Early the next morning, Ballmer had his assistant announce that he was out of the race to buy the Clippers.

At the same time, Richard, for his part, also announced that he would join the ranks of the race for ownership of the Clippers.

As soon as these two news came out, it was natural that a few families were happy and a few were sad.

Stirling's hair was gray, and like everyone else, he couldn't figure out what Richard had poured Ballmer with ecstasy, why Ballmer would withdraw from the competition so simply, and not even make a move to try to make an offer.

Other competitors are also relieved at the moment.

Ballmer's participation in the competition actually put a lot of pressure on them, and now that Ballmer is out, their chances of getting the Clippers have become much greater.

Although Richard's financial resources are also quite strong, they still don't know Richard's determination......

In their view, Ballmer is undoubtedly a much, much greater threat than Richard.

……

A few days later, the draft officially began.

Richard was a little embarrassed this time because he didn't have any status and couldn't go to the draft.

Jordan naturally wanted Richard to help him with the draft, and the Pirates now have a considerable number of draft picks on hand, but in the end, Jordan was embarrassed to speak......

This is a complete death to save face and live to suffer.

And Jordan didn't speak, so Richard naturally wouldn't take the initiative to go up......

Jordan is embarrassed to speak, and there are still quite a few teams that are embarrassed to speak.

Several teams came up with the rather ridiculous idea of hiring Richard as their interim draft consultant on draft day......

$5,000,000 a day!

Even the Knicks are willing to offer a hefty price of $8 million a day!

There is a reason why these teams are crazy.

They have good draft picks on hand, and if they can get Richard to help pick a few high-quality rookies, they will rise directly by relying on these high-quality rookies......

That's worth more than $5 million or $8 million.

Richard naturally ignored them, and the mere $5 million was enough for him to put down his face and go to work for someone else.

Richard called Stern and asked if he could represent the Clippers in the draft.

The Clippers are pretty much in his pocket right now, and he naturally wants to help the Clippers get some quality rookies in this year's draft.

But this request was ruthlessly rejected by Stern......

Stern doesn't want the Clippers to rise too fast and let Richard miss the draft, which can delay the rise of the Clippers by a year, and he will do some moves to try to create some difficulties for Richard while the league is still in trusteeship.

With Stern's understanding of Richard, he knew very well that this Clippers team would definitely be in Richard's pocket, and no one could compete with Richard.

Ballmer, the only one who could compete with Richard, is now also out.

……

Richard sighed, Stern refused himself, this is actually not a surprise, Richard had expected this scene before he spoke.

Among this year's rookies, there are actually a lot of high-quality rookies that Richard is quite eager for.

Brother Wall, Cousin, Father-in-law Hai, Pickled Pepper, Blood Cloth, White Edge, Senior Brother......

It's a pity, now Richard probably doesn't want to get his hands on one.

Since Richard couldn't reach the Clippers, he simply went to help his own team.

The teams that can be called their own are undoubtedly the Trail Blazers and the Warriors.

Although the Pistons have coached Richard, they have long since changed hands, and they have little connection with Richard, and the only connection is that they retired Richard's jersey.

As for the pirates, since Jordan didn't speak, Richard must have gone with him......

Even if Jordan picks a bunch of stinky tomatoes and rotten eggs this year, it will actually have no impact on the strength of the Pirates in the next two years.

As long as they don't have injury problems in their squad, they are the favourites.

……

At the Madison Garden Theater in New York, Richard's appearance stunned everyone at the scene.

What is this guy here for?

Hasn't he already sold his stake in the Pirates? Now Richard, who is neither the owner of the team, nor the management or coach of any team, what is he doing here today?

Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Richard couldn't help but smile and explained: "Today I was entrusted by the Trail Blazers and Warriors to be their draft consultant. ”

As soon as these words came out, the scene was silent......

Good guys, no wonder Richard didn't accept their temporary offer, he dared to help his own talent selection.

Needless to say, the relationship between Richard and the Pioneers is completely family.

As for the relationship with the Warriors, most of the people on the scene were at the top of the league, and they naturally knew the relationship between Richard and the Golden Dragon.

……

After Stern entered, he couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Richard's figure.

He didn't expect that after rejecting Richard, he would still be able to see Richard at the draft scene.

……

The Warriors have a lot of draft picks this year, and after the Golden Dragon took over the Warriors, he listened to Richard's advice and directly rebuilt.

Nelson Sr. has no opinion on this, and he also knows very well that no matter how strong his coaching ability is, it is difficult to have a chance to win the championship with the Warriors' lineup, so it is better to take advantage of the opportunity to have Richard's help to rebuild.

The Warriors now have an eight-pick pick, a 19th pick, and three second-round picks with higher picks.

As for the Trail Blazers, they don't have many draft picks on hand, but they don't need too many newcomers to supplement their current roster, and a good run-in of this roster is enough to compete for the championship.

"I declare that the draft has officially begun." Stern announced the start of the draft with a strange look on his face.

Richard came to help the Warriors and the Trail Blazers draft tonight, and Stern didn't object to that, in short, it wasn't Richard who chose himself......

The rise of the Warriors or the Trail Blazers doesn't hurt for the league either.

The East has been too strong in recent years, and there are some signs of weakness on the West side, allowing the Warriors and Trail Blazers to rise, and Stern is quite happy to see this kind of scene.

……

"I am announcing that the Washington Wizards have selected John Wall from the University of Kentucky with the first pick in the first round." Stern announced the No. 1 pick.

Brother Wall was picked first in the first pick as he normally would.

……

It's clear from this year's draft that teams aren't as superstitious about big men as they used to be.

The second pick was still a backcourt player, and the Philadelphia 76ers selected Evan Turner with the No. 1 pick.

There must be water in the top spot, and this Turner's strength is relatively ordinary, and he can't match his identity as a showman.

The reason why he was selected by the list is that the 76ers also see that his physical fitness is too good, and his 201 height is a point guard, and his arm span is quite outstanding.

But this guy has an obvious drawback, that is, he doesn't have three-point ability.

It's not that you can't shoot three-pointers, it's that the accuracy is too poor, which is probably the three-point level of Wei Shao's playoffs.

Under normal circumstances, although Turner did not perform well, he did not make less money, and he got a four-year, $70 million contract with the Trail Blazers, who were stupid and had a lot of money......

(In this year's playoffs, did anyone notice Turner in the Trail Blazers' game?) With $18 million and an average of less than 1 point per game, it is completely a soy sauce, and the Trail Blazers have given a salary of 18 million and Nurkic to play like this, which is really not easy. Luckily, Turner's contract expires, and the Trail Blazers have a salary next year. ）