Bishop of the Devil

The next evening, the Pirates' game against the Trail Blazers began.

There were many fans who went to watch this game, but most of them went for Richard.

Because Richard is in the Eastern Conference, he can only appear in Portland for one game every year.

Appearing only once a year, Trail Blazers fans will not miss this opportunity.

Even though Richard has left the Trail Blazers for many years now, the glory of the dynasty has always been remembered by Trail Blazers fans.

Especially now that the Pirates are about to establish a dynasty, it makes Trail Blazers fans sigh. If Richard had not left the Trail Blazers, how many championship trophies would the Trail Blazers have now? !

Eight consecutive championships? Ten consecutive championships? !

It’s fascinating to think about.

But even though Richard is now half the owner of the Pirates, in the eyes of many fans, Richard may return to the Trail Blazers sooner or later.

The reason is simple, the relationship between Richard and Paul Allen is nothing secret.

Paul Allen has no children. When the time comes, all the property he owns will definitely become the property of Richard's daughter-in-law Tiana according to the order of inheritance.

After the Trail Blazers became Tiana's property, could Richard just sit back and watch? Will definitely come to help the Trail Blazers.

This is what most fans think. They obviously still don’t understand Richard’s ambitions enough...

…

In the cheers of the fans, the game ended tonight, and the Trail Blazers lost by 13 points.

Durant scored a super high score of 37 points tonight. Durant is also the top attacker in the league, but he is really weak on the defensive end. Under his defense, Granger also scored 34 points. Income...

When Paul Allen saw Granger's performance tonight, he was all smiles. Granger, with his elegant playing style, seemed to him much more pleasing to the eye than Durant...

Regardless of his appearance or behavior, Durant has a strong aura of being a loser, and this is something that cannot be washed away.

Opening a trumpet to wash the floor for himself, drinking Scarlett's bath water, especially the labor protection suit he wore when he went to the construction site of the Warriors' new arena, he looked like a small foreman, how could he have the temperament of a superstar? …

However, his temperament seems quite real and not so pretentious.

For a rock person like Paul Allen, even if Granger is slightly worse than Durant, he will definitely choose Granger. Who makes Granger pleasing to the eye.

…

McMillan took Durant to the post-game press conference.

Durant scored the highest score in the game tonight, and was naturally the focus of reporters' questions.

The current season is Durant's second season in the league. He has played two-thirds of the season. He averages 26.1 points per game, which is quite gorgeous.

For a rookie, if he can get such data, if you don't look at his poor defensive efficiency, he will be a superstar in the future.

"Kevin, judging from the current momentum, you have a great chance of making it to the playoffs this season. Congratulations in advance." A reporter said to Durant with a smile.

The Trail Blazers are currently ranked sixth in the Western Conference, and more than two-thirds of the schedule has passed. If nothing happens, the Trail Blazers will definitely be able to enter this year's playoffs.

But how could the Trail Blazers care about a mere playoff qualification...

Durant waved his hand, "Entering the Finals is not our ultimate goal."

"Our ultimate goal is to win the championship and take down the Buccaneers!"

"I firmly believe that one day, I will lead the Portland Trail Blazers to defeat the Buccaneers in the Finals."

Durant obviously still hasn't gotten over his previous "emotional injury". Even after all this time, he still feels that Richard betrayed his feelings.

McMillan on the side coughed lightly and wanted to remind Durant not to talk nonsense. You will be sent to the Buccaneers next year...

Durant certainly doesn't know that he is about to be sold by the Trail Blazers. Only Paul Allen and McMillan know about this in the Trail Blazers.

Hearing McMillan's cough, Durant thought that McMillan felt that his tone was not firm enough or domineering enough...

"Let's put it this way, I will play for the Trail Blazers until the day I beat the Buccaneers!"

"Believe me, I have the ability!"

McMillan was so embarrassed that he wanted to cover Durant's mouth and tell him, "No, you don't want to beat the Buccaneers..."

Durant will become a member of the Pirates next year, and McMillan can already think of Durant's embarrassing look when facing the Pirates generals next year.

No, there is no need to wait for next year, maybe in less than half a year, the deal between Durant and Oden can be completed.

Not long after the front foot said he would lead the team to defeat the Buccaneers, the back foot was directly sold to the Buccaneers by the team. McMillan suddenly felt some sympathy for Durant.

