In the first two games of December, the Trail Blazers played the Seattle SuperSonics and the Sacramento Kings, respectively, with a one-win and one-loss record.

The overall record is 14-10, a 58 percent win rate.

On the other hand, the Philadelphia 76ers' record is a bit miserable, playing a quarter of the schedule at the beginning, they only have 4 wins, but they have lost nearly 20 games.

Quite miserable......

"Coach, I've been looking forward to this day for a long time, and I'm finally looking forward to it!" Iverson was in the warm-up session, and he ran towards Richard with a happy face.

"What are you looking forward to this day, you don't want to win our pioneers, do you?" Big Ben quipped.

"Although I know that the probability is not large, I naturally want to win!"

"By the way, Ben, I heard that you have only signed a one-year contract with the Trail Blazers, do you want to come to Philadelphia next year? If we can join forces, I can guarantee that we will make the playoffs with ease! ”

Richard was stunned, good fellow, Iverson was digging into his corner......

"Ahem, Aaron, you're used to staying in Philadelphia, aren't you?" Richard hurriedly changed the subject.

Iverson nodded, "It's good, except for the unacceptable record, everything else is good!" ”

Richard nodded, he wasn't too worried about Iverson's situation.

"Coach, looking at the situation, I guess we can get the first few picks in the lottery again this season......"

"Let's West Lafayette, the next draft is Billups and Dazhi, Billups is definitely not suitable for our Philadelphia 76ers, Dazhi is quite suitable, but we need an interior player who can guard the basket and like Ben!"

"Any suggestions? You know, I can accept that the first season was rotten, and if it kept going like this, I guess I wouldn't be able to stay in Philadelphia......" Iverson said with a pained look on his face.

He has unconditional faith in Richard, so he took this opportunity to inquire from Richard about whether there are any rookies in the next rookie that Richard can look at.

At present, the internal competitions of the major NCAA leagues are in full swing, and the performance of many NCAA players has also been reported in the news.

Richard pondered for a moment, and then thought began to flow through his mind.

Dazhi is indeed not very suitable for the Philadelphia 76ers, and Richard feels that Dazhi is going to join a team like the Grizzlies, and there are no stars in the team, or there are no stars who occupy the right to shoot too much, and the team with the bottom record does not pursue the record.

And the Philadelphia 76ers, an Iverson, and a Starker House, these two have taken up more than half of the team's total shots......

Obviously, the Philadelphia 76ers are not a good fit for Dazhi.

Richard thought about the more well-known inside line in the '97 draft, but he was shocked to find ......

Except for Duncan, it's gone!

Although the 97th draft itself said that there was a big killer like Duncan, the success rate was not high, anyway, compared to the 96th draft, it was impossible to catch up......

There are only three people who have actually been selected as All-Stars, Duncan, Billups and Maddie.

Compared with the 96th class, which saw 11 All-Stars and 3 MVPs, the 97th class can really only be regarded as a small year......

In addition to these three All-Stars, the Class of 97 can be more capable of Keith Van Horne, Martial Saint Jackson, Bobby Jackson, Tim Thomas......

And then it's gone, there is only one inside lineman in Duncan, Van Horn said that the inside line is actually a bit reluctant, and even if it is classified as an inside line, it is not suitable for the Philadelphia 76ers.

"Allen, as far as I know, among the rookies in the class of '97 who are likely to enter the league, there are no stars other than Duncan who are worthy of a high pick!"

"Of course, I'm talking about the inside, and on the outside, there are good players!"

Richard said helplessly to Iverson.

"The outside line is useless, we have too many outside lines, if you really want the outside line, then it is better to have Dazhi, at least Dazhi can still top an inside line!" Iverson also said with great pity.

I heard that Richard said that in the next draft, there will be no decent rookie insiders except for Duncan.

Iverson was naturally disappointed......

Since Richard said that there is no more, it is definitely not, and Iverson will not doubt this at all.

