"Okay......" Carlisle nodded at Richard's confident words.

As an assistant coach, it is his responsibility to give advice to the head coach, and since Richard has his own ideas and is very confident in his own ideas, Carlisle can only do what Richard says!

Of course, Richard's promotion of O'Neal Jr. to the starting position does not mean that Sabonis will not be given a chance to play at all!

Sabonis, a veteran, is actually worth a good trade, after all, he averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds per game in the first round of the playoffs against the Jazz last season......

But even so, Richard never had the idea of trading Sabonis!

There is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure!

Not to mention Sabonis, a treasure who is used to seeing big scenes......

Yao Ming's idol is not one of the four centers, but Sabonis, and even his first ID when he plays Warcraft is Sabonis, which shows how much Yao Ming respects Sabonis!

In the international arena, Sabonis's name is not inferior to the four centers!

In the NBA, Sabonis is not very popular with American fans, why......

Because Sabonis led the former Soviet Union in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, defeated the United States team to win the championship......

If it's just the World Championships, if it's not the former Soviet Union......

Maybe the Americans are not so entangled, and because of this, the United States has opened the dream team mode, the 92 Barcelona Olympics, Jordan, Admiral, Big Bird Bird, Magic Johnson, etc., the lineup is so luxurious that people are speechless Dream Team......

It can be said that it was Sabonis who beat the arrogance of the Americans and made them dare not continue to despise world basketball!

Played the Dream Team......

It is worth mentioning that the leader of the American team in '88 is David Robinson, who is one of the four centers!

The Admiral did not take advantage of the confrontation with Sabonis, and to the surprise of the Americans, Sabonis was not only not weak Admiral 1V1, but also a variety of long passes across the half court after grabbing offensive rebounds, as accurate as guided missiles!

With such a veteran, Richard is definitely not ready to sell it, and he will stay for his own use!

O'Neal Jr. averaged between 25 and 30 minutes per game, freeing up 20 minutes of playing time for Sabonis, and that was Richard's plan.

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In this way, the starting lineup of the Trail Blazers is completely determined!

O'Neill Jr., Big Ben, Roaring Celestial, Robinson the Iron Man, and the Blacksmith...... No, Black Mamba Kobe......

The frontcourt O'Bender combination creates the strongest defensive frontcourt combination in NBA history!

The backcourt duo, or black iron combination, also has top-notch defensive intensity, and apart from a bit of iron, there is nothing wrong with it at all......

There are also legendary veterans like Sabonis on the bench, and a humanoid three-point talent incubator like Curry Sr.!

Infinite approach to the perfect lineup!

At least Richard is extremely satisfied, and he can't find any problems at the moment!

Of course, the Trail Blazers bench is relatively weak, there are too few players available, and if a starter is injured or suspended, it will be a very fatal blow to the Trail Blazers!

And this big man lineup is easy to be restrained by those teams that are fast attacking!

But that's all there is to it for now......

It's basically hard to continue to improve the lineup, and Richard has sold almost all the chips that can be sold in the Trail Blazers!

If you really want to continue to improve the squad, you can only wait for the start of next season!

At that time, Richard will have five draft picks in his hands, and he will definitely be able to gain something in the next draft!

It is worth mentioning that the last second-round pick, Richard had already acquired at the end of August, and the second-round pick was bought directly with cash.

With five draft picks in hand, the task of talent reserve is naturally completed, and Richard also successfully got the one-time props of the lucky dice!

At any time period, increase Richard's luck to a full value of 100 points!

But at the moment, Richard really doesn't have a chance to use it......

Originally, Richard thought that this lucky dice would be used at next year's lottery meeting, but the lottery conference went to non-playoff teams, don't look at the lineup that Richard has formed......

But he still wants to hit the playoffs as much as possible this season!

Stay at the lottery to use, the natural goal is the champion lottery, used to get Duncan, this lucky dice can come in handy!

Non-playoff teams, based on their record from poor to good, have the highest 25 percent chance of winning the lottery, and when they finish fifth, they are only 8.8 percent, and then even lower, 5 percent, 3 percent, and even 0.5 percent in 13th place......

If Richard had used the lucky dice, he might even have a 0.5 percent chance of getting the top pick!

If that really happens......

You don't have to think about it to know that Richard will become a myth directly!

Because this hasn't happened since 1985, when the lottery rules were introduced......

Thinking about the probability of 5 in 1,000, if you want to bump into it, it is too difficult and too difficult......

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Richard is now also a casual mentality, and he can't give up resistance to participate in the lottery draw when he has four new stars......

That's not only irresponsible for yourself, but also irresponsible for the four new stars!

Of course, if he really can't make the playoffs, then Richard has no choice, he must use this lucky dice to pick Duncan!

Fools don't pick ......

"Let's talk about it then...... If you can make the playoffs, you will miss Duncan! ”

"But if you can't make the playoffs, you'll have to pick Duncan......"

"I don't think I won't be able to make the playoffs...... Richard thought in his heart......

The lineup he created seems to be really fine, but no one can say what kind of situation the actual combat is, and Richard himself can't say it......

It may be very strong, strong to the point of scaring the sky, or it may be like slag!

Of course, these are extreme cases, and the most likely scenario is that it is neither strong nor weak, and it is not much different from the strength of the Trail Blazers last season......

After all, it takes time for newcomers to grow, and it will definitely not happen overnight!

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There is still half a month to go, and the preseason will start!

All the players with guaranteed contracts have started training at the training ground!

Richard's four King Kong assistant coaches are also engaged in busy work......

Zhang Weiping is responsible for guiding the rookies in the team to the basket.

Sabonis also shared some of this work, and from time to time he passed on some experience to the newcomers......

Sabonis is a player with noble sentiments, otherwise how could he play for the former Soviet Union......

How is it possible to play on behalf of socialism!

So when it comes to imparting the experience to newcomers, Sabonis is completely unturned.

Ranbir is responsible for tuning the defense of the newcomers, not only the interior defense, but also the outside defense He also has his own "unique" experience, Big Ben, O'Neal Jr. and Kobe Bryant listen to it with relish......

Although the elder Curry is not a coach, he is also following the example of Sabonis and giving newcomers some experience in projection.

Carlisle is naturally too busy to stop, and he gives Richard every day to study the team's tactics!

As for the genius Stevens, he is still working for Richard, but he is also involved in the study of tactics from time to time.

Everything is ready, all that is left is the arrival of the preseason......