Bishop of the Devil

One day later, the Buccaneers' second preseason game began.

The opponent is the Milwaukee Bucks...

The Bucks management is now so regretful that they feel like crying after watching Oden's performance in the opening game of the preseason.

If this pick hadn't been traded to Richard, they would have been able to get a buggy center like Oden now.

Bogut is very good. He had almost 12+9 data last season. Compared with his rookie season, his data has improved a lot. This season, his data may be further improved.

This is also the reason why Bogut is not included in the queue of parallel import No. 1 picks. Although he is far inferior to those top No. 1 picks, he still has a good peak period.

But although it is not a parallel import, I am afraid of comparison. Compared with Oden, Bogut is really not worth mentioning.

In tonight's game, the Bucks management regretted selling their first-round pick to Richard.

Although Oden did not have the explosive performance of the opening game, his 18 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks in less than 30 minutes of playing time were far better than Bogut.

Bogut was completely suppressed on the court. Although he relied on his strong defense to prevent Oden from breaking out, the abilities and potential displayed by the two were completely different.

You must know that Bogut is already in his third season in the league. It is really hard to imagine how terrifying Oden will be in two years.

Oden didn't explode much tonight, but Roy on the Buccaneers side did.

Tonight, Roy was as if he was possessed by Kobe. He had a strong desire to attack. He took 27 crazy shots and scored 36 points. In the head-to-head showdown with Reid, he completely defeated Reid.

This is amazing. Although Reid is not the top shooting guard in the league, he can still be regarded as a veteran star.

Roy, a second-year rookie, was able to defeat Reed in a head-to-head duel, which is really amazing.

Richard didn't feel anything surprised. Roy himself had this ability, and his overall strength was indeed stronger than Reed.

Reed's abilities are somewhat limited due to physical limitations, but Roy is truly all-around and can shoot well. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the nickname Yellow Mamba.

Kobe is definitely the number one shooting guard in the league right now, because his nickname of Black Mamba has led to many people getting the nickname Mamba.

Yellow mamba, white mamba, tired mamba...

Presumably, when the main game of this season begins, Huangman Baloyi will truly enter the fans' field of vision and become one of the strongest shooting guards in the league today.

For players like Roy, no matter what kind of performance they perform, Richard is at most happy and not surprised. After all, these are players with quite high reputations in their previous lives.

What Richard really paid attention to was Sun Yue's performance on the court.

Although the Bucks did not rest their main players today, they did not let them play for too long. After the Pirates led by 12 points at halftime, Richard replaced Rondo and replaced him with Sun Yuelai as the point guard. .

After inheriting 90% of Paul's ball control ability, Richard can clearly feel that Sun Yue's ball control ability has improved tremendously.

In the opening game, Sun Yue was intercepted twice while controlling the ball, which was quite embarrassing.

There was no such embarrassing situation today. Sun Yue completed his work very well.

His job is generally to move the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and then pass the ball to Roy or Millsap.

As for the lob to Oden in the paint, Sun Yue is not yet confident enough at the moment.

The difficulty of passing a lob ball can be said to be the highest among passes. If you are not careful, it may pass into the hands of the opponent's center. This is definitely a fatal mistake.

Sun Yue is also self-aware, so he won't touch such high-end gadgets for the time being...

He knows very well that he can have no success, but he must not make too many fatal mistakes on the court.

If there are too many fatal mistakes, even if Richard cares about himself, he will definitely not be able to reuse himself regardless of the feelings of all players and fans!

Now he is not seeking merit, but seeking no faults. He will first stabilize his position as the third point guard.

With Paul's ball control ability, he controls the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt and then distributes the ball. He moves around and looks for opportunities to shoot or cut open. This is not a difficult thing, at least for Sun Yue on the court. Well done.

Richard was quite satisfied with Sun Yue's steady performance. He was most worried about Sun Yue taking advantage of his status as a compatriot and then causing chaos in the team.

Now there is no need to worry about this. Sun Yue is quite aware of it. Although he doesn't communicate much with his teammates, he nods and smiles to everyone he meets, and his teammates don't have any bad feelings towards him.

"Ra Jian, when you have nothing to do, please teach Sun Yue more experience."

"Especially with the experience of lobbing, you should be able to tell that this kid's passing is still not good enough." Richard patted Rondo next to him on the shoulder and ordered.

Rondo nodded, "Don't worry, coach, I will take good care of him in the coming days."

"Why do you think you are not interested in this season? Are you still worried about the starting position?" Richard asked with a smile.

Rondo nodded. His characteristic is that he is down-to-earth and will not engage in nonsense. This is why he often has conflicts with his teammates or coaching staff.

"Don't worry, I will give you a stable starting opportunity next season."

"Don't think too much this season. First help the Pirates win the championship, and then help me train Sun Yue properly." Richard said with a smile.

