The draft draw is over, and the order of the Bobcats' seven draft picks has been released.

Two lottos, one leaderboard, and one 13th pick in the first round,

The 76ers drew the 17th pick in the first round, the Kings picked the 21st pick in the first round, and the Bobcats themselves picked the 25th pick in the first round.

The two second-round picks also drew the 15th and 25th picks in the second round, respectively.

There are a lot of draft picks, and Qiao Hai obviously can't use them, so after Qiao Hai got a predicted draft list, he quickly identified several possible options.

He called Kevin Pritchard: "Kevin, arrange to invite Marvin Williams and Andrew Boggart to try out alone." ”

Kevin Pritchard answered, and then asked, "Don't Chris Paul and Deron Williams need to be invited?" ”

"No need, we have to do the fake show first and do it last!"

Pritchard nodded.

"By the way, there's also this list, the joint trial camp in Orlando, let's focus on it."

Johi handed Kevin Pritchard a list of a dozen names, including—"Andrew Bynum, Danny Granger, Gerard Green, Nate Robinson, Jared Jack, Ian Masinmy, David Lee, Blantonbas, C.J. Myers, Ersan Ilyasova, Monta Ellis, Louis Williams, Amir Johnson, and Masingotat." ”

For these players, Qiao Hai's task to the scouting team is only to investigate first, and the players that Qiao Hai really values, or players who meet Qiao Hai's tactical requirements, are actually only part of them.

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After the draft trial is arranged, the next step is to renew the contract.

The Bobcats' roster last season, Carlos Arroyo's contract has expired, Michael Reed is a new contract signed last season, Mo Williams and Michael Petrus have two rookie contracts left behind, and Roger Mason's one-year contract is also expiring.

Up front, Andre Iguodala and Josh Smith have three years left on their rookie contracts, Anfernee Hardaway has one year left on his contract with 15 million, and Gerald Wallace and James Jones have expired on their contracts, but they are both restricted free agents.

Tony Kukoc's contract has also expired and the Croatian is considering whether to retire outright.

Reggie Evans has one year left on his rookie contract, and Brian Skinner has two years left on his contract for $10.5 million.

At the center position, Kendrick Perkins has two years left on his rookie contract, and Pedrag Drobiak has expired on his contract and directly announced his retirement.

Qiao Hai quickly made his choice, for Carlos Arroyo, next season, the Bobcats' main control will be the rookie on the list, backup point guard Mo Williams, there is no place for Arroyo, so Qiao Hai decided to let Arroyo go freely.

Roger Mason signed with the Bobcats in the middle of the term and didn't get much of a chance, but Qiao Hai still affirmed Roger Mason's ability, and there was no problem in continuing for another year.

Gerard Wallace on the front line became a restricted free agent, and Joe Hay must match the offer, and as for James Jones, Joe Hay will have to look at the results of the draft.

Regardless of whether Tony Kukoc retires or not, the Bobcats will not have a place for Kukoc next season, so for Kukoc, Qiao Hai will not take the initiative to negotiate a contract extension, and if Kukoc chooses to retire, Qiao Hai will also contact Kukoc and give him a job as a scout.

Therefore, looking at it this way, Qiao Hai's contract renewal work is still relatively easy.

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The playoffs in the East and West went very fast, after the Bobcats fell to the Eastern Conference semifinals, and the Pistons also defeated the Wizards with a total score of 4:1 and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.

Eastern showdown, the battle between the Pacers and the Pistons.

The Pacers, who were not affected by the Auburn Hills brawl, played their strengths, and in this close battle, they directly played the Pistons to a tie-break, and then lost by only five points in the tie-break.

The Pistons struggled to reach the Finals.

In the West, in the semifinals, the Rockets easily defeated the Spurs with a total score of 4:1 and entered the Western Finals, where the Grizzlies and the Suns hit a tie-break, and then in the seventh game, Shaquille O'Neal was killed alive by the Suns, and the Suns were upset, winning the Grizzlies and entering the Western Finals.

As a result, the Western Decisive became a big battle between the rocket and the sun.

The strength of the Rockets is obviously one notch higher, so the final score of the Western Conference Finals is also 4:1, and the Rockets easily defeated the Suns, won the Western Conference Championship, and successfully reached the Finals.

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When the Rockets vs. Pistons started the finals, the joint training camp before the draft had already started in Orlando.

Joe didn't go to Orlando, he sat in Charlotte and started various pre-draft inquiries.

He put three picks on the shelf, the 21st pick in the first round, the 25th pick in the first round and the 25th pick in the second round, and then quickly received offers from certain teams.

But Joe is not in a hurry to make a decision, he still has to wait for Samsinki to report their draft picks, then decide which players to draft in the draft, which picks will be used, and finally trade the excess draft picks before choosing.

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Amway Center, Orlando.

There was a mixed many-to-many trial on the pitch, with scouts, management and more from 30 teams filling the stands on either side.

Samsinki was among them, but he kept a low profile, sitting in the corner, pen and paper, constantly jotting down something.

In contrast, the management and scouts of the Eagles sitting at the front of the stands are much more high-profile.

Billy Knight has been constantly expressing his opinions, accompanied by several reporters, and since he won the lottery, Billy Knight has become the focus of media reporters, and almost every moment a reporter will ask him who he is going to choose.

Billy Knight is also a non-reluctant, and he seems to enjoy the process of being sought after.

"Andrew Boggart? As I said, he's a really big guy, he's a big guy, he's got a lot of NCAA awards, and in my opinion, he's a physically enhanced version of Vlad Divac. ”

"Marvin Williams is very young, very good, his potential is visible to the naked eye, Roy Williams (the head coach of the University of North Carolina) suppressed him, otherwise Marvin could have played a better individual performance."

"Chris Paul is not bad, but, he's too short and that could be a problem."

"Deron Williams? He doesn't have much potential, he just passes, we don't need a passer, now we need a cornerstone player, Andrew and Marvin both have a chance to be a cornerstone player. ”