After the draft ended, Nelson Sr. was full of excitement.

In tonight's draft, Huang Jinlong, as the boss, naturally did not come, and generally speaking, there are very few bosses in the draft, except for strange ones like Richard or Cuban......

Nelson Sr. has three rookies tonight, all of whom are All-Star or quasi-All-Star caliber players, according to Richard.

With so many high-quality newcomers harvested in one draft, it's no wonder that Nelson Sr. is not happy.

Now the old Nelson can really understand that the team led by Richard can be so strong, with such a strong selection ability, it is difficult to think about it or not.

If nothing else, the Warriors will begin their initial ascent over the next two years.

……

After returning to Los Angeles from New York, Richard received a call from Stern.

The message of the call was simple: Richard would go to the New York headquarters in a week and then make an offer to the Los Angeles Clippers with other contenders, and the league management committee would choose the highest bidder to take ownership of the Clippers.

In general, it is like a bidding meeting, where competitors bid and the highest bidder wins.

Stern didn't elaborate on the specific rules, so Richard didn't know much about it yet.

However, he has full confidence in his financial resources, and as long as it does not exceed $2 billion, he will never back down.

It is unlikely that it will exceed $2 billion, unless these competitors are all fighting their backs to sell iron.

……

A week later, Richard showed up at his headquarters in New York with his son.

It may also be that there are not many competitors, so Stern directly called everyone to his office.

Stern's office was undoubtedly quite spacious, and there were a dozen or so people sitting in it at the moment, and he didn't feel crowded at all.

Although there are more than a dozen people, in fact, Richard's real competitors are only three.

In other words, if Richard is included, there are only four contenders competing for the Clippers this time.

Richard's side.

Magic Johnson and the consortium behind him.

Braggart Daddy and the consortium behind him.

The last contender was a bit of a surprise to Richard, and he didn't expect him to come.

Larry Exxon, nicknamed Playboy in Silicon Valley.

This is a real prodigal, and Sterling is nothing short of a shadow in front of him......

Sterling is just a stealing old fellow, while Exxon likes to pedal dozens of boats, has an arrogant personality, and loves to enjoy and splurge.

As the founder of Oracle, the world's second-largest software company, Exxon naturally has the qualifications to enjoy and splurge.

Richard remembers that under normal circumstances, when Ballmer bought the Clippers, the main competitor was this Exxon......

Maybe that's why Ballmer spent $2 billion in the first place.

Microsoft is undoubtedly the world's largest software company, and in the competition with Oracle, the second largest company, Ballmer, as the president of Microsoft, probably does not want to admit defeat, so he raised the price to that point.

……

"Alright, now that we're all here, let's get started." Stern announced that he will help the Clippers choose a new owner in the next short period of time.

The crowd nodded, awaiting further instructions from Stern.

"Let's start with Mr. Comus, tell me about your intended offer, of course, this is not the final offer, after listening to the offers of other families, if you think you can, you can also increase the price again." Stern said with a smile.

Richard nodded, knowing in his heart that this time it was not so much like a bidding meeting, but more like an auction.

The Mr. Cummus that Stern is talking about is actually a braggart daddy, and his original name is Sean Lumus.

At the moment, Stern gave the bragging dad an offer first, which can also show Stern's attitude, he doesn't really want Comus to get involved with the Clippers.

Daddy braggarts has invested in a lot of industries, but his worth is actually the least of all the people on the scene, and his total worth is only about $400 million at the moment......

When Stern introduced the dress code before, he didn't want the league to be equated with these hip-hop street cultures, and now he naturally doesn't want braggart daddy to get involved with the Clippers.

"Eight hundred million dollars." Daddy said with a frown.

This is certainly not his final offer, but this offer is not far from his final offer, and the limit of what he and the consortium behind him can afford at the moment is a billion dollars.

Richard and Exxon showed a faint smile, and they dared to speak for $800 million?

"Mr. Johnson, tell me your offer." Stern looked at the magician again.

Stern knows very well that the Magic and the braggart daddy are completely made up, and this auction will ultimately depend on Richard and Exxon.

The Magic didn't expect Stern to make a second offer, in his opinion, he is an NBA celebrity, and Stern should take care of himself, right?

"$900 million." Magic Johnson raised the braggart daddy's offer by 100 million.

Although Stern didn't have any expression on his face, he was also firm in his heart, that is, the magician and the braggart daddy were really here to make up the numbers......

It's too petty to buy the Clippers for less than a billion dollars?

"Mr. Exxon, can you tell me your offer?" Stern looked at Larry Exxon again.

He doesn't really understand why Exxon is interested in NBA teams now, and this playboy hasn't heard that he has any interest in the sports industry, he should be more interested in some entertainment industries, after all, there are many beautiful women in the entertainment industry......

"Could it be that this thing wants to use the Clippers as a springboard to meet more beauties in Los Angeles?" Stern thought silently.

The whole old beauty, or simply looking at the whole world, if you want to say which city has the most beautiful women, it is undoubtedly Los Angeles.

Los Angeles is the world's largest entertainment city, and countless dream girls from all over the world gather in Los Angeles, and a brick falling from the sky may kill several female models......

This is also the reason why some players have to break their heads and run to Los Angeles even if they suffer a little loss in salary.

Exxon wants to buy the Clippers now, and to say he doesn't have that in mind, Stern doesn't believe it at all.

"$1.3 billion." Exxon said with a smile.

