After the Bucks management meeting, the other executives naturally agreed.

After all, this matter is really beneficial and harmless for the Bucks.

Anyway, the record is already rotten like this, it is better to help the pirate team, and you may be able to get some benefits in the end.

Stotters told Richard the good news, and Richard breathed a sigh of relief, although the Bucks may not be able to get the top two picks, but as long as they are crazy about it, they always have a better chance, after all, there is a 46.5% chance of getting the top two picks.

……

In the next Bucks game, Richard watched the live broadcast, and it can be seen from the situation on the court that the Bucks are really messed up enough, and the opponent is the well-known fish belly Knicks, and the Bucks also lost 19 points in this game.

……

Richard is a little worried now, if the Bucks do get the top two picks, how should he pick them then?

Because Durant is now joining Purdue University, Richard doesn't know if Oden will still be the top pick.

However, this possibility is still quite high, and as long as Oden can play excellent statistics, even if he does not lead the team to win the championship in the end, his draft prospects may be better than Durant's.

There is no way, who made Oden a big man insider, coupled with the comments of those gods and gods in the media, it is not unlikely that he will beat Durant to become the champion.

If the Bucks draw Richard's pick, then if Oden is drafted by the top pick, Richard can only choose Durant.

And if the Bucks had drawn the No. 1 pick, Richard felt he might be more inclined to take Oden.

Durant is strong, but what the Pirates lack most in their current roster is a traditional interior player who can control the court.

Richard doesn't like to play fast-break tactics too much, although he used to use fast-break tactics from time to time, but the basic tactics of the three teams he built were half-court positions.

Half-court positional tactics, without a traditional interior line that can control the field, it will definitely not work.

Richard needs a super traditional interior player like O'Neal, Duncan, or Yao Ming to press the lineup.

Although Oden did not realize his talent, but the talent is there, and if there is no injury trouble, Richard is still quite optimistic about Oden.

The key Oden is a low-key player, not the kind of player who babbles, and his character Richard also appreciates it.

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If the Bucks failed to get the top two picks, there was also a Marc Gasol in that round, which was Richard's backup plan.

Gasol Jr. defends well enough and has good organizational skills, but in Richard's opinion, it is just a little bit less meaningful, lacking the kind of dominance that can be decided.

If he really can't get Oden, Richard has no choice but to use Gasol Jr.

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At present, the Buccaneers have four picks in the '07 draft, and needless to say, the two picks that come with them are certainly not much higher.

In addition to the Bucks' first-round pick, Richard also has a second-round pick from the 76ers.

The 76ers are not as good as a year after year, and they only have a win rate of just over 40% this season, and they may not even make the playoffs in the end.

Their second-round pick should be good enough for Richard to sign a player of his choice.

……

Just when the regular season was in full swing, a shocking trade broke out in the league.

The Philadelphia 76ers made a deal with the Denver Nuggets, with the 76ers sending away Iverson and getting Andre Miller from the Nuggets, Joe Smith, who only had a one-year $7 million contract left, plus two future first-round picks.

The deal is exactly the same as the one Richard is familiar with, but the timing has been pushed back a bit.

Under normal circumstances, Iverson was officially traded to the Nuggets this season, fifteen games after the start of the 06-07 season.

And now that point in time has been pushed back by a month.

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The deal was a win-win deal in the eyes of league insiders, but in Richard's view, it was a lose-lose situation.

Although the Philadelphia 76ers have a bad record at the moment, after they complete the transaction, the record is still like that, and it is better to keep Iverson, at least to attract some fans to watch the game.

Iverson played the best performance of his career last season, averaging a terrifying 33 points per game, and if it weren't for Kobe Bryant's too aggressive, Iverson would have won last season's scoring title.

And this season, Iverson is also averaging 31.5 points per game in the two-month schedule he is currently playing, and his offensive firepower is quite fierce.

Anyway, in Richard's opinion, the 76ers didn't make money, unless their two first-round picks could draw decent players.

As for the Nuggets, they didn't actually make any money, and they paid such a cost, and as a result, they were able to make a first-round playoff tour for two consecutive years, that is, they later traded Iverson for Billups, and finally touched the floor of the Western Conference finals.

