Richard's repeated transactions have made many people in the industry feel a little inexplicable......

Many people already know that Richard may go to form a new army with Jordan next.

What is Richard doing with so many draft picks right now? Shouldn't he be able to keep his life alive and try to have a better chance of winning the next two finals?

There are many draft picks, and Richard can naturally select some potential newcomers, but potential newcomers have to be cultivated after all, and in terms of combat power, they are definitely not as good as these players who have almost played.

Richard naturally had his own ideas in doing so.

First of all, he wanted to leave a luxurious family foundation for the Pistons, and he ran away halfway, and he must have been a little unhappy in his heart.

It's better to help the Pistons get some potential players in the 07 draft, and help the Pistons create a deep lineup as much as possible, just like the previous Trail Blazers, even if Richard leaves, their Trail Blazers are still one of the best super giants in the West!

Taking 10,000 steps back, Yao Ming is still in this piston team, at least a year before he goes to the new army, it is impossible for Yao Ming to join forces with Richard.

In this case, Richard must also want to save a more reliable lineup for Yao Ming.

In addition to this, there is an even more important reason......

That is, when he and Jordan engage in the new army, there will be an expansion draft.

This expansion draft, although it is also called a draft, is completely different from the normal draft process......

The Expanded Draft is drawn from the roster of the other 29 teams in the league.

There are 29 teams in the league, each with a protected roster, which can accommodate eight players in the team, and the players who enter the roster are protected and cannot be selected by the new team.

Players who are not on this list can be selected by the new team from each team......

At the moment, Richard's goal is to make the Pistons lineup as luxurious as possible, and if the draft is really expanded, he can also select more powerful players from the Pistons.

After all, the protected list can only protect a maximum of eight players, and the more Pistons stars, the more options Richard has to expand the draft at that time.

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If Richard had assembled a 15-man All-Star roster with the Pistons, the Pistons would have eight to protect, leaving seven for Richard to pick and choose from.

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On February 25, the doors of the NBA trade market closed, and the lineups of the teams were basically fixed.

Unless they sign free agents on the free market, teams will essentially remain on their current roster until the end of the season.

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The trade market has just closed, and one thing that is exciting for center fans is about to happen, and that is that the Pistons are about to take on the Los Angeles Lakers on the road.

Yao Ming and O'Neal did play against each other in the All-Star Game, but it was just an entertainment game, and there was not much to see.

And now that the two teams are about to meet in the regular season, you can see the level of these two super champion centers.

Countless people have made predictions, and the vast majority of them are optimistic that O'Neill can achieve a suppressive victory in this center-forward matchup.

After all, Yao Ming is still too young at the moment, and he is far inferior to O'Neal in terms of body and competition experience.

Of course, there are also a small number of fans who are optimistic about Yao Ming, believing that Yao Ming's Tiangou is definitely O'Neal's unstoppable offensive means.

After the fans of both sides met on the Internet, they immediately sprayed.

This incident directly led to O'Neal's intervention, and he expressed his disdain for Yao Ming in the face of reporters' questions after the game against the Timberwolves.

"Man, the All-Star Game doesn't mean anything, it's just a fun game for everyone to get together, and the next game will be different."

"Yao's strength is not bad, but it is only not bad, and there is still a big gap between me and me."

"Those fans who are optimistic about Yao Ming, you should go to the hospital to check your eyes, fools know that I will win this duel!"

"Wait and see, I'll kick Yao's ass in the next game, yes, and Richard's ass......"

With that, O'Neill showed his fat biceps to the camera.

O'Neal is not Duncan's low-key personality.

Maybe Duncan will only smile in the face of this kind of public opinion......

But O'Neill will fight back quite toughly, not that he has any bad intentions, he just likes to join in the fun.

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The next day, Richard led the team to Los Angeles and couldn't help but laugh when he saw the report about O'Neill's remarks.

Richard really doesn't worry much about the Lakers, the Lakers are not so strong at the moment, and the only thing in the team that can handle it is probably the OK combination.

"Da Yao, do you want to slap that fat man......" Richard asked Yao Ming beside him with a smile.

"Don't do it, there's nothing to be afraid of, if it's over, I will lose to him again, wouldn't it be ugly......" Yao Ming scratched his head and said with an embarrassed smile.

Richard was speechless, Yao Ming's introverted temperament really couldn't be changed.

The country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change.

This introverted personality is not a bad thing, and Richard did not say that he had to change Yao Ming's personality.

How easy is this kind of thing to change......

Since Yao Ming is not scared, then he will simply go into battle himself.

"That fat man likes to talk big all day long, if it weren't for Lao Tzu leaving the Trailblazers, you wouldn't even have a championship now!"

"If you don't come to thank me, you dare to kick my ass, this fat man is so bad!"

"Fatty, wait and see, you're going to lose this game pretty badly......"

Richard is completely unforgiving, and he grabbed Ao Fat and scolded him.

