Of course, Richard must be well aware that if D'Antoni's operation is really successful, it will definitely be enough to change the course of NBA history.

The small-ball style will really enter the field of vision of each team.

……

Richard has always adhered to the inside-based team building idea, and he naturally doesn't want the league to enter the small-ball era too early.

In the small-ball era, the value of the center will shrink dramatically, which is a situation that Richard never wants to see.

Moreover, Richard himself also looked down on the bargaining chip given by the Suns.

Marbury plus a not-so-high first-round pick in exchange for Nash? It's a pure dream......

In Richard's view, among the traditional point guards in the league today, there is probably only one Kidd who is really qualified to replace Nash.

If the Nets are willing to trade Kidd for Nash, then maybe Richard will really consider it.

And Marbury was clearly not in Richard's plans......

Richard did not hesitate to reject the Suns' trade request, for which D'Antoni made a special call.

"Lee, you don't have to think about this deal anymore, if it really doesn't work, we are willing to add a second-round pick." D'Antoni was testing Richard.

"Old man, you don't have to worry about this, the only possibility for you to get Nash is to wait for Nash's contract to expire, and then Nash will join the Suns as a free agent."

"You and I both know the value of Nash, and it's definitely not something that Marbury can get in exchange for some innocuous draft picks."

Richard also got straight to the point, did not beat around the bush with D'Antoni, and directly rejected D'Antoni openly.

There is no need to dwell on it, and Richard really has no idea of a trade.

……

Seeing that Richard bit to death and didn't let go, D'Antoni could only sigh.

He's confident in his fast-break playbook, and he feels like he's definitely going to be able to make a difference in the NBA.

However, the lineup in his hand is not very suitable for playing fast break, and if he can get Nash, he is confident that he will lead the Suns to the top half of the West like a meat grinder.

Now the plan can only wait for Nash's contract to expire, as Richard said.

Luckily, Nash has one year left on his contract, and D'Antoni can afford to wait.

……

Richard just rejected the Suns' trade request, and the Cavaliers immediately put Harrington on the shelf, and even approached the Pistons for a trade in the first place.

In the eyes of all teams, Richard's team is simply a treasure, with all kinds of top players in the team, and countless strong players in all positions.

The trade request offer on the Cavaliers' side is Prince plus a David Lee or David West.

Anyway, David Lee and David West are like twin brothers, and anyone can do it.

I have to say that the Cavaliers definitely have a good calculation.

The relationship between Harrington and Richard is well known, and they probably want to use this relationship to get some benefits from Richard.

Needless to say, Prince's value has proven itself in the finals last season.

With top-notch outside shooting ability, excellent off-ball three-point shooting ability and breakthrough ability, and even a reasonable passing ability, such an all-round outside player is quite wonderful with James.

In addition, if there is a David Lee or David West, it can also make up for the loss of Harrington's departure......

If Richard gives the nod, Paul Silas is confident of leading his team to the top three spots in the West.

But they obviously don't know much about Richard's temperament, what Richard hates most is to be the wronged leader, such a deal, no matter how you look at the Pistons, they are all losers.

In this case, it is strange that Richard can agree.

That is, seeing that Silas is very old, and if he is replaced by other young coaches, Richard is estimated to have been scolded.

Pick up the cheap and pick it up on Lao Tzu's head, don't scold who you scold......

……

Seeing that the Pistons were determined to refuse to trade, the Cavaliers could only shift the target.

Eventually, a deal was made with the Wizards, who sent Larry Hughes and veteran Kristen Leitner to Al Harrington from the Cavaliers.

Harrington didn't join the Pacers, and Richard felt quite a shame.

However, he also expected this situation, the Pacers did not have any decent chips in their hands at the moment, and the Cavaliers would definitely not be stupid to trade with them.

At present, Jordan has been completely abandoned by the Wizards, so he must not be involved in this transaction, even if he is still with the Wizards, he estimates that he has no heart to care about it.

Larry Hughes plays point guard, and veteran Leitner can play as a backup for Big Z, or go straight to the starting power forward position, and this deal is not a loss at all for the Cavaliers anyway.

Lightner is the same as O'Neill's Tanhua Show, and belongs to a high-quality inside line produced in the 92 inner line.

However, he is now in the final years of his career, and his form is very sluggish, so he can only be used as a trade additive.

……

Richard sighed, history is always strikingly similar, and now with this deal going through, the Cavaliers have formed a lineup of James, Big Z, and Larry Hughes.

"I hope Larry Hughes, this kid, can play well, don't be sprayed as a CBA player......"

……

The regular season schedule continues, and the Pistons' record remains stable at about 70%, firmly occupying the first place in the East.

As for the western side, it is the changing king banner at the head of the city, and the current ranking first in the west is actually the Timberwolves.

The Trail Blazers are currently only in fourth place in the West, and their record is weaker than that of the Lakers and Spurs.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Pioneer Dynasty is basically cool.

The just-concluded offseason, the Trail Blazers faced a wave of free agent contract extensions.

In the end, the Trail Blazers chose to keep the team's main controller, Byron Davis, Artest, Kirilenko, Reid and other capable players all went their separate ways.

