Bishop of the Devil

At two o'clock that day, the bosses of the teams received a notice from the League Management Committee. A voting meeting was held at the NBA headquarters in New York a month later. At that time, the bosses went to participate. It was really impossible for them to send their representatives. participate.

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Richard still cares about this. Since he wants to vote, then within this month, Richard must definitely find more allies.

Judging from the current situation, the four teams of Pirates, Trail Blazers, Pistons and Thunder are properly on Richard's side.

In addition to these four teams, the Mavericks are estimated to be on Richard’s side. It’s not that Cuban and Richard have a deep friendship, mainly because Cuban has been dissatisfied with Stern for a long time. What Stern wanted to do, he had to make Stern uncomfortable if he had a chance.

The relationship between Magic Boss and Richard is pretty good, and I expect to be on Richard's side...

In addition to these teams, Richard has actually helped many teams over the years. They have no reason to do anything that will revenge.

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Several new players have entered the summer league this year. Richard is ready to use this time to talk to O'Neill to see if O'Neill is willing to play the substitute.

As a result, he called O'Neill and learned that this guy was on vacation in Miami...

In the two years spent in Miami, O'Neill completely fell in love with the sea and beach of Miami.

It's certainly not appropriate to talk about this on the phone. Richard took Tijana and her children to Miami and chatted with O'Neal face-to-face.

"Shaq, you'll enjoy it enough, just stay at the beach when you're fine." Richard saw O'Neal wearing tight pants on the beach by the sea. The picture was so beautiful that it was hard to describe.

"That's for sure, the shark can't live without the sea." O'Neill said with a smile.

"Lee, you must have no good things to find me during the offseason. Tell me, what idea are you doing?"

Richard smiled bitterly, O'Neill was not stupid at all.

"I want to ask you if you can give Greg a substitute next season. I know this arrangement will make you embarrassed, but you should know that Greg's current strength is a pity not to start." Richard did not hide. Tentatively, he directly stated his purpose of coming to O'Neill this time.

O'Neill briefly froze for a moment, and soon smiled bitterly.

"Lee, I thought this would happen after the end of the season. I didn't expect it to happen so quickly."

"Actually, I also know that for the Pirates, it's a better choice to start Greg's kid as a starter. Yu Qingli should exercise that kid. After all, I'm just an old guy in a late career."

"But even if I am old now, I can't go to the bench. Do you understand what I mean?"

Richard nodded, O'Neill had his own pride. He was a super insider who had been in the league for more than a decade. Before Richard had entered the league, O'Neill had already played the name of Hehewei and asked him to substitute a new melon egg. , His pride could not accept this kind of thing.

Even if Oden is not a simple new melon egg, known as O'Neill's successor, but O'Neill has not retired now, let him play for his successor, he can not accept.

"Shaq, would you stop thinking about it?"

"You should be aware that if you refuse to play off the bench, we may trade you away and stay with the Pirates, you will get another championship ring next season."

Richard is actually not particularly interested in trading O'Neill. If O'Neill is willing to stay and play off the bench, such a veteran with very good combat power is still of great value to the Pirates.

"That kind of championship ring doesn't make much sense to me. It's not that I haven't got a championship ring. Now I have three championship rings on hand. Not too many, but there are not too many."

"If you mix the championship ring as a substitute, you should know that it doesn’t make much sense to me. Adding this ring will not improve my historical status, nor will it make me lose this ring. Historical status has declined." O'Neill said with a smile.

"As for trading, I hope to be able to trade back to the west, preferably a team with a strong base in the west. I want to take advantage of the fact that I can still play, and I will meet Kobe the kid again when I go back to the west."

Richard nodded, and since O'Neill had made up his mind, it would be meaningless to continue persuading himself.

"Well, Shaq, I wish you a happy future career." Richard sighed...

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After returning to Charlotte, Richard asked Miles to contact the Suns. O'Neill wanted to go to the Western Conference. The Suns may be the only option.

The Spurs, the Lakers or the Jazz have no interest in O'Neal. Their lineup has been improved. If there are multiple O'Neals, they may not necessarily improve their strength.

The Suns have coveted O'Neal for a long time. During the offseason last season, they contacted the Heat to trade O'Neal. If it wasn't for Patrielli asking too much, then the deal was successful.

Now seeing O'Neill's excellent state this season, the Suns management is also regretful.

But when they received a call from Myers, the entire Suns management was stunned. Is this a pie?

Richard actually wants to sell O'Neal to their Suns? The asking price is just a Marion plus a cannon fodder to equalize salary.

Marion's condition last season was actually pretty good, with 16 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. Although the score was less, the scoring efficiency was good, and the average shooting rate can reach more than 52.

However, in the view of the Suns management, O’Neal is obviously more likely to lead the Suns further, because the two strongest teams in the West, whether it is the Spurs or the Lakers, are very strong in the inside lineup, and they are often encountered. For both teams, the Suns lost terribly inside.

