Bishop of the Devil

Because of Jordan, many teams like to use forwards and defenders as the cornerstone of the team.

When McGrady didn't play well, Vince Carter, Jordan's junior at North Carolina, became the cornerstone of the Raptors' favorite team...

As for the Golden State Warriors, unlike historical situations, Adelman has not left the team and is still coaching the Warriors.

Madman Sprewell is determined to leave the team after this season. Adelman is finally a wife of many years and can finally build his favorite lineup.

Brad Miller is still the core of the team, and the selection of Jamison, a high-powered anti-ball player, is the best choice for the Warriors system.

Anyway, in Adelman's view, Jamison's role in the team is definitely higher than that of Madman.

…

The top five picks have been selected, and now comes the main event. Richard can't help but sit up straight!

"I announce that the Dallas Mavericks have selected Gene Clark from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with the sixth overall pick in the first round!"

Stern just announced the news, which immediately caused an uproar in the entire venue!

Zeon Clark? ! Isn't this Richard's favorite center candidate...

The Mavericks actually want to intercept Hu Richard? !

"Bang!" There was a crisp sound of glass shattering in the Pioneers' box. It sounded like someone threw a cup out of anger!

You don’t need to think about it to know that it must be Richard...

Almost half of the league knows that Richard likes Clark and plans to use the No. 7 pick in his hand to select Clark to make up for the vacancy in the center position after the departure of Sasha!

But now the Dallas Mavericks have cut off...

The Mavericks management looked a little unnatural. They were sore when they heard cups being smashed in the Trail Blazers box.

Clark is naturally not the player they want, but the result of discussions with other teams. They helped the other team choose Clark, and the other team helped them choose Nowitzki...

And that team is the Bucks, the Milwaukee Bucks.

Historically, the Bucks exchanged draft picks with the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks selected Robert Traylor, the Bucks' favorite, and then the Bucks helped the Mavericks select Nowitzki. The two teams exchanged newcomers.

In the eyes of later generations of fans, this was of course an extremely stupid deal...

The level of stupidity is no less than the Kobe Bryant trade between the Hornets and the Lakers.

But now, the Bucks didn't want Traylor, they wanted Richard's "favorite" Zeon Clark!

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Of course, except for the Mavericks and Bucks, the management at the scene did not know about this matter. Only Richard, who had an open eye, knew that a deal had been made between the two teams.

It’s clear that the Bucks want to cut off their beard...

"Coach, what should we do now? Clark was voted away, and we..." In the Trail Blazers box, Stevens watched Richard drop the cup and was startled.

Seeing that the sixth pick has been selected, it's time for the Trail Blazers to pick the seventh pick.

Little Stevens actually doesn't know who Richard will choose in the draft. This kind of thing has always been handled by Richard. Even the team's president of basketball affairs, Olshey, has no right to interfere.

Speaking of which, in fact, in matters like the draft, the head coach can only serve as a suggestion. It is the team executives who really decide who to select.

In the Trail Blazers, Richard had the final say on this matter. Obviously, he was overstepping a bit, but no one cared about it.

Orsi doesn’t care, so even if others care, what’s the use...

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"What do you mean?"

"Young man, you don't think I really want to choose Clark, do you? You've been following me for two years, can't you see this?"

Richard said with a playful smile.

This smile immediately made Stevens' scalp numb. He knew that Richard must have tricked people again this time.

Although he still couldn't figure out Richard's plan and purpose, he knew very well that someone was going to be deceived this time.

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"Choose Dirk Nowitzki!" Richard said with a smile.

Stevens hurriedly wrote Nowitzki's name on the note and handed it to the staff.

He didn't ask Richard why he chose Nowitzki...

In his impression, well, he had no impression of Nowitzki at all.

That is to say, he had seen this name before when he was selecting trial players. Otherwise, he might not even be able to spell Nowitzki's name correctly.

The Trail Blazers have not tried out Nowitzki, so Stevens is naturally unfamiliar with this player.

Although some teams had ulterior motives in recruiting Nowitzki before the draft, Stevens didn't pay much attention to this type of news...

As a Trail Blazer, do you need to pay attention to draft news? ! Definitely not needed...

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"I announce that the Portland Trail Blazers selected Dirk Nowitzki from Würzburg, Germany with the seventh overall pick in the first round!"

Stern had just announced the results of the draft, and there was another "uproar" on the scene...

The face of the Mavericks management turned green!

Will retribution come so quickly? !

They originally wanted to wait until the deal with the Bucks was over and ask Richard to explain that choosing Clark had nothing to do with them, it was the Bucks' idea...

After all, no one in this alliance wants to be an enemy of Richard.

But now, without waiting for them to explain, Richard simply took their favorite Nowitzki!

Now the Mavericks management has a hundred regrets in their hearts. They regret why they agreed to make a deal with the Bucks in the first place. Wouldn't it be better to directly select Nowitzki with the sixth overall pick...

Well now, Nowitzki is gone!

In panic, they could only come up with alternative plans and inform the Bucks of the results...

The first seven picks have been selected, and the eighth pick is next.

The eighth pick in history was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers, but the 76ers' record this season was so outstanding that they didn't have any lottery picks at all.

The eighth pick now belongs to Green Kai!

"I announce that the Boston Celtics selected Paul Pierce from Purdue University with the eighth overall pick in the first round!"

The third player from Purdue's four young players has been selected!

This result did not exceed the expectations of the fans. In their expectations, all four Purdue players were selected with the top ten picks in the first round!

Let’s look at Larry Hughes next…

"I announce that the Milwaukee Bucks selected Larry Hughes from Purdue University with the ninth overall pick in the first round!"

Stern announced the ninth pick!

This result was somewhat beyond Richard's expectation. He did not expect that the Mavericks' alternative plan was Larry Hughes.

But that's fine. It's actually a pretty good thing that Larry Hughes was selected by the Mavericks. Under the training of mad scientist Old Nelson, Larry Hughes may be able to have a different career.