In the past few days when the trading market has just opened, the Pirates have taken turns to change various lineups, which has made fans from all walks of life more lively to watch and a lot to talk about.

Then the two powerhouses in the east fired their respective head coaches, which set off a lot of discussions.

Green Kai fired their head coach Dougreaves and Danny Angie took it personally......

The Detroit Pistons, on the other hand, fired rookie head coach Michael Curry, who just took over last season, and has not yet announced a new head coach.

The Pistons are having a hard time right now, and if nothing else, they may even fall out of the top three in the East this season.

Billups' departure made Yao Ming quite uncomfortable on the court, after all, without a top point guard like Billups, Yao Ming's difficulty in getting the ball on the inside has increased a lot.

Yao Ming had a headache and called Richard, and he wanted to hear Richard's advice on this kind of thing.

With the current situation of the Pistons, they are not particularly hungry for the championship, but they just hope that they will not fall so early, and at least they will retain the top three positions in the East.

"Coach, are there any more reliable traditional point guards in the league now, and you should know the current situation of our Pistons." Yao Ming said bitterly.

Richard nodded, he naturally knows the current situation of the Pistons, but if you want to talk about reliable traditional point guards, there must still be them in the league at the moment.

Nash, Chris Paul, Rondo, Brugby, Kidd, and the Trail Blazers' bearded Davis are all extremely reliable top traditional point guards, but the key is that the Pistons can't get their hands on these players.

These players all play extremely important roles on their respective teams and cannot be sold to the Pistons......

If you sell it to the Pistons, they won't be able to play the ball.

So these people, the Pistons will definitely not be able to get their hands on them, they can only be greedy, Yao Ming is now coming to Richard to ask for advice, and it must be because of this reason.

After a long silence, Richard spoke.

"There's a guy who, although not as good as Paul, but give him some time, he can still play at an All-Star level, but the defense is a little bit worse."

Yao Ming was suddenly pleasantly surprised, the defense was almost bad, as long as there is offensive ability and excellent organizational ability, it is completely acceptable.

"Who? Who is it? Do we have a chance to get it? Yao Ming asked in surprise.

"Dragic!" Richard said with a smile.

Yao Ming was stunned, Dragic must have known it, but in fact, he was not very impressed, only that he was the third point guard of the Pirates last season......

Last season, Rondo played the main point guard, Curry was the chief backup point guard, and got a lot of playing time.

As for Dragic, he has no chance to stand out with the Pirates at all, playing less than 8 minutes per game last season, and this is still when Rondo has a lot of rest, if Rondo doesn't take a break, he may have to cut his average playing time in half, about four minutes.

This kind of playing time, in fact, is completely a fringe player in the NBA......

Yao Ming didn't expect Richard to give Dragic such a high evaluation, and even said that this marginal player can play All-Star level strength?!

So just how terrible is the Buccaneers' bench depth? Their third point guard turned out to be an All-Star calibre......

Thinking of this, Yao Ming's eyes were staring, and he was completely frightened by the depth of the pirate team's lineup.

This is really a little too scary, people's third point guard has an All-Star level level with a little training, what can their Pistons do to compete with the Pirates for the championship?!

Yao Ming did not doubt Richard's statement at all, he was extremely convinced by Richard, since Richard said that this Dragic was good, it must be good.

Seeing that Yao Ming didn't speak, Richard thought that Yao Ming didn't believe in Dragic's potential, and continued to speak.

"Don't look at me before I gave Ingram to the Trail Blazers, Ingram's potential is completely incomparable with Dragic, including Sun Yue's ......"

"Sun Yue, Ingram and Dragic are the fringe players of our Pirates team, but Dragic's potential is much higher than those two......"

"Coach, I know, in this draft, you took so many backcourt players, do you have any plans to sell Dragic now?" Yao Ming asked with a smile.

"That's right, there are plans for that right now, and if you Pistons want to strengthen the No. 1 spot, I really can't think of anyone in this league who is more suitable than Dragic."

Richard is not lying at all, the Pistons in the league today have a chance to get their hands on it, can afford a contract, and have good strength and potential, there is only one Dragic, and no one else!

