Soon, it was the Pistons' turn to roster them.

Richard glanced at it, and the Pistons' protection list was about the same as he thought......

Yao Ming, Gerald Wallace, Nash, Rajabel, Boozer, Joe Johnson, Prince, David Lee.

In the exposed list, Milicic, Josh Howard, Hu Weidong, David West, Arenas and others are all on the list.

Clark is a free agent and is not considered.

The Pistons' roster did not surprise Richard, who had already made up his mind to select Milicic.

Jordan watched Richard begin to observe the Pistons' roster and sighed.

"Well, if there wasn't a rule that a team could only choose one, it would be perfect."

"We can just take all the exposed players of the Pistons, and that's a good team."

Richard laughed, Jordan must be right, if they can really get the rest of the Pistons, then their Pirates team will have an easy start.

But this is obviously impossible......

While the two were talking, Richard's phone rang, and when he grabbed it, he saw that it was Dumas calling.

After Richard left the Pistons, Dumas returned to his old position as the team's general manager, and now he is calling Richard for some reason.

"Lee, is it convenient to speak now?" Dumas's voice sounded a little helpless.

"Convenient, what's the matter?" Richard glanced at Jordan beside him.

"Well, we're going to trade our first-round pick with the 29th pick in exchange for your Buccaneers' selection of Darko Milicic in the expanded draft." Dumas said with a wry smile.

Listening to Dumas's tone, he was obviously a little unhappy......

Richard was stunned, this is interesting, he has been in the team before, and publicly said that he will choose Milicic in the expansion draft.

Why did the Pistons make such a request?

Was it because he was afraid that he would lie to them, and he wanted to get away with it, and deliberately said that he wanted to choose Darko Milicic, and then he chose Josh Howard or David West?

Or do you deliberately send warmth and want to give yourself a first-round pick for nothing?!

Listening to Dumas's tone, it seems that the latter is more likely.

What Richard didn't know was that Davidson Sr. had really thought about it for a long time before making this decision.

It can be regarded as sending warmth, of course, there are also considerations for the interests of the team.

You must know that the Pirates are not Richard's word, and Jordan also owns half of the shares.

If Jordan had been killed and Milicic had been killed, wouldn't this have been difficult for Richard.

In this case, Davidson Sr. simply sent warmth, anyway, Richard is gone, and a first-round final draft pick is not of much value.

Even if it's worth a little, it's certainly not as valuable as Josh Howard or David See.

The value of these two is comparable to the top 10 picks in the first round!

It's better to take it out to ensure that Richard can pick Milicic more smoothly.

In the eyes of the Pistons, despite what Richard said, Milicic is worthless......

At least it's much worse than the value of Josh Howard or David West.

"Yes, man, thank me for Mr. Davidson Sr., he's a good man." Richard said with a smile.

It's almost pie-in-the-sky that Richard picked up a first-round pick for nothing.

Although the pick is really embarrassing, the 29th pick in the first round, it is still good to use it to get Vallejo or Ariza.

The next 04 draft is not a big year, nor is it a small year, and there are no players who are too brilliant in the second round, which is what Vallejo and Ariza said in the past.

In the first round, the number of stars is still quite impressive, Howard, Okafor, Ben Gordon, Deng Yingjo, Iguodala, Devin Harris, Al Jefferson, Josh Smith, Tony Allen and Kevin Martin.

If the Pistons' draft pick is not such an embarrassing 29th pick, then Richard estimates that he will choose Tony Allen as the backcourt defensive gate.

But at the moment, it seems that there must be no chance, the Pirates are poor and white, and there is no bargaining chip to improve this 29th pick.

The reason why it was a 29th pick, not a 30th pick, was because the Timberwolves' draft pick was revoked.

However, there are a total of 30 picks in the second round, and the Timberwolves still have a second-round pick.

……

After hanging up the phone, Richard pondered for a moment that the Buccaneers still had a first-round No. 4 pick, a first-round No. 29 pick, and a second-round No. 4 pick left.

There are three picks in total, which is not bad.

"Lee, what did the Pistons say?" Jordan asked curiously.

"They're willing to give us a first-round pick, so let's pick Milicic." Richard didn't hide it and told Jordan directly.

"What? It's impossible, we're definitely not going to pick Milicic, and even if they give a first-round pick, it's not worth as much as David West or Josh Howard. Jordan looked a little excited.

"No, Michael, I've promised them."

"What? Lee, why did you promise them? This is a clear loss-making deal. "Jordan was a little crazy.

He had suffered losses in Kwame Brown, so he didn't want to get involved with Milicic at all, and if Milicic couldn't play, he would probably have to be charged with poor selection vision.

Judging from the current situation, Milicic is obviously a parallel import, and it is strange that he can play it.

Seeing Jordan's expression so excited, Richard couldn't help but sigh.

"Michael, I remember when we said that all the work on the construction of the lineup is done by me, I don't know if you remember that?"

Jordan's face was stunned, "Remember, but you really have to think about it, Milicic is a pit!" ”

"I know your team-building style, I like to use the inside line as the cornerstone to build the team, so it's better to choose David West, his strength is good, I think it's more reliable to choose him."

Jordan spoke out to dissuade him, he was quite attached to the Pirate team, and he didn't want to have a bad situation at the beginning.

"Don't worry, Michael, I know what I'm doing."

"I've read the list and selected a total of six players." Richard handed Jordan his list.

Jordan's side was also selected, and what made Richard speechless was that Jordan's roster was full, with at least twenty players' names.

Richard was dumbfounded, Jordan really didn't refuse to come, almost every team chose a player.

On the Bulls' side, Jordan chose Pippen in the end.

"Michael, we're going to pick three players in the draft, and if the Buccaneers have a full 15-man roster, then we'll pick up to 11 players in this expanded draft."

"With a minimum of 14 players to choose from, we will select three restricted free agents and not sign them at that time, so that there will be no additional salary expenses at that time."

"What do you think?" Richard said to Jordan very clearly.

Jordan nodded, Richard's train of thought was completely unproblematic.

Now that they are the bosses, they have to think about the cost, you must know that if you choose the kind of player who has a guaranteed contract, if you want to cut it at that time, it will cost money......

"Yes, Lee, then we'll pick eleven players, and three more restricted free agents to make up the number."

"I only have one request, bring Pippen, I know his quality very well, there is still energy in the tank at the moment, and his experience can help these new players."

Richard wanted to tell Jordan that there was no ...... for choosing Pipuff

However, Pippen's salary is not high, and there are no too good candidates, so Richard finally agreed to Jordan.

……

Originally, Richard was going to choose Grant Hill, but in the end he dismissed this idea, and when Hill's two-year contract ended, it was not too late to think about it, and it was more cost-effective at that time.

Milicic, Mourning, Bobby Simmons, Alvin Williams, James Jones, Jason Capono, Pippen and some of the remaining nobodies.

Looking at such a list, Richard couldn't help but smile bitterly, this may be the most scummy lineup he has coached since he crossed over.

Even if the draft meeting a few days later has some successes, this lineup is definitely not luxurious, and looking at the league, it may be considered a relatively bottom existence.

But this is also something that can't be helped, after all, it is a new army, and it doesn't expect to win the championship in the short term, so it's good to be able to put together a framework.