Richard didn't play the team's No. 1 and No. 5 positions, but the players on the court were the best players in the league, and even without Richard's arrangement, they knew exactly what they had to do on the court.

That's why coaches like top stars, because they don't have to spend so many brain cells and tongues, and the top stars themselves can solve the game according to the situation on the field.

The field almost turned into a two-person show for O'Neill and Paul.

The old alien really can't run now, he played in the game when the Pirates played the Clippers before, and it turned out that not only Paul blew him up, but even Rondo could bully him and couldn't take care of himself.

The old alien at his peak is naturally strong, but at this age, he has to serve his old age, and both offensive and defensive ends have been blasted into scum by Paul.

As for the second fat inside, under the suppression of the big fat O'Neal, the performance on the field is also quite unbearable.

Green Kai's head coach Doug Rivers is full of confusion......

The two shortcomings on the field are too obvious, I'm afraid that if you pull out a fan, you can also see the shortcomings of the Green Kai lineup.

At the moment, the Pirates are taking advantage of the shortcomings of the Green Kai lineup, and the Green Kai is completely out of temper......

If the three positions of the Green Kai Big Three can play an advantage, it is acceptable.

But now the problem is that the Big Three of Green Kai are also unable to play any obvious advantage against Milicic, Roy and Granger.

After all, these three people are not vegetarians, and they are all first-class players.

This made Rivers a little painful......

If the lineup does not continue to be strengthened, Green Kai wants to kill the Pirates in the playoffs, which can only be a fool's dream!

Especially in the No. 1 position, the shortcomings are simply too obvious, Rivers feels that they have to make a move in the No. 1 position, otherwise, let alone the Pirates, even the Pistons are estimated to be unable to pass this level, after all, the Pistons also have an existence like Billups in the team.

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"Doot toot!" The referee blew the whistle for the end of the match.

The final score on the court was 113:102, and the Buccaneers won by eleven points, which was not a big victory, but the gap between the two teams was still clearly visible.

Such a result did not surprise Richard, and the Green Triumvirate was indeed no match for the Pirates.

In fact, this is also the reason why Green Kai has one less Rondo, and the three giants of Green Kai are actually the Big Four, and one Rondo must be added.

Now that there is one less Londo, the depth of the team's No. 1 position has been reduced by several grades, and the overall strength is naturally a lot weaker.

If this Green Kai had Rondo, Richard wouldn't be worried.

Under normal circumstances, Rondo is not as good as Rondo of the Pirates......

Before playing for Richard, Rondo was pointed out by Richard in the future, focusing on organization and defense......

After two years of training at Purdue University and another year in the NBA, Rondo is now much stronger than normal.

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O'Neal and Paul are definitely gods tonight, of which O'Neal scored 32 points and 14 rebounds, while Paul had 27 points, 16 assists and 3 steals.

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This game is the home of the Pirates, and the Pirate fans cheered wildly, and it has been proven that Green Kai is no match for the Pirates, even if they have a big three lineup.

As a result, there are several strong teams in the entire league, and the Lakers are left with no match against the Pirates.

As long as the Lakers can be easily eliminated, who else is the opponent of the Pirates in this league, and who can stop the Pirates from defending their title?!

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As soon as the match ended, Richard got the good news.

The Jazz's trade for draft picks is going pretty well.

They sent the team's young starting guard swingman Nicky Brewer with a '09 first-round pick in exchange for a '09 first-round pick from the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves will certainly be an underdog without Garnett, and their first-round pick will become quite precious.

Right now, the goal for the Timberwolves is to get as many high-quality rookies as possible plus draft picks and start a rebuild.

Nicky Brewer, sent by the Jazz, has been quite good this season, entered the league in 06, and has already secured the team's starting position this year, averaging 12 points per game, and the shooting percentage is also okay.

But in the Jazz's view, Brewer's role for the team must be completely inferior to Millsap, who also entered the league in 06.

It's not like Brewer is out of the possibility of making an All-Star in the future, at least as it stands, it's a rookie with good potential.

