Charlotte, an office building near the Charlotte Coliseum.

At the entrance, there is a big sign, the brown-yellow bobcat shows its sharp teeth, as if to devour the basketball in front of it.

This is naturally the current office location of the NBA's new team, the Bobcats.

Qiao Hai has already settled in, and now, its new identity is - the NBA new army, a shareholder of the Charlotte Bobcats, and the executive president.

Of course, he will also be the new head coach of this team, but it has not yet been officially announced.

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Joe Hai sat in his office, and in front of him sat Kevin Pritchard, the current general manager of Bobcats.

The calendar is on June 17, with six days left until the June 23 expansion draft, and the Bobcats have already received some negotiated offers from certain teams.

Qiao Hai had a list in front of him.

Each of the 29 active teams in the NBA has 8 protected players, and at least one player is given for the Bobcats to choose from.

Before the expansion draft, Qiao Hai got the list from the league officials that he could choose from.

In last season's regular season record, Qiao Hai first saw the Rockets' list of 8 protected players and a list of unprotected players.

The Rockets have more players under contract, so they have a bit more unprotected players.

The eight protected are: Yao Ming, Dwyane Wade, Ron Artest, Jamal Crawford, Chris Anderson, Keller Korver, Boris Dior, and Raf Alstom.

This list, as far as Qiao Hai knows, was determined by Stamreford, because Stamreford has already confirmed that he will take over the Rockets next season, and as the head coach, he has the right to make decisions.

Unprotected players include: Carlos Arroyo, De Sean Stevenson, Darius Sangueira, Greg Ostertag and Kevin Cato.

Out of a total of five players, Qiao Hai can only pick one, so he needs to make a choice.

But for the time being, he is not in a hurry to make a selection, because the draft has not yet begun, and for now, he just needs to have a general understanding of the list.

For example, among the unprotected players of the Rockets, Qiao Hai tends to choose Carlos Arroyo or DeSean Stevenson.

One has what it takes to be a qualified starting point guard, and the other has what it takes to be a qualified starting point guard.

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In terms of other teams in the West -

The Timberwolves have two unprotected players, Gary Trent and Elvin Johnson.

Qiao Hai's other old club, the Lakers, has only one unprotected player, Jamal Sampson.

The Spurs have two unprotected players, Jason Hart and Tang Zhendong, who has been on the bench for a season.

The Kings have an unprotected player, Gerard Wallace.

The Mavericks have two unprotected players, Mamado Ndiaye and Edondona Hula.

Next up is Qiao Hai's old club, the Grizzlies, and the protected players include Billups, Maddie, Sean Marion, Wang Zhizhi, Pau Gasol, Lorenzen Wright, Jack Zacharidis, and Dundee Jones.

There are two unprotected players, Deron Smith and Ear Watson.

In addition, Michael Reed's contract expires and he is already a full free agent.

The Jazz have two unprotected players, Alexander Pavlovich and Michael Ruffin, and the Cavaliers send an offer that they want the Bobcats to draft Aleksandar Pavlovich and send him to the Cavaliers, who will pull out a future first-round pick in return.

The Trail Blazers have three unprotected players, namely Günther Woods, Desmond Ferguson, and Travis Outlaw.

The Warriors have three unprotected players, Bremer and Michael Petrus and Adonal Foyle, who is on a $6.5 million contract.

Two unprotected supersonic players, Reggie Evans and Ricky Flam.

The Suns have two unprotected players, Jahidi White and Zach Kabakappa, and the Suns want the Bobcats to pick Jahidi White, who has a $6 million contract, and they will also give a first-round pick in return.

The Clippers have three unprotected players, Kenyon Dulin, Pedragderobiak and Melvin Eli, and the Clippers hope the Bobcats can draft Pedragderobiak to help them save $2.5 million in salary space.

The Nuggets have three unprotected players, Jeff Trey Pigneer, Francisco Elson and Nikloz Skotishvili.

Eastern Side –

The Pistons have three unprotected players, Chaki Atkins, Lynch Hunt and Elden Campbell.

The Nets have two unprotected players, Temarsley and Zolan Pranic.

The Pacers have four unprotected players, Anthony Johnson, Scott Pollard, James Jones and Primoz Blazek, and in the previous life, the Bobcats drafted Blazek.

Two unprotected players for the Hornets, Steve Smith and Morris Carter.

The Raptors have two unprotected players, Roger Mason and Jerome Moiso.

The Bucks have two unprotected players, Breven Knight and Tony Kukoc.

The Knicks have three unprotected players, Muchinolris, Anfernee Hardaway and Frank Williams, and the Knicks hope that the Bobcats can pick up Anfernee Hardaway, who earns tens of millions of dollars a year.

The Celtics have three unprotected players, Brandon Hunter, Kendrick Perkins and Wenbeck, and the Celtics want the Bobcats to pick Wenbeck, who has an annual salary of 5 million.

The Cavaliers were unprotected, Jason Capono and Desa Gaynadeop.

The 76ers are two unprotected, Derrick Coleman and Greg Buckner, and they want the Bobcats to pick out Derrick Coleman, who has a $4 million contract, to help them free up some salary space.

The Heat duo are unprotected, Lauren Woods and Samaki Walker.

The Hawks are unprotected, and the rookie contract expires as a restricted free agent Joel Pulzbilla.

The Wizards are unprotected, Ronnie Baxter, Steve Blake and Kristen Lightner, and the Wizards have also sent an offer, hoping that the Bobcats will not choose Steve Blake, and it is better to pick Kristen Lightner.

The Bulls were unprotected by Eddie Robinson.

The Magic were unprotected, Zazapachulia and Reece Gaines, and the Magic wanted the Bobcats to pick Zazapachulia because Reece Gaines was involved in a deal and they didn't want the Bobcats to ruin their deal.

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Judging from this list, the so-called expansion draft is actually a rag-picking conference, most of the players are rags, and only a few are gems.

And whether you can find those treasures depends on Qiao Hai's discerning eyes.

Qiao Hai circled a few names from this list.

As for those related transaction offers, he also had to think about them for a while before deciding whether to negotiate further.