On January 24, 2024, Beijing time, two blockbuster news came from the NBA overnight. The first news is that the Heat have officially reached a 2-for-1 deal with the Hornets, and the specific plan is for the Heat to send Lowry and a 2027 first-round pick to get Rozier from the Hornets, while the second news is that the Bucks have confirmed that they will part ways with head coach Griffin!
According to ESPN, the Heat have officially agreed a two-for-one deal with the Hornets for Lowry and a protected first-round pick in the 2027 lottery area, in exchange for Hornets guard Rozier. The deal was another great deal for Pat Riley, who not only managed to build a Big Four roster of Rozier, Herro, Butler and Adebayo, but also saved $15.4 million in luxury tax on the deal and a $6.4 million trade exception from the Hornets. This is simply too profitable, Pat Riley is worthy of being a god operator!
The 29-year-old Rozier has played the best performance of his career this season. So far this season, he has played in 30 games for the Hornets, averaging 23.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocks in 35.5 minutes per game, shooting 45.9% from the field, 35.8% from three-point range and 84.5% from the free throw line. For the Heat, the arrival of Rozier can not only effectively increase the pressure on the offensive end of the team, but also add a reliable ball holding point at the critical moment of the game, enrich the Heat's tactical system, and greatly improve the overall strength of the team. While trading Lowry, who is a high-salary to save luxury tax, he also completed the roster reinforcement, and this wave of operation of the Heat is indeed commendable. And for Rozier, coming to the Heat team is also expected to play a more efficient performance!
According to a report from WOJ, the Bucks have officially parted ways with the team's head coach, Griffin, who has been fired. Notably, this was Griffin's first season at the helm of the Bucks, and he was fired just six months later. According to ongoing reports, Bucks management is also planning to select an experienced head coach as the team's new head coach, and championship coach Doc Rivers is currently the most popular candidate for the new head coach of the Bucks. Griffin also became the second head coach of the Bucks to go out of the Bucks in half a year, and it seems that the position of head coach of the Bucks is indeed a hot potato, can Rivers really handle the position of head coach of the Bucks?
The 49-year-old Griffin has only started coaching the Bucks this season, and the Bucks fired the previous head coach Budenholzer after the Bucks were defeated in the playoffs last year. And it's true, although Griffin led the Bucks to a 30-13 record in the first 43 games of the season in charge of the Bucks, ranking second in the East, and even winning three more games than the same period last year, he still couldn't escape the fate of being fired. One of the main reasons is the lack of coaching experience and the conflict with Brother Alphabet. There have been rumors of discord with the Bucks many times before, and Griffin's rapid layoff just confirms this!
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