"Coach, what price should we pay in exchange for Dragic, we don't have any high-pick picks......" Yao Ming was itchy by Richard's words, and couldn't help asking.

According to Richard, maybe even if this Dragic is not as good as Billups, the gap will not be particularly large, and if he can get it, the Pistons will definitely be able to retain the current top three positions in the East.

"You don't need any good chips, you look at it, even if it's just a second-round pick, I can accept it." Richard said with a smile.

Yao Mingleng for a moment, just a second-round pick? This deal is all about sending warmth!

Admittedly, with Dragic's performance at this time, it is actually only worth a second-round pick, and it has to be a second-round pick that is quite low-turned......

But Yao Ming knew that this was a future All-Star player, and Richard would not lie to himself, so the Pistons would make a lot of money in this deal.

"Coach, you can't do this, you have suffered too much loss, I'll talk to the boss......" Yao Ming was a little ashamed.

In his opinion, Richard's behavior of sending warmth is completely taking care of himself, and he is embarrassed to let Richard suffer, and he is ready to discuss with his boss to see if he can come up with a first-round pick to exchange for Dragic.

Even if it's a first-round pick, it's actually not worth much, the Pistons' first-round pick is generally 25 picks backwards, and in terms of value, it's actually not as high as the top five picks in the second round.

"Da Yao, don't worry, I have other conditions......"

"Dragic can give it to you half, but you Pistons have to promise me one condition, give Rahim a chance to coach."

"It's just one year, and if you're not satisfied with Rahim's coaching performance after one year of coaching, you can fire him."

Yao Ming was stunned again, he didn't expect Richard to put forward such a rather strange condition.

It's the first time I've heard of a team adding such a condition to a trade.

However, Richard's purpose in adding this subordinate condition, Yao Ming also quite understood.

Rahim is the veteran of the West Lafayette players, and Richard's purpose in doing this must also be to find a way out for Rahim.

If he can sit firmly in the position of head coach of the Pistons, then Rahim will definitely be able to go far on the road of head coach in the future.

Thinking of this, Yao Ming couldn't help but have a higher respect for Richard.

Richard is simply devoted to his disciples, and now he has given up a lot of interests in order to find a way out for Rahim.

Thinking that he had been taken care of a lot by Richard before, Yao Ming decided that he must help Richard do this.

……

The Pistons have just fired rookie head coach Michael Curry, and although the new head coach has not yet been announced, Yao Ming already knows that the new coach has basically been decided, named John Scott.

The coach came from the NCAA and didn't have any NBA coaching experience, even in the NCAA.

What is the difference between using such a coach and using Rahim as the head coach?!

Other Yao Ming dare not guarantee that at least in Rahim's words, the atmosphere of the team will be quite harmonious, after all, everyone is from the West Lafayette team, and they will definitely not make those things that discord with the generals.

……

Yao Ming did not tell Richard about the Pistons having a new head coach, and in his opinion, there was no need to tell Richard about this.

Even if there is a new head coach now, can't he, the star of the house and the league's No. 1 center, change the team's mind?!

Generally speaking, the big boss of the team must have a certain right to advise the team when choosing a head coach.

It can't be said that it has the right to make decisions, but at least it can advise the team on what kind of head coach to choose......

And Yao Ming because of his more modest temperament, since Richard left, he has not used such a right at all, whether the team invites Sanders to coach, or newcomer Michael Curry, Yao Ming obeys the team's arrangement and does not express any opinions.

And now he felt like it was time for him to say something......

He is fully sure of this, his status as the league's No. 1 center, the team must give him the respect he deserves, and the most important thing is that although Richard has been away from the Pistons for many years, the top three stars in the Pistons are all West Lafayette players.

Yao Ming, the second singles Joe, and the third Prince, if these three put pressure on the team, it is impossible for the team not to agree.

……

After hanging up the phone, Yao Ming did not come forward to talk to the boss about it first, but asked Prince to go to Dumas to talk about it first.

