At ten o'clock in the morning of the 21st, Richard and Jordan got the list of the draft picks.

There are twenty-nine teams on the roster, each with several players who are not protected by the protected list, and Richard can choose these players as players for their new pirate army.

In the entire history of the NBA, counting the expansion draft of the Pirates, a total of 11 expansion drafts have been conducted.

With the development of history, it is natural that the rules of each expansion draft are changing.

The rules of this year's draft have changed a lot, and the number of people selected by the Pirates is at least 14 and at most 29!

The reason for the maximum 29 is simple, because there are only 29 teams in the league at the moment, except for the new Pirates, and each team can only select one unprotected player, so the natural cap is 29.

Each team can make a protection list, up to eight players, of course, for example, a certain team is the head iron, not a single player is protected, then this is not impossible.

Anyway, the upper limit is eight, and the lower limit is none.

Full free agents are not eligible to be drafted, such as Clark, and the Pistons can't pick him even if the Pistons don't protect him.

That's probably why the Pistons didn't extend Clark's contract early.

If Clark renews his contract early, he's not a full free agent right now, and the Pistons have to waste a protection spot to protect him.

There are too many strong newcomers on the Pistons, and any one protected spot is extremely precious to them.

……

What kind of player will be put on the protection list, in fact, this does not mean that the player is strong, he will definitely be protected.

Some players are quite good, but the contract price is high, and the cost performance is not high, in this case, the team will deliberately not protect it, and strive to let the new army choose to go, and get rid of this cost-effective contract.

If a team's eight places on the protection list are not enough, there is also a solution.

They could use draft picks, cash or other conditions such as transfers in exchange for the Bobcats picking a player or not picking a player.

For example, the Pistons, who have a lot of cost-effective players on their team, may give away draft picks or cash compensation in order to keep the new team from picking a certain player.

For example, the Kings can open their chips and let the Pistons choose Rahim, who is not cost-effective at the moment, and get rid of Raheem's contract......

Anyway, there are quite a lot of doors in this expansion draft, and a shrewd boss, if operated properly, may gain great benefits from this expansion draft.

"Li, these lists can't be leaked, once caught, it will be a fine of one million dollars!" Jordan said with a frown.

Richard nodded, there is indeed such a provision in the draft of the expansion of the army.

The team's protected list cannot be leaked, and violators will be fined $1 million.

This is also the purpose of the league to protect the emotions of the players, if the players see that they are not on the protection list, they will definitely be quite dissatisfied.

"Don't worry, Michael, my mouth is much tighter than yours." Richard said with a smile as he stared at the list.

That's a million dollar fine, and I won't leak this list until I'm full.

Holding the list in their hands, Richard and Jordan studied it carefully.

"Here's the Boston Celtics' roster, and they're only protecting seven players." Jordan counted Green Kai's protection list and said to Richard.

Richard nodded, the number of players that Green Kai is now valuable to put on the protection list is really not much, Pierce, Billups, Perkins and others are on this protection list.

Although Green Kai has a plan to change blood against the lineup, these players who can be protected are quite valuable and can be exchanged for high-value chips even if they don't need it.

"Chaggie Atkins? Stewart? Lafrentz? ”

"The quality of the unprotected players of the Celtics is not bad, but it's a pity that our children can choose a player."

Jordan muttered the names of the three players, in his opinion, these three players seem to be not bad, after all, they are players who are picked up for nothing, and it is already quite powerful to get such a grade.

"Don't worry, Michael, we don't have to make a decision too early on this matter, let's take a look later." Richard waved his hand, signaling Jordan to calm down.

The value of the three players on Lu Kai's side may be quite good in Jordan's opinion, but in Richard's opinion, they are completely cannon fodder, and even if they are taken, they will definitely be the role of the patron saint of the water cooler in the end......

Next up is the Nets' roster, and the troika of Kenyon Martin, Kidd and Jefferson is definitely on the protection list.

And in the exposed list, Richard suddenly saw the name of the kidney fighter Mourning......

For a while, Richard was a little hesitant, should he choose Moning?!

He has the means to bring Mo Ning back to the top, and if he really takes it down, it doesn't seem impossible.

The key is that Mourning's contract is quite cheap now, his contract with the highest salary ended in 03, and he signed a contract with the Nets last season with an annual salary of about five million......

It's not a big deal to eat such a contract.

What Richard didn't expect was that Jordan on the side sneered.

