Bishop of the Devil

The Lakers sent Eddie Jones and their blue-collar inside player Campbell in exchange for Hornets All-Star player Glen Rice!

This deal looks like a loss for the Lakers, after all, Eddie Jones is an All-Star himself...

Even if he hadn't been with the Lakers, he might not have been selected to the All-Stars throughout his career.

However, All-Stars are different from All-Stars. Eddie Jones is at the bottom of the All-Stars, while Glenn Rice is an All-Star starter and even won the All-Star MVP. The player is clearly not a heavyweight player.

As for the addition of Campbell, Campbell has lost value to the Lakers now. After all, they have Rodman on hand.

As a result, the Lakers' lineup is a bit scary...

Center O'Neal, power forward Rodman, small forward Glenn Rice, shooting guard Kidders, and point guard Fisher.

The bench is not weak either, with Rick Fox, Derek Harper, Reuben Patterson and others...

For a time, the Lakers directly became the only team in the league that could threaten the Trail Blazers in the eyes of fans.

It is true that the current Lakers are worse than the Trail Blazers on the outside, and the bench is also worse, but the game is not about financial strength. At least the Lakers have the capital to compete with the Trail Blazers. As long as they perform better, they have a chance to win. The Blazers pulled down.

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In mid-March, the Trail Blazers were still undefeated and faced the Washington Wizards at home.

The regular season schedule is now halfway through. They just changed their name from the Bullets to the Wizards last season, and the Wizards' record has improved this season.

Chris Webber has left the Wizards, but Sarah joined as a free agent this season.

A family with an old man is like a treasure. The addition of Sasha has significantly improved the Wizards' record. After a brief period of adjustment at the beginning of the season, the Wizards' record has now reached the sixth position in the Eastern Conference.

And the gap between them and the Magic, which is fourth in the Eastern Conference, is also quite slim.

Center Lao Sa, power forward Zhu Wanhuo, small forward Carl Porter Chaney, shooting guard Rock Richmond, and point guard Speedy Strickland.

Such a lineup is actually quite luxurious in the Eastern Conference, and the starting lineup's financial strength can rank among the top three in the Eastern Conference.

But this team has problems. The first is the aging players...

Both Lao Sa and Rock are old. As the internal and external core of the team, their advanced age has become the biggest obstacle to the Wizards' further record.

The second is the issue of ball rights distribution. Lao Sa and Speedy worked together in the Trail Blazers before, and the effect was not very good. Now these two have joined the Wizards one after another...

When Richard led his team to the Wizards' home court, he suddenly saw Jordan, the old hooligan Jordan.

Although Richard knew that after Jordan retired, he would invest in the Wizards, become the Wizards' mini-owner, and take on the role of President of Wizards Basketball Affairs, but Richard did not expect that Jordan and the Wizards would hook up so quickly...

In Richard's memory, Jordan announced that he would join the Wizards at the end of 1999, which was the end of this year. It was only mid-March, so obviously there was something wrong with the timing.

Of course, it is also possible that the two parties had already started negotiations before Jordan announced that he would join the Wizards. Now that Jordan appears at the Wizards' home court, it may be the beginning of negotiations.

Sitting next to Jordan was a middle-aged white man named Ted Leonsis. Richard was not unfamiliar with this man. Although the two did not know each other, Paul Allen had a lot of grudges with this guy.

Leonsis is a Washington sports tycoon and the founder of America Online...

Paul Allen had invested in America Online before, and was then manipulated by him. Everyone in the industry knew this well.

Lincoln Holdings, under Leonsis, holds 44% of Washington Entertainment Company, which is the largest shareholder of the Wizards.

Now Leonsis is thinking of letting Jordan run the Wizards...

Fans must be aware of what happened next. Jordan bought 5% of the equity of the Wizards and 10% of Lincoln Holdings for more than 20 million US dollars, becoming the small owner of the Wizards.

This is how the second comeback happened...

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"Hey, Lee, I haven't seen you for a while!"

Before the game started, Jordan was sitting not far from the Trail Blazers bench. At this moment, he stood up and came to say hello to Richard.

"Michael, what's the matter? Do you want to come back and join the Wizards?" Richard asked with a smile.

Jordan waved his hand, "No way, I said I would never play on the court again..."

"Don't be too sure about this. If you come back in the future, wouldn't it be a slap in the face?" Richard said with a smile.

When Jordan retired for the second time, he said that there was a 99.99% chance that he would never play again. Reporters asked what the remaining 0.01% possibility was, and his answer was never.

He certainly didn't expect that two years later, he would slap himself in the face...

"Lee, I'm sorry to tell you that in the post-game press conference later, I'm afraid you will become the focus again." Jordan blinked and said to Richard.

Richard was startled. Did Jordan, the loudmouth, get some inside information? !

Why is he the center of attention again? What will happen?

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With a lot of doubts, tonight's game officially begins.

The relationship between Lao Sa and the Trail Blazers players is quite close, and they greeted each one after coming on the court.

As for Strickland, another former Blazers player, it's more embarrassing...

Because the only player he knows in the entire Trail Blazers team right now is Robinson, and he is not familiar with the other players.

The only one I knew well was Robinson. The relationship between the two was not very good and there was little communication.

In just two years, Richard transformed the Blazers!

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The Wizards are good, but there is still a big gap compared to the Trail Blazers. By the end of the game, the Trail Blazers won by 19 points, another hearty victory.

After winning the game, Richard led the team back to the locker room...

About half an hour later, Stevens walked into the locker room with a wry smile.

"Li, you might not believe it..."

"Dave Cowens got fired, they just announced it at the press conference!"

"The reporters are making a noise in the venue now, waiting for our press conference to start..."

Richard was dumbfounded. The focus of Qingqing Jordan's words was this focus...

Jordan and the Wizards are currently flirting with each other, and the Wizards probably also told Jordan about firing Dave Cowens.