Rondo was startled and looked at Richard in disbelief.

Listening to what Richard means, is it possible that the team will trade Chris Paul next season? !

Rondo always thought that Paul would be the one who would be renewed by the team. He might be traded away for chips after playing three seasons with the Buccaneers.

But now Richard's words surprised him greatly. Richard actually had no plan to renew Paul's contract.

Without Paul, he would be the starting point guard.

It's normal to think about it. After this season, it's time for Paul to have a team option. It's not impossible that Richard has plans to sell Paul.

Richard's decision to sell Paul after this season was not a whim, but something that had already been planned.

Paul's data was so good, and it was precisely because the data was so good and so dazzling that Richard had to sell Paul.

For Paul like this, if his rookie contract ends, a full maximum salary will be placed in front of him.

It's not that Richard is reluctant to give Paul a maximum salary. If there are no outstanding point guards in the draft in the next few years, Richard will definitely give Paul a maximum salary without hesitation.

The key now is that 2008 and 2009 were the years when super point guards emerged in large numbers. There were many super point guards emerging, and Richard would definitely tend to use cheap rookie point guards.

Rose and Westbrook in 2008, Harden and Curry in 2009, excluding Westbrook among these four, Richard can replace Paul with any one he can get.

The reason why Westbrook cannot replace Paul is because Westbrook's offensive efficiency is too bad. Although there are still some outstanding games, overall Westbrook's offensive efficiency is shockingly low.

In Richard's view, a high-quality point guard must have a strong offensive ability, so that even if his organizational skills are poor, he can make up for it with his offensive firepower.

Or you can be like Rondo and actively reduce the number of shots you take...

The offensive efficiency is very low, and then he keeps taking crazy shots. This kind of behavior is irresponsible to no one.

Therefore, Richard is not very interested in Westbrook. He would rather keep using Rondo than get Westbrook.

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Although the styles of these people are completely different from Paul, Richard can also adapt to the situation and actively adjust tactics.

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"Don't tell Paul about this. Can you keep it a secret?" Richard glared at Rondo.

If Rondo hadn't been depressed all day long, Richard would never have told Rondo the news.

"I definitely won't say it." Rondo became happy. After this season, he will be considered a rising star.

As for whether Richard will trade him next season, Rondo also thought of this possibility.

But even if he was traded, Rondo felt that it was nothing. He won the championship last season, won the championship this season, and won the championship as the starting point guard next season. He would be a dynasty point guard!

He is a dynasty point guard. With his status, he must be the boss of any team he joins!

At least that's what Rondo feels now. He feels that if he really becomes a dynasty point guard, he will definitely be a boss-level presence on any team he joins.

He even looks forward to being traded after next season...

Although the Buccaneers are good, there are too many powerful bosses in the team, and Rondo can't find a sense of superiority at all.

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On October 15, the Pirates' six preseason games were completed.

The record of 6 wins and 0 losses looks very glorious and makes the fans very excited. It seems that the Pirates are in good condition. The preseason has proved that this Pirates team is still the favorite to win the championship.

Richard, on the other hand, has no special feelings about this undefeated preseason record. His opponents are all weak chickens in the Eastern Conference, and there is really no sense of accomplishment in winning.

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In two days, the Buccaneers will participate in the regular season opener scheduled by the league.

The teams that are qualified to participate in the opening game are among the strongest or most popular teams in the league.

Obviously the Charlotte Buccaneers are now one of the most dazzling teams in the league.

The opponent is the Orlando Magic. With the strength of the Magic, they are not qualified to play the opening game against the defending champion.

However, this offseason, the Magic introduced a West Lafayette player, causing them to be regarded as one of the Eastern Conference teams that can challenge the Buccaneers.

The West Lafayette player is none other than Rashard Lewis.

Under normal circumstances, Rashard Lewis joined the Magic in the offseason this season. After two years of working together, the Magic reached the Finals. This was also the highlight of Howard's career.

However, Lewis joining the Magic is not actually a big deal under normal circumstances, because there was a blockbuster trade this offseason that can be said to be among the top three in NBA history.

This is the deal where Green Kai's Big Three gathered. Green Kai acquired Garnett and Ray Allen to form the Big Three...

But now because of Richard, Green Kai did not conduct this transaction during the offseason.

Their lineup is not bad, and Rivers must be thinking about using this lineup first...

Richard also didn’t expect that his support for Green Kai would prevent the Big Three of Green Kai from getting together.

However, this is only temporary. If Lukai's performance is not good after the start of the game, the transaction may still proceed normally.

Now that Greencaps has a lot of chips on hand, it may be easier to trade for Garnett and Ray Allen.

Richard is not worried about the gathering of the three giants of Green Kai. No matter how strong they are, they will never be the opponent of this prosperous pirates.