"Elton, this is your gold medal!" Richard handed over Brand's gold medal.

"Young man, many media are predicting that you will be the top pick in this year's draft, and I am here to congratulate you in advance!"

Richard looked at Brand and said with a smile.

Iverson was the first player under Richard to become the top pick, while Brand was the second.

Although when Brand joined Purdue, Richard had already entered the NBA and worked hard, but this does not mean that Richard and Brand are strangers.

In fact, Richard and Brand had spoken on the phone a few times to encourage the boy, who looked a little wooden.

In Brand's body, Richard was able to see the shadow of Big Ben.

It's all the same short and stout insider, the same Mu Ne doesn't talk much, and there is not much expression on his face......

However, in terms of offensive ability, Big Ben can't catch up with Brand.

Brand is a fairly traditional power forward, with excellent low-post singles skills and an accurate mid-range shot, which allows him to easily score 20+ points on the court.

Peak Brand's 25 points, 10 rebounds and 2.5 blocks are definitely worthy of his status as the champion.

On the defensive end, Brand is also performing quite well, with good defensive awareness, positive defensive attitude, and excellent arm span, and can contribute a wonderful defensive performance every game night......

If you look at the data purely, in fact, Brand is not much different from the top power forwards such as Duncan and Garnett......

It's just that Brand is unlucky, the team he has joined throughout his career has been the belly of the fish belly, and he has not been competitive, which has also led to his poor record in leading the team, and his reputation is far less than that of Duncan or Garnett.

And the most important thing is that he suffered a serious injury at his peak, whether it is offensive or defensive, it is a significant decline in the level, which can be said to be quite miserable.

"I don't have much to say to you, fight as hard as you can, in this league, in the end, people with good records have the right to speak, not players with good statistics, you have to remember that!" Richard said, staring into Brand's eyes.

Brand nodded solemnly at Richard.

The matter of who has a say in this alliance, Brand has heard Richard say more than once......

Richard just wanted to strengthen Brand's sense of victory.

……

After explaining Brandon, Richard looked at the bearded Davis again.

The current Davis is a mustache to be exact, and he hasn't grown the beard that he later had......

"Byron, practice more three points, your shortcomings are three points, back singles is your strength, use more in the game!"

"But don't learn from those prodigal goods, what are you doing......

Davis nodded, Richard had explained this to him before.

"Odom, I won't say much about your question, be careful, don't catch me!"

"Wally, ahem, be careful with Bowen......" Richard said to Szebiak with a smile.

Szebiak was stunned, not quite understanding what Richard meant......

However, Richard didn't explain, thinking that Bowen had the incense of West Lafayette, and he should not be so ruthless to the handsome little guy Szzerbiak.

"Richard, ahem......" Richard looked at Hamilton again.

Hamilton's name was Richard......

"Come on, you don't have anything to pay attention to!"

"It's your turn, Ron, be honest when you kid enters the Alliance!"

"I've heard that you're pretty dishonest in the NCAA, and you get into trouble for old Philip every day......"

"When you get to the NBA, you dare to cause trouble, but no one will wipe your ass......"

"Don't look at me, how can I have the kung fu to wipe your ass every day!"

Richard rolled his eyes and said to Artest.

"By the way, Ron, promise me, no matter what happens in the future, don't do anything to Jordan!"

In the end, Richard did not forget to tell Artest again......

Artest was confused, don't do anything to Jordan, is your coach crazy, Jordan is retired, where can he do it to him.

Richard, of course, was not without purpose......

Artest, this guy, did something angry in 01.

Jordan was preparing to make a second comeback, so he called some players to play and see how he was doing......

As a result, the old rascal was unforgiving, and spewed trash talk at Artest.

Although outsiders don't know what the old rascal said, if you think about it, the old rascal must have been talking about the bull's record at that time.

Artest is normally the Bulls who joined......

"When Lao Tzu led the team, he was the first in the league and the strongest in history!"

"When you led the team, you made a three-year league bottom-to-bottom one, a little scumbag......"

Artest's temperament, thinking about what ridiculous things he would do in a hurry.

He broke Jordan's ribs directly in the confrontation......

And it's not just one rib, it's two!

That nearly ruined Jordan's comeback plans......

But later Jordan also came out to play Artest, saying that he didn't hate Artest, but admired this kid very much.

Anyway, Artest has caused quite a lot of trouble throughout his career......

Breaking Jordan's ribs was just one of them, but locking Pierce, elbowing Porcelain Den, flipping Gasol in the air, and punching Hamilton and Barria in the face were all good things Artest did.

Why did this thing later change its name to Loving World Peace, I guess that I have done bad things in my career, and I want to repent......

……

and this year's Purdue Six Youths, after all the orders, Richard handed over the gold medals one by one, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Now more and more West Lafayette players are starting to enter the league!

The Silafayette gang has grown from strength to strength......

It is conceivable that in the next few years, there will be a large number of West Lafayette gang members in the All-Stars!

……

Of course, maybe the year after next year, there will be no West Lafayette players in the NBA, and there will be a fault line on Purdue's side.

But even so, at present, the West Lafayette players are gradually becoming the backbone of the entire NBA league!

Six players have entered the NBA this year, Brand, Odom, Bearded Davis, Szczebiak, Artest, and Hamilton!

Last year, it was four players, Bibby, Jamison, Larry Hughes, Pierce.

In 97 it was Dazhi and Billups......

In '96, Iverson, Raheem, Miller and Big Ben!

In the past four years, a full sixteen players have made it to the All-Star!

Plus Brent Barry in 95, as well as the West Lafayette players that Richard collected after entering the NBA, Kobe, Xiao O, Bowen, Martial Saint Jackson, Rashid!

At the moment, there are already 22 players who have won their respective gold medals in the West Lafayette!

In the follow-up Trail Blazers, there are at least a few players who can win the gold medal of West Lafayette......

In the blink of an eye, Richard had already created a super group of nearly thirty stars!

Even Richard felt a little terrifying, this speed was simply terrifying......

Of course, this speed will definitely slow down a lot in the future, but even if it slows down, the number of members of the West Lafayette will definitely continue to increase.

"When I retire, I won't make a hundred people to behead, right?!"

"The West Lafayette gang composed of a hundred stars is terrifying to think about!" Richard grinned and thought to himself.