The general draft is like the just-concluded 97th draft conference.

Each team chooses a newcomer, which is purely to buy a lottery ticket, and the winning rate is very low......

But in '96, the winning rate was much higher, and a third of the teams in the league won the lottery.

And in 98, the winning rate was higher than that in 96, which made Larry Bird directly excited!

He did not doubt the veracity of Richard's words, and in his opinion, Richard had no need to deceive himself......

Fooling himself, can Richard do it any good?

Apparently not, and they will set up such an enemy as themselves out of thin air!

He is not thin on Richard, even if Xiao Ao's transaction was not successful, but when Richard encountered difficulties, he was also on Richard's side......

And it doesn't hurt for Richard to disclose this news to himself, if it is really like Richard said, there are more stars than 96, and Richard will not be able to choose them all.

Reminiscent of Richard's acquisition of so many draft picks in the '97 draft.

Larry Bird was even more convinced of the veracity of the news......

Richard is already preparing for the '98 draft, otherwise, what would he be doing hoarding so many draft picks?!

"No! We have to buy draft picks as soon as possible, and we may only end up with a first-round pick and a second-round pick, which is too few! ”

"Pick up draft picks!"

Larry Bird immediately set the team's next plan.

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"Thank you, man......" Larry Bird smiled, and he didn't open his mouth to ask Richard which players were malleable......

This kind of question, he knew very well, even if he asked Richard, it was impossible to say.

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Watching Larry Bird return to the bench in the East, Richard nodded at Iverson.

Iverson didn't understand what Richard meant.

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Speaking of which, the news that Richard revealed to Larry Bird about the '98 draft this time must have a purpose.

The first is that he wants Larry Bird to take care of Iverson......

This is Iverson's first All-Star Game, and he wants to get him more playing time.

Secondly, last time Larry Bird spoke for himself unexpectedly, and Richard also reciprocated.

People helped themselves, but they were indifferent, they didn't say anything at all, that was certainly not Richard's style.

Richard is a person who loves and hates clearly, and has helped him, and if he doesn't find a chance to return the favor, he always feels that there is a thorn in his heart......

Just took advantage of this opportunity to return Larry Bird a favor.

Besides, in fact, when Larry Bird was told the news, Richard really didn't have anything to lose, and in the 98 draft, the number of plastic talents was simply too large to count, and Richard definitely couldn't take them all......

Even Richard didn't think about who he would choose next year.

Because the current lineup of the Trail Blazers is basically at the point of perfection, if you really want to talk about the shortcomings, it is the lack of point guards.

But with the draft picks in Richard's hands, in fact, the point guards he can choose are Grandpa Lu and street ball king Alston......

These two Richard don't want anyone!

There are no suitable point guards to choose from, and Richard must have been a lot more casual in terms of picking......

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The whistle blew over Madison Arena and the game was about to begin.

The All-Stars in the East and West have returned to their benches and waited for the All-Star Game to begin.

"Good boy, when you were drafted, I knew that your kid would definitely be an All-Star in two years!"

"That's good! Richard's vision is really good! ”

Iverson had just returned to the Eastern Conference bench when Larry Bird pulled Iverson over and patted Iverson on the shoulder with a smile and said.

Iverson looked confused, is Larry Bird crazy?

When did your relationship with him get so close?

If I seem to remember correctly, in early February, in the 76ers' game against the Pacers, he also had trash talk with Larry Bird on the sidelines......

Did Larry Bird forget about this?!

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Because of this, Iverson felt that he might not be able to get too much playing time!

"Man, do well on the field, Richard has a gift for you!" Larry Bird whispered in Iverson's ear.

Iverson's eyes widened instantly, and he looked towards the other side of the court.

The emotion in his heart was incomprehensible, he didn't expect Richard to remember himself in this kind of thing!

"Thank you, Coach, I will never let you down in my life!" Iverson said silently in his heart.

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Jordan looked confused, he remembered the relationship between Larry Bird and Iverson, it didn't seem to be good enough to whisper this kind of intimate whispering, right?

How did these two suddenly become so close?!

There must be quirky ......

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The referee blows the whistle and the starters of both sides begin to appear!

Ten All-Star starters, almost the top 10 most popular stars in this league!

O'Neill and Uncle Mu walked to the halfcourt line to jump the ball, but Uncle Mu won the jump ball and got the first offensive ball for the East Army.

After Jordan took control of the ball, he pushed forward to the front court, and shot directly near the elbow area, kicking the offensive horn of tonight's All-Star Game.

Unfortunately, the goal was not scored......

O'Neal and Uncle Mu were stuck in the position, and Xiao Ao picked up a leak and got this defensive rebound.

Then Xiao Ao passed the ball to the western point guard Fan Maniac, and the western side organized a counterattack.

After the ball arrived in the front court, the basket was still entangled between O'Neal and Uncle Mu, and Xiao Ao took this opportunity to ask for the ball near the free throw line.

Right now, it's Penny Hardaway who is playing against Ao, not Rain Man Kemp.

If Xiao Ao gets the ball in this position, he can directly turn over and shoot, relying on his height advantage and ignoring Hardaway's defense.

But what made Xiao Ao a little annoyed was that Fan Maniac actually crossed Xiao Ao and hoisted the ball to O'Neill on the inside!

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Generally speaking, if a rookie comes to play an All-Star, it is rare for him to take the initiative to ask for the ball, but Xiao Ao is definitely different from other rookies.

He's a Trail Blazers player, he's competitive, and he doesn't care about his rookie status at all.

Besides, the head coach of the western team is Richard, and Xiao Ao naturally wants to play a good performance to prevent Richard from losing face.

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Fan Maniac's move of jumping past Xiao Ao and hoisting the ball to O'Neal directly made Richard off the court.

I was worried that I couldn't find a way to rectify this fanatic, but I didn't expect this guy to give him the handle himself.

"Didn't this madman ask me what kind of master Richard was before he went out?" Richard sneered.