Bishop of the Devil

The lottery was broadcast live on the Internet. Many fans were shocked when they saw the Pirates get the No. 1 pick.

Some of the rookies who were about to participate in the draft were happy and some were sad when they saw Richard getting the No. 1 pick.

Several high-quality point guards who are participating in the draft are quite troubled now...

Felton hoped that the Buccaneers' pick would be outside the top three, so that he would have the opportunity to join the team of his senior brother Jordan.

With Jordan taking care of him, he is on the verge of rapid success.

But now that Richard has received the No. 1 pick, his hope of joining the Pirates has basically been cut off...

Even if he is very confident in his own ability, he will not feel that he is the No. 1 pick.

There is a big election, and this year there is an Australian Duncan, who is basically already determined to be the top pick.

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In addition to Felton, De Xiaopang and Paul are also slightly disappointed. The Pirates are short of point guards. If they join the Pirates, they can immediately play the core point guard position.

As for Bogut, who is the most popular No. 1 pick, he is extremely excited.

A new team like the Pirates is quite suitable for the development of newcomers.

Although the Pirates have Milicic, Varejao and Mourning in the team.

But Bogut really didn’t take these three people seriously...

Mourning is an old man, averaging only fifteen minutes of playing time this season.

Varejao is a blue-collar player, while Bogut positions himself as an all-around insider like Duncan.

As for Milicic, Bogut also ignored him. He was the number one pick, and Milicic was just a second-place pick.

As long as he joins the Pirates, he will definitely become the core of the team immediately, and Richard will build the lineup around him.

Maybe in a year's time, the Pirates with a completed lineup will be able to win the championship!

Thinking about Yao Ming's glory, Bogut feels that he will definitely be the next Yao Ming!

Maybe even more powerful than Yao Ming. After all, Yao Ming only played for Richard for two seasons, and now this Pirates team belongs to Richard. If he can play for Richard for a long time, he will definitely be able to win. to far more honors than Yao Ming.

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Richard had just gotten off the plane in Charlotte, and was blocked by a group of reporters at the exit.

"Mr. Richard, congratulations to the Pirates for winning the No. 1 pick."

"I would like to ask if you will use this No. 1 pick to select Bogut."

"Is Bogut your first choice?"

A group of reporters began to ask questions about Richard.

Richard is so anxious to return home now that he still has the energy to talk nonsense with these reporters.

"Do you have any better options?"

Richard raised his eyebrows, pushed through the crowd, and hurried home.

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This answer is not unexpected. Richard is telling the truth. At least based on the current situation, the best choice for the Pirates is really Bogut.

Richard's answer was immediately published in the newspapers by reporters. After Bogut got the news, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep.

In his view, it was a foregone conclusion that he would join the Pirates.

Thinking that he was about to become a dazzling new big man like Yao Ming, Bogut grinned to the back of his head.

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Tiana has already been admitted to the special care unit of the hospital in advance, otherwise it would be great to have money.

In this special care unit, a day without doing anything costs two thousand US dollars, which is definitely unaffordable for ordinary families.

Richard and others were all in full swing, waiting for the birth of the three little guys.

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Two days later, Richard received a call from the Bucks.

But what surprised Richard was that the person who called him was not their head coach Stotts, but the team owner Aiden.

Maybe Aiden also felt that Richard was now the boss, and it would be more appropriate to negotiate such a crucial deal by himself.

This is like the diplomacy between the two countries. If someone else is the prime minister, you are the county magistrate. That is definitely not appropriate.

Bucks owner Ayden is not well-known in NBA circles. Anyway, he is far less well-known than Cuban and Paul Allen.

But in later generations, his daughter made him famous.

Mallory Eden, known as the most beautiful daughter in the NBA, is more beautiful than Ajiali, the daughter of the owner of the Kings.

Of course, this is a matter of benevolence and wisdom. Maybe some people think Ajiali is more beautiful.

Many people joked that Antetokounmpo played so crazily in the Bucks just to attract the attention of the boss’s daughter...

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"Li, I wonder how the discussion between you and Michael went? Are you willing to trade the No. 1 pick?" Aiden is not the kind of wild and unruly person. From the tone of his voice, he should be a quite gentle boss.

"Mr. Aiden, let's discuss it. This No. 1 pick cannot be traded, but it must be a bargaining chip that can attract us."

"If the bargaining chip is not tempting enough, we will choose to get Bogut first, maybe for our own use, or maybe we will train him and then trade him."

Richard started talking nonsense.

He never told Jordan about this at all. Anyway, he made the final decision on lineup construction.

If you really tell Jordan, I'm afraid Jordan will be reluctant to let go...

Jordan has suffered losses with the No. 1 pick before, and he is probably vowing to regain his place in the next draft.

Fortunately, he cooperated with Richard. If Richard hadn't been there, he would have selected Bogut with the No. 1 pick, and he would probably have been scolded for his poor selection...

After hearing Richard's answer, Aiden relaxed. Since he had the idea of ​​​​trading, it was good, but he was afraid that Richard and the others would not be willing to trade.

"Li, let's do this. We are willing to take out the No. 3 pick in our hands and take the No. 3 pick in the second round to trade this No. 1 pick. What do you think?"

A No. 3 pick in the second round is actually quite valuable, no less than a pick at the bottom of the first round.

However, Aiden was quite clear that Richard would definitely not agree to this offer.

As expected, Richard on the other end of the phone simply refused.

"This offer is too insincere, Mr. Ayden. My request is that you come up with this year's No. 3 pick and next year's first-round unprotected pick, so that we can happily conclude a deal."

Aiden was speechless. Richard was definitely speaking like a lion...

But because the Bucks were so hungry for Bogut, even if Richard opened his mouth, Aiden hung up the phone without getting angry.

"Li, your asking price is really too high. You must know that our first-round pick this year is No. 3, which is only slightly worse than the No. 1 pick."

"If you add next year's first-round pick, and it's an unprotected first-round pick, I don't think any team will agree to it." Ayden said with a wry smile.

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Richard's asking price was naturally higher. After all, both parties had to go through a bargaining process.