LeBron James, your house got robbed.

Chapter 129 Riley's Ambition

Chen Shuo answered the phone, listened silently without saying a word, and quickly hung up.

Open Twitter to find the latest news.

[Woj: The Miami Heat are expected to send Chris Bosh and Joel Anthony to the trade that includes Dwight Howard, in exchange for Ryan Anderson, JJ Redick, Nikola Vucevic, and a 14 unprotected first-round pick from the New York Knicks.]

Chen Shuo immediately clicked on the news.

The Heat appeared to be part of a five-team trade, but in reality, it was just a trade with the Magic that followed a four-team trade.

Ryan Anderson's rookie contract expires this year, and he is expected to be traded to the Heat in a sign-and-trade deal with a four-year contract starting at $870 million.

With an average of 6.9 three-point attempts per game and a 39.3% three-point shooting percentage, his extremely fast release speed is a direct counter to the Cavaliers' twin towers.

Against a shooter of Mike Miller's caliber, the Cavaliers can still solve the problem with defensive design.

With the Heat putting Ryan Anderson at the power forward position, the Cavaliers' twin towers had a hard time collapsing their defense.

JJ Redick, also a top-class off-the-ball striker, has only one year left on his $610 million contract.

The addition of two sharpshooters has completely optimized the Heat's spacing.

Chen Shuo's eyes sharpened.

Riley is ruthless enough.

Trade defense for spacing, trade star players for depth.

Redick and Anderson are undeniably skilled shooters, perfectly complementing James's penetration and passing system to maximize spacing.

Even Vucevic has a reliable mid-range shot.

Even in an environment like the Heat's, Vucevic could very well develop a three-point shot ahead of time.

After all, Vucevic was known for his shooting during his college years, and his later resume proved that he did indeed have that talent.

The Heat could field a revolutionary five-foreign-player lineup.

At the same time, Riley also got rid of Joel Anthony's $375 million bad contract.

Anthony didn't get any playing time in the playoffs, and Stevens can basically retire after his season-ending injury.

Chen Shuo did a rough calculation.

After the trade, the Heat's salary is only slightly above the luxury tax line.

All that's needed is to get rid of one more contract to qualify for the full middle-class exception.

This means they have the leverage to keep JR Smith.

With JR Smith, JJ Redick, Mike Miller, and Udonis Haslem, the Heat's bench suddenly has depth.

This is an extremely high-stakes gamble.

It appears to be a three-for-three trade.

In reality, Bosh, who may have been relegated to a supporting role, was traded for four players: JR Smith, Redick, Vucevic, and Anderson.

All four players perfectly fit the requirements of the James system on the offensive end.

Regardless of Riley's reasons, he chose to place his bets on James.

In a desperate gamble, Riley also managed to reclaim the first round of the New York draft after 14 years.

Considering the impact of Stoudemire's subsequent injury, this first round is very likely to be in the lottery.

Vucevic is also a promising young center.

This trade was a wise move, and even if the gamble fails and James leaves, it still serves as a way to accumulate assets for the rebuild.

Chen Shuo put down his phone and gently massaged his temples with his fingers.

Miami, Florida. Riley, his cotton shirt sleeves rolled up to his forearms, looked serious with a furrowed brow.

Such large transactions can only be handled swiftly and decisively.

Sending Bosh away is the only solution.

In this system centered around James, Bosh's role was completely relegated to a supporting one.

A supporting actor with an annual salary of 1754 million is too expensive.

Rather than forcing Bosh to undergo a painful transformation, it would be better to push the ball-handling system of James to its limits.

If the Heat can take down the Cavaliers' twin towers, James will have the ability to break up the opponent's formation, and the Heat's offense will come alive.

Although there are many problems on the defensive end, at least they have the right to take a gamble.

This is the limit of what he can do.

Riley sat ramrod straight, awaiting the final news.

The difficulty in this deal doesn't lie in magic.

At 27 years old and with no injury concerns, Bosh remains a valuable asset in the league, especially against the Magic.

The Magic agreed to the offer almost immediately after the Heat made the trade proposal.

The biggest problem right now is with Ryan Anderson and his agent, Dan Fagan.

The Celtics have offered Anderson a four-year, $36 million contract.

This starting salary offer of $870 million is basically in line with Anderson's standards.

After losing hope for Howard, Danny Ainge hopes to sign some quality assets.

Whether for personal use or for mid-term resale, it's a good choice.

The Magic could have easily completed the transaction by simply offering the same contract and then signing and trading Anderson to the Heat.

Unfortunately, Anderson's agent is Dan Fagan.

As an NBA agent, Fegan was known for his greed and tenacity, willing to take risks to secure bigger contracts.

Feigen stated that Anderson deserves a multi-million dollar annual salary contract.

At the same time, it was announced that the Knicks are currently interested in Anderson and are willing to offer a higher price.

At first, Riley thought it was just a little trick by Fagan.

One of the Knicks' key players, Stoudemire, is in a positional conflict with Anderson.

Even if Stoudemire were willing to play center, it would be unrealistic to have Anderson and Stoudemire in the paint without any defense.

A hint of sadness flashed across Riley's eyes.

If it were the Knicks' management, anything could happen.

Even the most outrageous procedures involving the use of nebulizers have occurred.

This summer, the Knicks are notorious for resorting to desperate measures.

"Thump—"

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Riley looked over and gestured for his assistant to come in.

"President, the news has been verified. The Knicks are indeed interested in Ryan Anderson, and the starting salary for the contract will be $1080."

Ten thousand."

"They are looking for teams with cap space to help them finish Jackson's final year on his contract."

"We'll free up more than ten million in space."

The assistant paused for a moment, then continued, "Rumor has it that the Celtics are asking for two second-round picks, and the Knicks will most likely accept."

Riley's face darkened upon hearing this, and he cursed, "New York is a bunch of idiots. The expiring contract is a positive asset, yet they still want to put in two more rounds of funding."

"Calculate our salaries after the trade based on Anderson's new contract."

The assistant had been studying this deal for a long time.

"After participating in this big deal, our total compensation would have decreased from $7558 million to $7096 million."

"If Anderson accepts the new offer, the total would be $7206 million."

Riley's face turned ashen: "And then what? After getting rid of DeShawn Stevens' contract?"

The assistant did a quick calculation on his phone.

"6893"

"If JR is willing to accept the full middle class salary of 500 million, the total salary will reach 7393 million, which is almost no room left before the hard salary cap of 7430 million triggered after the full middle class salary is used."

"Chris Anderson needs at least a veteran's minimum salary of around $130 million."

Riley's expression was inscrutable.

Birdman Anderson is very important to the Heat's system.

It was only after Anderson was cut by the Nuggets that Riley dared to put Bosh on the trading block.

Vucevic, who was brought back in the trade, can at least play the same role as Bosh in terms of spatial attributes, only the effect is slightly worse.

However, he is too slow as a small-ball center on the defensive end.

The Heat's big man and small man lineup needs a center who can move up and lead the defense to create a double-team.

As a backup center, Birdman has plenty of energy and can increase defensive intensity by suddenly changing formations.

Riley racked his brains, trying to figure out how to make room to sign the last piece of the puzzle.

The assistant glanced at Riley's expression and added hesitantly, "There's another piece of bad news."

The moment Riley looked over, his face turned ashen.

The assistant could only grit his teeth and continue, "The Knicks are also very interested in JR Smith."

"According to sources, they may offer a contract that is more than what the full middle class earns."

His agent, Leon Rose, also prefers that he go to New York.

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