In the face of Richard's request to join the three-way deal, Savile was very clever and did not agree immediately.

The ghost only knew what Richard had in mind, how could he agree to such a thing immediately.

"I don't know much about this kind of transaction, so why don't I let D'Antoni contact you about it?" Saville said with a smile.

Richard naturally agreed.

"What? The first-round pick you want from the Nets? D'Antoni couldn't help but gasp when he heard Richard's words.

knew that Richard must not be well-intentioned, but sure enough, this guy really wanted the lion to open his mouth.

"That's right, old man, I want a first-round pick from the Nets, and I'll help you get this deal done as soon as possible." Richard said with a smile.

"But, Lee, what can you pirates give?" D'Antoni said with a frown.

There was a sentence that he was embarrassed to say, or he didn't dare to say it, for fear of offending Richard.

Even without Richard, their three-way deal, it is estimated that it will be successfully completed before the trading market closes, it is just a matter of time.

"I can help you swallow White's garbage contract." Richard said quite calmly.

D'Antoni was dumbfounded, this is a gross effort......

The Suns had actually contacted the Pirates to get the Pirates to draft White in the expansion draft, but Richard didn't agree at that time.

And now when the draft is over, he's coming to tell himself to swallow White's contract?

D'Antoni didn't even know what Richard was thinking......

But he also knows very well that sending White away through the draft is not the same thing at all compared to sending White away in a normal trade like now.

Sending White away in the expansion draft, the Suns were relaxed and completely dumped White's contract.

And if it is normal now, because of the principle of trade matching, their Suns will definitely have to eat some contracts sent by the Pirates.

Of course, these contracts sent by the Pirates must all be short-term contracts, the kind of short-term contracts that the Suns can buy outright.

White's contract has two years left, and if it is bought out directly, then their Suns will be a big loss.

The salary for the remaining two years is as high as 12 million US dollars, although if it is really a buyout, it will definitely not take so much money, but 8 million is definitely wanted.

And these short-term contracts from the Pirates, they definitely can't lose so much money.

For the Buccaneers to make the deal, they would have to come up with at least two players, or even three, to match the six million salary.

If the Suns buy it all out, they may only lose two million in the end, or even lose a dime.

You must know that after a player is bought out, he will re-sign a contract with another team, and his salary will be deducted from the buyout amount.

For example, if a player's original salary is $3 million, and after being bought out, he signs a contract with another team for $2 million, then the team that buys him out only needs to pay the remaining $1 million.

In addition to some main players in the Pirates team, when Richard chose cannon fodder players, he chose these short-term plus small contracts.

After a moment's thought, D'Antoni spoke.

"Li, I have to discuss this matter with the management."

Richard nodded, and discussed it, anyway, the sun didn't agree to it.

I didn't have a lion to open my mouth, which is also quite beneficial for the Suns.

The next day, D'Antoni called again and agreed to Richard's request for a deal.

Richard was happy, and in this way, the three draft picks needed for the '05 draft were completely in his hands.

The key is that there is no price paid on my side.

The only price that could be paid is to swallow White's six-million-a-year contract.

It's just one possibility, and Richard has countless ways to get rid of White's contract at the end of the season.

Even if you can't get rid of it, $6 million in exchange for a first-round pick that could be the 13th pick is an extremely good deal.

And if he had promised the Suns in the expansion draft, it would have been $12 million in exchange for a 13th pick.

Which is more cost-effective, even a fool can tell.

……

After finalizing the plan with the Suns, Richard called Pierce again and asked him to talk to Doug Rivers, and the deal promised the Suns.

After Doug Rivers fired the Magic, he came to Green Kai and is now the head coach of Green Kai.

As for compensating Pierce, Richard has actually thought about it, and there are actually a lot of high-quality players in this draft.

For example, Monta Ellis, the 40th pick, was Curry's boss for a period of time and has good strength.

For example, Louis Williams, the 45th pick, is a strong sixth man, although he is a high school player, but his strength is also good.

It is worth mentioning that after the 05th draft, the NBA will not allow high school students to participate in the draft.

Must be at least 19 years old to participate in the draft......

However, Richard remembers that this rule lasted for about 15 years before it was overturned by the NBA itself, and in the 2020 draft, the NBA relaxed the age limit, and 18-year-olds can also participate in the draft.

This is also the terrible thing about Xiao Hua......

Stern's reason for restricting high school players from participating in the draft is that there are many reasons why players are too young to be detrimental to their development in life......

