Las Vegas, an all-star weekend hosted by Las Vegas.

The rookie challenge on the first day came to an end, and the second-grade team taught the first-year juniors a lesson, and a record 155 points became the focus of attention, and David Lee, who scored 30 points and 11 rebounds, became the MVP.

The next day, the slam dunk contest and three-point contest, which were also the focus, also attracted everyone's attention.

In the three-point contest, Jason Capono scored the crown.

In the next slam dunk contest, Qiao Hai appeared in the luxury private room on the sidelines, and he was accompanied by Kevin Pritchard.

Once they sat down, they waited patiently for the slam dunk contest to begin.

"The 2007 Las Vegas All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest kicks off later, and first of all, we're going to have four contestants!"

In the midst of the cheers, Terron Thomas' appearance was the first to appear, followed by Gerard Green, Dwight Howard's appearance drew the highest cheers of the audience, and finally appeared on the stage by Nate Robinson, the defending champion of the slam dunk contest.

The cheers on the sidelines continued, and Qiao Hai quickly waited for his guests.

Kobe Bryant walked into Qiao Hai's sideline private room with his head down, and was not noticed at first, but the two talked for a while.

The director of the scene quickly discovered the abnormality of Qiao Hai's private room, although on the field, Tyren Thomas's had already begun to prepare for the first button, but he still pushed the camera to Qiao Hai's private room.

"There's one more person in Joe's private room? The camera pushes over. ”

The camera quickly pushed over, and the big screen above the arena soon appeared Qiao Hai's still young face.

Then, the camera shifts slightly.

There was a bang, and there was an exclamation on the sidelines.

"Kobe Bryant appeared in Qiao Hai's private room? Does this mean anything? ”

On the commentary bench, Dominic Wilkins was very surprised, recently, the Bobcats have frequently flattered Kobe, and Kobe Bryant has also reciprocated.

Although the Lakers firmly said that they would not trade, everyone knows that when the star of the house is bent on leaving, and there is a good reason to leave, no matter how much the team stops, it is only temporary.

What's more, the Bobcats have a lot of chips in their hands and can always conquer the Lakers' management.

And now, Kobe and Qiao Hai are sitting together, which has a deep meaning.

"Did Kobe Bryant go to the Bobcats?" With Dominic Wilkins at his side, McBrin made a guess and looked at Magic Johnson on the other side.

Although he is a famous Laker player, Magic Johnson doesn't know much about Kobe's recent situation, and he spreads his hands and is very helpless.

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On the court, although Tyren Thomas's first dunk has begun, Qiao Hai and Kobe, who appeared on the sidelines together, have successfully stolen the limelight of this All-Star dunk contest.

"I think it's time to make an official announcement." The footage of the scene kept giving Qiao Hai and Kobe, Qiao Hai smiled, turned his head and asked Kobe: "What do you think, Kobe?" ”

Kobe Bryant naturally agreed: "It's time for an official announcement." ”

Qiao Hai turned to the other side again: "Then make an official announcement, Kevin, and let our Facebook staff tweet." ”

Kevin Pritchard nodded and turned to set the task.

The dunk contest is still going on, and Tyren Thomas's performance is abnormal, scoring only 37 points on the first dunk, I don't know if it was affected by Qiao Hai and Kobe Bryant on the sidelines.

However, Gerard Green caught the ball in the air and dunked the lever violently, deducting a high score of 48 points, which caused bursts of cheers in the casino arena and finally attracted the attention of the audience on the sidelines to the dunk contest itself.

In the final moments of the second round of the preliminaries, Gerard Green blindfolded Nate Robinson and scored 47 points, and Nate Robinson, who scored a total of 90 points on two dunks, both reached the finals.

Then, just as the host announced that the finals were about to begin......

The media seats on the sidelines were immediately in an uproar, obviously nothing happened in the venue, but the media seats were boiling like a pot of hot water.

"Oh my God, the Bobcat has officially announced!" The first to discover the Bobcat's official announcement was Jordan Schultz of Yahoo Sports, whose voice directly overshadowed the voice of the live host locally.

As a result, the media seats were boiling at this moment.

"Kobe Bryant joins Bobcats? Transaction details not disclosed? ”

ESPN's Mark Stein was also in the media booth, and he turned his head directly to the gathering place of Hoop sports reporters, and instead of Adrian Wonarowski, he saw Zach Lowe.

Zach Lowe also spread his hands, and he was completely unaware.

Without specific details, the report of this group of celebrities has little advantage, so Macrostein opened his laptop and went to Woj's Facebook page as soon as possible.

I flipped through it, but I didn't see any new developments.

Mark Stein refreshed again, and with a ding, a heart message popped up.

He glanced at it roughly, didn't think about it, copied it directly, and then returned to his homepage, pasted it and published it.