Richard was not surprised that the deal went through, but he was surprised that Iverson didn't talk to him.

But it's normal to think about it, Iverson's arrogant temperament, he must be ashamed to tell Richard about being traded.

Richard sighed and called Iverson.

"Aaron, in fact, you should tell me about this, our pirate team can provide some chips, and we may cut off the Nuggets."

Richard did have plans to trade Iverson, but not this season......

Originally, when he opened the first fifteen games, he saw that the Philadelphia 76ers did not move, thinking that Iverson would continue to stay with the 76ers this season.

As a result, the deal happened again this season.

"Coach, there's no need, I'm not Brent, it's not time to hug your thighs yet."

"Brent is old, I'm still young, and I want to fight for a few more years to see if I can win a championship on my own." Iverson said with a wry smile.

In fact, Iverson has more than that, he knows very well that if Richard wants to intercept the Nuggets, the Pirates will have to pay an extremely heavy price, and it will even affect the Nuggets' playoff journey this year.

The first is that the Pirates have no shortage of No. 1 slots, and Iverson must have been following Richard's game and knows the strength of the Buccaneers' No. 1 slot.

Paul and Rondo, although young, are already showing first-class traditional point guard strength.

Even Iverson's arrogant temperament asks himself if his organizational and defensive abilities are not as good as these two new melons.

If I enter the pirate team, what will happen to these two new melon eggs? You can't let them play as a substitute, and it's impossible for you to play as a substitute......

The second is that the 76ers' asking price is too high, and Iverson has also privately discussed with the Philadelphia 76ers what kind of chips they need the Pirates to pay if they apply for a trade with the Pirates.

As a result, the 76-man management came up with two proposals.

The first option, Milicic plus Vallejo......

The second option is Iguodala plus Vallejo plus a first-round pick.

This made Iverson completely cut off the idea of joining the Pirates, because if the Pirates really had to pay this kind of bargaining chip, the lineup would be completely dismantled.

Either way, the Buccaneers will lose their strength.

The main thing is that Iverson can't play the number two position, he can only play the number one position.

If he plays the No. 2 position, his height disadvantage and defensive disadvantage will be infinitely expanded, and it will be completely worth the loss.

As a result, Iverson directly informed the team executives that he had contacted Richard privately, and Richard did not agree to the trade plan.

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Richard himself also wondered why the Philadelphia 76ers wanted to trade Iverson first, why not talk to themselves about the deal first, they should be very clear about their relationship with Iverson.

If Richard had known about this, he would not have been confused.

Iverson didn't mention it to Richard either, he didn't want to make it difficult for Richard.

Joining the Nuggets, Iverson is still quite looking forward to it, the Nuggets' lineup foundation is quite good, at least much better than the 76ers.

This may give him more capital to challenge for the championship.

"Coach, do you think my Nuggets journey will be successful?" Iverson was curious to see what Richard thought of the deal.

"I can't tell, no one knows what's going to happen in the future, work hard, old man." Richard couldn't bear to tell Iverson the truth, which was too shocking.

The Spurs and the Suns are at a strong time, the Lakers are emerging, and now the West is starting hell mode again, and Iverson is definitely not a good time to join the West at this moment.

If Iverson had joined a Western team at a weak point in the West two years ago, he would probably have had a good playoff record.

"By the way, Aaron, what are the 76ers' thoughts now, are they ready to straighten things out?" Richard hurriedly changed the subject, not wanting to continue talking about the prospect of the Nuggets.

"As far as I know, it doesn't seem to be, the 76ers management may be ready to completely rebuild in the next season or two, and Dazhi may also be put on the shelf next year." Iverson said with a wry smile.

Think about how shining the Philadelphia twin stars were, and the Bulls who beat Jordan in the playoffs.

But time has passed, and the current twin stars have gradually dimmed, even to the point of being put on the shelf by the team.

Thinking of this, Iverson sighed heavily, if only he had the same luck as Big Ben, now he is afraid that he already has a few championship rings in his hand, right?