But compared to Millsap, Millsap is a super high-quality rookie who can steadily enter the All-Star, and the gap is clear at a glance.

The Timberwolves didn't know that the Jazz wanted their '09 first-round pick to trade Millsap, and if they knew, they would probably reject the Jazz as soon as possible, and then talk to Richard about trading Millsap......

The Timberwolves don't have much else right now, but they have a lot of draft picks.

The deal had just been struck, and Jazz veteran coach Sloan was relieved, saying that they sent the team's starting guard swingman plus two first-round picks, and then got a Millsap from Richard.

The price is not small, but Sloan feels that it is worth it!

With Millsap, they can really be considered qualified to compete with the Spurs or the Lakers.

After Millsap comes, Boozer, Kirilenko, De Xiaopang and Korver, the Jazz's strength will become no shortcoming.

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"Li, are you satisfied with this trading plan?" Sloan called Richard as soon as possible.

A '08 Jazz with a first-round pick, a '09 Timberwolves with a first-round pick, Richard is quite satisfied, if it is a first-round pick in the '08 forest, then Richard will be more satisfied.

"Yes, Jerry, I wish us a happy cooperation." Richard decided on the deal.

A Millsap in exchange for two first-round picks, including the Timberwolves' first-round pick with a high chance of being in the top five, Richard said he was not satisfied, it must be fake.

As a result, the current '08 first-round pick in Richard's hands has become two, but the picks are not high.

The Buccaneers' own first-round pick must be the last in the first round, which is the 30th pick.

There aren't many players available to Richard for this pick.

Jordan Jr., the 35th pick, and Goran Dragic, the 45th pick, are the most likely newcomers for Richard.

In the second-round pick in '08, in addition to these two, Montenegrin center Nikola Pekovic was also good, and Mario Chammos was also okay, and it was a coincidence that both of them were selected by the Timberwolves.

However, although it is okay, the value is certainly far less than that of Jordan Jr. and Dragic, two All-Star players.

Dragic, a high-quality point guard, Richard must be selected, and after Paul leaves, Richard needs to add the No. 1 position, and Dragic is the best candidate.

Although there are Ross and Wei Shao this time, these two are too high, and Richard will definitely not be able to get them, unless he can get a top-four pick in the next step.

As for Jordan Jr., the inside line of the Pirates team is really enough at the moment, but if he doesn't take Jordan Jr., Richard feels that it's too much of a pity.

You must know that Jordan Jr. is a player who has entered the double team, and players of this level are not often encountered in the second round.

In the end, Richard thought about it and decided to look for a relationship to see if he could trade their Buccaneers' own second-round pick for a second-round pick in '08......

It just so happened that he came with a first-round pick to select Jordan Jr., in exchange for this 40-pick second-round pick Dragic.

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As for the '08 first-round pick given by the Jazz, Richard estimates that the Jazz may be ranked around the 25th pick, and at most the 23rd pick.

Richard's potential players for this pick are Ibaka, Batum and George Hill.

Ibaka is the inside line, although Richard likes to kill people on the field if he doesn't agree with him, but because the inside line is too chicken, Richard directly excluded Ibaka.

And Ibaka is the 24th pick, and maybe the Jazz's draft pick will not be so high at that time.

As for George Hill, Richard's interest is not very great, because now Richard has Roy and Tony Allen on hand, even if he gets Hill, it won't be of much use.

Batum is a good choice, not very strong in terms of strength, but not bad either, after all, he is also the highest-paid player handpicked by Jordan......

Mainly Batum plays small forward, and after Millsap is gone, he can come up and play Granger's backup.

With Millsap gone, Granger will be on the bench and Richard will use Roy Gatoni Allen's forward lineup......

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Millsap's departure certainly had an impact on the overall strength of the Pirates, but the impact was almost negligible, probably not even three percent.

Richard has too many generals at his disposal, and he can easily make up for Millsap's departure.

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The Jazz and the Timberwolves have just reached a deal, and within two days, the Jazz officially announced a trade with the Buccaneers.

They sent two first-round picks and then got Paul Millsap from the Pirates!