Bishop of the Devil

After the championship award ceremony and jersey retirement ceremony, Richard took the generals to the largest nightclub in Detroit City. He was not drunk tonight.

The Pistons will complete the feat of defending the title. The next season may even win the championship and create a dynasty. At this moment, everyone is full of longing for the future.

"Coach, I am a completely free agent now, or will I join the Pirates as a free agent next season?"

"To tell you the truth, I am a **** fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean. This movie is so fascinating. I want to be the captain of the Pirates!" Clark leaned close to Richard and asked in a low voice.

At the end of this season, Clark's previous contract expired. He can join the Pirates as a free agent, helping Richard's team to enhance the inside strength.

Of course, with Clark's current league status and no top salary, it would certainly be unreasonable.

If it were really a top salary, Clark would probably get a six-year, $96 million contract.

In Richard's view, this is really not cost-effective...

You should know that Richard is now the boss, and he will naturally have to consider the cost of the team. Such a large contract, although Clark is indeed worth it, but Richard can use less money and get strength. Weak players than Clark.

In addition to considering the cost, Richard just went to Charlotte and directly turned the main force inside the Pistons. Then the Pistons fans will definitely not accept it.

Under all considerations, Richard certainly cannot promise Clark.

"You can stay in the Pistons honestly, and strive for another championship this year to help the Pistons establish a dynasty. In that case, you will become one of the most amazing big men in the history of the Pistons."

"I heard that old Davidson is ready to give you a maximum salary contract." Richard said with a smile.

After Clark was rejected, there was no distressed look.

The reason why he asked Richard this way was not that he really wanted to go to the Pirates.

Compared to visiting the Pirates, he is more inclined to stay in the Pistons and help the Pistons create a dynasty. This temptation is quite huge for any player.

Now asking this question, he just wanted to repay his gratitude and wanted to repay Richard for his help.

"Okay, coach, I wish your pirates make a lot of money!"

...

"Coach, do you know who is on our Pistons protection list?" Nash asked Richard with some curiosity.

The expansion draft is less than half a month away and is about to start.

Now the players of each team are very curious about whether their home team has put them on the protection list.

Richard shook his head. He really didn't know about it. It stands to reason that it should be decided by the team president and the head coach...

However, he is the protagonist of the expansion draft. Naturally, it is not easy to incorporate this matter, so he gave this job to Dumas.

"Coach, who do you think you are most likely to choose from us?" Nash asked curiously again.

He is the oldest player in the Pistons, and his vision is naturally stronger than other new melons.

The power of the Pistons player has completely exceeded his imagination...

The protection list can only protect eight players. Nash was curious who Richard would choose in the expansion draft.

Richard laughed, "According to my estimate, I might choose Dakco..."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Dakó Milicic.

At this time, Milicic sat in the corner, and there was no sense of existence. He was shocked when he heard Richard's words.

He originally thought that Richard was disappointed with himself and would not have any intersection with himself in the future.

Unexpectedly, who would Richard choose in the expansion draft? !

He is very clear that the Pistons in the expansion draft are the top priority, because only eight players can be protected, and many quality newcomers will be exposed from the list, such as Josh Howard, such as David Lee and David West. One of the brothers...

"Don't be surprised, Dakota's potential is far beyond your imagination." Richard looked at everyone with a dumbfounded look and couldn't help smiling.

"Darco, your problem is your self-confidence, I hope you can think about it in the next period of time."

"A player who has no confidence on the court will definitely not have too good development."

"In the next new army, I will leave you with a starting inside position. I hope you will not let me down!"

Hearing Richard’s words, Milicic, sitting in the corner, nodded solemnly, watching Richard’s gaze filled with firmness.

It turned out that Richard hadn't given up on himself, and he still had hope of rising.

"Wait for the champion parade, remember to bring the West Lafayette gold medal. Our current West Lafayette player is really too sad. In the future, there will be few opportunities to wear the gold medal in public." Yao Ming said with a smile.

Everyone nodded, because of the introduction of the dress code, these players who have just won the gold medal, unless they are taking their own shopping during the offseason, otherwise it is difficult to have a chance to wear the gold medal.