Dumas is naturally quite convinced of Richard's vision, and feels that Dragic has at least eighty percent of the possibilities, and it is really a baby bump.

But the fact that Raheem is in charge of the Pistons has made Dumas frown.

John is the head coach of the new season decided by the boss, and he nodded and agreed......

In the end, this matter has to be nodded by the boss Gores.

To Dumas's embarrassment, Gores would rather give Richard a first-round pick than change head coaches......

Dumas also didn't know what attracted Gorse to this John, because in his opinion, there was not much difference between his practical John and his Rahim.

And maybe Rahim is even better, after all, Rahim has a lot of connections in this league and has experience in coaching the NBA, so he is more suitable than John.

Not to mention anything else, if Raheem coaches the Pistons, if he really encounters an existential situation, Richard can sit idly by?!

Therefore, Dumas is inclined to use Raheem as the team's head coach for the new season.

But the boss didn't agree, and he had no choice but to tell Prince the news and ask him to contact Richard to see if he could remove Rahim's condition.

As a result, in the evening of the next day, Yao Ming took the two little brothers to Dumas's office, and the boss Gores was also invited.

"BOSS, both of them and I feel that Rahim would be the best candidate for the manager." Yao Ming didn't beat around the bush, and came up and directly expressed the opinions of the three of them.

The tone was certainly not tough, but Gores could also hear a sense of persistence in Yao Ming's tone.

"Yao, John is a veteran coach in the NCAA and has a lot of coaching experience, which is not comparable to Rahim."

'Our goal now is to win the title, do you think we can win it with Raheem? He's a disciple of Richard, and I'm afraid what he knows is what Richard is left over......," Gores said with a frown.

didn't wait for Yao Ming to speak, and the singles Qiao on the side spoke directly.

"BOSS, I think it's a bit unrealistic to aim for the championship right now."

"Every team should aim to win a championship this season, but when you're facing a team that's an All-Star level even with its third point guard, having that kind of championship mentality is just going to hit you."

"Besides, Richard is only asking for a year, which is not a very excessive request."

"I think we should promise Richard that it doesn't hurt us to pick up a traditional All-Star level point guard for nothing."

"No one in this room should doubt Dragic's potential, and since Richard said so, he will definitely be an All-Star level in the future."

……

The two sides talked for about half an hour, and they were quite rational, and there was no big noise, and in the end, Gors could only nod helplessly.

The team's three leaders came together, all of whom asked Raheem to coach the Pistons, and the chips given by Richard were really good, only Raheem needed to coach for a year, and the conditions were not too much.

In this case, Gores couldn't agree or not.

……

That night, Richard received a call from Yao Ming, and the matter was done.

Richard smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.

This matter is actually quite important to Richard.

The first is that Richard doesn't want to continue to waste Dragic's time, and with the addition of Harden, Dragic may be on the fringe again this season.

You must know that Harden can also play point guard, and he plays well......

Having Curry play as the starting point guard and Harden as the backup point guard for the new season was something Richard had planned for a long time.

In this case, Dragic continued to stay in the team, and Richard was wasting Dragic's time......

Secondly, Richard also wanted to find a way out for Rahim, he was the first of Richard's disciples to embark on the road of coaching, and Richard naturally wanted to help him.

Richard is very envious of Popovich's future peach, so he is now sparing no effort to develop his coaching team.

……

Once again, Richard has another purpose, and that is to be an All-Star this year.

Even if Richard leads the team to the first place in the league this year, he is not qualified to lead the team, and can only rely on others to transfer qualifications to lead the team as an All-Star.

Will Green Kai's new head coach Danny Ange give it to himself? No way!

If the Pistons get a new coach and have no relationship with Richard, it is unlikely that they will be ceded to Richard.

It is equivalent to saying that no matter which of these two teams gets the All-Star qualification to lead the team, Richard has no ......

Now that Raheem is coaching the Pistons, there is at least some hope.

At the moment, Richard has seven supergiant suit parts on hand, and if he can get one more part this year, it will be eight, and he is only one step away from getting it together!

……

For three reasons, Richard is sure to talk to the Pistons about such a deal.