He raised the Magic offer by $400 million, which also looks like a must-win for the Clippers.

The magician and the braggart dad were stunned, this is 1.3 billion US dollars? It seems that the two of them came to New York today to be completely foils.

Because their limit offer is less than $1.3 billion, how can they compete with Exxon.

Richard was also entangled in his heart, and this guy Exxon disrupted his plan.

Richard originally estimated that he would be able to buy the Clippers for $1.3 billion, but he didn't expect Exxon to be so bold that he came up and offered $1.3 billion.

Stern looked at Richard, "Lee, it's time for you to make an offer." ”

Richard pondered for a moment, and finally said, "1.5 billion!" ”

Richard was even more ruthless, and directly raised the price to a level of 1.5 billion US dollars!

The reason why the offer of 200 million US dollars was directly raised, instead of increasing by tens of millions on the basis of Exxon's quotation, Richard naturally had his own considerations.

Exxon's temperament is quite arrogant, and if he raises his price too little, he may make Exxon feel teased.

If it provokes Exxon's anger, it is definitely not a good thing for Richard.

This is not some fantasy auction bridge, the protagonist can increase the price of a spirit stone, and finally pit the villain after raising it to a sky-high price......

If Richard does this, Exxon is expected to be able to fight with Richard, and it is difficult to say how much the final price will rise.

Exxon has the financial resources to compete with Richard, and as the owner of the world's second-largest software company, Exxon's financial resources are undoubtedly strong.

If Richard is not bound to win the Clippers, then it doesn't matter, Exxon called 1.3 billion, he called 1.3 billion 1 million, and slowly play with Exxon, even if it really angers Exxon, it's not a big deal, and Richard is like those shrewd protagonists in fantasy, just withdraw from the competition......

But now it definitely won't work, Richard directly showed his strong determination to everyone on the scene.

$1.5 billion is already more than twice the premium of the Clippers' market value, Stern looked at Richard strangely, no wonder this kid can get to this point, not to mention anything else, at least this courage is extremely outstanding.

The magician and the braggart dad on the side blinked their eyes and looked at Richard speechlessly.

Richard's offer basically wiped out their hopes of getting the Clippers.

1.5 billion? What are you kidding, can the Clippers really be worth that much money? Richard is not afraid to buy it and smash it in his own hands?

From this moment on, they were completely desperate, knowing that the Clippers were completely out of their way.

Exxon's $1.3 billion just now, they gritted their teeth and sold some industries, and the consortium behind them increased their support, but they could take it out.

It's just that if the price reaches $1.3 billion, they won't dare to make a move at all, and the risk is too great.

And now that the price has soared to $1.5 billion, they have naturally given up hope completely.

Exxon looked at Richard curiously, $1.5 billion? This was completely unexpected.

$1.3 billion is the limit of his offer, and the reason why he came up and quoted this price is because this playboy has made an appointment with a girl in New York and doesn't want to waste time here......

So I came up and gave my own limit price, and if I could do it, I would win the Clippers, and if it didn't work, it wouldn't be a waste of time.

Now Richard's offer of $1.5 billion has completely made him lose interest in continuing to offer.

How else can I report it? 1.6 billion? A fool would spend $1.6 billion on the Clippers......

At least Exxon doesn't want to be such a fool.

If Richard knew that Exxon's limit offer was 1.3 billion, he would probably vomit blood, which would be equivalent to spending more than $100 million for nothing......

But even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care, and he could accept the Clippers for $1.5 billion.

The room fell silent for a moment after Richard quoted a price of $1.5 billion.

"The first round of offers is over, let's start the second round......" Stern said with a smile.

"Richard's offer is the highest at the moment, is there a higher offer than him?"

There was silence in the room for five seconds, and finally Exxon cleared his throat.

"Congratulations, Lee!"

"The Clippers are yours, if you have the chance, we might as well take some time to talk, I think we should have a lot of opportunities to work together."

"I'll leave first, and there's a girl waiting for me." Exxon said, stood up, and left Stern's office directly.

The magician and the braggart dad were a little embarrassed, and Exxon actually passed the two of them directly and began to congratulate Richard directly!

Is he so sure that the two of them can't come up with $1.5 billion?!

Well, it's true that you can't take it out......

"Congratulations, Lee." The braggart dad smiled and congratulated Richard, although he really wanted to win the Clippers, but now his financial resources are not as good as others, and he is completely out of line.

"Congratulations, Lee, if the new Clippers need management, I think I'd be happy to go to the Clippers." Magic Johnson said in a half-joking tone.

Not to mention, after Richard quoted a price of $1.5 billion just now, Magic really wanted to join the Clippers for the first time.

Of course, not playing for Richard, but joining the Clippers as the team's president......

The Lakers and the Clippers do not have a good relationship, but they are not sworn enemies in the same city, and many Lakers celebrities have served in management with the Clippers.

The most famous is Elgin Baylor, who served as the president of basketball for the Clippers when Richard first entered the league.

And the later LOGO man also joined the Clippers......

Now that Magic Johnson wants to come to the Clippers, it's quite normal.

It's just that Richard definitely can't agree to the magician, what are you kidding, the strength on the court is completely unspoken, but the team's ability to operate is simply scum.

I'm afraid that more than 200 Magic Johnson is not as good as a LOGO man, and it is strange that Richard can let Magic come to his own team, it is purely full of food and support, and there is nothing to do.

Besides, Richard doesn't think his team needs a basketball president, so who could be better suited for the position?