"We have the 21st pick in the first round, and I think we can consider two players, David West, who is predicted to be in the middle of the first round, and Josh Howard, who is expected to be in the late first round to the beginning of the second round......"

“…… David West would be a great offensive power forward, and if we trade Carlos Boozer, he could be a good replacement......"

“…… Josh Howard would be a good role player, he played four years in the NCAA and was very good at playing as our wing defender......"

I have to say that Sam Presti's draft vision is still very good, occasionally distracted, and most of them are still very good, like David West and Josh Howard here.

In his previous life, Sam Presti was able to draft three MVP-caliber players with the Thunder, and he has proven his draft skills.

And here, David West and Josh Howard are both star-level players in later generations, but neither of these players is the player Johi wants.

Carlos Boozer has proven that he's not a good interior partner for Yao Ming, so David West isn't the player the Rockets need.

Josh Howard's function overlaps with Ron Artest, and the Rockets have a better Artai, so naturally they don't need Josh Howard very much.

The 21st pick in the first round, Qiao Hai also roughly circled one or two.

If they can get the No. 2 pick and select Wade, then for the Rockets, there will be an outside guard and an outside single scoring point.

Therefore, what the Rockets are still lacking are outside shooters, players who can score off the bench, and different types of Yao Ming substitutes.

Qiao Hai targeted three names, Yao Ming's bench Kendrick Perkins, backup scorer Leandro Barbossa, and outside shooter Jason Cappano.

With the 15th pick in the second round, Qiao Hai also set four targets, Red Mamba Matt Bonner, Mo Buchuan Mo Williams, James Jones and Kyler Korver.

……

It is worth mentioning that Qiao Hai's CBA Aoshen team has two players participating in this draft this season.

One is Tang Zhendong and the other is Xue Yuyang.

Datang's prediction is in the middle of the first round, and he is considered a center with a lot of offensive tools and a huge size, and he may inherit the fine tradition of roughly and Yao Ming and succeed in the NBA.

Xue Yuyang's prediction pick was at the beginning of the second round, and he was considered to be an all-round No. 4 position, and if it weren't for the limited physical fitness of the yellow race, Xue Yuyang's prediction pick would even be able to enter the lotto.

Both of them have a good prediction order, and if they are chosen, Okujin also intends to let them go.

This is also a profit strategy formulated by Qiao Hai, relying on tickets, broadcast fees and advertising fees, it is difficult for the Aoshen team to recover the investment, but if a player is sold to the NBA, the Aoshen can directly recover the investment of millions of dollars.

Generally speaking, selling one season is enough for them to erase the losses of two or three seasons.

……

In the Chicago joint trial, Qiao Hai observed for two days.

Eventually, he settled on a separate tryout list for the Houston tryout camp after the joint tryout.

In the lotto section, Carmelo Anthony and Dwayne Wade, including Kirksin Ridge, will all receive individual tryouts with the Rockets.

In the middle of the first round, David West, Boris Dior, Carlos Delfino, Kendrick Perkins, Leandro Barbossa, Jason Capono and Josh Howard will receive tryouts from the Rockets.

David West and Josh Howard are two players, and Johi has respected Sam Presti's opinion.

In the second round, Matt Bonner, Mo Williams, James Jones, Kyler Korver, as well as Xue Yuyang and Tang Zhendong, two Celestial Dynasty players from Aoshen, will all receive trial invitations from the Rockets.

……

……

Leaving Chicago, Qiao Hai did not go directly back to Houston, but went to New Jersey.

The bid for the expansion of the army is imminent, and the Larry Bird consortium is canvassing for votes like crazy.

Not to be outdone, Robert Johnson had already confirmed several votes before Joe Hay could make much effort — the votes for the Hornets who moved to New Orleans, the votes for the Philadelphia 76ers, and the votes for the New York Knicks.

Plus there are several votes that can be determined on Qiao Hai's side: the votes of the Rockets, the votes of the Nets that Byron Scott is on, the votes of the Raptors that Carol Dawson helped pull, the votes of the Wizards and the Bulls that David Falke helped pull, and the votes of the Mavericks and Spurs that Qiao Hai made two phone calls and pulled up.

With that, there are already 10 votes, and with 5 more votes, the Robert Johnson consortium can secure victory.

And this time, Joe Hay contacted Joe Dumas and Larry Brown, who were in New York, and prepared to lobby for a trade negotiation.

