Chapter 66: The first player to put on the shelf

　　Carlisle's doom does not end here...
　　After being fired by the Pistons, I saw Larry Brown taking his place. This powerful guy got a temper and directly applied for Larry Brown's old club, which is the Pacers...
　　 Come here, it's a mule or a horse, come and go, see who gives it a try!
　　The Pacers after his coaching are also quite awesome. In the first season of coaching the Pacers, the Pacers that were originally ranked fourth and fifth in the East directly took the throne of the Eastern Record!
　　 said that he did not hang, no one believed!
　　 At that time, the Pacers were very strong. If nothing else, they would be one of the strongest contenders for the championship!
　　The bad luck arrived as scheduled, and the Auburn Hills Palace incident broke out...
　　 Fight with Larry Brown's Pistons, the team's main player Artest is suspended for 72 games, causing the Pacers to directly lose their ability to win the championship!
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　　 Gold always shines, and the strong will prove himself sooner or later!
　　 Of course, it may be that it was too long to leave Carlesimo, and the mildew gas dissipated, and finally Carlisle led the Dallas Mavericks to the championship in 11 years!
　　 The opponent is the Big Three!
　　 This championship trophy is likely to be the one with the highest gold content in the 21st century!
　　 Such an open assistant teacher, unless Richard lard lodged, would not want it!
　　 didn't talk a few words on the phone, Richard directly promised the position of Carlisle's chief assistant, but it made Carlisle a little surprised. He didn't expect Richard to value himself so much...
　　 After finalizing the matter of Carlisle joining, Richard excitedly could not help shouting into his two voices!
　　Stevens is too young right now, it must be embarrassing, and it takes time to hone, but Carlisle is different. This is an extremely mature coach who will definitely give Richard a great help in a short time!
　　With Carlisle, in fact, the team's daily work can already be started, and there is no need to wait to find all the other teaching assistants!
　　The next morning, Richard took Carlisle to sign the contract of the chief assistant!
　　 And in the afternoon, the first meeting of the Portland Trail Blazers coaching staff was officially held...
　　Richard sat behind his desk, in front of 37-year-old Carlisle and 21-year-old Stevens...
　　 This scene reminded Richard to remember his first meeting held by the boiler worker. At that time, the situation was similar to what it is now...
　　 "BOSS, I think recruiting Lambir into our coaching staff is definitely not the wrong choice!"
　　 "If you guess right, we will use a lot of newcomers next season, and Lambier can definitely provide valuable experience for those newcomers!"
　　When I heard that Lambir also applied for the position of assistant, Richard did not expect that Carlisle thought Lambir joining was a good thing...
　　 "Let's release this matter first, let's talk about the next plan first!" Richard said solemnly.
　　Carlisle and Stevens are also attentive. They are very aware of Richard's next words, and will decide the Blazers next season, and even the direction of the next few seasons!
　　 "Our record last season ranked fourth from the bottom in the playoffs, so our first round of the show was the 17th overall pick!"
　　 Richard habitually tapped the desktop with his fingertips, as anyone familiar with him knows that this is the inertial action he is thinking about.
　　Although there are still days before the lottery, the Blazers have reached the playoffs, so their draft picks have long been settled, the first round of the 17th pick!
　　It is worth mentioning that there are 14 lottery draws in later generations. That is because the league expanded in 2004, and the Charlotte Bobcats joined the league family. Since then, the number of league teams has increased from 29 to 30...
　　Planned 16 playoff teams, the remaining 14 are lotto teams!
　　 At present, there are only 29 teams in the league, so naturally there are only 13 lottery draws...
　　The sixteen teams that entered the playoffs, according to the regular season record rankings to obtain a fixed-lot non-lotto draft pick, the better the record, the lower the draft pick, otherwise the higher...
　　This is why Richard was able to determine that the Trail Blazers had the 17th overall pick.
As for the second-round picks, it is the same position as the first-round picks. For example, the first round is the 17th pick, and that round is also the 17th pick. Of course, the second-round picks are traded more frequently, so the situation will be more complicated. .
　　 "Carlisle, next we need a lot of draft picks! And also high draft picks!"
　　 "The 17th pick we had in our hands, we can't move, we can use the chips in the team as much as possible in exchange for high picks!"
　　 Richard pondered for a long while, then looked at Carlisle and said.
　　The 17th overall pick, Richard was not prepared to move, because in his memory the Blazers picked the O'Neal...
　　Although O'Neal was not reused in the Trail Blazers, he did not play it out. It was not until he joined the Pacers that it was the spring of his career...
　　 It is worth mentioning that ~EbookFREE.me~ tapping the potential of Little O'Neal is also Carlisle......
　　Different in the past, Richard knows the strength of O'Neal, and will naturally not let him be buried in the Blazers!
　　 Carlisle nodded, very much in agreement with Richard's plan, since a team is going to overthrow and rebuild, then naturally it is necessary to hoard the picks!
　　 "Brad, next you are responsible for analyzing the current situation of each team and looking for some teams that are suitable for us to negotiate transactions!"
　　 "Give you a week!"
Stevens is too young to be able to participate in the negotiation and other aspects of the transaction process, but his smart head can help Richard do some pre-trade preparations, such as analyzing the situation of each team. , Select some suitable teams for trading!
　　 "BOSS, who are you going to put on the shelf first?" Stevens asked.
　　 After all, it is necessary to conduct transactions, and it must be a bargaining chip...
　　Carlisle also looked at Richard. He also wanted to know who Richard would take first.
　　 "Rod Strickland!"
　　Richard did not even think about it, and said directly...
　　The two assistant assistants opened their eyes in disbelief, and even directly took the number one star in the team. !
　　 What kind of courage this is!
　　 Last season, Rod Strickland was undoubtedly the Blazers' number one star, averaging 18.7 points, 9.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game!
　　No matter in what age, players who can get close to 19 points and 10 assists per game can definitely be regarded as top point guards!
　　The next generation of point guard Chris Paul, career average data is only 18.7 points and 9.8 assists...