Bishop of the Devil

"Relax, guys, I know this task is difficult, but the more difficult the task, the more it will shock the fans' attention after you complete it!"

"Ben, don't you hate it the most when people compare you to Rodman?! After you get a triple-double, see who else compares you to Rodman. Then you will be in the eyes of the fans. , will become a more versatile existence than Rodman!"

When Da Ben heard this, he suddenly burst into laughter...

Before entering the NBA, he actually enjoyed being compared with Rodman. But after entering the NBA, especially as Richard gradually rose to the top of the league in the past two years, he now dislikes Rodman. title.

Is he the big brother of West Lafayette, Rodman Jr.? What a joke!

"Coach, don't worry, I will definitely complete this task!"

"By the way, do you think that guy Rodman really knows how to be a reporter?" Ben asked curiously.

After the Bulls disintegrated, almost all the main players in the team went their separate ways. For example, LeBron James went to the Rockets, Luke Longley went to the Suns, and Cole went to the Spurs...

And Rodman is the weirdest thing. This guy left the Bulls directly, and then joined the media circle and became a reporter!

Who dares to believe...

Richard waved his hand, "No, Ben, that guy is a boss who can't stand loneliness. Don't worry, he is not a reporter. He will join the Lakers in a short time!"

Richard said this very decisively, leaving the three of them a little confused...

Listening to Richard's tone, it seems that Rodman will join the Lakers, but there is no relevant news from the outside world. How did Richard make this conclusion? !

However, despite their doubts, these three people were extremely convinced of Richard's words. What Richard said was never wrong.

"Huh?! That guy will join the Lakers?!"

"This...then the Lakers aren't..."

The three of them paled when they thought of Rodman joining the Lakers. Even though the Lakers were being beaten by the Trail Blazers, no one could tell what would happen after Rodman joined.

"Don't be so careless. This kind of thing is not something you should worry about. Just follow my instructions and complete the mission!"

Richard said angrily...

In fact, during the offseason, Richard asked Laimbeer to contact Rodman to see if he could recruit Rodman.

But he was rejected by Rodman...

Just as Ben doesn't like him, he doesn't like Ben either. These two players with similar styles are like enemies.

Moreover, if he joins the Trail Blazers, Rodman will definitely have to play as a substitute. It's surprising that he can agree. Moreover, his career as a reporter was also prosperous at that time, and he had no plans to return to the NBA!

Richard wants to recruit Rodman, but there are still certain risks, mainly because after this guy comes, he may destroy the atmosphere of the Trail Blazers' locker room.

However, Richard didn't really want to use Rodman. He mainly wanted to intercept the Lakers and prevent Rodman from joining the Lakers...

When Rodman joined the Lakers, he only paid $600,000. The worst thing Richard could do was let the $600,000 go to waste and not let Rodman play.

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Now that Ben has brought up this matter, Richard is still quite troubled. Judging from the current situation, he estimates that he cannot stop Rodman from joining the Lakers.

However, this matter is not enough to make Richard lose hope in the championship. Even if he gets Rodman, Richard feels that the Lakers will not be able to make any big waves in front of the Trail Blazers.

Because of Rodman's temperament, it was difficult to get along with O'Neal. He did not reach the playoffs with the Lakers and was immediately terminated by the Lakers...

The reason for the termination was that Rodman was late for training, but even a fool could see that this was just an excuse.

The Lakers are looking for Rodman in order to compete for the championship in the playoffs. For a player like Rodman, the Lakers will not care if he trains or not. After all, you only gave him a salary of 600,000 US dollars... …

Moreover, Rodman only averaged 28 minutes per game with the Lakers and averaged 11.2 rebounds per game.

The biggest possibility of terminating the contract is that there is a problem in the locker room. O'Neal and Rodman must be inseparable. The Lakers management felt that it had affected the team's competitiveness, so they reluctantly terminated Rodman's contract.

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If O'Neal and Rodman can coexist peacefully, Richard feels that it won't be that easy for the Spurs to kill the Lakers in the playoffs.

What worries Richard now is whether O'Neal will have the spine to accept Rodman. After all, although he hates Rodman, he doesn't like the Trail Blazers that much...

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"Kobe, Jordan has retired. Haven't you always said you would be the strongest defender in the league? Now your chance has come!"

Richard was too lazy to think about the Lakers and turned to Kobe again.

"Yes, I want to be the strongest defender in this league, better than Iverson!"

"Coach, don't worry, I will definitely complete this task!"

Kobe now completely regards Iverson as his pursuit target...

After Jordan retired, in Kobe's view, the strongest defender in the league was Iverson.

Glove Payton, Rock Richmond, Steve Smith and other veteran strong defenders are all old and have no competitiveness at all.

Reggie Miller of the Mesozoic Era, Kobe really didn’t take it seriously...

People like Hill and Pence are all forwards...

Among the new generation of powerful guards, in Kobe's view, only Iverson could compete with him!

I have to say that Kobe's vision is actually quite accurate. This season, Iverson is really the league's scoring leader and the only defender in the top five scoring lists.

However, his scoring title came a little too easily. He is the scoring champion with the fewest points since 1985, averaging only 26.8 points per game...

In an era where there are many scoring masters, this score may not be among the top three.

In this shortened season, everything seems to be shrinking. For example, in this scoring list, Hill’s 21.1 points per game would put him in the top ten of the scoring list...

In other eras, this would never be among the top ten in the scoring list!

But no matter what, Iverson is still the legitimate scoring champion. He is the strongest defender in the league after Jordan left. There is no doubt about this. There is nothing wrong with Kobe Bryant targeting Iverson.

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The mission has been explained clearly to the two of them, and Richard feels that he can only leave it to fate. After all, it takes a certain amount of luck for these two to create the mission.

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Early the next morning, the Trail Blazers flew to Denver Heights to prepare for the next game against the Nuggets.

Just after getting off the plane, Richard got the latest news...

The Lakers fired head coach Harris and hired their legendary old coach Bill Beltka to serve as interim head coach.

This kind of top giant with a long history has never lacked legends. Beltka is a living fossil-level coach with a fifty-year coaching career, 44 of which were spent with the Lakers...

Beltka, who was born in 1927, is now over 70 years old. Naturally, he cannot stay in the position of head coach for a long time. It can only be a transition. When the Lakers management finds a suitable head coach, he will step down. Give way to the wise.

After hearing the news, Richard couldn't help but sigh secretly. Business is business. This is indeed true. The NBA is really cruel.