as the Gasol brothers, you can see the technical characteristics of this player.

Especially compared with Gasol Jr., Milicic has more similarities, both are flexible footwork, can be inside and out, and strong defensive strength, which is very suitable for use as an inside axis.

And Milicic's speed is much faster than Gasol Jr., which leads to more possibilities for him on the court, and sometimes he can even play the position of small forward......

Countless fans mentioned Milicic, all of them sighed, and the reason for this was because they really felt that Milicic had been delayed, if it weren't for Larry Brown, Milicic would never have been so bleak.

After the basketball circle couldn't get along, he even became a professional boxer.

After being sold to the Magic by the Pistons, he played quite an astonishing block efficiency, averaging 20 minutes per game in half a season, but he was able to contribute an average of 2.1 blocks per game.

It's no wonder that his blocking attribute is not weaker than Clark's......

……

Richard naturally has high hopes for Milicic and hopes to develop him into a super center before leaving the Pistons.

But after these preseason games, Richard found that things didn't seem to be as easy as he thought.

This Milicic is quite silent, let alone greeting old players in the team, even the newcomers who joined the team with him, he can't find a common language at all, and he is very angry with his teammates.

On the contrary, it is an optimist like David West, new and old players are quite fond of it, and they will naturally give him priority in passing the ball on the court, and the data is naturally very good......

When Richard saw Milicic's condition, he immediately thought of the domestic player Yi Jianlian, and I am afraid that Yi Jianlian's situation at that time was similar to that of Milicic.

If you are not good at words, it is difficult to integrate into the team quickly.

Yao Ming is much better than them in this regard, even without Richard, Yao Ming's cheerful temperament can get acquainted with his teammates as soon as possible.

……

Regarding Milicic's autism, Richard can actually understand that this little guy actually had a rather miserable childhood.

He came from the Republic of Serbia in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and the word Yugoslavia is probably familiar to everyone in the country, even if they don't know what happened in it, they must know that it is a place of war.

Milicic's father fought in the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina when he was a child, and he was completely raised by his mother, who bought a cow to give him milk in order to nourish him.

The dilapidated training hall, with NATO bombers flying over his head from time to time, this kid had a somewhat miserable childhood, which led to his current taciturn, wary personality.

However, the miserable days ended after he was introduced to the Moscow team by Richard, and he received a relatively good salary from the Moscow team, which can be regarded as living a life without worrying about food and clothing.

This is also the reason why he said that he must play for Richard, in his opinion, if there is no Richard, it is not impossible for his basketball talent to be buried.

……

Richard knew that this kind of character that was cultivated in a small way would definitely not be able to change it in a day or two, so he could only take it slowly.

Anyway, the Pistons don't need much on the inside, the inside line is enough, even if Milicic's rookie season is really watery, it will have no impact on the overall strength of the Pistons.

On the contrary, when the time comes to expand the draft, the Pistons may not put Milicic on the protection list because of his poor performance, so that Richard can easily remove him.

Richard is quite confident about Milicic's future, and what Milicic needs to change at the moment is not a technical problem, but his mentality.

If the Pistons don't put Milicic on the protection list by then, Richard may really take Milicic.

You must know that the inside line is so tight, and Richard is an inside maniac head coach, it is really possible to choose Milicic, and then start building the team with Milicic as the core of the inside.

After figuring this out, Richard is not in a hurry, if the rookie season goes through a bit of hardship, it may not be good for Milicic, this matter will be done first, and everything will be said after the season is over.

……

Milicic isn't the focus of Richard's headache, it's David Lee who really has a headache.

David Lee may have been stimulated by this draft meeting, and the whole person was listless and sullen.

He became the lowest pick in the draft for Purdue West Lafayette, and the outside world was quite unoptimistic about him, believing that if it weren't for Richard's old feelings, I am afraid that David Lee might have been selected at the bottom of the second round......

With no talent, average ability to lead the team, and no bright spots in personal data, David Lee is directly called the most mediocre player produced by West Lafayette.

Some media announced that the legacy of West Lafayette in the NCAA has been broken, and I am afraid that there will be no more West Lafayette players in the future.

All kinds of contempt from the outside world, David Lee himself feels that what he said is right, and now he is starting to give up on himself.

Of course, Richard is quite anxious, if David Lee keeps giving up on himself like this, then he will be guilty, which is equivalent to saying that he has ruined David Lee's career.

David Lee's career is not comparable to those supergiants, but he is definitely an All-Star with more honors.

He was selected as an All-Star twice in his career, made the best three teams, and won a championship with the Warriors in the 14-15 season, which is a pretty perfect career.

If he starts to give up on himself now, I'm afraid he won't be able to win any of these awards in the future.

……

The day before the opening game of the regular season, the Pistons, a super power in the East, naturally attracted much attention in the opening game, and the league arranged for the New York Knicks to face the Pistons.

The Knicks will naturally not be the opponent of the Pistons, but the key players have a big ball market, so they can mix in these high-profile games such as the opening game and the Christmas game.