After the draft, Qiao Hai went directly to Joe Dumas.

After some greetings, Qiao Hai directly asked about Ben Wallace's current situation, Qiao Dumas thought for a while, and said with a smile: "You know the situation correctly, Joe, we are indeed not ready to renew the contract with Ben, his agent has also changed, not Steve Kaufman, but Aaron Trim, you can go to Aaron Trim to find out the situation." ”

From Joe Dumas, Johi finally found Ben Wallace's contact information, he thanked him, and then found Kevin Pritchard and Sam Sinki.

"Ben Wallace's new agent is Aaron Trim, I have his number, we'll go back to Charlotte first and then contact Aaron Trim."

Qiao Hai and Aaron Trim are still somewhat friendly, and it should be the connection that the Grizzlies established when they signed Maddie.

Back in Charlotte, Joe Hai dialed Aarontrim directly and asked about the possibility of signing Ben Wallace.

"Sign Ben?" Aarontrim was still a little surprised, Qiao Hai's team building direction in recent years has always been offensive, and there are few defensive players, and players like Ben Wallace will not appear in Qiao Hai's selection in the past.

Although surprised, Aaron Trim gave Qiao Hai feedback: "Ben is really looking for a new team, we have received several offers, if you want to join the competition, you can give an offer first, Ben will choose for yourself." ”

Aaron Trim paused for a moment and reminded again: "But Joe, Ben is leaving Detroit this time, and he wants a contract with a higher price. ”

For the sake of the good cooperative relationship between him and Qiao Hai in the past, Aaron Trim revealed a key news to Qiao Hai, Qiao Hai thanked him, and then hung up the phone.

Qiao Hai's expression became serious, and he felt that it was unlikely that the Bobcats would sign Ben Wallace, and the Bobcats' bid had been limited by their salary space, and they could only give one at most.

Still, he approached Kevin Pritchard and asked him to make an offer for Ben Wallace.

The starting salary is 12 million, and 38 million for three years.

……

The day after the draft, P.J. Tucker and Paul Millsap arrived in Charlotte, and the Bobcats held a press conference to officially sign the rookie.

Last year's rookie Ousan Ilyasova also signed a training camp contract with the Bobcats to play in summer league and preseason games, and whether Ilyasova can stay with the Bobcats will depend on how he improves over the past season.

At the same time, the Bobcats also signed a training camp contract with undrafted rookies such as Jose Barria, C.J. Watson, and Louis Armondsson.

At the time of the free market, the Bobcats had a 17-man roster -

Point guards: Chris Paul, Mor Williams, Jose Barria, C.J. Watson;

Shooting guards: Michael Reed, P.J. Tucker;

Small forwards: Andre Iguodala, Gerard Wallace, Danny Granger;

Power forwards: Josh Smith, Paul Millsap, Ersan Ilyasova, Louis Armondsson, Brian Skinner;

Centre-forwards: Kendrick Perkins, Andre Biedrins, Rivra Frenz.

……

Joe's recruitment is clearly still ongoing, and the current target is still Ben Wallace, with the free agency market and transfer market opening at the same time on the third day of the draft.

Ben Wallace was still thinking about it, but it was the Bobcats who got an offer from the Cavaliers first.

"The Clevelands want to get More, and to do that, they're willing to give away a first-round pick that they can choose from other players on the team except for Zarunas, Ilgeskas, Larry Hughes and LeBron James."

Kevin Pritchard handed the knight's offer to Qiao Hai, and Qiao Hai made a choice directly: "Reject them, this offer is not attractive." ”

In the Cavaliers' current roster, there are only big Z, Larry Hughes and LeBron James, and the first-round pick is not worth much, and this deal has no attraction at all.

Kevin Pritchard nodded, and turned to reply to the offer.

Qiao Hai suddenly remembered something, and immediately stopped Kevin Pritchard, who had retreated to the office door.

"No, Kevin, let's put it on hold for the time being, wait for news from Ben Wallace before making a decision."

If he can't sign Ben Wallace, Qiao Hai will have to open his second or even third package, and when the time comes, if the Bobcats need a third party, the Cavaliers' trade offer will most likely play its role.

……

The free market opened, and the NBA was instantly lively, with news of various signings and transfers flying all over the sky, and there were many officially confirmed transfers and signings.

The Pistons' Larry Brown resigned, and Joe Dumas announced Philip Sanders as the new Pistons coach.

And with Ben Wallace confirmed his departure, Joe Dumas quickly signed Nazr Mohammed with a five-year, 32 million contract as a replacement.

While the Cavaliers were offering Williams, they were also very quick to sign veteran David Wesley with a one-year salary.

Judging from a series of operations of the Cavaliers, Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry has obviously figured out that James does not need a big man like Drew Gooden, but a shooter-type teammate, and Mores Williams will be a teammate who is very suitable for James, as is David Wesley.

In the West, the Warriors also signed Matt Barnes through a free contract to continue to enrich the wing, and the old Nelson has found a new direction.

……

On the third day of free agency, Joe finally received a call from Aaron Trim.

"Mr. Qiao, Ben hasn't made his decision yet, but he is ready to go to the next city at any time, and I must tell you that we currently have two offers, one from you and the other from the Bulls, 46.5 million for 3 years, with a starting salary of 16 million, decreasing year by year."

"Ben let me tell you that if you can raise the starting salary to 14 million, he will choose to sign with you."

This time, Aruntrim's phone call seemed a bit formulaic, and Qiao Hai also knew that Ben Wallace's whereabouts should also come to an end.

The Bobcats' offer is nearly $10 million lower than the Bulls, $8.5 million to be exact, and Aarontrim's words are clear that Ben Wallace is leaning toward the Bulls for the time being, and that's the $8.5 million gap.

Big Ben is also 32 years old, and this contract is basically the last contract of his career, and between the championship and the dollar, Big Ben still chose the dollar.

However, he also wanted a championship, so he gave the Bobcats one last chance and asked for a price increase.

But for Ben Wallace's request for a price increase, Qiao Hai could only shake his head.

"Sorry, Aaron, we can't raise the offer to $14 million."

Hung up the phone, Qiao Hai looked pity.

In fact, if Mo Williams is traded, the Bobcats can get a $14 million salary space, but Qiao Hai doesn't think that the starting salary of $14 million is worth the capital, and if it is a starting salary of $14 million, Qiao Hai feels that he has a better choice.

……

Qiao Hai, who hung up the phone, faced Kevin Pritchard and Sam Sinki, and he spread his hands: "Okay, Ben Wallace already belongs to the Bulls, and we should now think about the next target." ”

Then, the discussion began.