As for Duncan, that's a safe No. 1 pick, unless the Philadelphia 76ers are lucky enough to get the No. 1 pick......

Otherwise, you won't be able to get Duncan.

……

Seeing Iverson's disappointed expression, Richard thought about it and decided to help Iverson.

In fact, even if Iverson doesn't ask, every time Richard faces an unfamiliar team, he imagines what kind of operation will make the team in front of him better when he opens God's perspective!

This is a professional habit, because Richard himself knows very well that it is difficult for him to stick to a team like Jerry Sloan or Popovich, so he has developed the habit of thinking more now, even if he suddenly switches to other teams in the future, he will not be blinded.

The Philadelphia 76ers team has a lot of problems, lacking defensive intensity, and too many outside shots......

The lack of defensive intensity, which is easy to understand, and the fact that there are too many outside shots may not seem like a problem at first glance, but rather an advantage.

But in Iverson's team, that's the problem.

Iverson's shooting percentage in his rookie season is not high, and Stark House, who forms a backcourt with Iverson, has an even more embarrassing shooting percentage......

The two-point shot is only 9 out of 3 shots, and the shooting rate is less than 30 percent when the three-point court is 4.2 shots!

It's just so embarrassing......

Iverson at least has a 41.6 overall shooting percentage and a 34 three-point shooting percentage, which looks much more efficient than Starkerhouse.

The most terrifying thing is that Stackhouse has taken many fewer shots than Iverson, which is also at the level of about 20......

These two occupy half of the 76ers' shots, so you can imagine how bad the 76ers' offensive efficiency is.

The most painful thing is that the defense of these two people is not very good, Iverson is limited by physical fitness, and it is just a matter of not defending well......

But Starkerhouse's physical fitness is good, the key is that he has no sense of defense!

I can't compete for the ball with Iverson, so how can I have the heart to defend......

……

Richard knew very well that there was only one way for the Philadelphia 76ers to get out of their current dire situation.

Trade off Stark House!

Trade him for a reliable interior blue-collar and perimeter defender!

In fact, the direction of normal history is not much different from what Richard envisioned.

After playing this season, Stackhouse was traded to the Pistons by the management of the Philadelphia 76ers because of the competition with Iverson for the ball, in exchange for the block master Telraliffe and some other chips, and since then the 76ers have become Iverson's one-man team.

This deal directly allowed the Philadelphia 76ers to make the playoffs the following season!

Now Richard's idea is to bring this deal forward, let the Stackhouse deal go through sooner, and let Iverson get rid of the burden of Starhouse as soon as possible and get on the right track as soon as possible.

"Allen, your problem with the Philadelphia 76ers is with Stackhouse, and if you want to change this, you can only trade him as soon as possible and get a player like Big Ben, and even because Stackhouse is worth a lot, maybe you can get some other perks, such as a good draft pick and an outside defender!"

"I recommend the Pistons' Telraliff or the Eagles' Mutombo, ahem, of course, you have a very small chance of getting Mutombo right now, I'm just giving you a template, follow this template to find ......"

"Big Ben, don't think about it in Philadelphia anyway......"

Richard said with a smile.

Iverson nodded, and began to ponder in his heart.

Stackhouse, despite being the second-in-command of the Philadelphia 76ers, has now played a quarter of the regular season, and Iverson has strongly proved that he is more suitable than Starport to be the cornerstone of the team.

I revealed to the management the idea of squeezing out Starhouse, and even if the management did not agree, I am afraid that it would consider it carefully.

Now that Stackhouse has expressed his dissatisfaction with his team's status, why does Iverson have more shots as a rookie than himself?

Even if it's just two or three more times, that's a lot!

This made Stackhouse very unhappy, and he has spoken to the management about it several times since the start of the game......

Philadelphia management isn't stupid either, and they're certainly favoring the more efficient Iverson, and I'm afraid they've all got trading Starkerhouse on the agenda right now.