After being rejected by the Pelicans, Richard contacted Western Conference teams such as the Grizzlies and Nuggets, which made his brow furrowed.

None of these teams even bargained with Richard, as if they had a tacit understanding, and told Richard quite tactfully that they didn't need an inside line......

In this case, if Richard wants to trade with a Western team, he may have to go to the Golden Dragons or Paul Allen.

However, Richard doesn't want these two teams to take Monroe, Monroe's ceiling in the future is not high, although if the trade is made, these two teams will not lose, but they will definitely not make money.

What Richard didn't expect was that the Philadelphia 76ers actually took the initiative to contact Richard at this point in time, wanting to trade with Richard about Monroe.

It's just that the 76ers are not trading their first-round pick, but are ready to trade Monroe with their 11-round pick with the 16th pick in the first round and a 14th pick in the second round......

From the perspective of future generations, if Richard agrees to this deal, it will definitely not be a loss in the end.

Vucevic had an embarrassing rookie season, essentially abandoning the Philadelphia 76ers, averaging 5.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game......

Under normal circumstances, the 76ers just took Vucevic, who had just finished his rookie season, to make a four-way trade with the other three teams including the Magic.

Vucevic joined the Magic, and Howard, the original core of the Magic's team, joined the Lakers.

This deal was a turning point in Howard's career, before which he was one of the few super centers in the league, and after the Lakers, and later joined the Rockets, and then to the Wanderers, Howard's status in the league declined quite sharply.

And just the opposite of Howard, Vucevic in this deal turned out to be directly played by the Magic, and became the big boss of the Magic a few years later.

Now that the Lakers are playing in the playoffs, how can they have time to think about trading Howard, so the four-way deal has not started at least yet, and the 76ers immediately contacted Richard after hearing that Richard had plans to sell Monroe.

Monroe's potential still looks pretty good, at least a lot better than Vucevic......

It stands to reason that there is no reason to refuse this deal, Vucevic is the big boss of the Magic later, and he can also lead the team to the playoffs, although the playoffs were abused by Leonard's teammate Ibaka, but the value is definitely much higher than Monroe.

What's more, they also have a second-round pick......

But Richard finally thought about it, but he still didn't agree to the 76ers' trade plan, he still wanted draft picks more.

Vucevic is good, but Richard always feels that this player is almost meaningful, and he can indeed be considered a good star, but he is not a winner, and once he is targeted by opponents in some important games, he immediately wilts.

In other words, Vucevic is not a player who is good at playing tough games in Richard's opinion......

And in these 12 drafts, there are a few players that Richard likes and are good at playing tough battles, and in Richard's opinion, they are better used than Vucevic.

So Richard is more inclined to trade Monroe for a draft pick than to trade for Vucevic, who can only play downwind.

……

"Frank, I'm actually more inclined to ask for draft picks."

"Vucevic's strength is actually good, I won't lie to you, his value is actually greater than Monroe, you can use it for yourself, give him more opportunities to perform, I believe his performance will surprise you." Richard said to 76ers current head coach Lawrence Frank.

Lawrence Frank previously coached the Nets, but the Nets were cheated in various ways in the trade with Green Kai, which led to a slump now, and Frank left the Nets in a fit of anger and came to Philadelphia to coach.

Frank is definitely Richard's direct coach, and Richard naturally wants to make his life better, and revealed to him about Vucevic's situation and asked him to give Vucevic a little patience.

Frank was stunned, he had just taken over the 76ers, and he really didn't care much about Vucevic, an interior player who seemed to be a bit weak......

But now that Richard has said that this player has potential, it is naturally impossible for Frank not to pay attention to it.

"Okay, Lee, I'll give this kid more playing time."

"If it weren't for you saying that this kid is good, seriously, even if we don't sell it to you Clippers this time, we'll be looking for other deals to sell it......" Frank said with a laugh.

"If you sell you, he's going to be a 20+10 interior player with three-point ability, you should know what that means."

As soon as he heard this, Frank's eyes were about to pop out, 20+10? And it's still a three-point ability? God, that's a big baby......

……

After rejecting the 76ers' trade request, Richard contacted several teams with poor records in the East, which made Richard quite painful, and no one was willing to sell draft picks to himself.

This made Richard a little uncomfortable......

He crossed over in '94, entered the league in mid-'96, and now it's mid-2012, and in sixteen years, Richard has never encountered such a difficult situation in trading.

At present, Richard analyzed the situation, and there may be two reasons.

The first reason may be that Monroe is not attractive enough, and the second reason may be that the teams are jealous of Richard's rise......

At the moment, if Richard still wants to trade Monroe for draft picks, I am afraid he can only lower his expectations and make some loss-making trades.

In the face of absolute interests, there must still be people who can't bear to trade with Richard.

The Western Conference Finals are underway, and in the midst of a fierce battle between the Spurs and the Lakers, Richard directly announced it.

Their Clippers want to take Monroe plus their own 16th pick in the second round in exchange for a first-round bottom plus a second-round pick, any team can do it!