But these reasons are actually nonsense, just like my cousin Cousins sprayed this system said, what is the difference between 18 and 19 years old, and they are not all young people.

The real reason is actually under pressure from the NCAA.

The most talked-about high school players have gone to play in the NBA, and the ratings of the NCAA will definitely be affected.

At this moment, the NBA wings are not hard, and Stern can only be regarded as a compromise, and for the better development of the NBA, this rule has been introduced.

Wait until fifteen years later, when the NBA's wings are stiff, Xiao Hua is too lazy to take care of your NCAA and let you die.

In fact, a few years ago, when Richard just crossed over, Stern was ready to engage in this rule that prohibits high school students from participating in the draft.

That is, the previous labor and salary negotiations.

But the players' union did not agree, and it dragged on until 05.

Ironically, the NBA wanted to cancel this rule in the future, and it was through the players' union......

They made a notice to the players' union and asked for the opinion of the players' union.

Richard naturally doesn't want this ban on high school students, after all, he has a son who wants to play in the NBA in the future, and he may be able to win one more championship if he can play a year earlier.

But this matter is already on the verge of an arrow, and it has to be sent, and Richard wants to stop it now, first, because he doesn't have enough time, and second, he doesn't have the ability.

But when the time comes, ten or eight years later, after Xiao Hua takes the throne, he will encourage him to cancel the ban on high school students earlier.

……

The current ban on high school students is actually not without benefits for Richard.

Because of this ban on high school students, it will be easier for Silafayette to recruit people.

In the past, Richard missed out on a lot of high-quality high school students because of their participation in the draft, and this will definitely not happen again in the future.

This season's Purdue University boilermakers have recruited several strong men from Richard's roster.

First and foremost is LaMarcus Aldridge.

This is a player that Richard likes a lot, and the fact that Philip Sr. can recruit it makes Richard very excited.

Then Rondo, Rudy Gay, Company Commander Brewer and Al Jefferson were all recruited into the team by Philip Sr.

Five people were recruited to form a perfect starting lineup.

Ade and Al Jefferson play inside.

Ade's player, fans must be quite familiar with it, as for the player Al Jefferson, if you are not familiar with it, you can directly treat him as Zach Randolph, there is not much difference between the two players......

On the front line, there are two people, Guy and the company commander, and they can't find anything wrong at all.

As for point guards, having a player like Rondo is perfect.

In this year's Black March, Richard doesn't have to think about it, if nothing else, this team of boilermen will start another glorious moment.

……

In recent drafts, there have been fewer and fewer newcomers in West Lafayette, and they are almost out of incense.

But in the next few years, Richard can foresee that as long as he puts more energy into it, Silafayette will inevitably bring in countless new blood.

……

There is about a month to go, and the new Golden Arches All-Star Game is about to start.

The list has already been released.

This year's list is quite interesting......

Because 05 is the last draft that high school students can participate in, almost all of the strong high school players on this list participate in the draft.

For example, Monta Ellis, Louis Williams, Bynum, Gerald Green and others were all drafted in '05.

In other words, it is really not so easy for Richard to make a list for Philip now.

However, it is not that there are no fish that have been caught, for example, Emperor Ama Danny Green did not go to the draft, but he can let the boilermen get it.

At present, the five-person lineup of boiler workers, anyway, there will not be too many people participating in the draft within a year, even if only one Zhang Tielin is added, it is enough.

After the most difficult 05 years, good days are coming.

In the future, high school students will not be able to participate in the draft, so it will be quite easy for Richard to make the list in the future.

Richard directly gave Danny Green's name to Philip Sr. and told him to wait for the list of '06, which was absolutely luxurious at that time.

According to Richard's memory, the list of '06 he gave to Philip Sr. would be quite shocking.

Some of them are Audenthe, there are Durant!

If Philip Sr. can get these two guys, the NCAA championship? That's definitely in the bag.

In addition to these two bugs, there are also the Lopec brothers, Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley......

There are also Thaddeus Young, Ty Lawson, Badinger and others.

If you can get all of them, the lineup of the boilermaker team will completely explode, and absolutely no one can stop it.

……

Thinking that Du Lao Er was about to really enter the stage of history, Richard couldn't help but be happy.

I don't know if this guy will choose to join the boiler worker at that time.

If you don't join the boiler worker, you will be beaten by the boiler worker in the future, will it be really fragrant......

PS: I went to Wuhan today, returned on the 26th, and arrived home on the 27th, but I will definitely not break the update in the past two days, and I ask for a monthly pass.