Bishop of the Devil

"Okay..." Carlisle nodded after hearing Richard's confident words.

As an assistant coach, it is his duty to make suggestions for the head coach. Since Richard has his own ideas and is very confident in his own ideas, Carlisle can only do what Richard says!

Of course, Richard put O'Neal in the starting position, which does not mean that Sabonis will not be given a chance to play at all!

Sabonis, a veteran, actually has good trade value. After all, in the first round of the playoffs last season against the Jazz, he averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds per game...

But even so, Richard never had the idea of ​​trading Sabonis away!

An old house where a treasure!

Not to mention that Sabonis is used to seeing big scenes...

Yao Ming's idol is not one of the top four centers, but Sabonis. Even his first ID when playing Warcraft was Sabonis. This shows how much Yao Ming respects Sabonis!

In the international arena, Sabonis's reputation is not inferior to that of the four major centers!

In the NBA, Sabonis is not very popular with American fans. Why...

Because Sabonis led the former Soviet Union to defeat the American team and win the championship in the 1988 Seoul Olympics...

If it were just the World Championships, if it weren't for the former Soviet Union...

Maybe Americans are not so entangled yet. It is precisely because of this that the United States started the dream team model. In the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Jordan, Admiral, Bird, Magic Johnson, etc., the lineup was so luxurious The speechless dream team...

It can be said that Sabonis knocked down the arrogance of Americans and made them dare not continue to despise world basketball!

Made a dream team...

It is worth mentioning that the leader of the US team in 1988 was David Robinson, one of the four major centers!

The Admiral didn't take any advantage in the matchup with Sabonis, and what surprised the Americans was that Sabonis was not only not weak against the Admiral in 1V1, but also made various cross-half court attempts after grabbing offensive rebounds. Long pass, as accurate as a guided missile!

Richard is definitely not going to sell such a veteran and keep him for his own use!

O'Neal Jr. plays between 25 and 30 minutes per game, leaving Sabonis with 20 minutes of playing time. This is Richard's plan.

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In this way, the Blazers' starting lineup is completely determined!

O'Neal Jr., Big Ben, Roaring God, Iron Man Robinson and the Blacksmith... No, Black Mamba Kobe...

The Obend frontcourt combination creates the strongest defensive frontcourt combination in NBA history!

The double iron combination in the backcourt, or the black iron combination, also has top-level defensive strength. Apart from being a little iron, there is nothing wrong with it...

There are also legendary veterans like Sabonis on the bench, and humanoid three-point master incubators like Curry!

A lineup that is infinitely closer to perfection!

At least Richard feels extremely satisfied and can't find any problems so far!

Of course, the Trail Blazers' bench is relatively weak, with too few available players. Once one of the starting players is injured or suspended, it will be a fatal blow to the Trail Blazers!

And this big man lineup can easily be restrained by teams with good fast breaks!

But that’s all it can do for now…

It is basically difficult for the lineup to continue to improve. Richard has sold almost all the chips that can be sold in the Trail Blazers!

If you really want to continue to improve the lineup, you can only wait for the start of next season!

By then, Richard will hold five draft picks, and he will definitely gain something in the next draft!

It is worth mentioning that Richard had already acquired the last second-round pick at the end of August. He bought the second-round pick directly with cash.

With five draft picks in hand, the task of talent reserve is naturally completed, and Richard also successfully obtained the one-time prop of the lucky dice!

At any time, increase Richard's luck value to the full value of 100 points!

But now Richard really has no chance to use it...

Originally, Richard thought about keeping this lucky dice for next year's draw, but the draws were all non-playoff teams. Don't look at how young the lineup Richard formed...

But he still wants to hit the playoffs as much as possible this season!

Save it for use in the lottery. The natural target is the No. 1 pick, which is used to get Duncan. This lucky dice can be put to great use!

Non-playoff teams, ranked from worst to best by record, have the highest 25% chance of winning the No. 1 pick. By the time they finish fifth, there is only 8.8% left, and the odds will be higher after that. Lower, five percent, three percent, all the way to the thirteenth 0.5 percent...

If Richard had used the lucky dice, he might even have a 0.5% chance of getting the No. 1 pick if his character was outstanding!

If something like this really happens...

You don’t need to think about it to know that Richard will directly become a myth!

Because this kind of thing has never happened since the lottery rules were introduced in 1985...

Thinking about the probability of 5 to 1000, if you want to hit it, it is really too difficult...

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Richard just has a casual mentality now. He can't give up resistance and participate in the lottery draw when he has four new stars. He can't do it...

That is not only irresponsible to oneself, but also irresponsible to the four rising stars!

Of course, if you really can't make it to the playoffs, then Richard will have nothing to do. He will definitely use this lucky dice to pick Duncan!

Only a fool would not pick it off...

"Let's talk about it then... If we can make it to the playoffs, if we miss Duncan, we will miss it!"

"But if we don't make it to the playoffs, we'll have to pick Duncan..."

"It shouldn't mean that we won't be able to make it to the playoffs..." Richard thought tangledly in his heart...

The lineup he created seems to be fine, but no one can say what it will be like in actual combat, not even Richard himself...

It may be very strong, so strong that it can defy the sky and the earth, or it may be as dregs as loose sand!

Of course, these are extreme situations. The most likely scenario is neither strong nor weak. There is not much change compared to the Blazers' strength last season...

After all, it takes time for newcomers to grow, and it will definitely not happen overnight!

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In half a month, the preseason begins!

All players with guaranteed contracts have begun training at the training ground!

The four King Kong assistants under Richard are also engaged in busy work...

Zhang Weiping is responsible for guiding the newcomers in the team with their steps around the basket.

Sabonis also shared some of this work, and from time to time imparted some experience to the new insiders...

Sabonis is a player with noble sentiments, otherwise how could he play on behalf of the former Soviet Union...

How is it possible to play on behalf of socialism!

Therefore, Sabonis spares no effort when imparting experience to newcomers.

Laimbeer is responsible for training the newcomers' defense, not only inside defense, but also outside defense. He also has his own "unique" experience. Big Ben, O'Neal Jr. and Kobe listened with great interest...

Although the old Curry is not a coach, he also imitates Sabonis and gives the newcomers some experience in shooting.

Naturally, Carlisle was too busy to stop, being led by Richard to study the team's tactics every day!

As for the genius Stevens, he is still working as an assistant for Richard, but he also participates in researching tactics from time to time.

Everything is ready, all it needs is the arrival of the east wind in the preseason...