Expansion draft, the league official also conducted a live broadcast.

ESPN, FOX, TNT and other TV stations were present, as well as representatives of 29 other teams, and on the Bobcats, the team's big bosses Robert Johnson and Qiao Hai were present.

The venue for the expansion draft is the league conference room, where a seat has been placed in the most central position, as well as a table that resembles a podium.

Before the expansion draft began, Qiao Hai walked around.

He had a conversation with Michi Kupchak, and to Qiao Hai's surprise, Mitch Kupchak, who should have been anxious, was very relaxed at this time.

He even made a joke about Qiao Hai: "How many years are you going to make the playoffs?" ”

Qiao Hai raised his eyebrows: "One year." ”

Michkupchak immediately nodded pretending to be serious: "If you say a year, I will believe it, who made you Qiao Hai!" ”

In the end, he couldn't hold back and laughed.

Qiao Hai also smiled and fought back: "It's you, haven't you been very busy lately, Kobe and Shaq, have you figured out how to deal with it?" ”

Mitch Kupchak immediately showed his confident side: "Mr. Jeribas has helped me make my choice. ”

Qiao Hai immediately understood.

The choice Jerry Buss made was obviously to keep Kobe Bryant, who was younger and a little more secure than O'Neal after the Eagle County incident.

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The new general manager of the Bucks, Larry Harris, came over at this time.

Mitch Kupchak knew at a glance that Larry Harris and Johi had something to discuss, so he left first.

"Hello, Mr. Joe, I'm Larry Harris, the general manager of the Bucks."

Qiao Hai smiled and reached over to shake hands with Larry Harris: "Hello." ”

Larry Harris was quick to express his intentions, and it turned out that Bucks head coach Terry Porter had his eye on the Magic's Georgian center Zhazapachulia.

It was also yesterday that Larry Harris contacted Magic's general manager, John Gabriel, and learned that Zaza Pachulia was on the unprotected list, and that the Magic could not trade Zaza Pachulia right now.

So, on the day of the expansion draft, Larry Harris approached Joe Hay and wanted to complete the deal through Joe.

"We can send a future second-round pick as compensation for the selection of Zzapachulia."

Qiao Hai had already agreed to the deal, but he still pretended to think a little, hesitated for a while, and then nodded: "You can trade." ”

In fact, Qiao Hai's heart was already happy.

With the Magic's unprotected player selection, he could complete two trades, get two second-round picks from different teams, and have to say, make a lot of money.

After the deal was completed, Larry Harris breathed a sigh of relief, and he chatted with Qiao Hai for another few more words.

Then, the official staff of the league arrived one after another, David Stern also appeared on the main stage, Qiao Hai knew that the draft was about to start, and he quickly sat in his place.

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At the beginning, David Stern first gave a speech, and then invited Robert Johnson to give another speech.

Finally, David Stern announced: "The 2004 Bobcats Expansion Draft, starting now, have Bobcats representatives on stage to make selections in turn." ”

Qiao Hai stood up from his seat under the stage, pulled his suit together, and then walked slowly onto the stage.

After taking a seat in the center of the main stage, the host announced that the selection of the first team began.

"The selection of the first team begins, and the Bobcats representative has the right to choose a player or to abstain."

The team name immediately appeared on the big screen behind Qiao Hai, this time, the order of selection was according to the division, and the first division to choose was the division that the Bobcat would enter.

The first team was the Eagles.

The Hawks only have one Joel Pulzbilla unprotected, a defensive center with 6 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks at his peak, and his strength is not bad.

But Qiao Hai was not very interested in him, so the first choice, Qiao Hai chose to abstain.

"Abstain."

Billy Knight, the general manager of the Eagles, smiled, but at the same time, he thought of the offer letter sent by the Bobcats the other day, and the list was signed for the No. 7 and No. 17 picks.

He is very interested in this deal, because the Hawks have a chance to use this trade to get the roster and then select Emeka Okafor.

But because the other party's CEO is Qiao Hai, he is a little hesitant, and for the time being, he is still pressing this deal.

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The Hawks were followed by the Heat, Lauren Woods and Samaki Walker, and Joe Hai shook his head again and chose to abstain.

Then came the magic trick, and Qiao Hai read directly into the microphone: "Zazapachulia." ”

Meanwhile, Magic general manager John Gabriel and Bucks general manager Larry Harris smiled at the same time.

The two deals were closed at once.

The final team in the Southeast Division is the Wizards, Ronnie Baxter, Kristen Lightner, and Steve Blake.

Qiao Hai pointed at the microphone again: "Steve Blake." ”

Wizards general manager Ernie Grenfield's face darkened, Steve Blake's strength is not weak, this time, the Wizards' loss is a bit big, but there is no way, who let them have too many players under contract.

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After the southeast division is the middle division, Qiao Hai first jumped over the Bulls, then hesitated on the Cavaliers' side, and chose to give up Jason Capono because the shooter on the flank had a better option behind.

As a result, the knight was also skipped by Qiao Hai.

The Pistons' three players, Qiao Hai, were also not selected, in fact, Chaki Atkins' strength is not bad, but it is not suitable for the tactics that Qiao Hai may play next season.

When they reached the Pacers, Joe Hai read out another name: "James Jones." ”

That's a better wing shooter than Jason Capo, and with James Jones there, Joe couldn't think of a reason why he chose Capono.

But after Joe's choice, Pacers general manager Larry Bird smiled, he didn't think James Jones was a good choice.

The reason is that James Jones played only six games with the Pacers last season, averaging only 1.2 points per game, and this selection has little impact on the Pacers compared to Blazek and Scott Pollard.

The Pacers were followed by the Bucks, Brevennight and Tony Kukoc, and Johi hesitated to pick Tony Kukoc.

In contrast, the Bobcats don't lack point guards, but they lack big shooters like Tony Kukoc to enrich their tactics.

In the Atlantic zone, Joe Hai skipped the Nets and Raptors, then picked Kendrick Perkins from the Celtics, Derrick Coleman from the 76ers, and Anfernee Hardaway from the Knicks.

In the Pacific, Joe Hai skipped the Lakers, drafted Pedragderobiak from the Clippers, Jahidi White from the Suns, Gerald Wallace from the Kings, and Michael Petrus from the Warriors.

In the Northwest, Joe jumped over his old club Grizzlies, Timberwolves, and Trail Blazers, and then drafted Reggie Evans from the SuperSonics and Alexander Pavlovich from the Jazz.

Finally, in the Southwest, Qiao Hai skipped the Mavericks, Nuggets and Hornets, picked Carlos Arroyo from the Rockets, and picked Tang Zhendong from the Spurs.

And just like that, the expansion draft came to an end.

At the end, there was applause at the scene, and Qiao Hai also stood up and clapped his palms.