After posting this news, Mark Stein then opened an edit bar, typed quickly with both hands, and edited a large paragraph: "Michael Reed plus Josh Smith for Kobe, the Bobcats only produced these two players, keeping the 76ers first-round in their hands, not even their own first-rounders." ”

"For the Bobcats, this deal is equivalent to them upgrading Michael Reed to Kobe Bryant, and the price is just Josh Smith, who has a conflict with Kevin Garnett's position and role, and this deal, from that point alone, they have made a lot of money."

"For the Lakers, Kobe Bryant's departure is inevitable, and timely stop loss is the most important thing, Kobe Bryant is replaced by Michael Reed, which is equivalent to a superstar replacing an ordinary All-Star, but Josh Smith has great potential to become another All-Star level forward."

"After this deal, the Lakers completely withdrew from the championship ranks, but the presence of Pau Gasol, Michael Reed, Sean Marion and Josh Smith can still guarantee the Lakers' playoff position."

"Through this deal, the Bobcats have further strengthened the foundation of their competition with the Rockets, and they have an excellent record, and after getting Kobe, they are also far ahead of the Rockets in terms of the strength of the lineup, perhaps the only question is - can their run-in be equal to or even greater than 3 1+1+1."

Mark Stein gave a very short time to evaluate the Bobcats' trade, and overall, he believes that the trade is a big win for the Bobcats, and the Lakers will stop the loss in time.

But there are always people who have a different opinion, and Zach Lowe believes that there is no problem with the Bobcats making a lot of money in this deal, but the Lakers are obviously losing to their grandmother's family.

Kobe Bryant is the top three in the league today, a supergiant in the league in the league is about to go, and the Lakers will let it go, but what they get is two ordinary All-Stars, and they can't even get even one draft pick.

Zach Lowe said bluntly: "Mitch Kupchak's trading ability is too poor, in my opinion, Josh Smith is not so necessary, and the 76ers signing of the Bobcats must be obtained." ”

"In the current NBA, super teams are rampant, the Bobcats and Rockets have basically formed a two-way situation, and other teams must find ways to form a super team if they want to break this situation, but obviously, in the case of losing Kobe Bryant and failing to get draft picks, it is difficult for the Lakers to become a third super team."

The Los Angeles Times' Broderick Turner echoed the same sentiment, arguing: "Mitch Kupchak's failure to poach the 76ers' draft pick from the Bobcats is proof of his failure." ”

Obviously, most media reporters and pundits agree that draft picks are the most important bargaining chip after the Bobcats and Rockets rule the league.

In fact, Qiao Hai thinks so too, and the reason why he withheld those two of his first-rounders is because he values draft picks very much.

The Bobcats are now a multi-giant team, and for the time being, they are still enjoying the rookie bonuses of Paul, Andre Iguodala and Danny Granger, and the convenience of draft picks is very intuitive.

Once Paul, Iguodala and Granger's rookie contracts expire, the Bobcats' salary space will blow up, and the Bobcats will definitely let one or two go in order to pay less taxes.

That's when the Bobcats' draft pick is important.

With Qiao Hai here, the Bobcats can pick other rookies and continue to eat the dividends of rookies, so draft picks are the most important thing.

After retaining a couple of important first-round picks, the Bobcats' future is clear, keeping Paul, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett, and then using draft picks to fill the voids left by Andre Iguodala and Perkins.

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The final round of the slam dunk contest ended quickly, and although Gerard Green jumped over the box and dunked a perfect windmill dunk, the headlines of the major media outlets were relinquished to the Bobcats and Lakers after the game.

In the All-Star Game on the second day, although Kobe's transfer has been officially announced, because the starters and substitutes for the All-Star Game have already been decided, it is impossible to change it now.

Therefore, Kobe Bryant still played this All-Star Game on behalf of the West.

Not only played, but Kobe, who scored 31 points in the game, lifted the All-Star Game MVP trophy after the game.

On-site commentator McBlin couldn't help but sigh: "A trade from the Bobcats took away the All-Star MVP who led the Western Stars to victory, and next season, we can only see Kobe Bryant in the East." ”

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Returning to Charlotte from Las Vegas, Bryant also went back with him, and he also communicated with Paul and Garnett, who were participating in the All-Star Weekend.

The so-called run-in problem of the media, Qiao Hai has never been worried.

Kobe and Garnett have partnered many times before, Kobe and Paul are also the current backcourt partners of the US men's basketball team, and the trio partner also has its own role, Paul is the organizer, Kobe is the endpoint, and Garnett is the core of the defense.

Qiao Hai's existence can at least ensure that they can be 1+1+1 equals 3, as for whether it can be greater than 3, it depends on the actual situation of the final run-in.