After a three-person discussion, Qiao Hai directly set their number one recruitment target as Kobe Bryant, and the secondary target Shaquille O'Neal.

Qiao Hai also took action, he looked for people, found people including Kevending, David Falke, Kobe Bryant's agent Rob Pelinka, etc., to find out whether Kobe Bryant's desire to leave Los Angeles and the Lakers is strong, once Kobe's willingness to leave Los Angeles becomes strong, then Qiao Hai can make a move.

As for O'Neal's side, Qiao Hai has not made any moves for the time being, the reason is that he knows very well that even if the trade between the Nets and the Grizzlies is completed, the Nets who get O'Neal will not keep O'Neal, because they want to rebuild.

Even Qiao Hai has a hunch that after the Nets and the Grizzlies complete the deal, he may trade from the Nets to O'Neal, and the price may be slightly lower.

Therefore, Qiao Hai is still waiting, waiting for the most suitable time.

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The Bobcats' regular season campaign continued, and after a 22-game winning streak, they faced the Celtics on December 16.

Recently, there has been a lot of talk around the Celtics' trade, with ESPN reporting that Danny Angie intends to use a single trade to get the supersonic Ray Allen and Rashad Lewis to find two helpers for Paul Pierce at once.

But on the other hand, Sports Illustrated also reported that the Celtics could send Paul Pierce away and trade for some draft picks, and go into a complete swing.

However, Qiao Hai speculates that it is unlikely that the Celtics will directly mess up, because the Celtics will not have a first-round pick for two of the next three years, and they will definitely be more inclined to bring in some players who can help Paul Pierce through trades in order to make the playoffs.

However, in this game, on the Celtics side, Al Jefferson, who has improved greatly this season, is completely dumb in front of the Bobcats' tough forward.

Paul Pierce was on his own again, and he kept playing with the ball in the high and low positions, scoring in a row.

But the Bobcats were clearly more attacking, and soon they were 10 points ahead of the Celtics at halftime with a score of 60-50.

In the second half, the Bobcats also extended their lead further.

In the end, they defeated the Celtics 116-100 and won their 23rd consecutive game since the start of the season!

The Bobcats' winning streak continued, and the hot form was further maintained.

Then, on December 20, away from New York, the Bobcats defeated the Knicks 109-91, winning 24 in a row, and at this time, Qiao Hai had already tied his personal winning streak.

Also after this game, the trade between the Spurs and the Nets was completed.

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"The latest news, the Spurs and Nets completed a trade, and they traded for Richard Jefferson."

After playing the game with the Knicks, Qiao Hai received a call from Kevending, and before the major media reported it, Hoop Sports got the first-hand information.

Without Qiao Hai asking, Kevending directly informed Qiao Hai of the specific details of the transaction.

"The Spurs have produced four players, mainly veteran Robert Horry, plus Melvin Eli, Francesco Elson and Jackie Butler, with Richard Jefferson's 11 million contract, and they also have a future first-round pick, getting Richard Jefferson, Bernard Robinson and veteran Mickey Moore from the Nets."

Bernard Robinson is an add-on, Qiao Hai directly ignored this add-on, and the Spurs got Richard Jefferson and the veteran interior Mickey Moore who can still be used.

Carefully analyzing this deal, the Spurs' interior line is not short of people, except for Francesco Elson, the other three players who exchanged out are all in the back of the playing order, so the only loss for the Spurs in this deal is Elson, but in the fifth position, Popovich prefers to use Oberto to start, and Elson's departure does not have much impact.

This deal is equivalent to the Spurs using Francisco Elson to add a first-round pick, trading Richard Jefferson and Mickey Moore from the Nets, the Spurs made a lot of money, of course, the Nets also got the chips for the rebuild, they got four players, Elson is an expiring contract, and the remaining three players will expire in the next two years.

They also got a first-round pick, which is all that matters, and the Nets' rebuild is already underway.

Qiao Hai knows very well that after the Richard Jefferson trade, the Nets will accelerate the pace of sending Jason Kidd, and a lively mid-season trade transfer boom has arrived.

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The Bobcats' action still hasn't started, and Qiao Hai has been waiting for news from the Lakers.

Kevinding couldn't get more information, but at the behest of Qiao Hai, he sent a news message with the headline: "Years of unfavorable reinforcements and no hope of winning the championship, Kobe Bryant asked to leave the Lakers." ”

Qiao Hai tried it, but he couldn't get more information.

In the end, Qiao Hai could only call Rob Pelinka, and finally got a not very clear answer: "Sorry, Joe, Kobe Bryant said that he has no intention of leaving Los Angeles for the time being, but it is only temporary." ”

Such an answer, Qiao Hai speculated, could be that Kobe Bryant was still waiting for the results of Jason Kidd's trade.

Qiao Hai is not in a hurry for the time being, the Bobcats currently have an excellent record, and they are still undefeated so far in the season, such a hot result, even if they do not make reinforcements, they will not have any impact.

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Before Christmas, the Bobcats played two more games, first at home to the Jazz and then on the road, and after another two-game winning streak, the Bobcats' winning streak extended to 26 in a row!

With the winning streak entering 20 games, Qiao Hai's arrangement has become more rational, which is reflected in many aspects.

First of all, in every game, the number of times the five small lineups appear is very small, Qiao Hai's use of the small lineup has become more and more restrained, and he will not use the five small lineup until the critical moment, and now, the five small lineup has become the biggest killer move in Qiao Hai's hands.

During the 26-game winning streak, the Bobcats often draw with their opponents at the last moment, or even fall behind their opponents, Qiao Hai used a five-small lineup to change the rhythm at critical moments, and after a wave of bombardment, the Bobcats were always able to pull the situation back and finally win.

Secondly, because of the addition of Garnett, as well as the growth of Andre Iguodala and Danny Granger, there are more and more players who can play alone, and Qiao Hai has designed a large number of single tactics to give full play to the individual strength of the young players.

Through everyone's technical and tactical style, Bobcat's winning streak has naturally become easier.

Finally, at the beginning of the season, Qiao Hai did not increase the rotation, and so far, they are still a nine-man rotation, and Qiao Hai will not rotate significantly after back-to-back games.

As a result, the Bobcats have steadily won a 26-game winning streak and the winning streak continues.

But at the same time, the Christmas game is just around the corner, and the Bobcats are about to face the Rockets in a tough matchup, heading to Houston.