With the draft over, Richard will be a little easier in the coming months, with no work on hand.

took advantage of this time to accompany Richard with his wife and children......

At present, the three boys are already more than six years old, and Richard used a height growth agent for Li Jin before, so Li Jin's height has also increased a lot in the past six months, but there is definitely still a big gap compared to Libit.

According to Richard's estimates, after Li Jin and others have grown up, their height is about 190-195, which is almost exactly the height of playing the No. 1 position.

And Libit must be the height of a proper center......

As the clock ticked for July, Richard also took a few days to start preparing for the player's signing.

Eddie Curry's contract expires, and it is naturally impossible for Richard to renew his contract.

However, the little shark has not found a job, this season in the Clippers, he averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds per game, and there are still many teams who want to bring him in to play as a backup center.

Of course, the little shark can play such data, it is purely the effect of props, no matter which team wants to sign him, he will definitely face a chicken-and-egg situation in the end.

Originally, the Thunder wanted to sign the little shark, but was stopped by Richard, no matter what, the Thunder is also his own person, and Richard doesn't want his own people to suffer such a big loss.

In the end, the little shark was signed by the Eastern Fish Belly Knights, of course, the contract amount is not large, only 12 million US dollars for two years, anyway, there is a lot of salary space for the Cavaliers now, and they probably don't care about losing this money.

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Camby's contract has one year left, Richard has no choice, he can only pinch his nose and admit it, not even admit it, if it is not supported by Camby's 10 million-level contract, the Clippers' current salary is not even the poor ghost line, even if Horford is given a maximum salary, not counting Camby's 10 million annual salary contract, it is not up to the poor ghost line.

On Horford's side, Richard did not give a maximum salary offer, but gave a five-year contract of $65 million, an average of about $13 million a year.

This contract is actually good, a little higher than the $60 million contract offered by the Hawks under normal circumstances.

Horford was also very knowledgeable, and in the face of Richard's first offer, he agreed without saying a word, and did not wait for the offers that other teams might give.

In his opinion, this contract is actually quite good, and even if other teams offer contracts, it is unlikely that they will give it too high, and it is unlikely to give a Durant-level contract anyway.

Durant also renewed his contract with the Pirates this year, with a five-year contract with a maximum salary of $85 million......

Fortunately, the contract amount signed by Richard and Milicic was relatively low, which allowed the Pirates to renew Durant's contract tightly, otherwise, Jordan probably has no place to cry at the moment.

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Staying under Richard, Horford feels like he'll be able to achieve something that other players can only dream of with the team.

And it's in Los Angeles, and who wouldn't want to stay in Los Angeles?

The lucrative contract, along with other factors, ultimately made Horford stay without hesitation.

The four newcomers Richard took this year also signed with the Clippers.

The three first-round Tang Shen, Leonard and Big Horse Monkey, the contract is not to say, they are all first-round contracts, and Richard can't do it if he wants to be special.

As for Thomas Jr.'s contract, Richard directly gave a four-year contract, which was signed according to the salary of the 30th pick in the first round of the Malaysian monkey.

This contract directly made Thomas Jr. feel a sense of death for his confidant......

He was just a player on the verge of being drafted, and as a result, Richard gave a first-round pick treatment, how could he not be moved.

And as soon as this contract is given, it also means that Richard attaches great importance to himself, and his life with the Clippers may be much better than imagined.

After all, if Richard didn't pay attention to himself, he wouldn't have been able to give such a contract, unless Richard really had nowhere to spend the money in his hand......

Richard gave Thomas Jr. a four-year contract, which was naturally for the purpose of saving money, if he signed Thomas Jr. for two or three years according to the normal situation, then Richard would have to pay a lot of money at that time......

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Horford's contract was signed, as were the contracts of the four newcomers.

Next, Dazhi also signed a contract with the Clippers and signed a two-year contract with a base salary of $4.6 million......

The reason why Dazhi came to the Clippers is firstly to get a championship ring before the end of his career, and secondly, to get a better education for his son.

Wang Xilin was actually born in Los Angeles and became an American citizen......

Regarding the nationality of the country, some fans will think that Dazhi let his son become an American citizen is a bit "forgetting his ancestors", but Richard thinks it is nothing.

Dazhi must also think that his son will be able to go to basketball in the future, and the basketball environment in the United States is much better than that in China, and he can participate in various regular competitions when he is young.

Who doesn't want their son to have a good future......

In addition to Dazhi, what surprised Richard a little this time was that Maddie also voted with a base salary.

Last season, Maddie had a base salary of $1.35 million in the Pistons, and now that the contract is over, with Maddie's current state, he can either retire directly, or he can only find a team to mix with a base salary......

In this case, it is natural that returning to Richard is more attractive to Maddie.

It is also a good story that his career started with Richard, and now he ends with Richard.

For Maddie's application to join, Richard naturally agreed without hesitation.

Although Maddie really won't have a good performance on the court now, and it will have little impact on the team's combat strength, but after all, as long as the basic salary of more than one million US dollars, such a cheap price, don't be in vain.