"Hello, Mr. Jo Dumas, and Larry."

At the home of the Nets, Joe Hay suddenly appeared, but Joe Dumas and Larry Brown were not surprised, because it was all agreed.

"Joe, we should be meeting for the first time, right?"

Qiao Hai nodded: "That's right, the first time." ”

"My name is Joe, your Joe, is it the same as my Joe?"

"No, it's not the same, my Joe is Chinese, and it's a surname, not a first name......"

Through a digression, Qiao Hai and Qiao Dumas get closer.

Soon, they talked about the deal the Rockets wanted to negotiate, the deal about the Jackpot sign......

……

This deal, after Darryl Morey sent a letter, the Pistons responded quickly, and the Pistons were willing to talk about it, so Qiao Hai appeared here.

But after this meeting, Joe Dumas quickly told the truth behind it: "To be honest, Joe, I didn't want to trade in the original list, you know, this year is an absolute big year, if we take the opportunity, we may even get a player who can rule an era." ”

"But Larry wants us to agree to negotiate a deal with you for ......"

Before Joe Dumas could explain why, Larry Brown interjected: "The reason is that our system has been developed, with Ben Wallace as the core of the defense and Richard Hamilton as the main scorer on the outside, and I don't want to waste any more time developing young players, so I want to trade this list of players." ”

Jo Dumas nodded immediately, as if to say, "That's right, that's why we're trading this list." ”

But then, Joe Dumas still reminded Qiao Hai: "But the list of draft years is different from the list of ordinary draft years, and his value is definitely higher." ”

Qiao Hai nodded, and he also said: "I know, Joe, Larry, you need a point guard who can control the ball, so our initial offer will be Steve Francis, in exchange for your list of picks." ”

Joe Dumas immediately shook his head: "No, Joe, this is the big year of the draft!" ”

"But a rookie is a rookie, he's full of uncertainties, and Steve, he's already a point guard with a name for himself."

Qiao Hai also immediately retorted.

Then, it's time for the two to bargain.

Qiao Hai didn't want to have one more Carlos Boozer, but obviously, Jo Dumas was still eyeing Carlos Boozer!

So, the bargain between the two revolves around a Carlos Boozer.

"What are Carlos' stats this season? averaged 10 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, entered the starting line in the playoffs, and also cut 20+10 in a row, such a performance, it is obvious that he will be the next star power forward. ”

Qiao Hai shook his head: "If two star players change the list of players, we will lose a lot of money on this deal!" ”

"No, Joe, it's different, it's the big year of the draft."

Qiao Hai argued: "That's right, but the value of the big year list is not equal to that of two All-Star players." ”

Game 4 of the series between the Pistons and the Nets began, negotiations were temporarily put on hold, and Qiao Hai and Joe Dumas appeared in the stands on the Nets' home court.

After a game, the Pistons lost 82-102 and finally went out 0-4, and the Nets entered the Finals.

And after the game, negotiations resumed, and Qiao Hai made a final offer.

"Steve Francisga, James Posey and a second-round pick."

Qiao Hai caught a sign-and-trade James Posey, for whom the Rockets have his bird rights and can match all offers.

So, that's a bargaining chip.

With such an offer, Qiao Hai was not worried that the Pistons would reject the deal at all.

Because the Pistons in this life are different from the previous life, not only do they lack a point guard who can dominate the ball, they lack a power forward who can score, they also lack a wing defender, because they also don't have Tyshawn Prince in this life (Prince is on the Spurs).

And these flaws are vividly reflected in this defeat.

For the Pistons, a trade that fills the gap between two positions should be satisfying.

"Remove that second-round pick and the deal is done!"

Eventually, Jo Dumas bargained again for the dispensable second-round pick.

Qiao Hai nodded at the same time, smiled and stretched out his hand: "Then, happy cooperation!" ”

After shaking hands, Qiao Hai knew that for the Rockets, the most important deal for next season had been reached!

The Pistons will get Steve Francis and the sign-and-trade James Posey, a point guard who can dominate the ball and play alone, and a wing defender who is above the limit.

The Rockets will get the pick, and Joe Hay will use this pick to select Dwyane Wade!

……

At the end of the negotiation, Qiao Hai mentioned the matter of expanding the army bidding, and just completed a perfect cooperation, Qiao Dumas naturally agreed, after all, it is a matter of one vote, who is not to vote.

Two major things, Qiao Hai completed at one time.