Chapter 365 Shocking deal! Howard landed in Miami!
At nine o'clock in the morning the next day, Woj, a well-known Yahoo Sports reporter, released a piece of news that could be called a "bombshell":
"The deal is done! The Heat, Magic, 76ers, and Nuggets have reached a four-party deal. Howard will go to the Heat, and Bosh will join the 76ers. Details of the transaction will be announced later."
As soon as this news was released, it became a trending topic on Twitter in less than 5 minutes.
Except for the delighted Heat fans, the mood of other fans can only be described as shocked.
Although the recent "scandal" between Howard and the Heat has been aroused.
But no matter how long the rumors circulate and no matter how rich the details, most fans still remain skeptical.
The reason is simple - Howard is in the top 10 in the league!
It's hard for everyone to believe that he would abandon "the people of Orlando" and switch to the Heat, which has the Big Three.
This feels a bit like "hugging together"...
"James is 26 years old, Wade is 28 years old, and Howard is 25 years old. Three super giants in their prime are actually gathered on the same team... Oh my god!"
"No, no, no, can we really see Howard, James, and Wade team up in our lifetime? The Heat will have three of the top ten stars in the league. Isn't this too outrageous?"
"To tell you something even more outrageous... In the All-Star Game in two days, three of the starters in the Eastern Conference are from the Heat."
"If this continues, the Eastern Conference All-Stars will become the Heat's back garden."
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Of course, some fans hold different opinions:
"Anyway, there is finally a team that can compete with the Rockets. This year's finals will be interesting!"
"If you ask me, these are the real Big Three. Bosh is too soft and can't protect the basket at all. With Howard, the Heat's defense will undergo earth-shaking changes!"
"The Rockets are a super team armed to the teeth. In terms of All-Star players, they have three, and there are a bunch of stars sitting on the bench. Is there any problem with the Heat forming a Big Three to challenge them?"
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Just as people were arguing, woj updated Twitter again:
“The specific plan for the four-party transaction is as follows:
The Heat sent: Chris Bosh, Carlos Arroyo, Jerry Stackhouse; a protected second-round pick in 2013 and a protected first-round pick in 2014 and 2015. Received: Howard, Earl
Er-Clark and Duhon.
Magic sent: Howard, Clark, Duhon and Jason Richardson. Received: Afflalo, Harrington, Harkless, Vucevic, McRoberts, Aionga, 2011 second round
The 76ers sent: Iguodala, Harkless, Vucevic and a protected first-round pick in 2015. Received: Chris Bosh, Jason Richardson.
The Nuggets sent Afflalo, Harrington, a 2011 second-round pick and a 2012 first-round pick to get: Iguodala."
Once woj's Twitter was updated, Heat fans went completely crazy.
They only paid 2 protected first-round picks, 1 second-round pick, 1 star, and two substitutes to get a super center like Howard!
Even the two additions, Earl Clark and Duhon, seem to be better than the two substitutes sent.
"omg! Riley, you are my god!"
"I can only describe this deal as 'robbery'! Even the deal between the Lakers and the Grizzlies regarding Gasol cannot be compared to this one."
"I even feel that we didn't pay anything at all. We only replaced Howard with Bosh. The Magic team is doing charity, right?"
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Naturally, Shen Fei learned of such important news as soon as possible.
After reading the trading plan, he felt mixed emotions.
"The progress of history is surprisingly consistent..."
Shen Fei sighed.
It turned out that the specific contents of this four-party transaction were exactly the same as the Lakers' plan to trade Howard in the original time and space.
The only difference is... Bynum became Bosh, the year of the draft pick was moved up two years, and the Heat gave the Magic an extra first-round pick.
"Replacing Bosh with Howard...is this a complete giving up of court space?"
Shen Fei murmured.
Why did Bosh's data plummet in the Heat?
A big reason is that in order to create space for James, he was forced to move to the outside!
After playing inside for so many years and suddenly leaving a familiar area, Bosh undoubtedly made a huge sacrifice.
After he moved to the outside, the effect was indeed good, and James and Wei played much more comfortably.
But problems also arise...
The Heat's inside line is so bad.
When encountering an opponent of the Rockets' caliber, their offense is no longer enough to make up for their deficiencies on the defensive end.
It is difficult for a "skinny" power forward like Bosh to compete with the Rockets' inside group.
Whether it's Yao Ming, Oden or Griffin, they can all use their matchups to kill Bosh, and use offensive rebounds one by one to undermine the Heat's defensive enthusiasm.
For example, the last time the two teams played against each other.
Bosh's efficiency on the offensive end was not low, but he was reviled by Heat fans and various media after the game because he was unable to stop the Rockets' inside attack.
It is difficult for ordinary people to sympathize with Bosh's sacrifice, but they are extremely mocking of his plummeting statistics.
In a previous life, when James returned to Cleveland, Bosh's reputation was already far different from what it was during the Raptors era.
But now, because of the emergence of the Rockets, his problem has been exposed to the spotlight earlier.
But...will the Heat really be better off if Bosh is replaced by Howard?
[Unless the other two players besides the Big Three have strong shooting abilities, the chemistry of this lineup is absolutely terrible...]
Shen Fei didn't dare to draw any conclusions, but he could still make basic judgments.
The Asian young man walked to a whiteboard and wrote down a few names:
Chalmers, Wade, James, Udonis Haslem, Howard.
After finishing writing, Shen Fei thought about it carefully and then shook his head.
This lineup has too many flaws!
Maybe they can be extremely aggressive on defense.
But on the offensive end, these five people will block the inside.
A breakthrough master like James Wei has lost at least half of his martial arts skills!
"The way to break the game should be..." Shen Fei touched the whiteboard with his right hand, and finally erased Haslem's name: "Push James to the fourth position, and add a top shooter on the outside."
The Heat currently have three relatively well-known pitchers - Mike Miller, James Jones and Eddie House.
But these three are either old or short, and they can't stand up defensively.
"It just depends on whether Riley can keep the Heat and get a better shooter..."
Shen Fei smiled slightly and murmured to himself.
Not only did he not have any panic about this shocking transaction.
On the contrary, Shen Fei even somewhat expected the Heat to continue to "evolve."
There is no other reason than that Asian young people have more than one system task.
The stronger the Heat, the greater the impact of defeating them, and the more heat Under Armor can gain (the Rockets can be called the base camp of Under Armor).
Once he completes Under Armor's mission, Shen Fei will be able to obtain the [SSS-level star skill package].
With the [sss-level skill package], a historical-level star will be created for the Chinese men's basketball team to compete for the Olympic gold medal.
The relationship between this can only be described as affecting the whole body!
Therefore, with enough confidence in the Rockets' strength, the Heat will naturally become stronger.
"Forget it, I don't want to anymore."
"Let's consider the Masters Game in two days..."
Shen Fei put down the marker in his hand and returned to his seat.