After the deal with the Jazz was finalized, what made Richard laugh and cry was that the Jazz began to hype it up, and the content of their deal with the Clippers was known all over the city.

The whole league knows that the Jazz traded two draft picks from Richard......

This is a new thing, only Richard has ever split multiple low-pick picks with high-pick picks, but I didn't expect that now Richard actually traded two low-pick picks for Jazz's high-pick picks.

Could it be that there are no too good players in the second round this year, which is why Richard is not interested in the second-round pick?

Richard didn't know why the Jazz was making such a big announcement about it, he only knew that the Jazz was cutting off his own back.

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In this kind of pre-draft deal, there is no written contract between the two parties, just a verbal agreement, and if one party breaches the contract, the other party can't do anything.

For example, in the draft, when the Jazz were ranked 14th, Richard asked the Jazz to take Gobert, and the Jazz were dumbfounded......

Anyway, the relationship between Sir and Richard is not so good that much, and there is no need to worry about tearing up his face with Richard.

But now, the transaction is known all over the city, and the Jazz may not be able to recognize the deal at that time.

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Of course, Richard will definitely save a little face for Jazz.

For example, you don't use the Jazz's No. 14 pick to pick Gobert, use this fourteen pick to choose Gobert, and use the No. 14 pick to pick Gobert.

In this way, the Jazz side is expected to feel better......

At the moment, Richard has three first-round picks on hand, the No. 7, No. 14 and No. 16 picks.

Speaking of which, these three picks are actually very good, the ranks are not particularly high, but they are practical.

You can use it, and you can also choose the players that Richard wants most.

In this draft, Richard wants players such as Oladipo, McCollum, Adams, Antetokounmpo and Gobert.

Among them, Richard is ready to use the No. 7 pick to select McCollum, the No. 14 pick to select Antetokounmpo, and the No. 16 pick to choose Gobert.

The remaining Oladipo and Adams, although Richard is also very greedy, but there is nothing he can do.

Oladipo won't fall out of the top two, while Adams is normally the twelfth pick, and Richard will have to miss McCollum if he wants to take Adams.

Adams and Gobert overlapped positions, and getting one was actually enough, and there was a big instinct on the bench to top it for a while, and there was no need to take two blue-collar centers.

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If Adams' draft pick could be lower, as low as the 20th pick, then Richard might really abandon Gobert and choose Adams instead.

Gobert's physical hardware is quite outstanding, both in height and arm span, which is better than Adams.

But Adams also has an advantage that Gobert doesn't have, and that's speed.

This rookie physical test, Adams's physical test data among all interior rookies, can almost be said to be one of the best.

In addition to not being as tall and arm span as Gobert, other aspects of speed or bounce are better than Gobert.

Probably that's why Adams had a higher draft pick than Gobert.

More than a decade ago, speed and bounce were important for the centre, but they were not the first consideration.

And now, with the advent of the small-ball era, players in the center position are gradually needed to have good speed, so that they can follow their teammates to play quickly offensive and defensive.

Only those teams that stick to the traditional style of play probably don't care much about the speed attributes of the center players, obviously whether it is the Spurs or the Jazz, they belong to quite traditional teams.

If Richard had been given a choice, Richard would have preferred Adams over Gobert.

Adams' defense is not as good as Gobert's, but it's not the kind of level that can't be put on the table, and there are only a handful of people in the league who can be better than Adams in terms of interior defense.

In terms of rebounding, Adams is a bit stronger than Gobert's rebounding because he is better at bouncing and is more physically fit and easier to get stuck in.

Adams is in the top three in offensive rebounding every year, and that's no joke.

There may be fans who think that Adams is strong in frontcourt rebounding, but not in the backcourt.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, the rebounds in the front court are strong, how can the back court not work......

A player with good rebounds in the front court must be good in the back court, unless the team has some special tactical system that does not allow him to pick up rebounds in the back court.

For example, the Thunder is like this, Adams is in the position, allowing Wei Shao to grab backcourt rebounds, and then Wei Shao quickly pushes and counterattacks.

It is said that this style of play is a system unique to the Thunder, who knows......

Adams can help Wei Shaoka out of the rebound, if he grabs it himself, will he not be able to grab it? Apparently impossible.

So in Richard's view, Adams' rebounding is really strong, and if you want to say who sacrifices the most for the team of the Thunder in the future, it is not Wei Shao, nor the pickled pepper who came out with an injury in the playoffs, but one card and eight Adams.

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Adams is fast, whether it is to return to the defense or pull to the high position to do blocking, the effect is definitely better than Gobert, which is why Richard wants Adams more.

But the draft is not something that you can ask for whoever you want, there must be a trade-off.

Now Richard has dropped Adams between McCollum and Adams.

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After thinking about the newcomer he was about to choose, Richard had a new question next.

This question is about Sun Yue.

When Richard took over the Clippers, Sun Yue joined the Clippers on a four-year contract.

In the blink of an eye, three years have passed, and Sun Yue's contract will expire after the end of next season.

With Sun Yue's current performance, when the contract expires next year, it will definitely be a contract close to the top salary level, especially in this year's playoffs, Sun Yue has played his own value.

In this case, Richard must now decide whether to sell Sun Yue now in exchange for some high-quality chips, or let Sun Yue leave as a free agent next year.

If Sun Yue is given a maximum salary, it will definitely be unrealistic, and now Rondo occupies a lot of salary space, and then Leonard and Thompson will definitely have to renew their contracts.

In the future, Green will have to renew his contract, where can Richard find so much salary space to give Sun Yue a super contract.

So now Richard has to make a decision.

After thinking about it, Richard still decided to sell Sun Yue first, which is good for both the Clippers and Sun Yue himself.

With Rondo's arrival, Richard is sure to start Rondo, and Sun Yue may return to the bench as before.

Sun Yue definitely doesn't want to encounter this situation, he is mixed up on the bench, how can he get a big contract next?

If Richard wants to pit Sun Yue, the next season is a big deal to throw Sun Yue on the bench, and then wait for the end of the season to give him a contract that will not slip away......

But obviously Richard has no intention of pitting his own people, if Sun Yue has the opportunity to get a big contract, Richard is still happy to see it.

Selling Sun Yue is definitely not a trivial matter.

An All-Star point guard, a point guard who averaged 26 points per game in the Western Conference semifinals, is still quite valuable.