The Philadelphia 76ers' first-round pick this year is the 25th pick, which is not much better than the Trail Blazers, and even if they are exchanged, they can't get Kirilenko, and Richard simply didn't contact the 76ers.

Richard came up and first contacted the Golden State Warriors.

The Warriors have a 21st pick in the first round this year, and if they can get their hands on it, at least Richard is sure to get Kirilenko.

As for whether he can play for the Trail Blazers immediately after getting Kirilenko, Richard can only take one step at a time.

Unfortunately, Adelman told Richard that they had a favorite and might need a 21st pick, and the Trail Blazers' 29th pick in the first round would not be useful.

Richard had no choice but to look for other trading targets......

The Warriors want the 21st pick to be useful, and Richard is not going to fight Adelman to the death.

No matter how good the relationship is, once it is related to the overall interests of the team, this kind of thing must still be subject to the interests of the team.

If Richard has a high-pick first-round pick in his hand and happens to be able to use it, Carlisle or Adelman comes to exchange for him, and he probably won't trade it out.

Of course, if you don't need it, it's just a matter of two words.

……

The Hawks, who have the 20th pick, have two first-round picks in their hands this season, and in addition to this 20th pick, they also have a 17th pick in their hands.

However, the embarrassing thing is that the Hawks' two first-round picks did not get any decent players in the first round with a fairly high probability of producing stars.

With a probability of 13 out of 29, the Hawks selected two stinky tomato rotten egg players in the first round......

Luck is terrible!

In fact, the current head coach of the Hawks, Wilkens, is also quite a pain in the eye.

The two of them are quite embarrassed in the first-round pick position, and the value is low, but the embarrassment is embarrassing that they didn't find any decent rookie players during the trial process.

There are no reliable newcomers, so naturally Wilkens wants to trade his first-round pick and try to get a first-round pick in the top 10 of the first round, so that they may be able to get one of the six Purdue......

This is a kind of guarantee, in the absence of a favorite rookie, the choice of Purdue Liushao is undoubtedly a pretty safe choice!

But the embarrassing thing is that no one wants to change the team with the top 10 picks......

Even if Wilkens traded their two first-round picks for a top-10 first-round pick, no one would want to do it!

This made Wilkens very uncomfortable......

He had a hunch that his two first-round picks were probably going to waste.

When Richard called Wilkens, a glimmer of hope rose in Wilkens' heart.

In fact, Wilkens and the Trailblazers still have a relationship of incense.

At the end of his playing career, he coached the Trail Blazers......

It's just that he never won the championship, and then he returned to his parent team, the Eagles, to coach.

"Lee, congratulations, you've had a great season this season!" After congratulating Richard, Wilkens began his performance......

"Lee, I heard the news, it looks like you want to trade your 29th pick in the first round up, right?" Wilkens asked.

"That's right, Lenny, how's it going? Are the Eagles' first-round pick willing to trade it away? We can give cash compensation......" Richard said with a smile.

"I have a pretty old friendship with the Trailblazers, Li, you should know that I have coached the Trailblazers for many years before, and I still have a lot of feelings for the Trailblazers, and if you mention money, you will be a little out of sight......"

When Richard heard this, he immediately felt happy in his heart, looking at Wilkens's tone, it was probably a play!

"Lee, we're all smart people, I won't beat around the bush when I speak, and now our Hawks need a forward guard who has a good defense and some three-point ability......"

Richard was stunned, good fellow, dare to love Wilkens and talk to himself, that's all, this old guy is waiting for himself here......

Richard was silent for a moment, not knowing how to respond to Wilkens.

"Li, I'll get straight to the point......"

"One, I'm going to swap our two first-round picks for Stephen Jackson on your team, and keep your own first-round pick."

Wilkens: This is starting to negotiate terms......

I have to say that the conditions proposed by Wilkens are not excessive, and the two first-round picks are traded for a backup player of the Trail Blazers, which is quite profitable in any way.

But Richard didn't like it much......

The main reason is that the Eagles' two first-round picks are too low, and it is actually useless to take them.

The 17th pick and the 20th pick, the two players that Richard can choose, that is, James Posey plus Kirilenko, as for the 29th pick in his hand, it must be completely useless......

In this way, Richard lost a martial saint Jackson in exchange for James Posey and Kirilenko, and it didn't seem like a loss.

But if Kobe Bryant leaves, Martial Arts will likely be reused by Richard next season to replace Kobe's starting point guard position.

And neither James Posey nor Kirilenko is up to the task.

"Let's move on to other trading options, old man, there's no way I'm going to agree to this one!" Richard said with a wry smile.

"Okay, Lee, the second option is that we take out the 20th pick and then trade the 29th pick in your hands, but you have to help us convince Bowen to join the Hawks!"

Seeing that Richard was unwilling to trade the Martial Saint, Wilkens simply targeted Bowen......

Everyone knows that as long as Richard speaks, Bowen will probably change his mind with the Spurs and then join the Hawks......

"No, no, no, old man, I'm never going to tell my players to do something they don't want to do......"

"I now know what you eagles need!"

"Well, I know a rookie player fits your requirements very well, with a style similar to Bowen, and I can give you the player's name if you want, and then you trade the 20th pick for our 29th pick!"

Wilkenston was interested, and if Richard was telling the truth, it would have made a fortune......

This is much more cost-effective than signing Bowen, after all, the rookie contract is very cheap!

"Oh? Is this player really similar to Bowen? Wilkens asked.

"Yes, this player is almost a strong offensive and weak version of Bowen, although the defense is a little worse, but it is also the level of the league!"

"And the offensive ability is much stronger than Bowen......"

Wilkens was surprised by the patience, "Okay, Lee, I believe in you, this deal is done!" ”

"James Posey!"

……

"Take" James Posey, Richard finally got the 20th pick in the first round from the Hawks.

It also made Richard laugh and cry, this time he didn't pay much for trading draft picks, just providing the name of a player to the other party.

This is probably a true interpretation of what it means to "knowledge is power......

When Richard was ready to continue trading further, the situation was a bit of a headache for him.

No one wants to exchange first-round picks, even the Cavaliers with two first-round picks in their hands have no intention of changing their picks at all.

They have an eight-lot pick and an eleven-number one......

Richard is actually thinking of using another first-round pick, preferably a top-10 pick, and then take Artest as well.

But as things stand, it's unlikely.

……

This matter can only be discussed in the long run, and if you want to choose Artest directly in the draft, it is unlikely, but you can slowly think about this matter after the start of the new season.