Bishop of the Devil

After the regular season honors were announced, the Pirates' gains were quite good. Although they certainly cannot compare with the top Blazers, as a new team, it is quite impressive to be able to win so many honors in the third year of the team's establishment. not easy.

Richard didn't pay much attention to this regular season honor because he had more important things to focus on.

Drawing lots.

The annual lottery is about to begin again. This time Richard holds a first-round pick from the Bucks, so he naturally has to pay close attention to it.

The Bucks have been crazy this season. They only won 15 games throughout the season and their record ranks last in the league.

This means that Richard has a 46.5% chance of getting the top two picks.

Richard himself is a little unbelievable. In the first few years when he entered the league, he never had a high-ranking draft pick in his hands. In recent years, since the 2002 draft, Richard has had only a few draft picks. Quite high.

In 2002, Yao Ming was selected with the No. 1 pick.

In 2003, Milicic was selected with the second pick.

In 2004, Iguodala was selected with the fourth pick.

In 2005, the No. 1 pick was changed to the third overall pick, and Paul was selected.

Roy was selected with the second pick in 2006.

For five consecutive years, Richard has owned the No. 4 pick for the first time!

The same is true this year. With the Bucks' record, they can get a No. 4 pick for the last time.

Richard smacked his lips. This cannot be said to be Richard's luck. After all, most of these high-ranking draft picks were traded from other teams by Richard with the help of God's perspective.

…

The draw began, and soon the results of the last two draws came to be announced.

Harris, who represented the Bucks in the lottery, turned red all over and kept mumbling.

"First pick!"

"First pick!"

People must be greedy. Even if they get the second pick, the Bucks can get an All-Star from Richard, but if they can get the No. 1 pick, they will have two All-Stars.

The Bucks can choose these two key All-Stars in any year, which gives them a lot of room for maneuver without having to worry about salary space.

If two All-Stars are selected in the same year, they will face severe contract renewal problems.

Soon, Stern began to announce the team that won the second pick.

"I declare that the team that receives the second overall pick in the first round is..."

"Milwaukee Bucks!"

After hearing Stern's announcement, Harris couldn't help but sigh in disappointment. It's a pity, it's such a pity that he didn't get the No. 1 pick.

However, it is acceptable to get the second pick, at least it is not nothing. They can use this second pick to let Richard help them choose an All-Star player.

After Richard watched the lottery meeting, he immediately called Stotts.

The No. 1 pick was taken away by the Trail Blazers, and Richard got the No. 2 pick, which is acceptable. After all, the money didn't go to anyone else.

"Tell me, Terry, when are you going to use your rights?" Richard said with a smile.

"Li, in this year's draft, we only have one second-round pick. Can we select an All-Star with this pick?"

"If that doesn't work, we can use this second-round pick to trade up. After all, our second-round pick is very high, and we should be able to trade for a mid-to-late first-round pick."

Because they only got the second pick, they could only ask Richard to help them choose an All-Star. Therefore, the Bucks felt that it was sooner rather than later. If they could get the All-Star this year, they would get it first and then talk about it, so as to avoid long nights and dreams.

Richard frowned. This year's draft is actually not a big year. The number of stars is still quite small, and they are all concentrated in the top ten picks.

With the Bucks' draft pick, if Richard wants to fulfill his promise, the only one who can help them select Marc Gasol.

But Marc Gasol is not very suitable to recommend to the Bucks.

One is that Richard wants to win it by himself, and the other is that Gasol's current strength will take a long time to grow to reach the All-Star level...

It will take at least five years until Gasol shows his All-Star level strength. After such a long time, the Bucks may have already become anxious with Richard.

What about the promised All-Stars...

Richard didn't want to cause such trouble, so he spoke directly to Stotts.

"Terry, I recommend you not to use this right this year unless you can get a top eight draft pick next." Richard said with a wry smile.

"I recommend you to use this right in the 2008 draft. There are many good prospects in this draft."

In this draft, excluding Gasol, the lowest-ranked All-Star player is Joakim Noah, the ninth pick.

If you go further up, it would be Conley with the fourth pick.

Therefore, it would be extremely unwise for the Bucks to use this right this year.

