It's not that Richard doesn't think Milicic deserves a spot on the list.

In fact, Richard feels that he will definitely not lose out if he chooses Milicic with the list of eyes.

The reason for this is that the value of interior players is high at the moment.

Milicic's strength, Richard is still quite clear, if it weren't for Larry Brown, this all-round guy would definitely be able to break out in the NBA.

This guy is so versatile, with flexible footwork, inside and out, passing, dribbling, and fixed shooting, and can play from the No. 3 position to the No. 5 position.

In the '03 draft, countless teams coveted him......

Jazz scouts have said that if they have the No. 1 pick, they will undoubtedly choose Milicic first.

Nelson Sr., who is arguably the greatest coach in NBA history, said of Milicic, "His size, physique, strength, speed and dexterity are amazing, and if you want to find a center or power forward, then he is the right choice." ”

Nelson Sr.'s vision and forward-looking are the top existences in the league, and I'm afraid that it is a person like Richard who can suppress Nelson Sr.

Even the old Nelson praised Milicic so much, which is enough to see the extraordinaryness of this European player.

……

Richard, like most fans, thinks Milicic is a malleable talent.

But after all, there is still some drumming in my heart, what if I don't let Milicic play it?

In that case, his reputation will be completely ruined......

This is a list of picks, not a second-round pick, and if Richard chooses people in the second-round pick, no one will make a fuss about this.

But if the list is signed, it is estimated that Richard will have to be hacked......

That's where Richard's concerns lie.

Choosing Milicic is still risky for Richard.

But if Milicic can really play, then Richard will earn this list of eye signs......

Clarke and the Pistons only signed a three-year contract, and by the end of next season, Clark will undoubtedly get a super-cap salary.

This super cap salary, the Pistons are unlikely to give it.

It's not that Richard doesn't like Clark, he likes Clark a lot, but for the overall benefit of the team, letting Clark go is a more appropriate choice.

Even Richard may have to sell Clark next season......

Of course, this is not necessarily the case, it depends on the situation next season.

At this point, Richard will either start to reuse Boozer, or he will have to find another way to get a super power forward from another team.

But Boozer is a time bomb, and this anti-bone boy Richard is not very comfortable reusing.

It's too difficult to get a super power forward from another team......

Almost Richard can't look down on it, and people who are too good don't let go.

So all things considered, in next year's draft, Richard may really have to choose a high-quality interior player.

……

It's too early to tell, Richard thought for a moment before cutting off his thoughts, and now he is still preparing for the playoffs and trying to make a dazzling performance this year.

……

In late January, Richard encountered something that gave him some pain.

David Lee, who is on the Purdue University Boilermakers' team, decided to participate in the draft early and made a special trip to Richard to hear Richard's opinion.

David Lee is now the only seed of a West Lafayette player at Purdue......

In the entire Purdue University lineup, there is only one West Lafayette player left, David Lee.

Richard is also quite helpless, under normal circumstances, David Lee participated in the draft in 05, so he also suggested that David Lee follow the normal trajectory and participate in the draft in 05.

But now it seems that David Lee has made up his mind and made up his mind to participate in the draft in 03.

"David, have you really thought about it?"

"You have to know that if you do run this year, there is a good chance that you will have a bad draft pick, and you may even lose the draft!"

Richard said to David Lee with a solemn face.

It's really not like Richard is scaring David Lee, and now the light of the Purdue boilermakers has faded.

In this year's Big Ten League playoffs, their record was not outstanding, and they didn't even get the top spot in the division.

In addition, David Lee's data is not outstanding, in this case, if he participates in the draft, the ranking will definitely not be high, and it is even possible to lose the draft.

……

"I've got it figured, coach."

"I can't stay in the boilermaker anymore, I feel so humiliated......"

David Lee said to Richard quite helplessly.

Richard sighed, he could understand David Lee's thoughts.

Previously, Purdue University, under the leadership of West Lafayette players, reached the quarterfinals of the national championship at worst.

But this year is quite miserable, although they also qualified for the national championships, but the results are not easy to say......

It is quite possible to be killed in the first round.

The pressure on David Lee, a West Lafayette player, can be imagined......

He participated in the draft ahead of schedule, which can be regarded as evading responsibility.

"Alright, David, let's see how it goes, and I'll snatch you down if it's possible."

Richard said with a sigh.

It's really embarrassing for David Lee, who is the only one with Purdue, and if he makes the first round of the national championship this year, he will probably have to spray the fanatical fans to death.

For now, it's better to run early to save so much trouble.

……

Richard sighed, and now it seems that this year's draft will not be able to do more picks.

For now, it's better to fatten up some players and then sell them for draft picks.

Oku has been sold, and Richard has three more goals to follow.

One is Nocioni, one is Crawford, and the last is Arenas.

Boozer is not in a hurry at the moment, at least he has to wait until the draft is over to see how it goes.

