Bishop of the Devil

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Carlisle's misfortune did not end here...

After being fired by the Pistons and seeing Larry Brown take over his position, this awesome guy lost his temper and directly applied for a job with Larry Brown's old team, the Pacers...

Come on, come on, whether it's a mule or a horse, let's see who is the best!

The Pacers after he coached them were also quite impressive. In his first season coaching the Pacers, he directly put the Pacers, who were originally ranked fourth and fifth in the Eastern Conference, at the top of the Eastern Conference record list!

No one believed him if he said he wasn't cheating!

The Pacers were very strong at that time, and if nothing else happened, they would be one of the strongest contenders for the championship!

But bad luck came as expected, and the Auburn Hills Palace incident broke out...

After a big fight with Larry Brown's Pistons, the team's main player Artest was suspended for 72 games, causing the Pacers to directly lose their ability to win the championship!

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Gold will always shine, and the strong will prove themselves sooner or later!

Of course, it may be that the unlucky time away from Carlesimo was too long, and the bad luck dissipated. In the end, Carlisle led the Dallas Mavericks to win the championship in 2011!

The opponent is the Big Three Heat!

This championship trophy is very likely to be the most valuable championship trophy in the 21st century!

Such a cheating assistant would only be rejected unless Richard Lard has deceived him!

Without a few words on the phone, Richard directly agreed to the position of Carlisle's chief assistant, which surprised Carlisle. He didn't expect Richard to value him so much...

After finalizing the signing of Carlisle, Richard was so excited that he wanted to roar!

Stevens is too young right now and will definitely be embarrassed and needs time to hone in. But Carlisle is different. This is an extremely mature coach who will definitely help Richard a lot in the short term!

With Carlisle, the team's daily work can actually begin, and there is no need to wait to find other assistant coaches!

The next morning, Richard took Carlisle to sign the contract as the chief assistant coach!

In the afternoon, the first meeting of the Portland Trail Blazers coaching staff was officially held...

Richard sat behind his desk, with 37-year-old Carlisle and 21-year-old Stevens in front of him...

This scene reminded Richard of his first meeting at Boilermaker. The situation at that time was so similar to now...

"BOSS, I think recruiting Laimbeer to join our coaching staff is definitely not the wrong choice!"

"If you guessed it right, we will use a lot of new players next season, and Laimbeer can definitely provide those new players with valuable experience!"

When he heard that Laimbeer had also applied for the position of assistant coach, what Richard didn't expect was that Carlisle actually thought that Laimbeer joining was a good thing...

"Let's put this matter aside for now. Let's talk about the next plan first!" Richard said with a solemn expression.

Carlisle and Stevens were also attentive. They knew very well that Richard's next words would determine the direction of the Blazers next season, and even in the next few seasons!

"Our record last season ranked fourth from the bottom among playoff teams, so our first-round pick is the 17th overall pick!"

Richard habitually taps his fingertips on the table. Anyone familiar with him knows that this is his habitual action when he is thinking.

Although there are still some days before the lottery, the Trail Blazers have made it to the playoffs, so their draft pick has been decided long ago, with the 17th pick in the first round!

It is worth mentioning that there were 14 lottery picks in later generations. That was because the league expanded in 2004 and the Charlotte Bobcats joined the league family. Since then, the number of teams in the league has increased from 29 to 30...

Excluding the sixteen playoff teams, the remaining fourteen are lottery teams!

But now there are only 29 teams in the league, so naturally there are only 13 lottery picks...

The sixteen teams entering the playoffs will receive fixed-rank non-lotto draft picks based on their regular season record rankings. The better the record, the lower the draft picks will be, and vice versa...

This is why Richard was able to determine that the Blazers' draft pick was No. 17.

As for second-round picks, they are in the same position as first-round picks. For example, if the first round is 17th, then that round will be 17th. Of course, second-round picks are traded more frequently, so the situation will be more complicated. .

"Carlisle, next we need a lot of draft picks! And we also need high-ranking draft picks!"

"We will not move the 17th overall pick if we can, and use the team's bargaining chips as much as possible to exchange for high-ranking draft picks!"

After Richard pondered for a while, he looked at Carlisle and said.

Richard was not prepared to move the 17th overall pick, because in his memory, the Blazers relied on this pick to select O'Neal...

Although O'Neal Jr. was not reused in the Trail Blazers and did not perform well, it was not until he joined the Pacers that he ushered in the spring of his career...

It is worth mentioning that Carlisle was also the one who tapped O'Neal's potential...

Today is different from the past. Richard knows the strength of O'Neal Jr., and naturally he will not let him be buried in the Trail Blazers!

Carlisle nodded and agreed with Richard's plan. Since a team is going to tear down and rebuild, it naturally needs to hoard more draft picks!

"Brad, next you are responsible for analyzing the current situation of each team and finding some teams that are suitable for us to carry out trade negotiations!"

"Give you a week!"

Stevens is too young and will definitely not be able to participate in the negotiations and other aspects of the transaction process, but his smart mind can now help Richard with some pre-transaction preparations, such as analyzing the situation of each team. , select some teams suitable for trading!

"BOSS, who are you going to put on the shelves first?" Stevens asked.

After all, if you want to conduct a transaction, you must have a bargaining chip put on the shelf...

Carlisle also looked at Richard, and he also wanted to know who Richard would operate on first.

"Rod Strickland!"

Richard said categorically without even thinking...

The two assistant coaches opened their eyes in disbelief. They actually directly operated on the team's number one star? !

What courage is this!

Rod Strickland was undoubtedly the Blazers' number one star last season, averaging 18.7 points, 9.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game!

No matter what era he is in, a player who averages close to 19 points and 10 assists per game can definitely be considered a top point guard!

Chris Paul, the top point guard of later generations, only averaged 18.7 points and 9.8 assists in his career...