The second-round pick of the Pistons in his hand, Richard wants to use it to get Oku.

Although Yao Ming will be taken next year, how can he do it without a substitute center in the team, Oku's strength, being a substitute center, is more than enough!

And if the trade with the Golden State Warriors goes through, then Richard can get a draft pick of about 20 picks, plus a 30 pick.

These two picks, the 20th with a relatively high pick, were used by Richard to select Gerard Wallace.

As for the 30 picks, this was originally used by the Warriors to select Arenas......

If he did make a deal with the Warriors, Richard actually had no other choice but to choose Arenas.

Although Arenas is a big thorn, after all, he has inflated what will happen later.

Under Richard's hands, Arenas, who was a rookie, could only hold his tail and obey Richard's dispatch.

……

Now it's time to see if we can sell Stackhouse before the draft begins.

However, Richard didn't have much hope, after all, there were still two days left before the start of the draft......

It's too much of a rush in terms of time!

Richard secretly felt that it was a pity that he joined the Pistons too late.

If the regular season had just ended, he would have sold Stackhouse by joining the Pistons at that time.

Then use the chips you collect and operate it well in this draft to create a decent lineup.

Arenasga Parker in the backcourt, Elvis Presley, Jefferson, Randolph, Nochioni and Oku in the frontcourt.

Even without Parker and Randolph, Richard could find a suitable replacement.

In this way, as long as Yao Ming returns, this team can be regarded as rising......

But now, because of the rush of time, many things cannot go according to Richard's plan.

"Let's do it first, I'm not going to make the playoffs this season anyway, take your time, there's time!" Richard thought to himself.

……

This new season that is about to start, Richard really doesn't plan to enter the playoffs, and in his opinion, the playoffs don't make much sense if he goes in this season......

Even if you break into the playoffs, you will be beaten by others.

It could be swept in the first round by the 76ers, Green Kai or the Bulls......

The thought of this possibility made Richard shudder, and how humiliating it was.

So, reason told Richard that not making the playoffs this year was the best option.

As for the boss Davidson, Richard felt that there was no need to explain this matter to him......

He signed a four-year contract with the Pistons for $55 million!

It seems that this contract seems to be quite scary, but compared to the New York Knicks, it is really not enough......

Richard didn't care too much about the amount of the contract, he really didn't lack money now.

There is a golden dragon that has been making money, and now he only needs to lie down and count the money......

Anyway, during the duration of this four-year contract, Richard can bring a championship to the Pistons, and that will be enough.

……

In the blink of an eye, two days passed, and the draft officially began.

In the past two days, there have been teams asking for Stackhouse......

However, they are all taking advantage of the fire, probably feeling that Richard is hungry for draft picks, so they took out this year's first-round picks and are ready to trade for Stackhouse.

If he was sincere, Richard would certainly not refuse.

The key is that these teams are insincere, the Cavaliers are completely crazy, the No. 8 pick they drew belongs to the Trail Blazers, but there is still a No. 20 pick in the inventory at hand.

As a result, the Mad Knights were ready to use the No. 20 pick to take the stinky tomatoes and rotten bird eggs in the team to exchange for Stackhouse......

They're a good idea, Harrington has a Stark House outside, and the lineup is at least passable.

The key Stackhouse contract is cheap enough for the Cavaliers to swallow the Stackhouse contract.

……

Richard definitely can't do this kind of robbery business, even if he trades late and exchanges the 2002 draft pick, he can't sell it cheaply.

Of course, it's better to be able to return the '03 pick.

Because '02 can only be regarded as a draft year, the Pistons' own draft picks are enough......

There are four All-Star-caliber players in total, Yao Ming, Stoudemire, Caron Butler and Boozer.

Among them, Boozer is still a second-round pick......

If Richard can get Yao Ming and Boozer next year, he will actually have no regrets.

……

The night before the draft began, Richard called Zach Randolph and Richardson in the hotel.

After awarding the gold medal, he instructed the two to work hard and not to embarrass Silafayette.

The two nodded their heads again and again, and their predecessors of Silafayette have now become the top stars in this league.

If they can't make it, it's a shame.

……

At seven o'clock the next night, the draft was about to begin.

Richard brought Bob Myers into the stadium this time, and immediately a group of sub-coaches surrounded him.

"Li, are there any candidates who are not needed to take care of us?"

"That's right, we're very uncertain now, and I'm finally looking forward to a draft year, and now I really don't know who to choose is more reliable."

Many coaches looked at Richard expectantly, hoping that Richard could give him a choice.

Richard shook his head, "Since it's a big year for the draft, everyone can choose with confidence, there are so many good players, and you can choose good players at will." ”

This year is indeed a big year for the draft, but it is not a big year for the inside......

The Suns traded their 14th pick for the Cavaliers' 20th pick and one of their second-round picks.

Then he took those 20 picks and 30 picks in exchange for Richard's No. 9 pick.

Richard now has three draft picks, a first-round 20th pick and two second-rounders.

In terms of candidates, Richard has naturally already thought about it.

"Li, we are the champion this year, who do you think is more suitable to be the champion in this wave of newcomers?" Jordan is also here for the draft today.

