Although the deal was finalized, neither side announced the news because the door of the trading market has not yet opened.

It is conceivable that once this news is announced, it will definitely cause an incomparably huge sensation in the alliance.

A dynasty master only got a first-round pick with a low pick, and Richard is definitely an act of warmth.

……

After Rondo's affairs were settled, Richard contacted Marion again to see what Marion was planning to do now.

Richard could offer Marion a contract, but the contract would not be very high, about $30 million over five years.

Such a contract is undoubtedly too low for Marion at the moment, with an average annual salary of only six million US dollars.

However, Marion's current true value is not much higher, and under normal circumstances, Marion signed a five-year, $39 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks this offseason, with an average annual salary of less than eight million.

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"This ......" Marion hesitated when he heard Richard's offer for himself......

He knows his situation very well, although he is no longer at his peak, but his strength is not the kind of player who is not on the stage, and in most teams today, he is qualified to play the role of third or even second leader.

The $30 million in the past five years is really a bit low......

This season just ended, Marion won the championship with the Pirates, and he also has a ring in hand, so he is not very hungry for the championship in the future.

Seeing that Marion didn't speak, Richard roughly guessed what Marion meant.

"It's better to do this, give you three days to think about it, if you can accept it, we will renew the contract as soon as possible." Richard said with a smile.

Marion nodded and left Richard's office.

Richard knew that the renewal of Marion's contract was basically out of play......

At the moment, countless teams in the league are crazy about Granger, and those teams that can't grab Granger may have their eyes on Marion, such as the Dallas Mavericks.

Marion is not inferior to Granger defensively, the price is much cheaper, and it is the best piece of the puzzle for the championship team, and there are still many teams interested in Marion.

……

Since Marion could not be renewed, Richard did not force it.

Originally, Richard was going to let Marion play Durant as a substitute, but now without Marion, he can only start to develop Batum.

Batum has been with the Pirates for some time, although he hasn't had many appearances, but it's not that he hasn't grown, and the daily team training him with a bunch of top stars has been good.

His growth ceiling is not too high, but the lower limit is not too low, at least the current instant combat power is okay, probably at the level of Granger who played in his rookie season.

That's pretty good, even on a team like the Buccaneers, it's more than enough to play a bench.

Of course, this is also Richard's helpless move, if Marion can be willing to sign a five-year contract of 30 million US dollars, Richard will definitely prefer to use Marion.

……

Three days later, Marion gave his answer that he was going to join the Mavericks.

The reason is quite simple, Mavericks gave an offer of $40 million over five years......

With the extra $10 million in contract amount, Marion could hardly refuse.

Richard didn't say much, and blessed Marion, after all, Marion's choice in this matter cannot be said to be wrong.

It's not wrong to think about making more money.

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Rondo is gone, Marion is gone, Richard breathes a sigh of relief, and then Granger and Auden are next.

But right now, Richard doesn't have time to think about Granger and Oden, because the draft is about to begin.

This year's draft is less important than the Buccaneers, because Richard has a lot of draft picks on hand.

Previously, Richard made a trade with Thunder owner McClendon, trading the No. 5 pick in '08 for the Thunder's first-round pick this year......

Normally, the Thunder's pick in this year's draft is a scout pick, and it was with this No. 3 pick that they selected James Harden.

When the deal was made, there were strings attached to the Thunder's swing to get a higher pick.

McClendon must have done so, and their record this season is the third-lowest in the league, which is considered a satisfactory completion of Richard's conditions.

At the lottery meeting, their third-to-last result drew a flower lot, which was not bad.

At least Richard was quite satisfied.

This No. 3 pick, Richard must still be used to select Harden, and the highest future achievement in this rookie is Curry, who is also Harden.

Curry participated in the '08 draft ahead of schedule, so the best player in this class is Harden, and it's no wonder that Richard didn't pick it.

Of course, Griffin is certainly not bad, but this product is recognized as the champion, and Richard can't get it if he wants to.

Besides, Griffin is a bit of a glass man, and the scary thing is that he will pick a time when he is a glass man, and he will be injured immediately in the playoffs when he gets to the playoffs......

So the choice of Harden for this No. 3 pick is already a sure thing.

In addition to this No. 3 pick, Richard actually has a fairly high draft pick on hand.

That's a No. 5 pick for the Timberwolves!

This draft pick was obtained by Richard when he traded with the Timberwolves a few years ago.

There is no doubt about the No. 3 pick for Harden, but Richard is entangled in who the No. 5 pick is.

If Curry were to participate in the draft this year, Richard would definitely pick Curry, but now Curry has all of them.

Richard glanced at this year's draft prediction roster and finally decided to choose DeRozan.

DeRozan is a West Lafayette player, and secondly, there are really no players who can do it better than DeRozan.

There are actually a lot of reliable players, such as Jrue Holiday , Ty Lawson, Jeff Teague , and Darren Collison , all of whom are All-Star or quasi-All-Star level.

Next up are Jennings, Cosby, Gibson and Carroll.

This is the better player in the first round, and Richard thinks it is better to choose DeRozan.

Not to mention anything else, just because Popovich is willing to coach DeRozan, it will definitely not be wrong to choose DeRozan.

……

As one of the garbage brothers, Richard feels that DeRozan is not as unbearable as fans say, at least in the first year of joining the Spurs, he can help Popovich finish off the Nuggets in the West as the seventh in the West, which is already quite a remarkable achievement.

Black Eight is a miracle, and even if Black Seven is almost meaningful, it is not much worse......

(Hopefully I'm not poisoned milk, if I don't have Black Seven, Spurs fans won't beat me.) ）

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On the contrary, there is nothing wrong with the nickname of the garbage brother, so the problem comes, DeRozan is not garbage, the real garbage is......

……

In addition to these two high-pick draft picks, Richard also has two of the team's own draft picks on hand, one is 30 in the first round and the other is 30 in the second round!

With the 30-round pick, Richard is ready to use to select Real Ama-Danny Green.

Of course, if you choose Beverley, it's actually not impossible, after all, this product can "trade" with Durant in the playoffs, although the means are a little uglier.

……

As for the 30th pick in the second round, the value of this pick is almost negligible, that is, it is used to select some of the more well-known undrafted picks.

Coincidentally, there was a pretty good draft pick this year that impressed Richard.

Wesley Matthews, who was also a player who could score more than 16+ points in his peak season, had good three-point ability, and it was perfect to use the 30th pick in the second round at hand.

The day before he left for the draft in New York, Richard dealt with Kwame Brown's contract issues.

Naturally, he didn't choose to renew the contract, although Jordan was a little reluctant, but he could only hold it in his heart.

Because a team offered Kwame Brown a two-year, $10 million contract, Jordan must give a similar contract if he wants to keep Kwame Brown......

This is obviously impossible, you must know that a player like Marion, Richard only gave an offer of six million dollars, why can Kwame Brown get five million on the Buccaneers.

Of course, Jordan also knows very well that if he insists, Richard will definitely sign Kwame Brown, but if he does so, Jordan is afraid that there will be some bad consequences.

For example, Richard felt disrespected, and then chose to sell his stake in the Pirate team and leave the Pirate team.

This is probably Jordan's biggest fear right now......

So Jordan simply pretended not to know, and he didn't have any intention of meddling in Kwame Brown's contract at all.

One more player went......

Including Granger and Oden, who are destined to leave, the Pirates have five players leaving this season.

And in this draft, Richard can only get four newcomers to supplement the lineup.

Maybe next season, the Pirates will have a hard time defending their title, and it certainly won't be as easy as these seasons.