Bishop of the Devil

Of course, Richard must be very clear that if D'Antoni's operation is successful, it will definitely be enough to change the course of NBA history.

The small ball style will really enter the field of vision of each team.

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Richard has always adhered to the idea of ​​building a team based on the inside. Naturally, he does not want the league to enter the small ball era too early.

In the small ball era, the value of centers will shrink significantly. This is a situation that Richard never wants to see.

Moreover, Richard himself looked down upon the bargaining chip provided by the Suns.

Marbury plus a first-round pick that is not high in the draft, want to trade for Nash? This is purely a dream...

In Richard's view, among the traditional point guards in the league today, the only one who is truly qualified to replace Nash alone is probably Kidd.

If the Nets are willing to trade Kidd for Nash, then maybe Richard will really consider it.

And Marbury is obviously not in Richard's plan...

Richard rejected the Suns' trade request without hesitation, so D'Antoni made a special call.

"Lee, if you don't want to consider this deal anymore, if it doesn't work, we are willing to add a second-round pick." D'Antoni was testing Richard.

"Old man, you don't have to worry about this. The only possibility for you to get Nash is to wait for Nash's contract to expire, and then Nash will join the Suns as a free agent."

"You and I both know Nash's value, and it's definitely not something that can be exchanged for Marbury and some insignificant draft picks."

Richard also got straight to the point, without beating around the bush with D'Antoni, and directly rejected D'Antoni.

There is no need to get entangled. Richard really has no trading ideas at all.

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Seeing Richard refusing to let go, D'Antoni could only sigh.

He is very confident in his fast break tactics and feels that he can definitely make a mark in the NBA.

However, the lineup in hand is not very suitable for fast break. If he can get Nash, he will be confident to lead the Suns into the upper half of the Western Conference, which is like a meat grinder.

The only solution now is to wait for Nash's contract to expire, as Richard said.

Fortunately, Nash's contract expires in one year, and D'Antoni can afford to wait at this time.

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Richard had just rejected the Suns' trade request, and the Cavaliers immediately put Harrington on the shelf, and even immediately approached the Pistons to seek a deal.

From the perspective of each team, Richard's team is simply a treasure. There are top players of all types in the team, and there are countless strong players in various positions. It is simply that they have everything they want.

The Cavaliers' trade application offer is Prince plus David Lee or David West.

Anyway, David Lee and David West are almost like twin brothers, they can be whoever they want.

I have to say that the Cavaliers definitely have a good plan.

Everyone knows the relationship between Harrington and Richard, and they probably want to use this relationship to get some benefits from Richard.

Needless to say, Prince's value has been profoundly proven in last season's finals.

With top outside shooting capabilities, excellent off-ball three-pointers and breakthrough abilities, and even decent passing and control abilities, such an all-around outside player would be a great match for James.

In addition, if David Lee or David West comes, it can also make up for the loss of Harrington leaving...

If Richard nods, Paul Silas is confident that he will lead his team into the top three in the Western Conference.

But they obviously don't know much about Richard's temperament. What Richard hates most is being taken advantage of. In such a deal, the Pistons will lose anyway.

In this case, it's strange that Richard agreed.

In other words, seeing as Silas is very senior, if it were any other young coach, Richard would probably have cursed him loudly.

It's my fault for picking up a bargain. Who else would I scold you if I didn't scold you...

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Seeing that the Pistons were determined to refuse the deal, the Cavaliers could only change their targets.

In the end, a deal was reached with the Wizards. The Wizards sent Larry Hughes and veteran Christian Laettner to get Al Harrington from the Cavaliers.

Richard thought it was quite a pity that Harrington failed to join the Pacers.

But he also expected this situation. The Pacers don't have any decent chips at the moment, and the Cavaliers will definitely not be stupid to trade with them.

Now Jordan has been completely abandoned by the Wizards, so he must have had no involvement in this deal. Even if he is still with the Wizards, he probably doesn't have the heart to care about it.

Larry Hughes plays shooting guard, and veteran Laettner can play as Big Z's substitute, or directly move into the starting power forward position. Anyway, this deal is not a loss at all for the Cavaliers.

Laettner was the No. 3 pick in the same class as O'Neal, and he was one of the high-quality insiders produced in 1992.

However, he has now entered the end of his career and is in a very sluggish state, so he can only be used as a trade to add to his fortune.

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Richard sighed. History is always surprisingly similar. Now that this deal has been completed, the Cavaliers have formed a lineup of James, Big Z and Larry Hughes.

"I hope Larry Hughes can play well and not be criticized as a CBA player..."

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The regular season schedule continues, and the Pistons' record remains stable at around 70%, firmly occupying the first place in the Eastern Conference.

As for the west side, there is a changing king's flag at the top of the city. The number one player in the west is actually the Timberwolves.

The Trail Blazers are currently only ranked fourth in the Western Conference, and their record is weaker than the Lakers and Spurs.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Trail Blazers dynasty is basically in disgrace.

In the offseason that just ended, the Trail Blazers faced a large wave of free agent contract extensions.

In the end, the Trail Blazers chose to keep team leader Baron Davis, and Artest, Kirilenko, Reid and other capable players all went their separate ways.

There is nothing that can be done about this. Although Ben and Ou signed the maximum salary contract early and the contract amount is not too large, the Blazers can still only offer a maximum salary at the moment.