This is also something that can't be helped, although the maximum salary contract between Big Ben and Xiao Ao was signed early, and the contract amount is not too large, but at the moment the Blazers can only give a maximum salary.

All things considered, it is natural to give this maximum salary to the team's main control beard.

Other players can't always drink the northwest wind, and in the face of the top salary solicitation of various teams, it is understandable that they choose to get a high salary.

Speaking of which, the Trail Blazers should have made arrangements ahead of time last season, such as selling these players whose contracts are about to expire, and then gaining some draft picks and other chips.

But the offer was rejected by Paul Allen, who wanted the team to maintain their immediate strength and strive for the championship.

If these people are sold, it is difficult to say whether the pioneers will be able to break out of the west.

Paul Allen can see it, anyway, the dynasty has been established, last season is the last to let go, if you can win the championship, it will naturally be quite wonderful, if you can't win the championship, then the Trailblazers will recuperate for a few years, anyway, their foundation is still there, and there is hope for the rise in the future.

……

Artest joined the Pacers with a maximum salary, and Reed joined the Bucks with the departure of Ray Allen.

As for Kirilenko, he was signed by the Jazz with the highest salary.

Before signing with the Jazz, Kirilenko also asked Richard, after all, the relationship between Richard and the Jazz is quite bad, and Kirilenko is also afraid that joining the Jazz will make Richard dissatisfied.

To Kirilenko's surprise, Richard was quite supportive of the matter, and he was completely in favor of it.

Rich don't make bastards......

The Jazz give the maximum salary, and Kirilenko would be a fool if he didn't want it.

Because of Ricky Davis's affairs, the Jazz's salary space is not particularly sufficient, but now that Malone is gone, they can squeeze out a maximum salary contract, and when Ricky Davis' contract ends next year, the Jazz can almost start rebuilding.

Get Kirilenko as a high-quality defensive gate first, and then patch up the seams, and the Jazz can rise smoothly again.

Of course, Kirilenko must not be used as the cornerstone of the team, although his strength is all-round, but the offensive firepower is not excellent, and he is not suitable to be the cornerstone of the team.

The Trail Blazers dynasty is truly disintegrated, and now there are two Auburn and a bearded man left in the team, where is the previous pomp and circumstance.

However, Richard can also accept this reality, no team in the NBA can maintain a strong team, and the special situation of Green Kai's eight consecutive championships is removed......

The disintegration of the Pioneer dynasty is something that will happen sooner or later, and Richard has long been mentally prepared.

Just like the Purdue Dynasty, it is now silent.

……

At the end of the November schedule, Yao Ming won the honor of Eastern Conference Player of the Month.

If you want to say who is the king player in the East now, it must be Yao Ming, the best record in the East plus the most dazzling personal data in the East, the absolute hegemon in the East.

……

In recent days, Tiana has been living in Detroit, and the relationship between the two has warmed up quickly, and now the window paper is almost broken.

The relationship between the two has long been no secret, and countless people have beaten their chests when they saw that Richard was about to marry the daughter of the Paul Allen family.

It's really more human than human, and it's infuriating.

The current Richard can definitely be said to be a winner in life, with a bumper harvest in career and love, and envy others.

……

Paul Allen and Tiana's mother were urging them to get married, but Richard thought it would be better to let things take their course.

Although the two already know each other quite well now, it is a bit too childish to get married in such a hurry.

……

Aside from a few trades, the regular season schedule was uneventful.

It's just that this calm situation has become lively with a grapevine from the NBA's official news.

Stern prepares to introduce a dress code.

The source was so reliable that Richard even felt that it might have been Stern's own release......

He wanted to test the players' reaction to the ban, and if the reaction was not too violent, then he could just introduce the dress code.

But if the players react quite violently, then slowly figure it out and figure it out slowly.

Obviously, the NBA league, which is themed around black people, immediately blew up when they heard the news.

Countless black players feel that they have been greatly insulted.

Most of them grew up on the streets, and they are deeply influenced by street culture, and it is more uncomfortable for them to wear business policies than to make them bare-bottomed.

Iverson lashed out at the stupidity of the dress code at the post-match press conference.

In the past two decades, the NBA's players' dress style has actually been changing.

At Jordan's peak, there was no need for Stern to issue this dress code at that time, because the trend of the league at that time, driven by Jordan, was a business style......

Jordan was the first NBA man to interpret formal wear as fashionable, and in the era when he dominated the league, other players followed Jordan's style of dressing, wearing an elbow pad on his left elbow when he was not injured, and even imitated the shape of his bald head.

When Iverson entered the league, these young players imitated Iverson's style of dressing, with big gold chains, small gold watches, and hanging crotch pants with fur.

This street style must be unacceptable to white people like Stern, so he came up with this dress code to restrict the clothing of these young players.

I have to say that Stern's starting point is quite good, and it can be said that he really has the interests of the NBA as his primary starting point.

But this ban, in the eyes of many players, has a big problem and makes them unacceptable.

The first issue is racial discrimination......

The second problem is the restriction of personal freedom......

The ban is clearly aimed at black players, so it's easy to associate it with racism.

As for restricting personal freedom, in the eyes of the players, what they wear is their own business, and the outside world has no right to dictate.