Jordan Jr. basically has little ability to play singles in the low post under the basket at the moment, and his scoring methods are mainly to grab offensive rebounds and play secondary offense.

This is also the reason why Jordan Jr. does not average many points per game.

In the preseason, which was basically not much confrontation, Jordan Jr. got plenty of playing time, but only scored 12 points, which is really not much.

But this is also the reason why Rondo didn't play much, Jordan Jr.'s style of center, with a point guard like Rondo or Paul, it's a perfect match, and it can almost increase Jordan Jr.'s average points per game by at least five points.

If Rondo can appear at the same time as Jordan Jr. in this preseason for a long time, Jordan Jr. may be able to score 20+10 data in the preseason.

Don't look at Jordan Jr.'s normal circumstances, it's just a second-round show, in fact, Jordan Jr.'s ability in his rookie season is quite good, after all, he is also a player who can enter the small green house.

Curry's performance in the preseason is not particularly outstanding, and the only thing that can be said is the three-point shot.

In six games, Curry made a total of 38 three-pointers, hitting 17 of them, and the shooting percentage was quite good.

However, Curry on the defensive end is a little unqualified, not to mention compared with Rondo, even compared to Dragic, a purebred white man, Curry is not much better.

Dragic is a traditional point guard, and his preseason performance is relatively immature, and he has not performed well.

Of the four rookies selected by Richard this year, Batum, whom Richard cares about the most, has performed well in the preseason.

averaged 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists per game, which is quite all-round.

Whether Batum can continue this bravery into the regular season is something only God can know.

Anyway, Richard is not very optimistic about Batum, and the reason why he won Batum is also because the team has no better options.

If he were to choose between George Hill and Batum, Richard would definitely choose Batum, who was more valuable.

……

On October 17, the home of the Pirates, the regular season opener officially began.

The opponent of the Pirates is the Miami Heat......

Logically speaking, the Heat are not qualified to play the opening game against the Pirates, but with Beasley joining the Heat, the game between these two teams is still quite interesting.

Big cousin Richard and little cousin Beasley face off for the first time in the NBA.

The Pirate Arena was already crowded, and the fans were still quite interested in Beasley, Richard's cousin.

Richard is a mythical figure in the NBA at the moment, and he doesn't know what his cousin's strength is.

Beasley's performance in the NCAA schedule is incomparably outstanding, but the NCAA is different from the NBA after all, and there are countless examples of the existence that can kill all sides in the NCAA and fall after the NBA.

……

Beasley was already gearing up, excitedly waiting for the match to begin.

He has been waiting for this game for a long time, and he wants to show his strength in front of Richard.

At the moment, the Heat's lineup is actually quite good, and the trident composed of Wade, Iguodala and Beasley can be said to be both offensive and defensive.

The only thing is the inside line and the No. 1 position, and the situation is somewhat similar to the lineup of Green Kai.

Green Kai also lacks a strong interior and a strong point guard......

There are actually quite a few teams in a similar situation, this is an era of withering centers, but with the aging of Nash and Kidd, the point guard position is actually facing a situation where there is no successor.

That is, Paul's sideways rise, otherwise, it would not be too much to call this era the withering era of point guards.

Luckily, this situation is coming to an end, and the NBA will have a good time for point guards when the quality point guards in the '08 and '09 drafts are played.

The teams are actually quite envious of Richard, and the most important thing the Pirates are lacking at the moment is a high-quality center and a high-quality point guard, which is exactly the player they crave.

……

"Doot toot!" The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, and the starters for both sides began to take the field.

Richard smiled at Beasley, Richard had never given any special help to his cheap cousin, but if Beasley really needed help, Richard, the eldest cousin, would definitely not sit idly by.

The starting lineup of the Pirates tonight is center Oden, power forward Milicic, small forward Granger, point guard Roy, and point guard Rondo.

Rondo finally got his preferred starting point guard spot after Paul's departure, and when the Buccaneers win the championship this year, he will become a dynasty point guard, which is quite an achievement that will leave a strong mark in the history books.

