godfather in black

Chapter 196 202: Draft Plan
On June 6th, under the urging of Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak, Qin Tao had to rush back to the United States ahead of schedule.During the few days he was in China, except for the first two days that belonged to himself, the next three days were spent in various business activities every day.

The matter between Qin Tao and Zhang Pinhui passed Zhang Pinhui's father's approval with almost no obstacles. The intention of cooperation has been confirmed, and now we need to discuss the details of the cooperation.Zhang Pinhui will come to the United States to meet Qin Tao again in two days to talk about the details of their cooperation.

In China for the past few days, Qin Tao has also spent a lot of attention on his sneaker project.Because they are lagging behind in all aspects of sneakers, and Qin Tao has no time to wait bit by bit.He is going to poach corners directly, domestic companies can poach, and foreign companies have to poach.Zhang Pinhui's father still knows some people in China, so he can recruit some designers.In the United States, Qin Tao found some famous Lakers, each of whom was a pillar of the brand they endorsed in the past, and it is normal to know a few designers.

Qin Tao's plan to sell shoes is still in the early stage of construction, as for the implementation, that will be a matter of the future, and now his biggest headache is the issue of drafting.The update of the controller will not be completed until the 26th, so now I can only rely on myself to talk about the draft.As amazing as controllers are, having to figure out a solution without them.

In New York, Qin Tao and Mitch Kupchak are discussing signings in the summer in a hotel.

"Qin, you are the first head coach who went on vacation before the draft!" Mickey picked up the goblet on the table, took a small sip, and said with a smile.

Qin Tao took the wine bottle on the table, filled the goblet in front of him, and said, "Lafite is better in the wine! It's a pity that the Lafite in 84 has only been mixed once so far." He put it into his own mouth, and said, "Even if a talented coach like me is on vacation, he won't delay the team's signing plan. I've already made up my mind."

"Tell me what you think." Mickey was playing with the wine glass with a serious face.

Qin Tao dragged his wine glass with his right hand, and said, "We have the tenth pick in the draft. I think we can choose the Swiss Sapo Sefoloza, who is a defensive champion." (Note: Sapo Sofoloza Lothar was supposed to be a rookie in 06, but adjusted for the needs of the plot.)
Mickey frowned and said: "Don't you want a fast point guard? Our counterattack needs to be faster. If we can form a trident combination, it will be more powerful. Chris Paul, Germany Ron Williams, Raymond Felton, those are good options. We're lucky, it's a big year for point guards!"

"But do you think we can get them with our No. [-] pick?" Qin Tao's thinking is very clear. Given the current situation of the Lakers, it is impossible to win these people. "Chris Paul and Deron Williams Definitely Charlotte Hornets and Utah Jazz. And Raymond Felton is probably going to Bobcats."

"Do you think they will be selected in the third, fourth, and fifth picks?" Mickey didn't know why Qin Tao had such confidence, "Could it be that Milwaukee and Atlanta won't intervene?"

"It's very simple." Qin Tao took a sip of wine and said, "Atlanta and Milwaukee need insiders, and the Australians Andrew Bogut and Marvin Williams will definitely be the No. [-] or No. [-] picks." He put down his glass and continued Dao: "That is to say, if we want to choose Chris or Deron, we must pay for an inside player, but now our inside line is very stable, and the loss must not be worth the loss."

Mickey nodded, he didn't understand why Qin Tao had such confidence, but his analysis made sense.And Qin Tao didn't know why, anyway, he had this feeling after looking at the draft list and the picks each team had.It is often said that sometimes people are possessed by God in an instant, but Qin Tao feels as if he is very close to God and is often possessed.

"But are you sure that Swiss is the one we need?" Mitch still didn't want to bet on an outside defender. "Or we can choose that high school center, Andrew Bynum."

"Although our inside line can still be supplemented, we are only short of one defender. As for adding a center forward, I don't think it is necessary. In fact, our lineup is completely enough, and the level of this summer's free agents They are both very high, and we can definitely get two of them, so it will be difficult for us not to win the championship next season." Qin Tao picked up the wine glass and took a sip very confidently, as if he hadn't touched it for a long time. Old drunkard to wine.

"Then how do we solve the point guard problem?" Seeing so many excellent point guards in front of us but not being able to take them, this feeling is also very, very uncomfortable!

"We don't have any problems at the point guard position. We just need to reinforce it. If we can't get it, let's forget it!" Qin Tao also wanted a strong and fast guard very much, and looked at the person he liked. It is right in front of my eyes but I can't take it, that kind of feeling of "there was a love that was placed in front of me, but I didn't cherish it." Now Qin Tao wants to cherish it, but he can't do it, it's painful!But there is no way.

"Hey! Then we can only pick that Swiss." Mitch sighed and drank the last bit of wine in his glass. "By the way, is there anything in our lineup that we want to sell?"

"That's true." Qin Tao nodded, "Sasha Vujacic and Tony Babbitt, you watch and deal with them!"

"It's okay that Babbitt can't adapt to the NBA, Sasha seems to be doing well as a pitcher!" Mickey asked puzzled.

Qin Tao replied: "This person has a problem with his attitude. I don't need it. And there are not many pitchers in the Lakers now. Derek and Matt are worthy of training." After one of the training items, their shooting stability is getting higher and higher. Qin Tao believes that as long as the Lakers continue this training, their shooting will definitely not be bad.

"Okay! I see." Mickey stood up and was about to leave. He sighed when he walked to the door, and said, "There are so many powerful point guards in the draft conference the day after tomorrow, but it's a pity that none of them belong to us. I feel itchy!"

"Those teams that take off a strong point guard can't win the championship. Don't they feel itchy when they watch us win the championship?"

"Haha!" Mickey laughed and said, "Qin, I really want to see the day you lead the team to win the championship soon!"

"The end of the season is when I win a championship."

"Okay... I'm waiting for this day, haha!!!" Mickey laughed and left, Qin Tao was also very happy, his summer reinforcement plan started the first step.

PS: I’m finally back, the episode in China was depressing for my brothers to watch, and I was also depressing for writing... The following episodes will gradually get better...

(End of this chapter)