Bishop of the Devil

The day after the executive meeting, an event message was posted on the Pirates' official website.

Roughly similar to what the Hawks are hosting right now, fans can donate their lucky charms to help the Buccaneers draft.

The fan group will vote, and the first and second place will receive awards of US$10,000 and US$5,000.

Of course, this amulet is only for borrowing, and the Pirates will not keep it as their own.

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The actual cash prize of US$10,000 directly made Charlotte fans crazy.

Maybe many fans have never seen so much cash in their lives...

This is not a joke. The living habits of American people, especially black Americans, are to spend every dollar they earn, and many people have no savings at all.

The reward of ten thousand US dollars is definitely a great temptation for them.

Soon, many fans contributed their lucky charms and wrote stories about them.

As for whether it is a made-up story, only God knows...

The lottery will not start until mid-May, and there is still nearly a month left, so there is no rush in this matter.

Richard waited patiently for the results of the selection. After all, he would be the one to draw lots on behalf of the team...

On May 1, among tens of thousands of lucky charms, after some voting, the final winner was born.

First place went to a Charlotte native and a cashier at the supermarket.

His lucky charm is a toaster...

According to him, since eating toast baked by this toaster, he has never been sick, and his luck is so good that he can often pick up money on the road!

Richard was speechless. If according to what he said, he would still be a gross supermarket employee and start a life of extravagance and wealth...

As for the second place, that is even more exaggerated.

This is a kitchen knife in the kitchen. After buying this kitchen knife, the second prize winner directly won the lottery...

Richard now regrets setting up this competition. What the hell are the people selected.

The eagle picked out a fishhook and a hand strap, so I chose a bread machine and a kitchen knife...

If I have another pot, I can open a restaurant by myself.

Is it possible that I will go to draw lots with these two "lucky charms" when the time comes? !

I don’t know if Stern would be so angry that he would explode on the spot when he went to draw lots with a kitchen knife.

Now that he has been selected, Richard has no choice but to live up to the fans' good intentions.

Of course, these two people may not even be fans at all, but come here specifically for the bonuses...

But who cares? This is mainly done for fun.

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On May 16, Richard appeared at the New York headquarters.

Today is the day when the lottery is held. If it weren't for the top four picks, Richard would definitely not want to leave Charlotte.

Tiana is now pregnant, and although Jody has been taking care of her, Richard still feels uneasy.

Before the lottery started, Richard began to think about the names of his three children.

With three children, just naming them is quite a headache...

The key is that Richard still doesn’t know how many boys there are among these three children...

Tiana knew about it, but she kept it a secret from Richard, saying she wanted to give him a surprise.

Since it was a surprise, Richard must have endured his curiosity and not asked any more questions.

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Representatives from each team on the field are basically already here.

This is the second lottery conference that Richard has participated in. The last time he came to the lottery conference, he directly helped the Pistons get the No. 1 pick, and then used the No. 1 pick to select Yao Ming.

You know, that was the only lottery that Richard participated in, and he actually got the top pick...

And it was drawn with extremely low probability.

So this time when I saw Richard coming to draw lots again, many teams looked bitter. Richard was really lucky, and this time they had a good chance of getting the No. 1 pick. There is a 20% chance!

We won't let Richard get the No. 1 pick again this time...

Several teams coveting the No. 1 pick began to pray to God, hoping that God would open his eyes and share some of Richard's good luck with them.

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In the past, a total of thirteen teams participated in the lottery, but with the Buccaneers joining the NBA family, it has now become fourteen teams.

Fourteen lottery teams are all together, other teams are playing in the playoffs, and they are drawing lots...

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Stern began to take the stage and announced the official start of this year's lottery.

As soon as Stern finished speaking, Richard took out the bread machine and kitchen knife from the suitcase he brought with him.

The Jazz representative sitting next to Richard immediately jumped away from Richard...

Good guy, Richard, this madman, isn't going to go on a killing spree, is he? He even brought a kitchen knife.

However, many people know about the Lucky Charms Contest held by the Pirates, and know that one of the two lucky charms they got this time contains a kitchen knife.

Richard couldn't help but blush when he saw the behavior of the Jazz representative. This time he was really embarrassed...

Stern coughed twice, quite helpless.

There is absolutely no way to vent the anger in my heart. The main thing is the wishes of the fans. Stern is just a little bit good and will never get into trouble with the fans.

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The Hornets, who had the worst record, got 250 number combinations, and the Buccaneers, who had the second worst record, got 199.

Among the fourteen lottery teams, the Timberwolves have the best record, with only a pitiful six number combinations.

If you want to rely on six combinations of numbers to win the number one lottery, you must have the virtue accumulated by your ancestors for eight lifetimes...

The Nets in the East collapsed, and the Timberwolves in the West, which was the No. 1 team in the West last season, also collapsed this season. They didn't even make the playoffs this season.

Thinking about this psychological gap, it's no wonder that the Wolf King later put aside his body and joined Lu Kai.

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The process was the same as the lottery conference that Richard participated in before. A table tennis ball was put into the lottery machine and then started spinning.

Soon, the four number combinations were released...

8-13-2-9

Because he has 199 number combinations at hand, Richard will definitely not be able to find out whether he has won the No. 1 pick in a short period of time.

However, Richard feels that the chance is not very high, and even if he gets the No. 1 pick, he will definitely choose Paul, and this will not change.

The most that can be done is to trade with other teams to maximize the value of the No. 1 pick.

Next is the drawing of the second lottery pick, and the process is step by step.

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After the drawing ceremony was over, it was time to announce the results.

"I declare that the winner of the 14th pick is the Minnesota Timberwolves," Stern announced.

The Timberwolves are really unlucky. They have had bad luck one after another. They didn't even have any good luck in the lottery...

"I declare that the New Jersey Nets will receive the 13th overall pick."

Richard nodded, the 13th overall pick belonged to their Pirates.

Richard received the Nets' first-round pick through a previous trade with the Suns.

I'm afraid the Suns are feeling very distressed now. The 13th overall pick is already quite valuable. After all, someone like Kobe Bryant has been there, and yet they were deceived by Richard. How could they not feel distressed.