If this right is used next year, it will be because next year is a big year for the draft, and the Bucks can get an All-Star player without a high pick.

"Okay, Lee, then we will use this right in the 2008 draft, and everything will be up to you." Stotts had no choice but to agree.

There's nothing they can do if they don't agree. Richard has already said that he doesn't recommend the election in 2007. If they are determined, they may not know what they will choose.

Although he could not get the All-Stars promised by Richard as soon as possible, the shrewd Stotts still learned an important message from Richard's words.

That is, the 2008 draft is a big draft year.

Richard has said that there are many good prospects in this draft, so what is it if it’s not a good year?

This news is quite important. It allows the Bucks to prepare more draft picks in advance. Richard can help them select an All-Star. If they cast a wider net, they may be able to get another All-Star.

Although before each draft starts, various media will predict whether this draft will be a big year or a bad year, and they will say it with certainty, but no one knows whether such predictions are accurate and they often make mistakes.

Now since Richard said it is the New Year, it must be the New Year.

Stotts is already preparing to report this important information to the team executives. After all, if you want the draft picks, you must trade them, and the team executives must make the decision on this matter.

It can be said that the Bucks have now put all their wealth and hopes on Richard.

If Richard cheated them, they might lose everything.

Five or six years ago, the Bucks would not have believed in Richard, and they would not even conduct any transactions with Richard.

Because their team's general manager is the old Dunleavy, and Richard doesn't have a good impression of the Bucks, it would be strange to be able to reach a deal.

In recent years, with the abdication of Dunleavy Sr. and the retirement of Big Gouzi, the relationship between Richard and the Bucks has eased a lot. The Bucks boss and Richard also make phone calls from time to time to keep in touch.

In this case, the Bucks still quite trust Richard, because Richard has no reason to cheat their Bucks. After all, even if they cheat the Bucks, Richard will not get any benefits.

…

Just after hanging up the phone with Stotts, Paul Allen immediately called in.

Richard is naturally not surprised. The Trail Blazers got the No. 1 pick, and Paul Allen will definitely come to ask about Richard.

"Lee, do you want this No. 1 pick?" Paul Allen asked with a smile on the phone.

"I want it, I want it!" Richard didn't hide it at all...

"You want it? But I won't give it..."

"Are you kidding? That's Oden. His talent is visible to the naked eye. I still hope that he can lead the Trail Blazers to win the championship."

Richard rolled his eyes, wondering if Paul Allen was full.

Isn't this Chi Guoguo just kidding himself?

"Paul, you are becoming more and more unruly. Tell me what is going on. Let's talk about it first. Our second pick is not for sale, so don't take any chances with it."

Richard had already thought about using this second pick to get Durant.

"I want to ask Oden how he is as a player?" Paul Allen said his purpose.

Richard frowned, not knowing how to answer.

"In terms of talent, you must be aware of it, but he has injury risks, which should have been mentioned in your scouting report."

"If he can stay healthy, Oden may surprise you, but more likely he will give you a shock."

"Paul, I actually recommend you not to choose Oden..."

Richard said sincerely that the Blazers are not outsiders. If they really choose Oden, they may face a tragedy.

But this is not necessarily true. Richard has already replaced the team doctor for the Trail Blazers. Maybe Oden can stay healthy after joining the Trail Blazers...

"What are the chances of growing up?" Paul Allen asked in a serious voice.

"As for you pioneers, the probability is less than 10%..." Richard gave a rather conservative number.

Oden's injury is a big problem, but there is an even bigger problem with him, and that is his leg length...

Oden's right leg is two centimeters shorter than his left leg. This was discovered by an old Chinese doctor.

At first glance, two centimeters may not seem like a big deal, but you must know that Oden is a traditional inside position, the most intense physical position on the entire court. This long and short leg will infinitely increase his risk of injury.

Even if Richard gets Oden, using the Injury Scroll to treat Oden cannot solve the problem of long and short legs, and he has to use the precious Intact Pill.

As for the Trail Blazers team doctors, there is definitely no solution. Even if they discover Oden's leg length problem, they can only use correction methods, which requires a long treatment time.

If we want to quickly cure this long-short leg problem, unless medicine advances rapidly in the short term, two centimeters of Oden's right leg can be amputated without affecting his athletic ability...