……

At the beginning of the game, Oden got the first offensive possession for the Pirates at the halfway line, and flew straight to the frontcourt, Rondo followed closely behind, and the ball from outside the three-point line was dropped to Oden who fell to the basket.

"Boom!" There was a loud bang.

Haslem could only watch as Oden pulled off the dunk on his head.

The Heat's interior is so weak that Haslem has now been promoted to the starting center position, allowing Beasley to start as a power forward.

Haslem is okay to play a coolie power forward, but if he plays the starting center, he is really not enough, especially at the moment against a super center like Oden, who has a historical level of physical talent.

"Well done, Greg, this season is the perfect time for you to shock the league!" Rondo yelled at Oden with a red face.

He and Auden were both substitutes last season, and both were promoted to the starting line-up this season.

Rondo likes to partner with Oden, and the two played a perfect game together last season, and this season Rondo feels that he and Oden will definitely play super stats that will shock the league.

……

The rest of the time on the field almost turned into an empty show for Rondo and Oden.

Oden's owner crushes Haslem's physical condition and strength, crushing in all directions, and Rondo's passing ability is the league's top level, and the power of these two empty connections can be imagined.

Heat head coach Spoelstra sighed helplessly, the gap between the two lineups is really too big, after the opening, although Wade's offensive desire is relatively strong, but under the strong defense of the Pirates, it is difficult for Wade to turn the tide alone and lead the team to defeat the Pirates.

Pat Riley stepped down as head coach this season, but he hasn't left the Heat, and new coach Spoelstra is a young coach who is younger than Richard and is not yet forty.

And Spoelstra has a special identity, he is a Filipino American, the second Asian head coach in the NBA after Richard.

……

Halfway through the first quarter, the situation on the court had become quite clear, and the Heat basically had no hope of winning.

Speaking of which, the Buccaneers' lineup changes this season are quite large, and the starting lineup has gone by two people, which will definitely have a huge impact on the overall strength of the team for the rest of the league.

Looking at the performance of the Pirates on the court, it did not have any impact, but because of the absence of O'Neal, the team's counterattack speed became faster.

"Well done, Greg." With three minutes left in the first quarter, Richard replaced Oden and Rondo.

Oden's performance in these nine minutes is absolutely perfect, and he has already scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks.

And Rondo also recorded 2 points, 6 assists and 1 steal in the first quarter.

Oden smiled and nodded, he was quite satisfied with his performance in the first quarter, originally he was worried that after O'Neal left, he would not be able to shoulder the burden of the Buccaneers' interior line, but now it seems that he should be able to do well.

……

"Kwamei, get ready to play." Richard beckoned Kwame Brown to get ready to come on.

Little Jordan on the side looked confused, what's going on? How did you get Kwame Brown to appear? Isn't it time for Oden to come on his own after he goes down?

Oden's brutal performance in the first quarter made Jordan Jr. realize one thing, maybe as long as Oden doesn't leave the Buccaneers, he will never be the team's starter.

In terms of defense and rebounding ability, Jordan Jr. feels that he may reach the level of Oden after a year or two.

But only the ability on the offensive end, Jordan Jr. feels that he may not be able to catch up with Oden in his life.

However, even if the offensive end can't catch up with Oden, Jordan Jr. still feels that he is definitely the best candidate for the team's chief backup center now, and when Oden leaves the team, he will become the team's starting center!

But now Richard's arrangement makes little Jordan a little painful, he didn't expect Kwame Brown to be arranged, and he still stayed on the bench.

……

Richard must know that Jordan Jr.'s potential is much greater than that of Kwame Brown, but because he has a task on his side, Richard is ready to try to complete Kwame Bron's task in the first half of the season, so that he can get some rewards and have an account with Jordan.

After all, he had promised Jordan a long time ago that he would train Kwame Brown well.

……

After Kwame Brown came on the court, the team certainly couldn't maintain that huge advantage, but it was the Buccaneers who had the upper hand on the field.

