Inside Kings head coach Adelman's office.

"Huh? Man, are you willing to give in? Adelman was a little confused, he didn't expect Rahim to make concessions on the buyout amount.

Because there is really no reason to concede, the team wants to buy out Rahim's contract, Rahim can fully insist on his share of the money, and if it continues to be spent like this, Rahim will definitely get what he wants.

The Kings team was not opened by Adelman, and how much money the team spent to buy out Rahim can be said to have little impact on the overall strength of the team, so Adelman didn't want to get involved in this matter, and even had some preference for Rahim to get a full buyout.

"That's right, coach, I'm willing to make concessions, but the amount of concessions won't be huge, up to a million dollars a year, you should know, my salary is not much." Raheem said with a smile.

"That's right, those guys probably will definitely raise their hands in favor after learning the news." The guy Adelman is talking about must be the management of the Kings.

At most, one million a year, and if Rahim is counted this year, Rahim can make a step of three million dollars, and the management will definitely laugh from ear to ear.

"Man, I don't understand, why are you making concessions, in fact, if you continue to insist, just consume like this, they will definitely buy you out in full." Adelman was curious, and asked Rahim.

Raheem had a smile on his face, "Coach, I'm joining the Pirates." ”

"God, Richard called me last night and told me to break up with the king and report to the pirates."

Adelman's eyes widened, he didn't expect Richard to be willing to accept Rahim, Rahim's ability is basically equal to zero at the moment, not to mention the super strong Pirates, even those garbage fish belly teams, they will not be interested in Rahim.

And now that Richard is going to take Rahim, how Adelman is not surprised.

But after thinking about the relationship between Raheem and Richard, Adelman can be considered to have figured it out.

"Sherif, you're lucky to have a coach like Richard."

"Bless you and wish you a championship this season." Adelman sincerely wishes Rahim.

In his opinion, Rahim's luck was really good.

At the beginning of the game, if they met a coach like Richard, if they were replaced by other coaches, even if they had the idea of receiving Rahim, I am afraid they would not succeed.

Because most coaches don't have much say in the introduction of players, let alone the introduction of players like Rahim, who are obviously losing money, even if they only give Rahim a base salary, it is a loss, and only a coach of Richard's level can have the ability to make a final decision in the introduction of players.

"yes, I was lucky to join Purdue, which was probably the wisest choice I've ever made in my life." Raheem's eyes lit up as he said to Adelman.

……

The rest of the matter became smooth, and the original deadlock in the negotiations was now directly resolved, and Rahim successfully reached a buyout agreement with the Kings.

There is no possibility that the Kings will not agree, first of all, Raheem himself made concessions, and secondly, the Buccaneers signed Raheem, which can leave the Kings with a sum of money.

Overall, the Kings can probably save more than $5 million in the buyout amount, which is already a considerable number, and it is much better than they imagined.

……

After reaching a buyout with the king, Rahim immediately called Richard and left for Charlotte.

Richard's side is preparing Rahim with a one-year contract with a base salary.

Because Raheem is a veteran who has played in the league for more than ten years, his base salary is naturally higher, $1.26 million a year.

However, the 1.26 million US dollars, the Pirates actually only need to pay less than 800,000, and the rest of the money is subsidized by the league.

This can also show that the league is actually still humane, especially for these players who have been in the league for a long time.

Because of the fear of these veterans, no team is willing to sign because the base salary of the veteran is relatively high, so the league subsidizes the basic salary of the veteran.

……

As soon as the contract was signed, the Charlotte Buccaneers immediately made an official announcement.

Jordan is still quite generous, although this team is a partnership between him and Richard, Richard's approach actually caused the team a certain loss......

But with only $1.8 million, Jordan didn't care at all.

After the Buccaneers won the championship last season, they really made a lot of money, with a net profit of $47 million.

In addition, the team's market value has also increased from $200 million at the beginning to $370 million now!

This $370 million market value has already made the Pirates a middle-to-high value team in the league.

You must know that the Warriors will only change hands next year, and it will only be $310 million......

In less than four years, the team's market value has nearly doubled, which is a miracle in Jordan's opinion.

Originally, Jordan thought about the first five years of the team, and the team would not lose money, but now it seems that he still underestimated Richard's ability!

This 370 million is definitely not the limit market value of the Pirates, and it may be that in another two years, this market value may continue to double.

Because the current profitability of the pirates is there, as long as the pirates can continue to maintain this strong record, it is not impossible to break through the market value of 500 million next year, and continue to break through to 600 million or even 700 million the year after.

It's certainly another record, the fastest appreciation for a team in NBA history.

……

In other words, now that Jordan counts the team's profit dividends, and then sells fifty percent of his team's equity, he has made a net profit of more than $200 million!

With this kind of profitability, how could Jordan be unhappy because Richard signed a base salary contract.

He didn't care about it at all.

……

As soon as the official announcement of the pirates was released, Richard's phone was blown up.

All of them are called by West Lafayette players, and many West Lafayette players are proud, but there are also many West Lafayette players who are now getting more and more regressed......

They saw Rahim return to Richard's arms and wondered if they could follow Raheem's lead and join the pirates.

However, Richard told them not to worry, these people's contracts are too big, and the situation is different from Rahim, and the team will definitely not be happy to buy out their contracts.

Richard already felt a little sorry for Jordan when he received Rahim......

Anyway, if you stay in Charlotte and don't run, at least you don't have any plans to run away in the next few years, so these things can be discussed in the long run.

In fact, Richard was waiting for the Warriors to change hands in '09, and he wanted to win the Warriors.

The Warriors bought it for only $310 million, and ten years later, their market value increased to $30+ billion, becoming the second team in the league after the Knicks and Lakers, surpassing the Chicago Bulls.

