Bishop of the Devil

Rebounding leader, shot blocking leader, best defensive player, best defensive team!

The first two big books have already been obtained, and in Richard's opinion, the latter two are at least 90% certain to be obtained, because no one can compete with the big books!

The only one who can threaten Big Ben in DPOY is Heat boss Mourning.

However, Mourning's defensive efficiency is not as impressive as Ben's, and his shot-blocking data is second only to Ben's...

The key is that Ben is inspirational enough, and he is a second-round pick and is very short. In this case, when the judges vote, they will definitely be more inclined to vote for Ben who is more inspirational.

After all, who doesn’t like inspirational role models…

Secondly, the Trail Blazers' unbeatable record is another very impressive bonus!

Winning the season, no amount of honor is too high!

Taken together, Ben definitely has a much greater chance of winning DPOY than Mourning...

As for the defensive first team, there is no competition between Mourning and Ben, because Mourning plays the center and Ben is the power forward.

Competing with Big Ben are Duncan of the Spurs and Garnett of the Timberwolves, both of whom are also very capable defensively.

But there is still a gap between them and the big team. The best they can do is compete for the best defensive second team.

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On Kobe's side, although he only finished second in the scoring list and second in the steals list, he actually has a good chance of getting a heavyweight honor this season.

Regular season MVP!

Averaged about 27 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists per game, plus a record of 100 wins in a single season. If he cannot win the regular season MVP with such results, then Richard will probably take the lead in making trouble...

It's not yet time for the honor to be announced. What they have in front of them is to pass the supersonic speed first!

It's actually not appropriate to talk about it. After all, the strength gap between the SuperSonics and the Trail Blazers is there.

Even if the SuperSonics can win a game against the Trail Blazers, then their playoffs will be considered a great success!

On May 7, the first game of the playoffs in this suspended season started at the Rose Garden Arena!

As expected, the Seattle SuperSonics were dwarfed by the Trail Blazers. They couldn't even hold on to the fourth quarter of the game, let alone win the game.

In the end, after the Trail Blazers put on a pure bench lineup in the fourth quarter, they won by 18 points.

Glove Payton is still a veteran. In this game, he scored 22 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals. Under his defense, Kobe did not get many shooting opportunities. In the end, Kobe only scored 21 points!

At the moment, Kobe only scored 21 points in the playoffs, which is definitely an abnormal performance...

From this we can also see the defensive power of Glove Payton, he is worthy of being a man who can influence Jordan!

But only Payton's gloves could show off his power, but it couldn't save the Sonics from being beaten.

Wen Baker, who was exchanged for Rain Man Kemp, is already almost in a semi-waste state...

In the past few seasons, Wen Baker could still average an offensive level of about 20 points per game and was considered a first-line power forward in the league. However, this season Wen Baker only averaged 13 points per game.

In the first game of the playoffs, Vin Baker was defended by Auburn and only scored a pitiful seven points!

The team's second leader only scored seven points. The Sonics' loss was not unfair at all!

The first battle was easily won, and the Trail Blazers showed great strength.

Richard had a headache while watching the game.

It’s not that I have a headache because of the result of the game, but because of the upcoming offseason!

It's already the playoffs, is the offseason still far away...

During the offseason, many players in the team will go their separate ways. Richard can only keep two players. His headache now is who to keep...

Bowen aside, he is certainly not a top-paying player.

As for the remaining four people, the four from Oban Deco are at the absolute maximum salary level, and the salary cap for next season is about 34 million US dollars!

Richard was able to sign a maximum salary of two and a half with full calculation...

Whether emotionally or intellectually, Richard is inclined to sign the three Auburn players, but the key is that there is not enough salary space.

Among the three Auburn players, if Richard really had to choose, he might give up on Kobe and choose to sign the two Auburn players.

It's not that Kobe is not strong, on the contrary, Kobe is the strongest player on this Trail Blazers team...

But the difference between Auburn and Kobe is that they are irreplaceable.

It means that their replacements cannot be found in the league...

In this era, without the support of inside players, it would be too fatal. How will we beat the Spurs then? How to beat the Lakers?

The Trail Blazers can't find a player to replace Auburn. There are players from other teams, but they definitely won't sell him. Each of them is the boss of the team.

Such as Garnett, such as Duncan, such as O'Neal...

Slightly inferior ones, such as the Philadelphia 76ers' inside combination, can be used, but the key is that they are useless. They are only used to support the situation in the regular season. When the Western Conference Finals come, they will still be defeated by the Spurs or Lakers.

The main reason is that in today's era, insiders are withering away. There are only two or three insiders in the league who can defend themselves as strong as Ben.

As for an insider like Xiao Ao who is both good at offense and defense, he can only find two or three...

Once these two are gone, where will Richard find replacement players.

As for Kobe, he is actually replaceable. Even if you find a weak substitute, as long as you are not beaten by others, you can maintain the Blazers' strong competitiveness.

The current Warriors Jackson in the Trail Blazers can actually be regarded as Kobe's replacement player.

Richard can even bring in some players who haven't yet played through trade, such as the Raptors' Tracy McGrady...

The current trading value of Tracy McGrady is quite low. If Richard trades for Harrington, he might even be able to trade him alone.

McGrady has good offensive ability and good organizational skills. As for defense...

McGrady's defense is underestimated. In fact, even though his defensive strength is not as good as Kobe's, the gap is not big. In the Raptors' last season, which is the next season, he averaged 1.1 steals and 1.9 blocks per game. , this is already quite terrifying.

Very few outside players can get 1.9 blocks.

This season is McGrady's second year in the league, averaging only 9.3 points per game. If Richard wants to get McGrady, he doesn't need to spend much money.

The main reason is that McGrady's position overlaps slightly with Carter's. Both of them are players who need the ball in their hands. If Richard were to replace Harrington or Lewis, the Raptors would definitely agree...

Harrington and Lewis are both power forwards with strong offensive abilities, and both can play off the ball. They are perfect complements to Vince Carter. The Raptors will not agree unless they are out of their minds.