……

On February 1, the list of All-Star Game players was released.

To the amazement of NBA fans around the world, the Eastern Pistons are really developed this time, and they have five players selected for the All-Star team!

What's even more amazing is that they have two players in the starting lineup!

One is Yao Ming, this year's ticket king......

And this vote king is not simple, with a total of 2.56 million votes, which is directly one million more votes than the second-place Kobe!

That's all about the slinging level......

won the ticket king in his rookie season, and he still crushed the second place by such a huge advantage, which made the whole basketball circle sensational.

It's not uncommon to win the vote in the rookie season......

At least a few years ago, Grant Hill defeated O'Neal in his rookie season and won the honor of All-Star vote king.

However, his votes are not large compared to O'Neill, with a gap of more than 20,000 votes.

And this year's All-Star, Yao Ming had more than one million votes more than the second Kobe Bryant, which shocked the entire basketball circle.

They know why Stern attaches so much importance to the Chinese market, and the fan base in China is so huge!

The extra million votes, without thinking about it, are undoubtedly voted by Chinese fans.

Yao Ming's rookie season was quite exciting, but it is completely impossible to say that on Lao Mei's side, his popularity surpasses Kobe.

The only explanation is the votes of Chinese fans.

……

As for the Pistons, another Eastern Conference All-Star starter is Zeon Clark.

He had the second most votes in the Eastern frontcourt, second only to Vince Carter, and directly qualified as an All-Star starter in the Eastern Conference frontcourt.

You don't have to think about it to know that Clark is really developed this time and has gone straight to the peak of his life.

With the experience of this All-Star start, coupled with his strong strength, he will definitely be able to soar in the future.

A total of five starters, two of which were taken up by the Pistons......

Although the five starters are not necessarily the five strongest in the East, being able to get two starting positions is enough to show the strength of the Pistons.

The remaining three starters are Carter of the Raptors, Iverson of the 76ers and Maddy of the Magic.

Of the four quarterbacks, three came out directly......

……

On the Pistons' side, in addition to Yao Ke's two starters, three other players have been selected as All-Stars.

They are the Pistons starting lineup with Gerard Wallace, Ragabel and Nash.

……

Ragabel's selection as an All-Star is actually quite unexpected.

However, in the eyes of the top management of the teams, this is not a surprise, as Richard has called many teams to help cast a ballot for Ragabel......

It's no secret, almost every team knows about it.

Some teams are naturally quite dissatisfied, and in their opinion, their stars are more qualified for All-Star status than Ragabel!

But there was no way, this was Richard's mouth, and even if they had any dissatisfaction, they didn't dare to get in the way......

They knew very well that if they dared to get in the way, they were afraid that the anxious Richard would fight with them with bayonets.

……

After seeing the All-Star Game roster, Ragabel jumped three feet tall with excitement.

Did you really make it to the All-Star team? This is something he never dreamed of in the first two years!

At this moment, he couldn't wait to catch Richard and kiss the two fiercely......

After Joe Johnson saw Ragabel enter the All-Star, the whole person was also quite excited.

In his opinion, as long as he gives himself time, he should be able to play no less than Ragabel's statistics in the short term, and maybe he will have the opportunity to enter the All-Star next year like Ragabel.

……

The entire Pistons were jubilant, but before they could finish their joy, they found themselves on the injury list.

Richard is ready to start raising people......

In the next game, Richard didn't care about winning or losing, and directly switched to his trade target.

Nocioni, Crawford, and Arenas are all trade targets for Richard, and when the season is over, fattening all three will certainly give him a good bargaining chip.

The only regret is that there are no interior players among these three, and I am afraid that they will not be able to sell for the same price as Oku at that time......

Interior players are really valuable, at least in this era, the value of an interior player, in the case of similar data, is much higher than that of an outside player.

The main reason is not that the role of interior players on the court is higher than that of outside players, the main reason is that scarcity is expensive, and there are too few high-quality interior players in this league......

In the quarterback position, there are now four quarterbacks.

In addition to these four quarterbacks, there are countless high-quality outside players.

The number of high-quality interior lines is too few and too little, and most of the key is concentrated in those teams.

The league's best interior line was divided between the Pistons, Trail Blazers, Lakers, Spurs and Timberwolves.

In this case, it is no wonder that the price of the inner line is not expensive.

That is, Birdman Anderson is useful to Richard at the moment, otherwise, Richard is looking to fatten Anderson and sell it as soon as possible while the value of the inside player is high.

……

By mid-February, before the All-Star Game began, the Pistons still held the top spot in the Eastern Conference despite losing some games in Richard's recuperation stage.

Richard is finally looking forward to the opportunity to lead the All-Star team again, and finally has the opportunity to harvest a batch of props.

consumed a lot of props on Yao Ming, just taking advantage of this All-Star Game to harvest a wave and enrich his inventory.