He ran up to Richard and asked what he thought.

Richard has a headache, how to tell Jordan?

"Ahem, it's not Kwame Brown anyway......"

These words directly made Jordan roll his eyes, isn't it Kwame Brown?!

It's not him, who else can it be, this Kwame Brown is a super inside seedling that he has been eyeing for a long time......

"Lee, this joke isn't funny......" Jordan said dissatisfied.

……

Stern came out and announced the official start of the draft.

The executives of many teams have taken their places and started to get busy......

After a while, Stern came out to announce this year's No. 1 pick.

"I announce that the Washington Wizards have selected Kwame Brown from Glanen College in Georgia with the first pick in the first round!"

Hearing the top candidate on the Wizards' side, Richard couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The old rascal is really a tough head, and he said that Kwame Brown was not the top candidate, and he even chose Kwame Brown.

……

After getting Kwame Brown, Jordan looked at Richard with a light smile.

There was a hint of provocation in his eyes......

You see, Lao Tzu chose Kwame Brown, what's the matter? When the season starts, Kwame Brown shows the ability of rookie O'Neal, depending on what you Richard says......

You Richard have a vicious eye for choosing people, can't I Jordan?!

……

"I announce that the Atlanta Hawks have selected Pau Gasol from Spain with the third pick in the first round!"

The second pick was the Clippers who got boxing champion Tyson Chandler.

Richard was stunned, how could Dajia be selected by the Hawks, isn't this guy the Grizzlies who joined at the beginning?

After thinking about it carefully, I remembered the reason for this.

It turned out that Dajia was indeed selected by the Eagles this year with a scouting sign, but Dajia was entangled with the Spanish Barcelona club, and the Eagles felt that it was too troublesome to do it......

simply sold it directly to the grizzly bear.

The Grizzlies have relocated from Vancouver to Memphis in the United States this season, and there will be no Vancouver Grizzlies in the future, only Memphis Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies are much more patient than the Hawks, they helped Dajia negotiate with FC Barcelona, and in the end, the Grizzlies paid a sum of money and paid a buyout fee of $1.65 million out of their own pockets, which can be regarded as the opportunity to join the NBA.

I have to say that grizzly bears can still see things sometimes......

……

The fifth pick was Purdue's Jason Richardson, who was drafted by the Golden State Warriors.

The sixth pick is President Sean Battier, who is still in the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies......

Richard sighed to himself, in fact, if Battier had a lower draft pick, he would still be quite inclined to get Battier.

But now that he was drafted with the sixth pick, even if Richard had the sixth pick in his hands, he probably wouldn't have chosen Battier.

Because there is a Joe Johnson in the back, in terms of comprehensive strength, it is undoubtedly stronger in singles Joe.

The eighth pick is the Cavaliers' draft pick, but their pick already belongs to the Trail Blazers.

"I announce that the Portland Trail Blazers have selected Zach Randolph from Purdue University with the eighth pick in the first round!"

The Trail Blazers chose Randolph with the precious eighth pick in the first round, and everyone in the room could see why.

The main thing is that the Trail Blazers currently don't have enough interior players on the team!

Big Ben and Xiao Ao played the starters, and there was only one Kirilenko on the inside line of the bench position, and now taking Zach Randolph will make the Trail Blazers more relaxed when arranging the interior line.

As for players in other positions, the Trail Blazers are really not short at the moment.

Even with Nowitzki and Ginobili leaving, the Trail Blazers still have a lot of outside players to use.

Dave Cowens, who holds the ninth pick, has a sore face.

They were ready to take Zach Randolph with this first-round pick, and Cowens is ready to wipe out two of Purdue's players this year.

As a result, he was cut off by the Trail Blazers, which made Cowens quite uncomfortable......

But even if it's uncomfortable, there's no way, the first choice is cut off, and they can only choose the alternative.

"I am announcing that the Detroit Pistons have selected Rodney White from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with the ninth pick in the first round!"

This is a 206 cm tall dual-energy striker, and his physical fitness is quite strong.

Normally, the Pistons were the player they selected with the No. 9 pick.

But don't look at the physical fitness, this player really didn't play, and after a few seasons in the league, he couldn't play at all.

……

Next, Boston Green Kai picked Joe Johnson with the 10th pick.

Don't look at Green Kai's record this year is quite outstanding, but they actually have a first-round pick in their hands, and they have two first-round picks this year.

Green Kai's selection of Joe Johnson seems to be a good thing, which can make Green Kai's strength soar.

But Richard remembers that singles Joe actually didn't play in Green Kai, and was traded to the Suns before his rookie season was finished.

Why don't you trade with Green Kai and get singles Joe? Richard thought to himself.

The strength of singles Joe is still quite okay.

Or to be precise, quite tough!

The height of 201 plays the position of a swing man at a forward, or simply a quarterback.

He has a great advantage in terms of height alone, his style of play is simple but quite efficient, he has a point guard-level ball control technique, and later when he played with the Hawks, he often played the No. 1 position, and he had a luxurious performance of 6.5 assists per game in a single season.

At this point, there are actually quite a few commonalities between singles Joe and Maddie.

