Overall, the Bulls actually didn't lose money on this deal, and they made a profit.

With this draft pick from the Knicks, they didn't get any decent players.

Normally, the Knicks' pick would be an eye-pick pick, but the Bulls traded it to the Trail Blazers.

The Trail Blazers were the No. 4 pick, and they used that No. 4 pick to sign Tyrus Thomas in exchange for Aldridge for the Bulls.

Tyrus Thomas's quality is okay, but it's just okay, and he can be considered a qualified starter......

At its peak, it was about 10 points and 6 rebounds, which is still quite far from the All-Star.

And now the Bulls are trading this Knicks draft pick for Gortat and Ariza, either of whom is worth more than Thomas.

So no matter how you look at it, the Bulls are making money on this deal.

Richard also made amends to the Bulls, after all, they took over Pippen and suffered a big loss.

In the '06 draft, high-pick trades were quite frequent, not only Aldridge and Thomas swapped owners, Roy was also selected by the Timberwolves with the sixth pick at the beginning, and then was traded to the Trail Blazers without playing in the next game.

There is also Rudy Gay, who also didn't play a game after being drafted by the Rockets and was sent to the Grizzlies.

Randy Foye, who was the 7th pick, was drafted by Green Kai and sent to the Timberwolves......

Most of the top 10 picks were traded by the team without playing a game.

This is quite rare in the entire NBA draft history.

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The Bulls completed the deal with the Buccaneers as soon as possible, and made an official announcement on their own.

Then, before the trade deadline, he traded the boxing champion Tyson Chandler out.

In this way, they basically settled the impact of Pippen's contract and made Ariza......

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Soon the doors of the trading market were closed, and the wave of trading subsided.

Next, the pirates are going to start working on Richard's plan.

Originally, Jordan didn't approve of Richard's planned mess in the next schedule, after all, their Buccaneers have already reached the top three positions in the East, and if they enter the playoffs with this pick, they still have a good chance of reaching the Eastern Conference finals.

But Richard also spoke his mind, first of all, the team's chances of winning the championship are very small.

No matter what order they enter the playoffs at that time, as long as they don't win the championship, it is actually completely meaningless for Jordan and Richard.

These two have a total of eleven championships in hand, and they care about any division championship like this?

Obviously they don't care, the only thing they care about is the championship.

Since there is almost no chance of winning the championship, it is better to set your sights on next season.

Moreover, this kind of planned arrangement does not mean that the opportunity to win the championship is completely lost.

Any playoff team has a chance to win the championship, provided that he is lucky enough and strong enough.

Even if they enter the playoffs in eighth place in the East, as long as the Pirates can have the dominance of the peak Trail Blazers or the peak Pistons, they can still easily win the championship.

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In this way, Jordan has no need to object, and can only support Richard's plan.

Richard's plan is to stay in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference playoffs so that the Pirates can get a higher-ranked draft pick.

And entering the playoffs will not let the Pirates lose hope of competing for the championship.

Who can say what the future holds, maybe the Pirates in the playoffs have all been injured one by one, and it is not impossible for the Pirates to pick up a championship for nothing.

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In the blink of an eye, it was the end of March.

On the NCAA side, Purdue defended the championship, but Richard did not go to the scene this time.

The reason why I went to the scene last time was mainly because the old Philip retired, he had to go, and now there is nothing special, and in the face of this kind of game that can obviously beat the opponent, Richard's interest is not very great.

The NCAA season is over in March, and they will enter a busy recruiting period.

For Purdue University, in fact, Black March is not a big problem for them, and the biggest difficulty is this recruitment period.

If you can get all the players on Richard's roster during the recruitment period, then the national championship title is just in the bag.

The NCAA is not a business league, and it stands to reason that it should be quite fair and just, but in fact, the water in it is deeper than the NBA.

The strong team will always be strong, and the weak chicken will always be weak, which is difficult to change.

For example, some super strong teams, UCLA, North Carolina, Duke and other teams, they have always been strong teams.

Some other minor league teams can only live at the bottom of the NCAA Division I leagues.

The reason is that they are not attractive to new students, and strong freshmen are recruited by these top universities, and they will never get a chance to turn over......

Luckily, Purdue is now at the top of the list, and they are now very attractive to new students.

As for those weak chicken schools, unless they are lucky enough to recruit strong newcomers who are unknown for several years in a row to increase the exposure of the team, they will always be able to hover at the bottom.

And if you want to find a strong newcomer who is unknown for several years in a row, the odds are even smaller than winning the lottery.

Unless they can get another time-traveler like Richard......

And it can't be an ordinary time-traveler, it has to be a time-traveler who knows a lot about the basketball circle to rewrite their fate.

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At the end of March, another half a month has passed, the regular season schedule of the 05-06 season is completely over, and the NBA is about to usher in the playoffs.

The Buccaneers held the third-place record in the East before the All-Star break, but after the All-Star break, their record slipped and by the end of the season, they only finished sixth in the East.

In the eyes of fans, this is also a fairly normal thing, after all, the Pirates sold the main players Gortat and Ariza on the bench, and the team's record declined naturally.

I have to say that the Pirates fans are still quite patient, and it may also be their absolute trust in Richard.

Left on other teams, the team sold two main players on the bench in the middle of the season, and it is estimated that the team will be sprayed to death by the fans.

At present, fans are also very clear about Richard's plan, that is, to ...... the future

Sending away Gortat and Ariza in exchange for two draft picks, including a high-pick pick from the Knicks, could boost the overall strength of the Buccaneers next year.

Because of Richard's existence, Pirate fans are convinced that every draft pick represents an All-Star.

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The Pirates have the sixth record in the East, with a 42-40 record, which is worse than the Kings, who are eighth in the West, and the Kings have a 44-win record.

The strength of the East at the moment is indeed good, but the good ones are the top teams, and several teams in the first half of the playoffs are no worse than the West, and even look stronger.

And the teams in the bottom half of the playoffs can't be compared to the West.

The fifth-placed Pacers, with only 43 wins, will not make the playoffs if they are left in the West.

Richard glanced at the standings, where their Buccaneers ranked 14th in the league and picked up a 16th pick in the first round.

This signing is quite powerful, enough to ensure that Richard can easily select Rondo.

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It is worth mentioning that the Knicks' record this season is the second-to-last in the league......

Such an embarrassing record, even if Richard's luck suffers again, is enough for them to get a guaranteed top-five draft pick.

If you're lucky, it's not impossible to get another champion lottery.

If you really get another top pick, then I'm afraid the other teams will have to cry.