However, the following championship parade can be taken out and displayed...

...

After the championship, Richard took part in the championship parade.

But as soon as the parade ended, Richard rushed to Charlotte without stopping.

There are many things about the wedding that require Richard to come up with an idea.

The mother and daughter of Tijana are all setting up the wedding scene in Charlotte.

"Jordy, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are still so young and beautiful." Richard saw his mother-in-law and smiled with praise.

If you leave it at home, Richard has to call her mother right now, and she will get married at first glance. If you don’t call your mother, it is really inappropriate...

Not to mention Richard's direct call of the mother-in-law's name, if she rests in the country, it is estimated that the marriage will not be completed.

But in Lao Mei, this is not the case. If Richard calls Jody's mother, it is estimated that the scene will be quite embarrassing.

That's fine, Jody is actually a few years younger than Richard. It really makes Richard say his mother's words, he probably can't scream.

Jody was so praised that she couldn't smile, she was over forty, but the maintenance was pretty good. The flowers at the moment were trembling and had a certain charm.

...

Because this wedding is really getting too much attention, Paul Allen specifically advised that it must be more luxurious, and he spent all the money spent on the wedding.

Richard thought for a while, as if he had to call Uncle Paul Allen now.

It is not a bad thing to have such a generous uncle...

In May, Paul Allen directly and generously bought a manor house in Charlotte and gave it to Tijana as a wedding gift.

The area of ​​this manor is exaggerated. According to Richard's estimate, the value of the manor must also be guaranteed to go up to tens of millions of dollars...

The wedding location was naturally set in this manor, and now the layout has already begun.

After spending a whole afternoon, Richard's hand on writing invitations was numb...

Hundreds of invitations, most of the invited guests Richard do not know much, but the names are all ridiculous.

The guests invited by Richard here are all NBA insiders, as well as some alumni whom Purdue had known before.

As for the guests of the Allen family, it is really diverse, including some NBA executives, and some other top players in the sports league...

To understand Paul Allen’s sports industry, not only the Trail Blazers, he is also the owner of the NFL Seattle Seahawks, and many professional football stars are on the invited list.

People in the entertainment industry are naturally invited to have heads and faces...

Paul Allen is the chairman of the US cable TV operator and a shareholder of DreamWorks Film Company. A star without any weight can't really get into Paul Allen's eyes.

Political and business people, some big-handed figures are also on the invitation list.

After the invitations were circulated, although the wedding had not yet begun, the old American media had already asserted that this might be the most solemn and highest grade wedding in the entire history of the United States.

The whole family is such a treasure for Tiana, such an important thing, Paul Allen can be said to have invested the blood. In order to make Tiana have an unforgettable memory, he even invited the Vice President.

...

On June 20, Richard left Charlotte and went to the NBA New York headquarters.

The 22nd is the day when the draft expansion begins. The location is set at the New York headquarters. Richard and Jordan agreed to gather in New York tonight.

And this year's draft conference is June 25, also in New York, set up at Madison Square Garden.

In the next week, Richard estimated that he must have stayed in New York for a while.

...

"Man, I heard that even the Vice President is going to attend your wedding?" Jordan asked incredulously.

Richard nodded, and Paul Allen told himself about it, shouldn't be kidding.

Jordan blinked, "It's good to have money!"

It’s really good to have money~www.readwn.com~Although Jordan is also very famous in Lao Mei, if he gets married, he certainly won't be able to invite a person like the Vice President of nuclear bomb level.

Between him and Paul Allen, there are still several grades.

"I heard that Michael Jackson is a hot guest of your wedding?" Jordan asked incredulously.

Richard nodded again. This is what Jody did, and he also told Richard...

"God, your kid is really well-developed. Marrying this kind of giant, you should take good care of your elder brother in the future." Jordan quipped.

"Go to you..." Richard said bitterly, and said without a word.

Marry into a giant? This sounds really awkward.

But it may seem to some people that this is really the case.

Richard certainly cannot accept this statement, because with his ability, wealth and connections in the future, he will definitely not be worse than Paul Allen.