Curry came on in place of Rondo and immediately hit two three-pointers as soon as he got on the court.

may also be the reason for the opening game, Wade's desire to attack tonight is quite strong, but the hand is not good, and two throws in the first quarter missed.

Watching Wade's lightning-fast breakthrough on the field, Richard still enjoyed it quite a bit.

Under normal circumstances, Wade is definitely a winner in life.

The three championships in his career were all won by his parent team, especially the first championship of his career, which is full of gold.

In terms of family, it is also quite happy, giving birth to four children, three sons and a daughter.

This is a bit similar to Richard, Tiana took a pregnancy test a few days ago, and this time it turned out to be a girl, which made the family look forward to it.

However, Richard seems to remember that Wade's second son came out publicly when he was 11 years old, and this matter was once on the hot search.

Magic Johnson was naturally the first to like it, and Wade's friend he made a deal......

……

"Doot toot!" Just as Richard was thinking, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the match.

The Heat are far from being a match for the Pirates, and they lost this game by a huge margin of twenty-seven points!

Oden played 37 minutes tonight, dominating the restricted area, chipped in 38 points, 17 rebounds and 3 blocks, and provoked a cheer from the fans in the stadium.

Originally, fans were also worried that after O'Neal left, it would affect the strength of the Pirates team's interior line, but now it seems that this worry is a bit redundant.

Rondo also got a pretty bright statistic tonight, 13 points, 7 rebounds, 15 assists and 3 steals, and his scoring ability is definitely not comparable to Paul at all, but there is no big difference with Paul in other aspects.

And Rondo's poor offensive ability actually has no impact on the Pirates, and the other four on the court can make up for it.

This pirate team hasn't changed much, it's still as strong as ever.

……

Just after the opening game, just as the Pirates were preparing to face their next opponent, an event occurred that would go down in NBA history.

Of course, this incident was not a glorious event.

Referee Tim Donassee's arrest for gambling and his admission that the referee rigged the game caused an uproar in North American sports circles and around the world.

Stern became anxious, and the nature of the matter was simply too serious, and it greatly affected the image of the NBA.

Many players in the league have also begun to question Stern's prestige.

Richard knew about the Tim Donassee incident, which was a big stir at the beginning, and as long as it was a fan who often follows the NBA, it will definitely be no stranger.

However, Richard remembered that this happened in 07, and Richard was waiting for this to break out after the incident in 07, but there was no news.

Unexpectedly, it broke out at the end of 08.

……

The NBA has countless shady scenes, which are not as glamorous as what fans see, and Richard has been in this circle for more than ten years, in fact, he has developed a lot of resistance to these shady scenes.

Richard now wants to see how Stern is prepared to get through the difficult time ahead.

……

The games that should be played on the Pirates' side are still to be played, and the opponents are strong and weak, but they are not opponents in front of the strong Pirates team, and if it weren't for Richard to lead the team All-Star this season, he even thought about letting Lawrence Frank temporarily act as the team's head coach and rest for a few months.

The regular season schedule is basically just a passing pass for the current Pirate team.

……

At the end of November, the 08-09 season had been played for a month and a half, and the Buccaneers maintained a winning record.

They will next sit at home to face the New Jersey Nets, playing the rookie team of the Nets, Richard naturally doesn't have to worry about it, but now Yi Jianlian plays for the Nets, which makes Richard have an idea.

After Milicic's task was completed, he got a Milicic template, and if nothing else, this template will definitely not be used by Richard in the future.

After all, this thing requires the target player to reach a height of seven feet, and Richard doesn't think his three sons have a chance to grow to seven feet.

Even if it was really seven feet long, Richard would have a supergiant suit on hand at that time, and he wouldn't need to use this Milicic template.

Although Milicic is strong, he cannot be said to be a historic power forward.

Anyway, after thinking about it, this thing is not very useful......

Yi Jianlian can be regarded as Richard's compatriot, and Richard decided to use this Milicic template for Yi Jianlian after thinking about it.

After binding the Milicic template, it may not be that Yi Jianlian can really play the same performance as Milicic, but it is expected to help him gain a foothold in the NBA.