…

"Kevin, if you had the opportunity to join the Pirates now, would you choose to join them?" A reporter didn't know if his brain had been enlightened by God, and suddenly asked a wonderful question.

"No!"

"no way!"

"I will never choose to join the Pirates, and I will never play for Richard!"

McMillan's face turned red as he coughed. He looked at Durant with sympathy. This kid is going to be in trouble...

Even if Richard doesn't find trouble with this kid, the pirate generals probably won't look down upon him when he joins the Pirates team.

…

After Richard returned to the hotel, he learned what Durant said at the press conference tonight and couldn't help but become happy.

This time, Du Laoer probably never dreamed that he had been sold to Richard by Paul Allen.

Richard thinks it's quite interesting to think about Durant joining the Pirates next season.

If he waits until 2011 and takes Klay Thompson with the 11th pick, then Richard will have created a Warriors dynasty lineup.

Of course, the dynasty lineup created by Richard is definitely much more luxurious than the Warriors.

There are two splash brothers in the backcourt, small forward Durant, and although there is no Chasing Green at the power forward position, there is Milicic. Milicic's defensive end is probably not as good as Chasing, but he is better than Chasing in other aspects. many.

As for Cousins, who has a coin value, let’s not mention it...

The only thing is that the players are a bit young and their strength has not reached its peak.

However, by the time 2011 rolls around, Durant and Curry may have already reached their peak, and Tang Shen, who has just joined the team, will be even worse.

But it doesn't matter, Roy is still in the team after all.

…

After this away game ended, Richard felt that he should have a talk with Granger.

Granger is actually quite hesitant right now. He naturally wants to stay with the Pirates.

No one would entertain the crazy idea of ​​leaving the Buccaneers.

By staying with the Buccaneers, the player can have everything he could wish for...

After winning the championship this year, Granger is also a member of the dynasty players, but who would dislike that he has too many championships at hand? If he can win more championships, then more is definitely better.

Why do the Green Kai team have so many Hall of Fame players and top 50 superstars in history? In fact, it is because of the eight consecutive championships they achieved that many players became famous.

Without the bonus of eight consecutive championships, some of them might be considered stars, but they would certainly not have the historical status they have today.

…

Granger actually wants to talk to Richard now. If possible, he is willing to lower his salary in order to stay in the Pirates.

…

"Coach, are you looking for me?" Granger opened the door and walked into Richard's office.

"Well, sit down, Danny, my young man." Richard actually liked Granger very much, and he would not be willing to let Granger go.

No one would hate a gentle, polite and personable player like Granger. The key is that this player is quite strong.

Granger sat down in front of Richard, a little restrained.

In Granger's view, Richard was like a mythical figure. Although he had been working for Richard for a long time, he rarely had the opportunity to talk to Richard alone.

"Danny, are you wondering why the team didn't ask you to renew your contract?"

Granger nodded, feeling a little nervous. It seemed that Richard wanted to talk to him about this matter today.

"Coach, I'm willing to take a pay cut!"

"I got a big contract from Nike. If Darko can reduce my salary, I can also reduce my salary. Give me a contract at the level of Darko, and I will stay with the Buccaneers."

Granger didn't wait for Richard to continue speaking, and he mustered up the courage to speak first.

Richard was startled. He had originally thought about how to tell Granger that the team was going to give up on him, but now Granger's words made Richard unable to speak.

…

After a moment of silence, Richard sighed.

"Young man, you are the young man I want to be optimistic about. I know you are reluctant to leave the pirates."

"However, I will not agree to let you reduce your salary."

"The thing about Darko is special. You can't be like him. There are many teams in the league that are suitable for you, where you can exert greater value and become a higher-status star in the league."

"But..." Granger wanted to say something, but was directly interrupted by Richard.

"Stop saying anything and go get your big contract next season."

"You are a real top-paid player. Even if I give you a dime less, it will be an insult to you. I will never insult you!"

Richard said with a smile.

Granger's face was hurt. He would rather Richard insulted him now...

His temperament is also relatively introverted. If he switches to another team, just re-establishing friendship with his teammates will give him a headache.

This is one reason why he really wants to stay with the Pirates.

But now Richard's words made Granger realize that his pirate career was coming to an end.

By next season, he will no longer be a pirate.