pinnacle swinger

Chapter 288 Summer Soap Opera
Since the end of last year's season, rumors of Warcraft Howard's trade have been circulating in the league.

The farce called "Howard's Nightmare" by the American media lasted for nearly a year, and Tang Wenlong witnessed the whole process of this boy from being a cute boy to the protagonist of a later soap opera.

At the beginning, it was the Nets who changed the boss to pursue the acquisition, which was at the end of the 10-11 season.Howard said directly at the time, "Is the Nets very attractive to me? Orlando is my place of prosperity. We have been the top four in the Eastern Conference for the past four years."

Later, the NBA suffered a lockout. After the lockout ended, Warcraft's heart was obviously shaken.I don't know why he has changed. All in all, in the face of the pervasive media, Howard clearly showed his interest in the Nets.But I didn't expect that before the trade deadline this year, during the game between the Magic and the Nets, all Nets fans held Howard's posters and avatars. Howard immediately said that this feeling is wonderful and a happy experience.

Then when the Nets were close to getting Howard, Howard suddenly stated that he would give up the terms of early termination of the contract, and he would stay at least until the end of next season.In Orlando, the Magic immediately held a press conference to celebrate Howard's loyalty.Howard said, "I think loyalty should be put first, and we must believe that we can win the championship."

Immediately there was praise and thunderous applause.

Unexpectedly, in April, there will be another disturbance.Head coach Van Gundy directly told reporters in the press conference that he wanted Howard to get out, and everyone was in an uproar. For the first time, he knew the terrible team environment of the Magic.In the same month, Howard announced that he would undergo back surgery and be reimbursed for the season.Then in May, the Magic fired head coach Van Gundy to save Howard's heart. This move immediately made most of the head coaches in the league feel uncomfortable.Then, after the opening of the trading market in July, the general manager of the Magic immediately confirmed that Howard, who was recuperating in Los Angeles, had a firm heart to leave, and his favorite team was the Nets.

On July 7, the Nets and Lopez renewed their contract for 12 years. In the process of pursuing Howard, the greed of the Magic and Howard's capriciousness eventually exhausted their patience.

The Nets withdrew from the negotiation, and the Rockets and the Lakers stepped in strongly. The Rockets even bought the team's starting power forward Luis Scola in order to pursue greater salary space and facilitate operations.But in addition to wanting multiple draft picks, the Nets also want to lose the contracts of three veteran players, Richardson, Turkoglu and Chris Duhon. The conditions are very harsh.

This farce continued even during the Olympic Games. After multiple interventions, it has become the brightest soap script in the NBA trading market this summer.

Scola, who was waived by the Rockets, caused bids from many teams, and the 76ers were also involved. Unfortunately, after signing rookie players and Kwame Brown, the 76ers have no salary space.And Scola still has a 3-year contract of 2100 million U.S. dollars. According to the provisions of the NBA **** clause, the claiming team's offer cannot be lower than 330 million U.S. dollars, which is 3 million U.S. dollars for 1000 years. The 76ers can only be Give up with tears.

In the end, the Suns won this "South American diamond". Scola was in the Rockets last season, but he averaged 15+7 per game, and his offensive ability has always been praised.

Howard's farce reached a stalemate. Neither the Rockets nor the Lakers could meet the Magic's requirements, so the two teams could only find a third team, hoping to trade with multiple parties.

Even found the 76ers.

"Are you interested in trading Andre Iguodala?"

Stefanski's veins were throbbing, and he replied directly: "Get out~"

The Lakers wanted to pull the 76ers into the water, and even the turbulent Nuggets. Since the latter traded Anthony last year, they have been hoarding young players and talents. They have become the strongest track and field team in the NBA. A bunch of players who can run and jump.Seeing Howard leaving Orlando, there must be a lot of money to be made, and he might be able to make some cheap money.

Finally, on August 8th, ESPN took the lead in breaking the news that Howard is about to go to Los Angeles to form a new Big Three with his partners Kobe and Gasol!
The heavy transaction news immediately became the hottest news in the summer of 12, and quickly occupied the headlines.

Tang Wenlong was very surprised. He didn't know what conditions the Lakers paid, so he carefully searched the details of the transaction on the Internet.

Unexpectedly, this turned out to be a multi-party transaction. In addition to the Lakers and Magic, the Nuggets and Raptors were also involved in the transaction.

The Lakers sent Bynum, Duhon and Earl Clark, the Magic sent Howard and Richardson, the Nuggets sent Afflalo Harrington, and the Raptors sent veteran Calderon.

There are also a lot of draft picks traded with each other, dazzling, and it is impossible to explain one by one.

All in all, the Lakers got Howard as they wished, the Magic and the Nuggets got a bunch of draft picks, and the Raptors got the Western All-Star starter Bynum.

After that, Steve Nash, chasing the dream of a championship, chose to leave Phoenix, the place where his dream set sail. The Lakers got the Suns' Hall of Fame superstar Nash by signing first and then trading. Nash left a lot of Lakers for the Suns. Draft picks and cash, even if he leaves, he will strive to give his home team more benefits.

The Lakers instantly overshadowed Stefanski's limelight and became the hottest team in the summer trading market. The Big Four they formed are also luxurious enough to attract attention.

Fans in Los Angeles boasted that they will definitely win the championship next season.

Tang Wenlong also felt that the Lakers were really rich. With such a lineup formed, the book strength was indeed terrifying.Gasol and Howard have one offense and one defense. Nash and Kobe's pick-and-roll are at the top level in the league, and Nash's shooting ability is also top-notch, which can perfectly open up the outside space. There are also a series of elite soldiers including Steve Blake and Jordan Hill, which is not to say that they are not powerful.

Anyway, Tang Wenlong thinks the Lakers will be quite difficult next season. Fortunately, Nash is the point guard instead of Paul at that time. If it was Paul, the depth of this lineup would be even more terrifying.Even so, the defense line composed of Gasol and Warcraft is already very layered, and the breakthrough limit for superstars should be very large.

The league is saying that Howard's trade is cheating. Popovich of the Spurs is directly angry. The Lakers have strengthened the inside line like this. The most uncomfortable should be an offensive team like the Spurs.

In mid-September, Tang Wenlong and Fang Chuxia returned to Philadelphia together, and the old and new players of the 9ers were about to gather internally.

(End of this chapter)