It's just that singles Joe doesn't have the athleticism of Maddie, lacks explosiveness, and has average speed, so his breakthrough ability is definitely not as good as Maddie's.

But in terms of dry pull shooting percentage, singles Joe is higher than Maddie.

On the defensive end, Joe's defense is not excellent, at least not as good as Maddie, but it is not a level of lagging, but it can't defend against fast or strong players.

At the moment, although Richard missed the singles Joe, he still has a great chance to get it later.

After all, according to the normal situation, Green Kai didn't pay much attention to singles Joe......

……

The Houston Rockets then selected Jefferson with the 13th pick in the first round and then Gay Collins with the 18th pick......

Well, what should be noticed by attentive fans.

It's interesting that the two players in the league who came out publicly ended up playing for the Rockets.

When it was time for the twentieth pick, Stern took the stage to announce the selection of the knights.

"I announce that the Cleveland Cavaliers have selected Gerard Wallace from the University of Alabama with the 20th pick in the first round!"

Richard settled down, and after he took over the Pistons, the first player in the team was in his hands.

Gerard Wallace.

The first All-Star in the history of the Bobcats, nicknamed Elvis, is an underrated star in history.

The individual ability is quite comprehensive, the offensive end is quite sharp, and he can shoot well, of course, the projection ability is not too good......

In terms of rebounding, Gerrard, who is 201 tall, can average 10 rebounds per game in his peak season, which is enough to show that he has good rebounding strength.

On the defensive end, he won the steal king and was selected for the best defensive team, and he couldn't find any fault at all.

In Richard's opinion, Elvis Presley's defense was even stronger than Battier, who relied on defense to eat.

The only shortcoming is that the free throws in the first two years of my career were too rubbish, and even once it was as low as four or five percent.

However, he also practiced free throws later, and improved to the level of seven or eight percent.

All in all, Gerrard's strength, at least in Richard's opinion, is completely at the level of Pippen, and he really can't find fault with it at all.

What's more, Gerrard has a very good personality, humble and low-key, not good on the field, but quite gentle off the field, and is a good man in the dressing room.

never causes trouble off the field, raising four children with his childhood sweetheart's wife, is a typical family man.

Such a player can be selected by Richard with the 20th pick in the first round, which can be said to make a lot of money.

……

Richard had asked Purdue to recruit Gerald Wallace, but he was unsuccessful.

The reason is that Gerald didn't want to leave his girlfriend and ended up staying in his hometown of Alabama to attend college.

This is a good man with many passions......

The draft continued, and when it came to the 24th pick in the first round, the Grizzlies used their 24th pick to select French sports car Tony Parker.

Richard was a little confused, could it be that the Trail Blazers made a trade with the Grizzlies?

can see that Zhang Weiping's face is a little ugly not far away, and Richard knows that something has changed.

It looks like the Grizzlies chose Parker definitely not for the Trail Blazers, either for their own use or because they made a deal with the Spurs......

A deal with the Spurs is a little more likely!

Richard sighed, Popovich estimated that he suffered the loss of Ginobili, so he deliberately traded up the first-round pick this year.

Their first-round pick is the 27th pick, and the Trail Blazers are the 28th pick.

Now the Spurs are trading up to the 24th pick and getting Parker early......

As for the Trail Blazers, Zhang Weiping must have made some arrangements, but they only got the 25th pick in the first round.

originally felt that this order was enough, but it turned out to be cut off by Spurs, and it is no wonder that Zhang Weiping's face is a little ugly now.

However, this does not have much impact on the overall strength of the Trail Blazers, after all, the number of backcourt players of the Trail Blazers is still enough.

Richard sighed, and Popovich got Parker.

……

Fans should be able to notice that the Trail Blazers' first-round pick this year is the 28th pick, in fact, according to their record, they should be the first-to-last pick in the first round, that is, the No. 29 pick in the first round......

It's the 28th now, and there must be a reason for that.

That is, the Timberwolves were revoked draft picks, and they were directly suspended for five years!

In '98, Joe Smith became a free agent, and as a result, the Timberwolves reached a yin-yang contract with Joe Smith in order to avoid luxury tax penalties, and in October of last year, this yin-yang contract was exposed, causing Stern to be furious.

Directly knocked out the Timberwolves' first-round pick for the next five years......

The Timberwolves evaded the luxury tax, this kind of behavior was in the money of the Black League Management Committee, how could Stern endure it, and directly gave the most severe punishment.

Joe Smith was also penalized and forced to become a free agent, then signed a one-year contract with the Pistons.

That is, the Pistons that Richard is now coaching......

The Timberwolves' draft pick was revoked, so naturally there were only 28 teams left in the first round.

So this year's second-round No. 1 pick is basically the previous 29th pick in the first round, and the No. 2 pick is the 30th pick.

What Richard got from the Warriors was actually the No. 2 pick in the second round, the 31st pick.

It's just that this year is more special, and it can be regarded as the 30th pick......

When it came time for the Warriors' second-round pick, they helped Richard select Arenas.

Then Richard used the Pistons' own second-round pick to select Oku.

Since then, this draft has been over for Richard.