4 years and 22.4 million, James Posey announced that he had accepted the Grizzlies' offer.

Then, the Rockets announced a matching offer to complete a contract extension with James Posey, and the new contract is also 4 years and 22.4 million.

Finally, the Rockets officially announced that they had completed a trade with the Detroit Pistons, sending Steve Francis and James Posey, who was signed and traded, in exchange for the signing rights of Dwyane Wade.

Immediately after the trade, the Rockets reached an agreement with Wade to sign a four-year, starting salary of $3.6 million rookie contract, with a two-year team option.

The deal was completed, and the Rockets also held a press conference in Houston for the first time.

Wade wore the No. 3 jersey, Boris Dio No. 32 jersey, and Kyler Korver No. 26 jersey, and the three held the jerseys in their hands and gave an interview.

At the same time, the Rockets also officially announced a six-year $60 million contract extension with Ron Artest, a six-year $30 million contract extension with Ralph Alston, and a two-year $5 million contract extension with Chris Anderson.

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The Rockets signed three rookies and sent away last year's outside offensive core Steve Francis and defensive big man James Posey in one trade.

Plus Kenny Thomas, Trent Morris, who have confirmed that they will not renew their contracts, and Devin Brown, who has no next home at the end of his contract.

The Rockets' roster has undergone quite a huge change from last season.

The free agency market and transfer market are still in full swing, and the Rockets' current roster is as follows:

Point guards: Ralph Alston, Muchinolis;

Shooting guards: Dwyane Wade, Jamal Crawford;

Small forwards: Ron Artest, Boris Dior, Kelle Korver;

Power forwards: Carlos Boozer, Chris Anderson, Darius Sangueira;

Center: Yao Ming, Kevin Cato.

There are already 12 people in the roster, and Qiao Hai has made a decision and given Devin Brown a training camp contract.

The next operation is very simple, Qiao Hai maintained contact with the Jazz side and began to contact Gary Payton's agent.

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ESPN's transfer market special, the biggest deal since the start of the offseason, Steve Francisga's sign-and-trade James Posey swapped rookie Dwyane Wade.

Five experts, Stephen A. Smith, Mark Spears, Chad Forde, Mark Stein and Kevin Pelton.

Kevin Pelton first brought up the topic: "Steve Francis plus James Posey for Dwyane Wade, this deal involves an All-Star from last season, and a draft year, what do you think about this deal?" ”

Stephen Smith took the microphone and was the first to express his opinion, and he said in a very mocking tone: "As far as I know, Dwayne Wade's draft template is Steve Francis, and it's the best template!" In other words, the Rockets traded Steve Francis for a starter in exchange for another Steve Francis. ”

Max Spearce immediately laughed: "In exchange for Steve Francis, maybe it's still a weakened version of Steve Francis!" ”

"We can't understand this kind of operation that loses money at a glance, so we can only laugh wildly."

And then, everyone laughed!

Chadford also interjected: "That's right, Steve Francis replaced Steve Francis, and a starter!" Obvious loss! ”

Only Mark Stein, he frowned, he saw it completely differently from the others.

Mark Stein believes that Qiao Hai will send Steve Francis away in such a ruin, but in exchange for a rookie with a very high degree of uncertainty.

Then this rookie must have something special about him.

The general use of the template Steve Francis to describe Dwyane Wade is obviously incorrect.

For Qiao Hai's vision of rookies, Mark Stein is very convinced, from the Lakers to the Grizzlies to the Rockets, Qiao Hai has never failed in the draft.

This alone is enough to prove Qiao Hai's draft vision.

And Dwayne Wade, which Qiao Hai fancies, should not be bad......

Mark Stein wanted to speak, but after thinking about it, such a discussion show that was more like a criticism conference, and he suddenly intervened to sing the opposite tone, and it was very likely that he would be besieged.

So, Mark Stein was silent.

Kevin Pelton turned to him and asked Mark Stein how he felt.

"Dwyane Wade is a rookie, he's full of uncertainties, he's not necessarily equal to Steve Francis, like Max Pierce said just now, he could be a weakened version of Steve Francis. ”

"But it also means that there is another possibility, Dwayne Wade will be an enhanced version of Steve Francis......

Before Mark Stein could finish his words, Stephen Smith immediately interrupted him: "Mark, do you know what the concept of the enhanced version of Steve Francis is?" ”

Mark Stein was expressionless: "Of course I know that the enhanced version of Steve Francis, that is, the enhanced version of the All-Star, will be a superstar-level player." ”

"But it's important to note that Dwyane Wade is the top pick in the draft, and he has a chance to be a superstar-caliber player."

Max Pierce retorted: "If the list picks Carmelo Anthony or Daco Milicic, then the list can indeed be a superstar, but they choose Dwyane Wade. ”

Mark Stein shook his head: "Dwayne Wade's prediction pick is also in the top seven, and there are countless rookies in the top seven picks who have become superstars, and this is still a top seven prediction for a draft year, you can't ignore Dwayne Wade's potential." ”

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A debate against Wade began, with Mark Stein insisting that Wade had a chance to become a superstar, but Stephen Smith, Max Pierce, and Chadford were all frantically belittling Wade.

Before the game was played, Wade seemed to have become a parallel import.

This discussion continued outside the show, and Sports Illustrated's Sam Amik even quoted a classic, saying: "No matter what year the draft, there will be a water for the top and the leaderboard!" ”

He presented the evidence.

"In the 1984 draft, Hakim Olajuwon became a superstar, and Sam Bowe became a parallel commodity; In recent years, Tim Duncan has become a superstar, and Keith Van Horne has almost equaled parallel imports; Mike Bibby and Michael Olowokandi in '98; Kenyon Martin and Stroy MyersSwift in 2000; and last year's Yao Ming and Jay Williams ......"

When the heat of the discussion reached its peak, Qiao Hai took over!

In a post on Hoop's personal column, he began by refuting Sam Amik's argument: "There must be water in the eyes of the top winners, which is fundamentally false. ”

To name a few: Shaquille O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning in the 1992 draft, Glenn Robinson and Jason Kidd in the 1994 draft, Elton Brand and Steve Francis in 1999...... Wait a minute. ”

Joe Hay then commented on Steve Francis and Dwyane Wade from his perspective.

"Steve is a good player, he has a lot of impact and he has a good defense, but some games last season proved that he wasn't a good fit for the Rockets, so after losing to the Lakers, we had a plan to send Steve, who wasn't a good fit for the team, away for a guard who was right for us."

"To this end, we have done some investigative work, the first consideration is the current players in the league, the criteria for the examination are the ability to control the ball on the outside, the ability to pass outside, and the ability to break the bag, we have a few goals, as for what the goal, it is difficult to say."

"All we can say is that those goals are unrealistic, they are not for sale in their respective teams, so we can only look at the rookie players, we looked at two goals, and we ended up with Dwayne."

"Our scouting team thinks Dwayne is going to be a very good two-way defender, he's very fast, he's able to carry the ball and he's always able to remember passing, which is a very important thing for us because Yao needs the perimeter to feed the ball......"

In the end, Qiao Hai asserted: "Many media think that Dwyan will become a parallel commodity because of the law that there must be water in the eyes of the champions, but I think that Dwyann will definitely grow into a superstar, and a superstar!" ”