In this way, the Clippers' lineup for the next season is very clear.

Horford, Dazhi, Maddie, Sun Yue, Leonard, Thompson, Parsons, Thomas Jr., Camby, Monroe.

In addition to these ten players, the Clippers originally had some players in their roster, and Richard should have been cleared, and there were only four left.

These four players can't be sold, and if they are bought out, there is no need, so they simply stay in the team now to make up the numbers.

With 14 players confirmed, Richard is looking forward to the season ahead.

Although it must be a fool's dream if the current squad wants to win the championship, even if it can't win the championship, Richard will try to play as best as possible this season.

After all, the Clippers' 12-year first-round pick is not in hand, and no matter what the final record is, the first-round draft will not have their share.

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Speaking of the current lineup, in fact, Richard is definitely not very satisfied, a little light-footed and big-assed.

There are too many people available in the forward line, and the players available in the interior and number one positions are a bit stretched.

The inside line is now available with Horford plus Monroe, with Monroe playing center and Horford playing power forward.

And the No. 1 player, the only one Richard can get his hands on at the moment is Thomas Jr......

The front line is overcrowded.

In this case, Richard naturally had to find a way to make adjustments, and he immediately thought of Sun Yue.

"Coach, are you looking for me? Hehe......" Sun Yue pushed the door and walked into Richard's office, smiling all over his face.

"That's right, I'll talk to you about something." Richard motioned for Sun Yue to sit down.

"Do you kid want to take a regular honor with gold content?" Richard asked, banging on the table.

Sun Yue was stunned, there is a golden honor in the regular season? Good guys, isn't the coach letting himself compete for the regular season MVP?!

Think, this is naturally thinking, a fool doesn't want an MVP.

"Yes, coach, I miss it so much!" Sun Yue's face was full of surprise and said excitedly.

"It's good to think about it, I'm afraid you don't want to......" Richard nodded.

"Okay, then I'll put you on the bench and work hard to get the best sixth man this season!"

"Karma?" Sun Yue's eyes were about to pop out......

Dare Qing is not the regular season MVP, but the best sixth man? Good guys, I'm on the bench myself?

Do you want to know that you made the All-Star team last season and played off the bench this season?

Thinking of this, Sun Yue has a little pain, although the best sixth man is indeed a regular season honor with gold content, but the premise is that he has to play as a substitute......

Who would want to play as a substitute when they can play as a starter?

"What, don't want to?" Richard saw Sun Yue's bitter face, and couldn't help but ask with a smile.

"No, I'm willing to ......" Sun Yue was a little insincere.

"Don't be unwilling, in fact, playing as a substitute is not as bad as you think, provided that you have enough playing time."

"I will guarantee your time and time, not too little."

"Look at Ginobili of the Spurs, he also plays on the bench, but he can make it to the All-Star, and I hope you can study hard."

Sun Yue can only agree now......

The reason why Richard let Sun Yue play as a substitute is actually mainly to allow Tang Shen and Xiaoka to get more training opportunities.

In the future of basketball, the front guard players will be the top priority for a team to win the championship, and it is impossible for Richard to put the treasure on Sun Yue's body, which is extremely irrational behavior.

Now letting Sun Yue play as a substitute is also Richard's helpless move......

If nothing else, the Clippers' starting lineup for the upcoming season will be: center Monroe, power forward Al Horford, small forward Leonard, point guard Thompson and point guard Thomas Jr.

This lineup reminded Richard of the lineup of Green Kai under normal circumstances.

That is, the Green Kai of the 16-17 season coached by Stevens.

The starting lineup for this Green Kai team is Horford, Amir Johnson, Bradley, Crowder and Thomas Jr.

In the case of not being favored all the way, this green Kai reached the Eastern Conference Finals, which can be regarded as Stevens's fame.

Looking at the lineup, the current lineup of the Clippers is very similar to this Green Kai.

The number one is Thomas Jr.

The No. 3 Crowder is a 3-and-D type of small forward player, compared to Leonard now. Avery Bradley in the second position, although there is no comparison with Thompson, but the defense of these two is quite good, but Bradley is only 188 cm tall, far less flexible than Thompson on the defensive end.

At some point, Thompson was even able to go from the No. 1 to the No. 4 position.

As for the interior line, this Clippers also has a lot of similarities with Green Kai.

Looking at it this way, Richard feels that he doesn't need to think about his tactics for the new season, just copy Stevens's tactical system on Green Kai.

However, although the lineup is similar and may use the same tactical system in the future, Richard is convinced that his Clippers will achieve much more in the future than the Green Kai team.

For no other reason, the gap between the two strikers is too big.

Bradley is a good player, but when compared to Tang Shen, there is absolutely no comparison, and Tang Shen can contribute far more in the game than Bradley.

As for Crowder and Leonard, it is even more incomparable, and they are not players of the same grade at all.

In this case, it is clear that the limits of these two teams are not in the same class......