In the face of such a sincere apology from the gentleman and thief, Richard was a little speechless for a while.

"Old man, I know exactly what you Suns want."

"You want Nash, you want Nash to join your Suns after this contract ends."

"I can tell you directly that I will not interfere with the selection of the team of my players, even if he wants to join my enemy team."

"Kirilenko, for example, is a good example of this, and you don't have to worry about that."

"If that's why you're telling us pirates that you're sorry, there's no need at all."

D'Antoni on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, thinking about the players who walked out under Richard's men, as if Richard really rarely interfered with their team selection.

Generally speaking, when a team chooses a team, it must be considered in many ways and influenced by many aspects.

Among them, the brokerage company he signed with will have a big impact.

At present, about half of the West Lafayette players have been signed by Golden Dragon's agency, and they really have the ability to influence the player's team selection.

Everyone knows that Richard and Huang Jinlong are completely wearing a pair of pants, these two are like conjoined babies, and it is obvious that Richard must also have a great say in this brokerage company.

But when Kirilenko joined the Jazz, Richard did not dissuade him.

This is enough to prove that Richard will not rashly influence the selection of players.

The premise is that the selection of players is really beneficial to their future development, otherwise, Richard may still be reminded.

"Lee, are you sure? Are you willing to let Nash leave the Pistons? D'Antoni asked with a frown.

As soon as he heard this, Richard immediately became happy, and when he said it, his feelings for the Pistons were actually not too deep.

To date, Richard has coached four teams.

The deepest feelings must be the Trail Blazers, which is the most glorious and glorious period of time that Richard has traveled to the present.

The second is the Purdue University Boilermakers, a team that Richard has put a lot of effort into building it from scratch and building it into a super powerhouse with five consecutive NCAA championships.

Then, I'm afraid it's the current new pirate army, although it is not long, only a few months, but this team is surnamed Li, half of the surname is Li, just like their own children.

The Pistons' weight in Richard's heart can only rank first......

Besides, even if Richard wants to manage the pistons, it is not easy to manage, doesn't Dumas lose face at all?

The general manager has done a good job, and you Richard are always running to point fingers, and Dumas will definitely feel uncomfortable.

In the offseason, the Pistons gave Clark a max salary contract, and when the season is over, if they want to keep Nash, they must give Nash a max salary.

But after Yao Ming finishes this season, he will be able to start renewing his contract in advance, and the Pistons will probably give 100% priority to Yao Ming.

Of course, it is not impossible not to renew Yao Ming's contract early, but in this way, when Yao Ming's four-year rookie contract ends, they will have the risk of losing Yao Ming.

This is a risk that the Piston management is absolutely unwilling to take.

With two consecutive FMVPs, Yao Ming is already an existence comparable to O'Neal in the league, such an inside killer, if he lets it go, I'm afraid that old Davidson will be angry and kill.

Nash's strength is certainly tough, but his style is not particularly suitable for the Pistons' style of half-court positional battles.

If he's gone, the Pistons can still find a replacement in the league.

If nothing else, at least Billups won't play much worse than Nash on a team like the Pistons.

"I'm pretty sure that this incident won't affect our friendship."

"Actually, if I were the management of your Suns, I might have started to contact the Pistons by now, so let's get Nash first." Richard said with a smile at D'Antony.

D'Antoni was speechless, why didn't they contact the Pistons, but the Pistons didn't agree, they wanted to keep the championship lineup and strive for three consecutive championships.

Besides, the Suns don't have any chips on their side, and the only high-value chip that D'Antoni is willing to take out is Oku.

But the Pistons are most lacking in interior players, removing the Yao Ke combination, they still have more than three high-quality newcomers on the team, how can people look down on Oku.

"Old man, Billups might be able to help you."

With that, Richard smiled and hung up......

D'Antoni frowned, Billups?!

Could it be that Richard suggested that the Suns contact Green Kai and then pull the Pistons for a three-way trade?

It seems like......

It's a bit reliable, and it seems to have a good chance of success.

Billups is a good fit for the kind of team that plays a half-court positional play, and if he plays the fast break, it doesn't mean that he can't play, but the effect is certainly not as good as Nash or Kidd.

Last season, I heard that Angie, the general manager of Green Kai, had the idea of selling Billups or Pierce, although it was not really put on the shelf, but everyone in the small circle knew about it.

But with Pierce's heroic performance in the playoffs last season, it is obvious that Pierce is impossible to sell, the league's No. 1 small forward, who is full of support will be sold.

In this way, it is estimated that Angie will have the idea of selling Billups.

"Our Oku, Green Kai's Billups, and Pistons' Nash, do a three-way trade?"

"Try it first, God forbid, and hopefully this deal will work out!" D'Antoni prayed silently in his heart.

If this deal can be successful, then he has a hunch that the Suns team will really start to rise, and even this season to kill the Spurs and rush to the Finals, it is not impossible.

Thinking that he might reach the finals or even win the championship, D'Antoni, a coach with little qualifications, trembled with excitement at the moment.

He would love to call Richard again and thank him for his advice.

This advice is worth a thousand dollars!

……

About a month later, Richard was officially suspended.

During the suspension, there was not much work to be done in the team, and he was happy.

Just take advantage of this time to accompany Tiana.

At the moment, there is no way to know the sex of the child, but the doctor also gave a good news, that is, the triplets must not have run away.

Since it is a triplet, how can it give birth to a big fat boy.

Thinking that when his son becomes an adult, his supergiant suit must have been gathered, and he must have saved a lot of powerful props.

At that time, I am afraid that I will be able to build my son into a basketball emperor-level supergiant.

It's very touching to think about it, father and son are on the same stage and join hands in the NBA.

Well? Isn't this Rivers father and son......

……

The due date is early June next year, which is about the start of the offseason.

Thinking that after this season, he will be able to be a father, Richard felt a burst of excitement in his heart.

……

With the Pirates being banned in large batches, their record can be imagined.

In the eight games that Milicic has been suspended, the Pirates have picked up just one win.

In the next two games before Richard's return, the Pirates lost all of them in embarrassment.

That is, since the start of the season, the Buccaneers have played a total of thirteen games, and only three have been won.

If this posture continues, I'm afraid that Richard won't have to use the poor man's version of the lucky dice in this year's draft......

It only needs to ensure that the team has the worst record in the league, and that is also a fourth-pick draft pick.

And Chris Paul happens to be the fourth pick, ahead of him is Australian champion Bogut, North Carolina's Marvin Williams, and De Chubby, who eats and sleeps to beat Paul.

There is no doubt that if the '05 draft is rearranged, Paul will undoubtedly be the top pick.

As for De Xiaopang, who eats and sleeps and beats Paul, although his strength is not weak, it must still be a little less interesting than Paul......

So no matter what pick Richard gets, as long as it is the top four, he will definitely choose Paul.

At the moment, the Pirates have such a bad record, which is actually not a bad thing for them, and if they continue to maintain it, at least Richard will be 100% sure that they will get Paul.

Then find a way to get a draft pick about the middle of the first round, plus the second-round pick that comes with it, and buy three high-quality players in the 05th draft, and the Pirates lineup is basically formed.