After comprehensive consideration, it is natural that this maximum salary will be given to the team's main control Bearded.

Other players can't take advantage of the northwest wind. Faced with the maximum salary recruitment from various teams, it is understandable for them to choose to get high salaries.

Speaking of which, in fact, the Trail Blazers should have made advance arrangements last season, such as selling these players whose contracts are about to expire, and then harvesting some draft picks and other bargaining chips.

However, this proposal was rejected by Paul Allen. He hoped that the team could maintain its immediate strength and strive to win the championship.

If these people are sold, it's hard to say whether the Blazers can break out of the West.

Paul Allen is open-minded. Anyway, the dynasty has been established. Last season was the last chance to give it a try. If they can win the championship, it will be quite wonderful. If they cannot win the championship, then the Trail Blazers will rest for a few years. Anyway, their The foundation is still there, and there is still hope of rising in the future.

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Artest joined the Pacers with a maximum salary, and Reed joined the Bucks with a maximum salary after Ray Allen left.

As for Kirilenko, he was signed by the Jazz with a maximum salary.

Before signing with the Jazz, Kirilenko also asked Richard. After all, the relationship between Richard and the Jazz was quite bad. Kirilenko was also afraid that joining the Jazz would offend Richard. dissatisfied.

What surprised Kirilenko was that Richard was quite supportive of this matter and fully approved of it.

If you don’t make money, you’re a bastard…

The Jazz are offering a maximum salary, and Kirilenko would be a fool if he didn't want it.

Because of Ricky Davis's matter, the Jazz's salary space is not particularly sufficient, but now that Malone has left the team, they can squeeze out a maximum salary contract. When Ricky Davis' contract ends next year, the Jazz will almost be able to Rebuilding began.

First get Kirilenko, a high-quality defensive gate, and then make repairs, and the Jazz can rise smoothly again.

Of course, Kirilenko certainly cannot be used as the cornerstone of the team. Although he is versatile, his offensive firepower is not outstanding, and he is not suitable to be the cornerstone of the team.

The Trail Blazers dynasty has truly disintegrated. Now there are only two people from Auburn and a big beard left in the team. Where is the previous grand occasion.

However, Richard can also accept this reality. No team in the NBA can remain strong, excluding the special situation of Green Kai's eight consecutive championships...

The disintegration of the Trail Blazers dynasty will happen sooner or later, and Richard has long been mentally prepared.

Just like the Pudu Dynasty, it has now fallen into silence.

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At the end of the November schedule, Yao Ming won the honor of Eastern Conference Player of the Month.

To say who is the king player in the Eastern Conference now, it must be Yao Ming. With the best record in the Eastern Conference and the most eye-catching personal data in the Eastern Conference, he is the absolute dominant player in the Eastern Conference.

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In recent days, Tiana has been living in Detroit. The relationship between the two has heated up very quickly, and now there is only one layer of window paper that has not been pierced.

The relationship between the two was no longer a secret. Countless people beat their chests when they saw that Richard was about to marry the daughter of Paul Allen's family.

It's really annoying to compare people to each other.

At the moment, Richard can definitely be said to be a winner in life, with a good harvest in career and love, making others envious.

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Paul Allen and Tiana's mother were urging them to get married quickly, but Richard thought it would be better to let nature take its course.

Although the two of them knew each other quite well now, it would be too childish to get married in such a hurry.

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Except for a few transactions, the regular season schedule was otherwise uneventful.

It's just that this calm situation became lively with a piece of gossip from NBA officials.

Stern prepares to implement dress code.

The source of this news is quite reliable, and Richard even feels that it may be the news released by Stern himself...

He wanted to test the players' reaction to this ban. If the reaction was not too violent, then he could directly introduce this dress code.

But if the players react violently, then take it slow and think of a solution.

The NBA, which is obviously a black-themed league, immediately exploded upon hearing the news.

Countless black players feel they have been greatly insulted.

Most of them grew up on the streets and were deeply influenced by street culture. It would be more uncomfortable for them to wear business policies than to bare their buttocks.

Iverson directly complained about the stupidity of this dress code at the post-game press conference.

The dressing style of NBA players in the past two decades has actually been changing.

When Jordan was at his peak, there was no need for Stern to issue this dress code at all, because at that time, the trend of the league, driven by Jordan, was business style...

Jordan can be regarded as the first NBA player to interpret formal attire into fashion. During the era when he dominated the league, other players imitated Jordan's dressing style. Even if he was not injured, he had to wear an elbow pad on his left elbow. The bald head style must be imitated.

When Iverson entered the league, these young players imitated Iverson's dressing style, with big gold chains, small gold watches, and crotchless pants with fur.

This kind of street style is definitely unacceptable to white people like Stern, so he is thinking about coming up with this dress code to restrict the clothing of these young players.

I have to say that Stern's starting point is quite good. It can be said that he really puts the interests of the NBA as his primary starting point.

But this ban, in the eyes of many players, has big problems that they cannot accept.

The first problem is racial discrimination...

The second problem is restricting personal freedom...

This ban is obviously targeted at black players, so it can easily be associated with racial discrimination.

As for restricting personal freedom, from the players' perspective, what they wear is their own business, and outsiders have no right to dictate.