O Neal talked about being traded by the Heat that year, and said something to Riley, and was traded the next day

In 2004, the conflict between O'Neal and Kobe had been made public, and Lakers boss Jerry Bass decided to take the lead in Kobe. At the same time, the Lakers also believed that O'Neal was over 30 years old and had a great risk of injury. He hoped that he would cut his salary when renewing the contract, and the negotiations for renewal between the two sides were deadlocked. On July 14, 2004, the Heat seized the opportunity to send out Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, Brian Grant and a first-round draft pick to get O'Neal from the Lakers' trade.

Then he won the championship with the Heat in 2006, but the good times did not last long. The Heat finally chose to trade O'Neal in 2008.

Recently, O'Neal talked about the process of being traded on a podcast show. It was a bit funny. Just because he talked to Riley, he was traded the next day.

O'Neal said: "Riley is very strict. He always carries a clock on him. Before training every day, he watches the players enter the stadium. One day, Jason Williams was half a minute late. He frowned and asked Jason to get out. I don't know if he wants Jason to leave directly or leave the training hall."

"I said to Jason, don't worry he won't let you go, because the team just traded Antoine Walker and other teammates. Now he loses all kinds of games. If he still wants to stand firm in the East, he will definitely not let you go."

"Result That is, Riley really wanted to trade Jason, and then I shouted: It's impossible, he won't leave."

"Rile said to me: Then you go for him!"

"I directly started to argue: f**k! If you have the ability, you can trade me."

"Then we had an argument, and the next day, I received the news that I was traded to the Sun. "

Riley is called a "god operator". He is good at calculating and cold and tough. He will make careful calculations from all aspects and make some seemingly ruthless decisions for the long-term development of the team. It seems more harsh to refuse to provide high-paying contracts that meet their expectations for the meritorious deeds of Butler and Wade who entered the later stages of their career.

In addition, Riley is paranoid and dictatorial. His management and coaching style are very authoritative. He always adheres to his own ideas and methods, applies his paranoid coaching philosophy to team management, has absolute control over team affairs, and is not too disturbed by the outside world or the players' ideas. Therefore, the Heat's iron-blooded culture is also cultivated by Riley. Fans may not like people like

, but the boss must like it very much. Riley also has excellent basketball insight and judgment. Whether as a coach or as a team president, he can accurately capture various dynamics and opportunities in the basketball world. For example, he can explore the potential of Coach Spoel, and can also successfully operate stars such as O'Neal, James, and Bosh to create a winning lineup.

Some people say that you will definitely not get any advantage in Riley, and he is a typical white elite, especially to black people, and he is never ruthless.

James left the Heat and had some relationship with Riley. According to Wade on the podcast, James' favorite cookies were confiscated once, on the grounds that Riley's new regulations, which made James feel dignified and offended. After winning the championship, Riley Riley also asked stars such as James, Wade and Bosh to cut their salaries significantly, which intensified the idea of ​​James leaving the Heat.

In fact, O'Neal's departure was foreseen. At that time, it was already completely declining. The Heat also wanted to start a new lineup around Wade. Riley would definitely trade him as soon as possible while O'Neal was still a little bit good. This conflict should be just the fuse, which intensified his departure speed, otherwise he would not have left the next day so quickly.

The Lakers will soon build a statue for Riley. What do you think of Riley?