Three days later, Richard was in Orshi's office and signed a contract with a representative of TSN!

An hour later, $10 million arrived......

In Richard's opinion, this money is simpler than the wind blowing, and it was so easily credited with 10 million US dollars!

Counting his previous savings of more than 10 million, plus the income from college papers, Richard's total assets have now reached more than 40 million!

$40 million!

It was a number that left Richard a little dumbfounded......

For a long time, Richard didn't focus much on making money at all, and even when he wrote, he only wrote it when he was bored......

But I didn't expect that in such a short period of time, I earned 40 million US dollars!

But after making money, the problem also comes......

That's the tax issue, some of this money is after tax, some money is before tax, and those pre-tax income, Richard still needs to file taxes and pay taxes......

Such a huge amount of income, if you don't pay taxes, I'm afraid it's enough for Richard to sit in prison.

The taxes in the United States are reported once a year, and Richard feels that he needs to find a financial assistant, otherwise, the tax alone can give Richard a headache......

The tax in the United States is very complicated, with a variety of tax avoidance schemes, and hiring a professional in this area can also allow Richard to pay less taxes.

……

Just as Richard signed his contract with TSN, Zhang Weiping was taking the Trail Blazers players to tomorrow's pre-game press conference.

Tomorrow is the day when the Trail Blazers sit at home and face the Lakers!

The pre-game press conference itself is dispensable, and many teams are attended by assistant coaches and players, which is basically a formality.

But this press conference was Zhang Weiping's first time, so he cared very much, wearing a well-fitting light-colored suit and a bright red tie, looking quite chic.

……

As for which player Zhang Weiping brought to the press conference, he could figure it out with his big toes, and there must be Kobe Bryant among them.

Kobe Bryant was in a good mood, and the last time he was caught by Richard for a press conference, it left a deep shadow on him......

This time he came to the meeting with Zhang Weiping, and he was very relaxed.

For Zhang Weiping, Kobe Bryant is more and more fond of him, anyway, when the team is training, Kobe Bryant is next to Zhang Weiping if he has nothing to do......

At this pre-game press conference, Kobe Bryant didn't want to participate, but Zhang Weiping said that he was leading the team himself, and Kobe Bryant agreed without saying a word.

However, what Kobe didn't expect was ......

What happened next made him a little embarrassed.

"Kobe Bryant is the strongest young backcourt I've ever seen!"

"If it weren't for some reason, Kobe's stats would definitely not be worse than Iverson's!"

"In my eyes, Kobe Bryant is definitely one of the top three newcomers in the class of '96!"

"I can't say anything about his future achievements, because my barren English vocabulary really can't describe his brilliant future!"

"Kobe Bryant next year will definitely be an All-Star!"

The good press conference turned into a science and technology blowing conference under the leadership of Zhang Weiping......

Kobe Bryant was naturally overjoyed in his heart, but he also knew that Zhang Weiping was blowing a little too much this time.

If you can get into the All-Star next season, it's okay to say, but what if you can't get in? Wouldn't Kobe Bryant want to lose face with Zhang Weiping......

Therefore, in an instant, Zhang Weiping's image became a bit devilish in Kobe's heart......

Of course, this is a good devil, well, more similar to the kind of good ghost of A Chinese Ghost Story Xiaoqian.

It's completely different from Richard's kind of demons and demons......

Since then, the entire Trail Blazers team, whether it is the players, the head coach, or the assistant coach, in Kobe's heart, all have become devils......

……

That night, Richard tossed and turned in bed and couldn't sleep.

It's not because of the $40 million, but because I'm thinking about tomorrow's game against the Lakers......

There is no doubt that in fact, the Lakers team is the target that Richard wants to catch up with in the near future!

The current Lakers are far less powerful than the later OK combination period, and if they want to dominate the West, according to the normal historical trajectory, it will take at least three years!

That is the point when Kobe Bryant completely grows up!

But now that they don't have Kobe, no one knows if they will have the strength to rule the west in three years......

Richard didn't know, and he didn't want to know, because the Lakers they were going to play against tomorrow were almost exactly the same strength as the Lakers at the same time in history......

The only difference is that Kobe Bryant was replaced by Kidders.

These two little rookie substitutes have almost no impact on the overall strength of the Lakers!

The victory over the Lakers in this game officially marked the improvement of the Trail Blazers' strength to a relatively considerable extent......

But if they can't beat the Lakers, it means that the Trail Blazers still have a long way to go.

After all, the current Lakers are only a third-tier team, and they are still a big step behind the Bulls dynasty!

If Richard wants to lead the team to win the championship, even the Lakers can't beat it, which is definitely a fool's dream.

……

The reason why the Lakers have a better record than the Trail Blazers now is because of their big killer O'Neal!

If O'Neal is removed, the Lakers' lineup is actually quite ordinary, and it may not be as good as the Trail Blazers last season......

But with O'Neal's big killer, the Lakers' original ordinary lineup has become unusual!

In Richard's view, the Lakers are more similar to an animal in nature.

Doves occupy magpies' nests, turtledoves!

The Lakers don't have the ability to produce top-tier centers, but they do have the ability to rob top-tier centers......

Needless to say, O'Neal was robbed by the Lakers from the Magic.

O'Neill has the precedent of Abdul-Jabbar and Chamberlain, and the deeds of Gasol and Howard in the future......

……

Now what Richard is thinking about is how to solve O'Neill's point!

Solve O'Neal, then basically the Lakers will be finished, if it is placed in the OK combination period, O'Neal is solved, and the Lakers still have the ability to turn the tide with K......

But now the Lakers don't have K, and their current backcourt is a bit mediocre, which in Richard's view, is not to be feared.

……

Big Ben's point, coupled with shark slashing tactics, is the best way Richard can think of to deal with O'Neill at the moment!

But he wasn't sure.

Big Ben is not at his peak at the moment, and it must be difficult to deal with O'Neal, even if he is at his peak, he will definitely not be able to defend O'Neill alone, and the height and tonnage of the two are not at the same level at all.

Fortunately, Richard had the foresight to recruit Rashid Wallace early in addition to Big Ben......

The combination of these two people will definitely cause some trouble for O'Neal!

How much O'Neal can be limited to play, no one can say clearly, so we can only see it when we are in actual combat.

It may have a very good effect, or it may have a very bad effect, and the double Wallace teamed up to be completely exploded by the big killer O'Neal.

……

As for the shark slashing tactic, it doesn't always work for O'Neal......

Don't look at O'Neal's free throws are extremely bad, but in some games, his free throws are suddenly bursting, and at this time, using shark slashing tactics to send him to the free throw line can only have the effect of making O'Neal score more easily......