Generally speaking, when a team wants to make a trade, it is mostly sneaky, and it will never announce a trade with such fanfare as Richard did, and also make the chips he wants public.

Because the team must be thinking about maximizing profits in the transaction, directly disclosing the chips they want, which is equivalent to revealing their bottom line, if this unwise move is done, it is estimated that the team executives will have to fire the boss the next day.

Richard had apparently done another dumbfounded thing this time.

But even so, Richard felt that he had done the right thing.

The first is that I really don't have many chips, and my side is completely losing money and making money, just as long as the first round is at the bottom plus a second-round pick, you can get Monroe plus a second-round pick, this deal is actually quite tempting.

Because of the draft picks at the bottom of the first round, it is undoubtedly a fool's dream to get a rookie of Monroe's level!

Instead of playing lucky, it is better to directly trade this draft pick for Monroe, at least to get a starter-level insider.

Even if he doesn't start, letting Monroe play as a substitute can greatly improve the team's interior depth.

Secondly, Richard made it public, completely to stimulate the enthusiasm of each team to trade, first come, first served, Richard's chips are not a big deal, if you make up a little, you will definitely be able to make it up......

This kind of profitable and loss-free business will definitely not leave anyone behind.

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Sure enough, Richard just released the news at a press conference in the morning, and several teams immediately contacted the Clippers in the afternoon to make a trade.

What made Richard speechless was that there was a spur in it......

Not to mention, the Spurs really have the chips to satisfy Richard at the moment, and they have the draft pick at the bottom of the first round.

As for the second-round pick, they got a second-round pick through a trade, which can be considered a difficult thing......

Popovich's idea, Richard is also very clear, with relatively low chips, for the aging Duncan to find a replacement, Monroe is a strong player to play the substitute, wouldn't it be beautiful?

Even though the Spurs are playing a Western Conference final, they are still watching the free market and looking for some cost-effective trade possibilities.

The Spurs don't have the need or the chips to make a big deal, but they are still quite interested in this kind of small trade.

Richard naturally rejected the Spurs without saying a word, and Popovich cut himself off in the last draft, and Monroe must not give the Spurs this time.

Richard has always regarded the Spurs as his biggest rival in the West for the next few years, how could he possibly sell Monroe to the Spurs, isn't that asking for trouble?

The devil knows if Monroe will produce some wonderful changes under Popovich's tutelage, such as directly incarnating a player of Aldridge's level......

Not to mention, Monroe is now practicing three points, plus he already has some mid-range shooting foundation, if he is given to the Spurs, it may really be possible to rise.

Even if the possibility of rising is only one percent, Richard cannot tolerate such a thing......

After the Spurs, the Lakers also submitted a trade request, and they can also find the leverage that Richard wants.

Big Ben has already confirmed that he is leaving the team at the end of this season, and they naturally need to supplement in the center position.

Monroe is undoubtedly a pretty good option, mainly because it is cheap and can be used for two years on a rookie contract......

As for two years later, Kobe Bryant will be 36 years old, and the Lakers are estimated to start rebuilding.

However, Richard also rejected the Lakers' trade request, for no other reason than not wanting to sell to the Lakers.

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Several of the biggest teams in the East have also submitted trade requests, all willing to trade their first-round bottom draft picks to trade Monroe.

The Pirates haven't gotten any decent players in the draft since Richard left, and Jordan can't even get any players who are too reliable......

Every time Jordan is chosen, he is completely sure, but every time he is sad.

If this continues, the pirates will probably start to sink, and it will be difficult to maintain such dominance.

So they can only trade the draft picks......

Not only the Buccaneers, but also the Heat, who have now gathered the Big Three.

Because the Big Three occupy a lot of salary space, players in other positions naturally cannot have a star-level level, and now if they get Monroe, they can greatly enhance the strength of the No. 5 position, which is quite tempting for them.

In addition, there is the Pistons, who are also interested in Monroe.

They actually wanted to contact Richard before, but they were too embarrassed to speak, mainly because they didn't think that the chips they had in hand could impress Richard.

But now that Richard is asking for such a low price, as long as they are not stupid, they will definitely not miss this opportunity.

In the past two years, Yao Ming has had some injuries from time to time, although they are all innocuous injuries, and he can come back after two or three weeks of recuperation, but this also sends a signal that Yao Ming's body is going downhill.

The only thing the Pistons can do at the moment is to reduce Yao Ming's playing time in the regular season as much as possible, and for this they need to find a reliable replacement for Yao Ming, and Monroe is undoubtedly a good candidate.

Yao Ming is only two years younger than Kobe, and he is now 32 years old, so no one can say how long he can maintain his current competitive state.

There may be a significant decline next year, or it may persist for another three years......

But in any case, by the time Yao Ming reaches the age of thirty-five, it will definitely start to decline, which is undoubtedly a thing.

So the Pistons couldn't sit still at the moment, and they got into the game with a kick.

Now it's up to Richard to decide, and no one knows which team Richard will ultimately choose as the target of this trade.