After the Timberwolves learned that the Jazz had acquired Millsap and were still using their first-round pick as their main bargaining chip, the team executives were about to vomit blood.

Knowing that Richard had plans to sell Millsap at the moment, they should have done it directly.

That is a Millsap, who can be directly cultivated as the core of the team in the future, even if he gets a better quality player in the draft in the future, with a player like Millsap who can be three or four, he can be perfectly qualified for the position of the team's second leader.

The Timberwolves vomited blood in remorse, but the deal was made, and they could only watch the Jazz take Millsap.

……

"A first-round pick from the Timberwolves in '09? Yes, remember that the Timberwolves should be the fifth or sixth pick, and Curry is the seventh pick, and it is not a big problem to get Curry. Richard sat in his office with a smile on his face.

Curry is a player that Richard is aiming for.

Some fans may have the impression that Curry can only play small-ball tactics, but in fact, Curry has good organizational skills, the range is far enough, and the shooting speed is fast enough, even if it is a half-court positional battle against Richard, the effect is also good.

Curry in his rookie season averaged 17.5 points per game and shot 43.7% from three-point range.

……

"Ding, ding, ding." Richard's phone rang.

It was old Curry calling, Richard answered the phone in wonder, he was thinking about Curry just now, but his father called in.

"Dale, what's wrong?" Richard asked.

"Something is wrong, Lee!" Old Curry had some irritation in his tone, and Richard was confused.

"Are you in the office now? I'm coming to you with this bastard......"

……

Twenty minutes later, Richard watched as Curry Sr. walked into his office, followed by Curry with an embarrassed face.

"What's wrong, Dale? This kid made the schoolgirl's belly bigger? Richard quipped.

"If that were the case, I wouldn't be so angry!"

"This kid actually told me that he wanted to participate in the draft early!" Old Curry said with an annoyed expression.

Richard was stunned, Curry was going to participate in the draft ahead of schedule?! I told Curry that the most suitable time for him to run was in '09......

Now Curry is going to participate in the '08 draft?

Seeing Richard frowning, Old Curry was even more angry, and he wanted to pick off Little Curry's pants and beat him.

"Coaches, brothers Beasley and Lopez, they're both going to be in the '08 draft, I don't want to stay on my own, I want to be in the draft." Curry stood behind his dad and said timidly.

"No! It just doesn't work! ”

"Richard asked you to participate in the draft in '09, then you will be in '09!" Old Curry almost roared.

His expectations for Curry are quite high, and he hasn't won many honors in his career except for being the best sixth man, which is the biggest regret of his career.

Of course, it is also an honor to follow the peak Trail Blazers to win the championship, but the old Curry at that time basically had little playing time in the team.

Now the elder Curry is counting on his eldest son to make up for his regrets.

He has two sons, but the younger son is not as talented as the eldest son, and he naturally expects more from the eldest son.

At present, Curry has entered Purdue University and has become a starter for Purdue, which makes Curry Sr. quite pleased.

In his opinion, his eldest son is already half of the success, and as long as he can get Richard's guidance, he will definitely become a leading figure in the alliance in the future.

As a result, now his eldest son told himself that he was not going to participate in the draft in '09 as Richard said, but was going to run in '08.

This made the old Curry quite annoyed, and he knew very well that if Curry ran in '08, the draft pick would definitely not be high.

At present, Purdue is the most showy Beasley, followed by the Lopeci brothers, although Curry is performing well, but because of the physical condition is not very good, plus the season performance is not outstanding enough, it would be good to be in the top 15 in the draft!

It is not impossible that they may even be reduced to the second round.

And if according to Richard's 09 election, when Beasley and Lopez brothers enter the league, Curry will be the boss of Purdue University, plus the lineup recommended by Richard, Curry's draft pick will definitely be in the top ten or even the top five.

Old Curry is a person from the past, and naturally knows the importance of the draft order for a newcomer, so at this moment, he will never agree to his eldest son to run in advance.

Richard frowned and silently looked at Curry Jr., who was standing behind Dell.

looks really too immature, even if someone tells Richard that the little Curry in front of him is a junior high school student, Richard will never doubt it.

The junior high school student grew up watching him, and Richard still remembers the scene when Curry was a child and called his uncle timidly.

In the blink of an eye, that little doll is about to enter the league and become a professional footballer.

Richard only felt embarrassed, time passed too fast, in the blink of an eye, more than ten years passed in a flash.

……

"Dale, you go out first, anyway, I'm also his uncle, I'll talk to him about this." Richard said with a smile at Old Curry.

Old Curry has been with him for more than ten years, and he has always been by his side, working hard and complaining, such a powerful arm, Richard is also very respectful.

Curry Sr. sighed and walked out of Richard's office.

"Sit down, boy." Richard laughed softly.

Curry Jr. was obviously scared by his father, and he was still a little frightened at the moment.

"Coach, I know you're all doing it for my good, but I'm an adult now, and I have the right to choose the life I want." Curry looked at Richard with a determined gaze.

Richard was happy, listening to the junior high school student in front of him say that he was an adult, and he felt an inexplicable sense of joy.

"Let's talk about it first, why did you want to participate in the '08 draft, you should be very clear that participating in this draft, your draft order may drop by more than ten grades."

"Because Beasley and they are all running, I want to run as well, and we will definitely win the NCAA this year, and when the championship is in hand, the NCAA will not appeal to me at all."

"The drop in the draft pick, that's exactly what I'm looking forward to, the lower the drop, the better the chance I have to be drafted by you." Curry said with a smile.

Richard was stunned, he didn't expect Curry to have such an idea......

Under normal circumstances, Curry was selected with the seventh pick in the first round in '09, but in fact, it would be nice to be selected at the bottom of the first round with Curry's physical fitness......

The biggest reason why he was selected with such a high pick is that his performance in Black March is too outstanding.

Curry led his alma mater, No. 10 seed Davidson College, all the way to the top, 64-32 to beat Gonzaga University, 32-16 to eliminate No. 2 seed Georgetown University, and 16-8 to eliminate No. 3 seed University of Wisconsin.

It's a miracle......

If it weren't for such a supernatural performance, Curry's draft pick would definitely not be much higher, let alone the seventh pick, and it might be difficult for the top 20 picks.

And now that Curry is at Purdue, it's obviously impossible to make it to the next level, because Purdue will always be the No. 1 seed.

Coupled with the fact that Curry is not the team's brightest player, his draft pick may drop to around 20.

If he does fall to this position, Richard feels that Curry's candidacy this year is not a bad thing.

He wanted Curry to run in '09 because he didn't have any decent draft picks in '08 and he didn't want to affect the direction of Curry's career.

Now, if it drops to the 20th pick, this can be done.