Bishop of the Devil

"Lee, congratulations!"

"Coach, congratulations..."

"BOSS, congratulations..."

The 76ers have quite a few old acquaintances of Richard, and they all sincerely congratulate Richard at this moment.

Although they felt regretful that they did not win the championship, they were able to accept that it was not someone else who won the championship but one of their own.

If it was the Spurs who won the championship this time, I'm afraid they wouldn't be so sincere in congratulating the Spurs.

…

"You guys did a great job this season too!"

"Come on, the tide will turn, maybe you will win the championship next season..."

Richard said to the 76ers with a smile.

"Feng Shui is changing, this is a good sentence! I encourage them and use this sentence all the time!" Iverson suddenly became interested when he heard this old Chinese saying and said to Richard with a smile.

"Charles, actually I have to thank you. If it hadn't been for your call, I probably wouldn't have been able to find a super insider like Ben!" Richard saw Charles Oakley and couldn't help but smile and say hello.

What Richard said didn't go against his will at all. Without Oakley, Richard wouldn't have been able to get to know Big Ben so early.

"Don't mention this, please don't mention this. My alma mater talks to me about this every day, especially when I got the DPOY a few days ago. They were nagging me even more, insisting that I have good things on my mind. Keeping outsiders in mind..." Oakley thought of that phone call, and now he was regretting it to death...

Fell into the trap of Richard.

He actually gave away such a piece of rough jade like Da Ben. I was probably out of my mind at that time...

"Li, it's still a while before the awards are given. Can we go over there and have a private chat?" Carlisle took Richard's arm and asked in a low voice.

Richard nodded. Richard knew what Carlisle wanted to talk about.

"Li, this season is over. The contract issues of those players..." Carlisle asked awkwardly.

He felt that his behavior was like poaching, but in order to grow the team, he didn't care so much...

"Well, Rick, I'm afraid this will disappoint you."

"That's not right. Rashid, you can give chase..."

Richard said with a smile.

"Where are Ben and Jermaine?" Carlisle asked with expectant eyes.

Richard waved his hand, he would definitely not let these two people go.

Good insiders are so hard to find. Richard would be stupid if he let these two people go!

If good insiders were so easy to find, Carlisle wouldn't worry about Ben and O'Brien.

"I guess they will stay..."

Upon hearing this, Carlisle felt a little disappointed, but he also knew very well that Richard was doing the right thing...

"Aren't you interested in Kobe?" Richard asked with a smile.

Carlisle waved his hand quickly...

Good guys, Kobe and Iverson form a backcourt partnership, so other teammates don’t have to fight, just watch them play...

Even if Kobe was willing to go to the Philadelphia 76ers, they didn't dare to take it.

Not to mention, it is really possible for Kobe to go to Philadelphia, because his hometown is Philadelphia...

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Judging from Richard's tone, the Auburn combination is definitely out of business.

However, they can try to chase Rasheed, but the cost of chasing Rasheed is also very high, mainly because Iverson is also facing a contract extension.

Give Rasheed a maximum salary, give Iverson a maximum salary, and Dazhi will not be able to renew his contract next year...

Thinking of this, Carlisle couldn't help but sigh.

The season is over, and the Trail Blazers have become a huge cake for every team, and everyone wants a piece of it.

But judging from Richard's tone, the 76ers have no chance to taste the Blazers' delicious cake...

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"Congratulations to the Trail Blazers for winning the 1998-1999 NBA championship!"

"I am very happy to stand here and award awards to the pioneers!"

"There is no doubt that the Trail Blazers played a perfect season this season..."

Stern stood on the temporary awards podium with a smile on his face...

But no one knows whether he is really happy in his heart.

Anyway, Richard feels that Stern should not be very happy. If the 76ers win the championship, he might be really happy...

But even if he is unhappy, Stern still has the dignity he deserves, and he is smiling and looking happier than anyone else.

Richard won the championship, but he couldn't even smile like Stern...

"I declare that the 1998-1999 Finals MVP is Kobe Bryant!"

"Congratulations to this young player!"

The selection of FMVP was over soon. In fact, there was no praise. The FMVP must come from the Trail Blazers, and in terms of statistics, no one in the Trail Blazers team can compare with Kobe.

Averaged 31.5 points, 7 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 1 block per game, which is absolutely perfect!

With such data, if I can’t win FMVP again, there’s really no reason to make sense...

As for Ben, O'Brien and others, although their statistics are quite good, there is definitely still a big gap compared to Kobe.

Ben mainly failed to score. Carlisle saw the Spurs being tricked by the shark-cutting tactic, so he naturally did not try the shark-cutting tactic.

In fact, Carlisle knows very well that even if the Trail Blazers give up a big player, they are no match for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Without anyone to score, Ben naturally has no points to score. He only averages 4 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks per game. There is definitely no way to compete with Kobe for FMVP.

If Ben averages 20 points per game, just like the data in the Western Conference Finals, then Ben will really have a chance to compete with Kobe.

As for Xiao Ou, with a decent 20+10 data, he can't compete with Kobe.

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Kobe stepped onto the podium, his whole body shaking with excitement!

Quite normal, you have to know that Kobe has only been in the league for three years!

To be precise, Kobe is still just a rookie at the moment, because his rookie contract has not yet been completed...

He has to wait until the end of tonight for his rookie contract to be fully implemented!

Kobe took the trophy from Stern and lay down in tears as if he wanted no money.

At this time, no one was laughing at Kobe for crying. If it were me, I'm afraid I wouldn't shed fewer tears than Kobe...

"Thank you Coach Richard!"

"Thank you my brothers!"

"Thank you Pioneer!"

"Thank you for everything you gave me!"

"I would like to take this opportunity to ask Coach Richard, when will you let Jermaine and I join the team..."

Kobe sniffed and looked at Richard while crying and laughing.

Richard grinned, asked Stevens to get his handbag, and yelled at Kobe.

"Come on!"

"Jean, I'm going to present the award..."

Everyone stepped aside one after another to make way for Richard...