Bishop of the Devil

After the Nuggets game, Nuggets head coach D'Antoni caught Richard and the Trail Blazers in the post-game press conference and praised...

"They're the most competitive team I've ever seen."

"Their strength is extremely strong. We, the Nuggets, need to learn from the Trail Blazers in many aspects."

"Richard has quite a charismatic personality. He will become one of the best head coaches in this league!"

When fans from all sides heard D'Antoni's words, they immediately looked at each other. Sports ethics? This thing can actually be connected to the Portland gang? !

Richard has a charismatic personality? Why don't you tell Jazz fans this and see how they react...

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The next two away opponents are the Los Angeles Clippers and the Vancouver Grizzlies.

The Clippers, who just selected Olowokandi with the No. 1 pick in the draft, are thinking about making a big splash this season. They have been frequent lottery picks in the draft in recent years and have accumulated a lot of high-quality players. Newcomers in position.

As a result, I don't know whether it was bad luck or the management's poor vision. Anyway, they never selected a reliable newcomer. The current scoring leader in the team is their power forward Maurice Taylor.

The 14th pick in the first round of 1997 is the biggest treasure the Clippers have picked up in the past five years, averaging 16 points per game.

Think about how they can occupy the scoring title with an average of 16 points per game. What a garbage team this is.

The Clippers' backcourt is simply trash. Even for new teams like the Grizzlies and Raptors, which have only been established for a few years, their backcourts are twice as strong as the Clippers'.

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As a result, in this game, Kobe was killing everyone again. He scored 34 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. He almost single-handedly defeated the Clippers.

The Clippers are also quite helpless. Their paper-like backcourt is really no threat to Kobe. It can be said that if Bowen or Wusheng Jackson on the Trail Blazers bench join the Clippers, they will be in trouble. With comprehensive strength, he may be the boss of the Clippers...

Even if he can't become the boss, he is definitely a core player in the backcourt.

Under such circumstances, it is not difficult to explain that Kobe cut down big data like melons and vegetables...

As for Ben, his performance in this game was not as good as in the previous game. In the end, he scored 19 rebounds and 4 blocks, which was a delay in the task.

But it doesn't matter. The most difficult thing about Ben is the triple-double. If he averages 20 rebounds and 4 blocks, it's not particularly difficult based on the paradise-like schedule ahead.

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Just like the game against the Nuggets, Richard was also racking his brains in this game, thinking about how to release the water and how to prevent the Clippers from entering garbage time so quickly.

Several newcomers played a very important role in this.

Teams in the league have also discovered that the five newcomers Richard selected in this wave have good offensive capabilities, especially good three-pointers, but they don't seem to be very strong on the defensive end...

This is a bit puzzling for them, because Richard's usual selection style always prioritizes defense.

Do these players all have the potential to defend the gate? !

The night after the game against the Clippers, Warriors head coach Adelman called...

"Lee, can you trade Braggs to us?"

"I think if there is such a forward three-point shooter in the team, our offensive firepower will be 360 ​​degrees without blind spots!"

Adelman expressed his wishes directly to the point. He wanted Braggs, the rookie Richard selected in this year's draft.

It's not that Adelman doesn't want Nowitzki, Harrington and others. The main reason is that he feels that Richard will not let them go so easily. Because Braggs has the lowest draft pick, Richard may value them the least. The new guy is Braggs.

Therefore, if you target Braggs, the chance of successful transaction will be greater.

Moreover, even Adelman can't see the difference between Braggs and Harrington or Lewis.

The three-pointers are good, but the defense is terrible...

Richard was startled. He didn't expect Adelman to be interested in Braggs. Judging from Adelman's tone, he seemed to be quite optimistic about Braggs.

"Lee, we are willing to trade Dampier for Braggs, what do you think?"

Seeing that Richard didn't speak, Adelman couldn't help but asked anxiously.

"Ahem..." Richard coughed lightly.

"Old man, do you believe me?"

"I believe you, what's wrong, Lee?" Adelman asked curiously, what did Richard mean by asking this at this time.

"Believe me, it will be easy to handle. This Braggs is not as useful as you think!"

"The value is far less than that of Dampier. I guess you are interested in his three-point ability, and then want to slowly improve his defensive strength on this basis, right?" Richard asked with a smile. .

Adelman didn't hide it: "Yes, Lee, that's what I think. I think his body is pretty good. He doesn't ask for too much, as long as he can reach the average defensive level!"

"Give it up, old man. I can tell you responsibly that Braggs' defensive ability, no matter how well you train it, will be at the bottom of the league in the end!"

Adelman was a little frightened when he heard this. He didn't know why Richard was so sure that Braggs' defense would be at the bottom of the league in the future...

But he knew very well that Richard had no reason to lie to him. If he really didn't want to trade, Richard could just tell him openly.

Moreover, Dampier only replaced Braggs. In Adelman's view, the Blazers actually took a slight advantage.

To be more precise, it’s a win-win situation…

The Trail Blazers lack a backup center and the Warriors lack outside output points. If the deal is reached, it will be beneficial to both parties.

But this is just Adelman's wishful thinking, because he doesn't understand Braggs, and he doesn't know that Braggs' ultimate individual defense ability is only 57, and his ultimate assist defense ability is only 61...

With such defensive strength, even a host coach like Richard with a system in hand is totally helpless.

How many tasks must be done to improve Braggs' defense to the league average of about 75? It is basically impossible.

If Richard was really a black-hearted businessman, he would probably have agreed to Adelman's trade application without even a second thought...

But doing so would do no good to Richard at all. Dampier alone would not make Richard watch Adelman jump into the fire pit.

However, if a three-party deal was made and another team was cheated, then Richard might agree to it.

The other teams mentioned here refer to teams with which one has no relationship...