"The Nets' management had a good idea to expose Mourning, they don't think we're going to take Mourning, right? It's a fool's thing to do! ”

"Michael, be quiet, I'm thinking about ......" Richard was quite sore as Jordan chattered on the side, disrupting his thoughts.

……

Richard pulled out a piece of paper from his side and solemnly wrote Nets-Mourning on it.

Jordan's eyes widened, looking at Richard in disbelief.

He never expected that Richard seemed to really fall in love with Morin!

Is he a fool?

Mo Ning's annual salary of five million is indeed not much, but it is better to sign some newcomers with this money, and the facts have proved that Mo Ning is almost useless.

Although he was shocked, Jordan kept his sanity and didn't say anything.

It's just the beginning, and maybe Richard didn't ask for Mo Ning in the end.

Next up is the New York Knicks.

The Knicks' team, which is quite bizarre, directly put the two highest-paid players on their team into the exposed list.

Alan Houston with Penny Hardaway......

This is a tactic in the draft to scare off the new army with high salaries.

Richard smiled and threw away the Knicks' list directly, too lazy to look at it.

"Lee, Houston's strength is good, if we win it, we can enrich the outside firepower......"

Richard waved his hand, too lazy to explain to Jordan, and continued to look at the 76ers' roster.

The 76ers' roster is not so routine, it is all fringe players who have been exposed, among which Richard also saw the name of Aaron McGee......

When Richard first entered the NBA, he sold Aaron McGee, who seemed to have good potential, for a good price.

Now that eight years have passed, Aaron McGee has not put in any decent statistics, and I am afraid that he will retire in the next two years.

Next, the Raptors' Alvin Williams, was recorded by Richard.

This is purely a big one among the short ones, Alvin is a thin little quarterback, and his strength is average, but the cost performance is okay.

If it is a particularly cost-effective player, it will definitely not be exposed.

After the Raptors, it's time for Jordan's old club, the Bulls.

Jordan's eyes lit up immediately because he saw Pippen's name.

After Pippen left the Rockets, he returned to the Bulls and was considered a pensioner.

In addition to Pippen, the Bulls' exposed list also has an Antonio Davis, who was the All-Star starting center in the East in 01.

The reason why the bulls exposed it was naturally because he was not cost-effective enough.

"It's a pity, this Davis is actually not bad, we take it down and use it as the inside core first, but I'm more inclined to take Pippen." Jordan said with a smile.

"Why don't you make a list too, and then we'll compare them and see which players are selected in the end." Richard didn't want to listen to Jordan's nagging, so he asked him to compile a list as well.

……

What Jordan didn't expect was that whether it was Pippen or Davis, Richard didn't seem interested and didn't record their names.

The Bulls are followed by the Cavaliers and the Pacers, and the Cavaliers have Jason Capono on their exposed list, who is quite known as a three-point shooter.

Richard did not hesitate to include it in his list.

Then the Pacers' James Jones was also included in the list, this is the backup small forward of the Suns at their peak, and the strength is okay.

Unsurprisingly, the Magic put Grant Hill on the exposure list.

This made Richard hesitate a little, if Hill recovers his health, it will be amazing, and his strength is quite strong.

But the salary was a little too high, so Richard couldn't make up his mind.

I just put Hill's name on the list first, and I'll talk about it later.

Stark House on the Wizards' side was exposed.

After the Pistons-Trail Blazers battle last season, Stackhouse was sold to the Wizards......

Now the Wizards don't treat him very well, and they don't protect him at all.

Although the price-performance ratio of Stackhouse is okay, Richard has no intention of asking for it.

In the next few teams, Richard didn't see any players who were too eye-catching.

Until the Los Angeles Clippers, the Clippers' exposed list was quite generous, including Bobby Simmons and Matt Barnes.

Bobby Simmons is a good player, a rookie who entered the league in '01, and has played three seasons now, but Richard remembers that Simmons will have a very obvious outburst next season.

The average is about 16+6 per game......

It is precisely because of this data that he won a big contract, and as a result, the contract was signed, and he directly incarnated as Chandler Parsons.

As for Matt Barnes, Richard certainly couldn't be more familiar......

After thinking about it, Richard still chose Simmons.

In fact, whether it is Barnes or Simmons, in the end, their fate must be traded, and Simmons will explode next season and is a high-quality bargaining chip for trading.

If it weren't for the fact that at least 14 players had to be selected in this expansion draft, Richard might only end up selecting five or six players with a relatively large trade value.