Bishop of the Devil

Although Richard was not impressed by the University of Massachusetts, he was quite impressed by the coach Cali Perry!

Because this is a Hall of Fame coach!

In his previous life, Richard saw his favorite Uncle Mu being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015. He paid special attention to this Hall of Fame list, and among them was this coach named Cali Perry!

Although Cali Perry did not achieve any decent achievements in the NBA. After coaching the Nets for three seasons, he only made it to the playoffs once, and he was still shaved and eliminated...

But after he returned to the NCAA from the NBA, he made a breakthrough and led the University of Kentucky to a pretty good record!

This is a famous NCAA coach!

At the same time, he is also a typical example of a famous NCAA coach breaking into NBA wrestling!

When Richard entered the NBA, the reason for his hesitation was actually because he was afraid that he would make the same mistake as Cali Perry...

"Hello, Coach Cali Perry, it's an honor to meet you!" Richard said with a smile.

"I'm even more honored, Lee, you are the pride of our NCAA coaches!"

"After seeing you announce that you are entering the NBA, I became more determined to come to the NBA. In a sense, it was you who made me come to the NBA!" Cali Perry said with excitement...

Richard looked startled and waved his hands quickly: "I don't dare to take it. I really don't dare to take it..."

Good guy, when he is fired by the Nets in the future and cannot survive in the NBA, then he, the person who firmly believed in his idea of ​​coming to the NBA, will become a sinner...

"By the way, I served as an assistant coach under Larry Brown for three years more than ten years ago..."

Richard was even more stunned. Is this a coach from the Browns? !

"But don't worry, Li, I don't have a good impression of him. Otherwise, I wouldn't leave his coaching staff!"

"Hey, it's really hard to describe..."

"Larry is really..."

Ernie hurriedly coughed, what the hell is this? ! We are here to discuss a three-party transaction today. What are you two doing?

You two are gossiping about Larry Brown here. If word gets out, people will think that Ernie and Larry Brown have something to do with each other...

"Ahem, now that everyone is here, let's get started!" Ernie quickly interrupted the conversation.

Richard smiled at Cali Perry. It turned out that he was not a coach from the Browns, but from the same camp as Richard...

You need to win over this!

…

Next, the three parties began to negotiate, and each party first took out the chips in their hands.

What Richard brought out was the flying Strickland and the weird Dudley...

The Washington Bullets brought out Parker and Rasheed Wallace...

As for the New Jersey Nets, they took out their eighth overall pick.

It seems that there is nothing to talk about in this negotiation, and the three parties each get what they want.

But the Nets have other requirements. In addition to Dudley, they want a second-round pick this year, no matter what the pick is!

Richard and Ernie were tacitly aware of Cali Perry's purpose!

Like Richard, he has just entered the NBA from the NCAA. There must be some of his favorite students in the universities he coached before...

However, because the University of Massachusetts has no record in the past two seasons, and his proud disciple's statistics are also unremarkable, he is expected to face the outcome of losing...

So Cali Perry specifically requested to be traded for a second-round pick, a second-round pick that would work regardless of the pick!

Ernie stopped talking. He felt that the Bullets had already paid enough. A Parker plus a Rasheed Wallace in exchange for a flying Strickland was already a bit of a loss...

Therefore, he will never take out this second-round pick!

Ernie looked at Richard sadly, his eyes seeming to say, "Man, don't always think about taking advantage. When it's time to bleed, you should also bleed appropriately..."

Richard is also very helpless. Cali Perry insists on getting a second-round pick, otherwise the deal will be cancelled!

Naturally, Richard didn't want this deal, which was of great benefit to the Trail Blazers, to fall through, and the second-round pick in the 1996s was really of little use to Richard.

However, Richard was not the kind of person who suffered casually. After thinking for a moment, he knocked on the table and spoke slowly.

"Guys, our Trail Blazers' second-round pick, No. 17, can be used!"

Upon hearing this, Ernie and Cali Perry's eyes shone!

"Can……"

But as soon as the word came out, both of their eyes dimmed...

"Li, if you have any conditions, just mention them. We were originally here to negotiate the deal today!" Ernie urged. He wanted to finalize the matter quickly.

"That's right, Li, if you have any conditions, just put them forward..." Cali Perry also urged.

"Well, ours is the 17th pick in the second round. We want to exchange it for next year's second round pick. I think this is not an excessive condition, right?" Richard said with a smile.

Ernie and Cali Perry nodded, it was indeed not too much at all...

But who will pick out next year’s second-round pick? !

Anyway, Ernie wouldn't be able to escape even if he was beaten to death. Seeing that the situation was deadlocked again, Cali Perry could only speak slowly.

"Let's see, next year's second-round pick will come from the Nets. Of course, I have to go back and report it to the general manager. If the other side agrees, there will be no problem!"

"But you have to worry about the transaction balance, Ernie..."

…

Richard and Ernie nodded. Since Cali Perry agreed here, the deal is basically a success!

If Cali Perry hadn't convinced their general manager, he certainly wouldn't have agreed to it.

"Lynham! Lynam! Prepare the champagne!"

"Guys, wish us a happy cooperation!"

Ernie laughed with excitement on his face. He could already imagine that next season their Bullets would be able to reach the Eastern Conference Finals even if they were blocked by gods and killed by Buddhas.

Richard, on the other hand, is even more excited. He has almost got his favorite lottery ticket!

And the result of the transaction was much more perfect than Richard expected. In this transaction, Richard got Rasheed Wallace, the Nets' No. 8 pick, and also got rid of Dudley's contract...

In the end, I changed this year’s second-round pick to next year’s second-round pick!

The second-round pick in 1996 didn't have much effect, but the second-round pick in 1997 was!

Richard's system mission is to have five draft picks in the 1997 draft. With this second-round pick, plus the two draft picks the team originally had, Richard only needs to You need to trade to a first round plus a second round, and the task is completed!

And among the second-round picks in 1997, there are still some leftovers, such as Wu Sheng Jackson...

Wu Sheng's name was on the list given by Richard a few months ago, but this guy didn't know what was going on in his mind. Faced with the invitation from Purdue University, he didn't even come...

In this case, he may end up going the same way and be selected in the second round of the draft.