If O'Neal can be brought, I am afraid that the situation will be greatly improved. Of course, if Marion leaves, it will affect the strength of the Suns' starting lineup.

But Grant Hill withered wood every spring, with the help of the Sun Divine Doctor, the state is quite brave, and there is a Dior on the bench, which is almost enough.

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The Suns agreed to Richard’s trade offer without saying anything. If Richards asked Marion to name other players, the Suns would be hesitant...

After all, the Suns had lost money on Richard before and sold Joe Johnson cheaply to Richard.

But now Richard allows them to pick a random player and match Marion to equalize O'Neal's salary, which makes the Sun management feel relieved a lot. Richard should have no tricks in this transaction.

The door of the trading market has been opened. The Suns representatives flew to Charlotte that night, and signed a contract with the Pirates representative Miles overnight.

It's no wonder that they are in such a hurry. In their view, this is definitely a good thing in the sky.

Marion's contract is only the last year left. After the end of this year, they may lose Marion, because they are unlikely to give Marion too high salary...

And now with the impending loss of Marion in exchange for the inside pillar O'Neal, how to see how this deal is cost-effective.

As for O'Neill's old age and potential injury risk, the Suns are not worried at all. They can handle even the historic glass man like Grant Hill. Are they afraid of O'Neill?

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After the two parties signed the contract overnight, the joint officials announced the news the next morning.

The Pirates sent O'Neal in exchange for Sean Marion and cannon fodder Banks from the Suns, but it is exactly the same as the Heat's trade with the Sun under normal circumstances.

This deal is considered the first heavy deal this offseason, which has attracted the attention of many fans.

However, O'Neal was not surprised when he was traded. The main reason is that Oden's rookie season was too good. The Pirates sent away the old O'Neal. It is not difficult to guess Oden's move to support Oden.

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After the deal was completed, the Pirates' lineup was well reinforced, and the inside lineup must have been weakened, but because this season Richard got a small Jordan in the draft, the impact is not particularly large.

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Richard likes the player Marion.

In his view, Marion may be the most underestimated player in the history of the NBA, no one...

Not to mention, on the defensive end, Marion's defense is quite good, but he hasn't even got the best defensive second team in his entire career.

Counting last season, Marion has been playing in the league for nine years. The worst defensive efficiency year has 102 defensive efficiency values, and the best year has reached 93 points.

In the past few years, he has obtained defensive figures of more than 1.5 steals per game.

It can be said that Marion is not only a good defensive player, but also an equally good defensive player.

Even so, he has never received any defense-related honors, even the best defensive second team, not to mention defensive one and DPOY.

In this situation, Richard feels that it may be related to the Suns’ tactical style. The Suns’ tactical system is easy to ignore Marion’s contribution on the defensive end.

Many fans think that the Suns are a purely offensive team. In fact, their defense is also very good. They are placed on the west side. As long as they are strong teams, there is no bad defense.

A player with poor defense, even with a strong offense, is definitely unable to hold his foot in the West.

The Spurs and Jazz both eat on defense, and the Lakers' current defensive intensity is not low.

Although the Suns' defense is not as good as those of these three teams, it can be much stronger than other teams in the West. The reason why they can be strong is definitely not Nash, but Marion, La Gabriel and other defensive players.

But the Sun's offense is too gorgeous, causing people to ignore their defense, which may be why Marion has never been able to get defense-related honors.

Whether looking at defensive data or advanced data, Marion's defense is at the DPOY level.

In addition to the defensive strength, Marion actually has two top skills.

Old Suns fans should remember that the Suns have three treasures on the court, one treasure is Nash's organizational ability, second treasure is Marion's rebounding ability, and third treasure is Marion's off-ball ability.

In the first nine years of his career, Marion, who is 201 centimeters tall, averaged more than 10 rebounds per game. This is not the rebound data from his teammates, but is actually grabbed by his own rebounding strength.

Stoudemire's rebounding ability is not strong, Marion's presence makes the Suns' rebounding not weaker than its opponents.

Marion's rebounding has already reached the level of art, just like Nash's ability to organize.

In addition to the powerful rebounding ability, Marion's ability to run without the ball can definitely be called fascinating.

Because of the poor ability to hold the ball, off-ball offense is Marion’s most important offense. www.readwn.com It’s certainly not realistic to score more points, so Marion’s scoring average has not been high.

Not much score, plus a wonderful 38-point push shot, Marion is underestimated is a matter of course.

Richard actually actually remembered Marion a long time ago, and he was very pleased to be able to get it this time.

Even if it can only be used for one year, Richard thinks it is worthwhile. At least he does not regret it. The players who want to use it are all used.

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After the trading officer announced, O'Neill did not move much, still staying in Miami on vacation, anyway at this point the Suns will not call him back to the team.

As for Marion, the first time to call Richard.

Marion is still very happy about joining the Pirates. Fools know that this year is definitely another pirate year. Joining the Pirates and mixing them for a year will lead to a championship. It is not a loss.