Seeing that the game had not yet started, the two sides began to fight, and the fans were also excited.

This kind of super center duel is quite rare in this era.

This league can really be called a super center, and it is estimated that there is only one O'Neal......

Xiao Ao can only be regarded as half, and many fans feel that Xiao Ao is just taking a good time, and if he enters the league ten years in advance, he estimates that it will be difficult for him to get ahead.

As for Yao Ming, he has only played for more than half a season now, although in terms of data, he already has the signs of becoming a super center, but he is directly crowned with the title of super center, after all, it is not very suitable.

Looking at the whole league, these three can be related to super centers.

O'Neill is a real super center, Xiao Ao is half a super center, and Yao Ming is a super center seedling......

Of course, if Duncan doesn't wear a power forward vest, he can be considered a super center.

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Some fans like to watch Super Center Matchups matchups, and they just like that, and there are quite a few fans of this type.

So the next center duel has attracted the attention of countless fans.

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On the night he arrived in Los Angeles, Richard received a phone call that gave him some pain.

The domestic basketball association called and wanted to ask Richard if he had any plans to lead the Asian Championships.

The men's Asian Basketball Championship is held every two years, and the 01 edition was held in Shanghai, and the Chinese team won the championship.

To put it bluntly, in fact, this Asian Championship is actually the Asian Cup.

For example, the men's basketball world championship was renamed the men's basketball world ......

Unlike football, the Chinese men's basketball team is definitely a hegemonic position in Asia.

The real super hegemon, since participating in the 8th Basketball Asian Championship in 1975, the Chinese men's basketball team has occupied nearly eighty percent of the championship trophies.

This Asian Championship basically belongs to the Chinese men's basketball team's own reserve, and you can play as much as you want......

What the basket means is that the Athens Olympics are just around the corner, and let's see if Richard can lead the team to play a dozen Asian Championships first, and run in with the players, and can't just take office at that time......

Richard originally wanted to refuse, there is really no need to lead the team in this Asian Championships, no matter who leads the team, relying on the current golden generation of the Chinese men's basketball team, it must be a proper championship.

However, after thinking about it, if you go to lead the team yourself, it seems that there is still a need for this.

After all, I don't know much about the men's basketball team now, and the only people I know are Yao Ming, Dazhi, Hu Weidong and others, who took this opportunity to study the men's basketball team and prepare for the Athens Olympics.

And this Asian Championship was held in China again, in Harbin......

It was held during the NBA offseason, and it didn't conflict with Richard's work schedule.

After Richard pondered for a while, he simply agreed.

Although it is certain that they will win the championship, it is still interesting to lead the team to abuse those Asian teams, such as Japan and South Korea......

Just take a vacation for yourself and go to Harbin to have a good time.

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As soon as the phone hung up, there was a knock on Richard's door.

When I opened the door, it was Kobe Bryant.

Seeing Kobe, Richard couldn't help but think of the Eagle County incident, which happened in June 03, and it was not a few months away......

Bryant traveled to Colorado in the offseason to treat a knee injury and stayed at a spa hotel there.

As a result, he couldn't control his lower body, was sued for sexual assault, and almost ruined his career.

Richard naturally can't let this happen, even if Kobe doesn't come tonight, he estimates that he will find a chance to have a good chat with Kobe, at least he can't let this thing go to Colorado for treatment of his knee injury.

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"Coach, I had a fight with Vanessa......" Kobe Bryant looked pained.

It is said that marriage is the grave of love, and when Kobe Bryant and Vanessa got married, they were very young, and it was estimated that it was a grave in a grave.

"Quarrel is quarrel, you kid came to ask me what I mean, like Lao Tzu was married......" Richard rolled his eyes.

"By the way, I heard that you injured your knee before, how is it now?" Richard asked worriedly, deliberately bringing the topic to injury......

Kobe Bryant shook his head, "The situation is okay, it's not particularly serious, that is, sometimes it hurts and I can't walk." ”

Richard was speechless, this isn't serious, this kid is really blessed if he is not paralyzed.

"Don't work so hard, your body is your own, and when you get to China in the offseason, there are professional cupping experts there, and I will take you to pluck, and it will definitely work." Richard said with a smile.

Kobe nodded, he had seen the miraculous effect of cupping......

"Okay, coach, then when this season is over, I'll go to China with you to try it."

"But now this season, I still have to work hard, I want to continue to win this season!" Bryant said with a smile.

Richard secretly slandered in his heart, this kid actually said in front of him that he wanted to win the championship, he really didn't know how many eyes Ma Wang Ye had.

"Don't think so much about winning the championship, wait until you can win the Pistons tomorrow night......"

"If you can't even win the Pistons, you're completely dead."

"We can definitely win, and our Lakers will definitely be the final winner in tomorrow night's game!" When it came to the game, Kobe Bryant immediately became a psychopath.

The two chatted until the second half of the night, and Kobe Bryant left happily.