Welcoming the Pioneers and his party into his dormitory, Richard was a little strange......

What is Paul Allen here for? If the owners or shareholders of those small teams come, it will be forgotten, but Paul Allen is obviously much higher than those small owners......

This is the top business tycoon in the United States!

Microsoft owns 40% of his shares, and there are countless industries under his control, and the pioneer is not a big deal in his hands.

Richard didn't expect that after he crossed over, he would meet this business tycoon with an IQ of 170 so quickly!

"It's a pleasure to see such a legendary coach as you in person!" Paul Allen said with a smile when he saw Richard.

It's hard to believe that the middle-aged man with a smile on his face in front of him is actually the helmsman of a tens of billions of business empires.

Richard was a little uncomfortable being called a legendary coach, and he knew very well that he was still extremely far from the legend.

"I'm a fan of yours, I love the violent Blake book so much!"

"It's just for fun, Mr. Allen, it seems that you will hire a head coach, so you won't be able to do it yourself, right?" Richard asked with a smile.

"If you're an ordinary coach, that's not it, but you're definitely a legendary coach in my opinion, that's it!"

"By the way, don't call me Mr. Allen, my friends call me Paul......"

Paul Allen is very gentle, and there is no superiority in him, and this alone makes Richard feel good about him.

"Well, Paul, I don't dare to be a legendary coach like that......"

"However, the Trail Blazers have a good record, how can they have the idea of changing the coach?"

Speaking of this stubble, Paul Allen couldn't help but smile bitterly......

"Man, we've been in the first round of the playoffs for five years in a row!"

"Five years, man, I really don't see any hope of winning the championship, and if it weren't for your appearance, I'm afraid I wouldn't have the idea of rebuilding!"

"But after seeing the horror lineup you've built with my own eyes, I know the Trail Blazers' chance has come!"

Richard nodded, he could probably guess what Paul Allen was thinking at the moment......

That is to be disappointed in the current league status of the Trail Blazers, and to put it to death and seek an opportunity to break through itself!

The reason why Richard said that the Trail Blazers had a good record was because they had made the playoffs for many years in a row, especially in the late eighties, and they even made it to the Finals!

Of course, in the end, they lost to the Pistons Bad Boys and didn't win the championship.

And in the past five years, they have had a very hard time......

Although they reach the finals every year, they are in the round every year, and the most painful thing for Trail Blazers fans is that they have been eliminated by different Western opponents in the past five years......

It's almost the same as saying that whoever they meet in the first round of the playoffs will end up being eliminated!

If they are eliminated by the same team for five years, then they can comfort themselves that it is normal to lose in the same style of play, and the next time they meet other teams, they may be able to make it through the first round of the playoffs......

But now they lose to different opponents every year, so they can't even comfort themselves!

With no hope of winning the championship, coupled with the emergence of Richard, Paul Allen directly had the idea of tearing down the team and rebuilding.

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Richard pondered for a moment and spoke to Paul Allen.

"Paul, if I were to coach the Trail Blazers, probably the first thing I would do would be sell a lot of players......"

"Sell! Just sell! Paul Allen simply agreed......

His idea is to completely tear down and rebuild, so Richard's idea of selling players coincides with him!

"Even if you sell all the players on the team?" Richard asked tentatively.

"Absolutely!"

"I need absolute control over the team's lineup, and I need the team's executives to cooperate with me!"

"Of course, you can!"

"It's okay to change your medical team?"

"Uh...... If you really want to do that, it's not impossible to do it......"

Next, no matter what Richard asked, Paul Allen nodded and agreed without saying a word, which made Richard a little embarrassed, as if he was a profiteer sitting on the ground......

There is no doubt that Paul Allen came with sincerity.

Richard also began to consider whether he wanted to join the Trail Blazers......

There is no doubt that joining the Trail Blazers is definitely not the best choice, mainly because the team's current regular season record is not bad, and it can probably rank six or seven in the West.

For example, if Richard joins the Vancouver Grizzlies, who are at the bottom of the West, and uses his ability to predict the future to get together some decent players, I am afraid that the record will improve a lot.

However, the Grizzlies are not sincere enough, and secondly, they don't have any high-quality trading chips in their hands at the moment, and on the whole, it will definitely be more difficult to start than the Trailblazers.

The situation of the Trail Blazers, Richard has learned a lot in the past month, not only the Trail Blazers, but also the situation of all teams in the league, Richard has generally figured out the situation......

Otherwise, they wouldn't have let the Bucks trade for Winsbeck, the team's scoring champion, as soon as they came up.

In addition to the fact that it is difficult for the Trail Blazers to significantly improve their record, there are actually some advantages that are still very attractive to Richard.

The first is that there are a lot of chips available for trading in the team, and it is the kind of chips that others think are worth a lot and Richard seems worthless......

There is no doubt that Richard will not feel distressed about trading such a bargaining chip, nor does he have to look ahead.

The second is Paul Allen's sincerity, which is extremely important to Richard, how can a boss without sincerity give Richard absolute control of the team?!

"Li, no matter what kind of requirements you have, as long as you are willing to join us, I can agree!"

"I'm going to give you absolute control of the team, no one will interfere with your decisions, and you're going to have the status of a team like Wilkens has with the Eagles!"

Paul Allen said to Richard very sincerely.

Richard nodded, judging from the current situation, the Trail Blazers should be the best place for Richard.

"Well, Paul, what do you want of me? For example, in terms of performance requirements? Richard asked calmly.

Paul Allen was sincere, and Richard must have wanted to know what he was looking forward to......

"Three years, making it through the first round of the playoffs, man, to be honest, I've had enough of the first round, and if I keep doing this, I'd rather not make the playoffs!"

"How about four years to help me enter the Western Finals?"

Paul Allen said to Richard in a deep voice.

Richard nodded, this goal is not too outrageous, and Paul Allen is also quite realistic, and he didn't let Richard win the championship as soon as he came up!

However, if you want to really achieve this goal, it is actually not easy......