This is still without Richard, the increase is so terrifying, and if Richard is to run the Warriors, this increase will probably be even more terrifying.

However, Jordan found Richard to engage in the pirate team, and Richard did not wait for the Warriors and directly partnered with Jordan.

Although Richard can still leave the Buccaneers now, his stake in his hands can be easily sold now, and he can buy the Warriors next year.

But Richard has no idea of leaving the Pirates at the moment, even if buying the Warriors is a wise choice.

He promised to bring a dynasty to the Pirates, more than just three in a row!

The promise he made, Richard must fulfill, even if there is a great temptation ahead, he will not run away halfway.

Besides, this pirate team, Richard has poured countless efforts into it, and he doesn't want to leave without winning enough championships.

……

Rahim's arrival has no impact on the team's lineup, and Rahim is currently injured and will definitely not be able to play.

Richard didn't feel the need to use the injury scroll on Rahim, who was unlikely to get any appearances.

When Raheem returns from injury, Raheem can help the rookie inside and teach some of his offensive experience.

Raheem's attacking approach is quite versatile, and under his guidance, Milicic and Xiaojia will definitely have something to gain.

Normally, Raheem embarked on the path of coaching after retiring as an assistant coach.

……

After joining the Pirates, Raheem had only one feeling in his heart, and that was steadfastness.

I don't have to think about anything, I don't have to worry about injuries, after all, I definitely don't have to play much.

Don't worry about winning or losing the game, because the Buccaneers are invincible.

The only thing you need to do is wait for the championship to fall on your head.

……

After the end of the three-game away game, the Pirates started another wave of three-game home games.

In these three consecutive home games, except for the Pistons, they are all weak chicken teams.

And in the game against the Pistons, the Yao shark duel attracted the attention of countless fans.

O'Neal fell to the back in the matchup with Yao Ming, but that didn't stop the Buccaneers from winning the game and ultimately winning by 12 points.

The Pistons are arguably the strongest team in the East other than the Buccaneers, and they are seen as the only Eastern team that can stop the Pirates.

As a result, such a team is also at a disadvantage in the process of playing against the pirates.

……

After winning this game, the Pirates started the game with ten consecutive wins!

At least as things stand, it's almost impossible for a team in the East to stop the Buccaneers' winning streak.

The only hope is in the west!

……

After opening the 10-game winning streak, Richard set his sights on the NBA's all-time opening winning streak.

Breaking records earns rewards, and Richard naturally won't miss out on this opportunity.

The current record for the longest winning streak in NBA history is the Rockets' 15-game winning streak.

In the 93-94 season, when Jordan retired for the first time, Olajuwon led the Rockets to win fifteen consecutive victories in the opening game!

In the end, however, their overall record was not very impressive, with only 58 wins......

Richard's goal now is to keep an eye on this fifteen-game winning streak!

As for the Warriors of later generations who have played a terrifying record of 24 consecutive wins in the opening season, Richard does not need to worry about this record at present.

……

Ten games are fought, and it is generally clear whether it is a mule or a horse.

The Pirates are definitely a tall horse, unrivaled in the entire league, and no other team can match them.

The statistics of the main players in the team are quite good, and the average playing time of Big Brother O'Neal is about 28 minutes per game.

Limited by playing time, O'Neal must be difficult to play 20+10 level data, but it is not far off, O'Neal's average data per game is 18.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.9 blocks, if nothing else, this year's old sharks will definitely get an All-Star spot.

Oden has less playing time, but when he plays, he is generally the opposing opponent's bench center, so the statistics are also quite outstanding, and the current average of 14.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game continues to be maintained, and this year's best sixth man must not run.

As for Roy, he still occupies the top spot in the scoring list per game, but Kobe Bryant is chasing closely.

Roy is currently averaging 31.4 points per game, while Kobe Bryant is averaging 30.5 points per game, because he has only played ten games since the start of the game, and it is not impossible for Kobe Bryant to catch up later.

However, Richard knows that Kobe Bryant will definitely not be able to catch up, because if nothing else, the Lakers may find a way to bring in Pau Gasol this year......

If Big Gasol is introduced, Kobe's number of shots will definitely be reduced, and the average points per game will definitely be affected.

In terms of three-point shooting, Roy is now averaging 4.2 three-pointers per game, although the shooting rate is only 37%, but Richard has been able to accept such efficiency.

The three-point shooting rate of 37% is actually quite good, and if you convert it to a two-point shooting rate, it can already reach 55.5%, which is already at the level of the inside level.

It can also be seen from this how terrible it is to have a strong three-point ability.

In addition to the reason why the center is getting weaker and weaker, there are other reasons for the popularity of small-ball tactics in later generations.

The biggest reason is that after data analysis, each team found that mid-range shooting is the most efficient offensive means.

Hitting the basket and shooting three-pointers is the most efficient offensive means.

Mid-range shooting is the standard for half-court positional battles, and although Richard has always equipped his team with three-point shooters, his team is still mainly based on mid-range shooting.

The essence of small-ball tactics is to hit the basket with three-point and fast-break shots, and there must be mid-range shots, but they are definitely not the most important offensive means.

It's a timeless truth that the closer you get to the basket, the higher your offensive shooting percentage.

One three-point shot is equal to one and a half mid-range shots, even if it is a mediocre 35% three-point shooting rate, which is 52.5% when converted into mid-range shots, and there are really not many players whose mid-range shooting rate can be stably maintained at the level of 52.5%.

Therefore, according to these data analysis, the small-ball tactic is becoming more and more popular......

Richard will certainly start using small-ball tactics gradually according to the trend, but definitely not now, at least until 2015.