After more than a month of twists and turns, the "Magic Beast" Dwight Howard trade finally came to a conclusion.

The Magic, Lakers, 76ers, and Nuggets reached a four-way trade, with the "Magic Beast" finally landing in the City of Angels.

The Lakers sent their starting center, Andrew Bynum, who had just been selected to the All-NBA Second Team last season, along with Josh McRoberts, Christian Eyenga, a protected second-round pick in 2015, and a protected first-round pick in 2017, to acquire Howard, Earl Clark, and Chris Duhon.

The Magic sent out Howard, Earl Clark, Chris Duhon, and Jason Richardson, receiving Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington, Maurice Harkless, Nikola Vucevic, Josh McRoberts, Christian Eyenga, a 2013 second-round pick and a 2014 first-round pick from the Nuggets, protected 2015 second-round and 2017 first-round picks from the Lakers, and a protected first-round pick from the 76ers.

The 76ers sent Andre Iguodala, Maurice Harkless, Nikola Vucevic, and a protected first-round pick in 2015 to get Bynum and Jason Richardson.

The Nuggets sent out Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington, a 2013 second-round pick, and a 2014 first-round pick to acquire Andre Iguodala.

A major four-way earthquake trade.

After completing this trade, the Lakers immediately assembled a "Big Four" lineup of Nash, Kobe, Gasol, and Howard!

"I laughed like a pig in the toilet! My Lakers' starting lineup next year: Nash, Kobe, Artest, Pau Gasol, Howard! Our starting lineup has two Defensive Players of the Year and two MVPs!"

"Let me tell you something even better, since the free market opened, the Lakers have gotten Howard, Nash, and Jamison. What did they lose... cash, low-value draft picks, and the injured Bynum."

"Seriously, when will the Lakers erect a statue of Kupchak in front of Staples Center?"

"I once stood next to Mitch Kupchak, and when he walked away, I realized my wallet was gone."

"We can give Kupchak the Best General Manager award for the new season in advance!"

"Enough, bro, tell me where Kupchak is, I'm willing to give him a blowjob!"

"With Nash, Gasol, Howard, and Metta World Peace, Kobe will surpass Jordan and get his 7th championship ring!"

"What.the.fxck! My Magic management team really didn't let me down. We traded Howard for... sorry, besides Arron Afflalo, I really don't recognize anyone else, plus a bunch of protected first-round picks. They're totally crazy!"

"Haha, calm down, calm down, it's just the Magic management team's regular operation."

"The Magic's asking price to the Nets in July was: Lopez, Humphries, Marshon Brooks, and four unprotected first-round picks. In addition to Howard, the Nets would also have to take on the contracts of Richardson, Duhon, and Clark."

"Haha, screwed up!"

"Haven't you guys noticed that the Nuggets are the ones really making a fortune in silence? They only used Afflalo and two low-value draft picks to get 'Little Ai' Iguodala, and they also freed up the team's salary cap space!"

"Yes, I believe that before long, people will be discussing the Nuggets' basketball vice president, Masai Ujiri, who is one of the best general managers in the league."

"Actually, compared to your Magic management team, as a 76ers fan, I feel like I've been screwed over. We just completed a 'Black Eight' upset, and you're telling me that our team leader for the new season has been traded away??"

"It's okay, it's okay, maybe you'll wake up tomorrow morning and find out that the team's general manager, Tony DiLeo, has been fired."

"I'm wondering if this trade will bring a retired old coach back into the game to take charge of the Lakers?"

"Phil Jackson silently liked your comment. (￣_，￣)"

"Will this Lakers team remind everyone of when Malone and Payton joined Shaq and Kobe..."

"Yes, this is the new F4, the Lakers will dominate the next season!"

"I predict the Lakers will go 67-15 in the new season."

"Stop talking, Lakers are the champions!"

"Lakers are the champions!"

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The Lakers have formed a new F4, and considering Kobe's current competitive state, as well as Howard's dominance, plus Gasol clearly has more fuel in the tank than Malone did back then, this is a very terrifying lineup.

When Tang Tian returned to the hotel, he found the men's basketball team members were all discussing this.

It was clear that this trade had attracted a lot of attention to the league.

The men's basketball final between the United States and Spain was held on the closing day.

The entire Chinese men's basketball team was watching from the sidelines.

Spain was just going through the motions in the group stage, but after entering the knockout stage, they revealed their fangs and made their way to the final, with the entire team in high spirits.

After the game started, the United States team also encountered the most tenacious resistance.

The two teams were deadlocked in the first quarter, tied at halftime, and the point difference was in the single digits in the third quarter. With 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Spanish team was only 4 points behind the United States team.

This was the biggest crisis the United States team had faced since 2008.

Kevin Durant stepped up at the critical moment.

He dribbled the ball himself and made a pull-up three-pointer in front of Fernandez, then drove from the backcourt all the way to the frontcourt for a big-stride layup, directly killing the game.

He had worked hard on his dribbling during this Olympics, and his improvement was obvious.

Durant scored 30 points in this game, and his total score in this Olympics reached 156 points, breaking the American team's individual scoring record from 44 years ago.

His average score reached 19.5 points, breaking Dantley's highest average of 19.3 points set in 1976.

If the United States team won the championship in 2008 thanks to James, then Durant was definitely the biggest contributor in London this year.

Tang Tian silently gave Durant a thumbs up.

Many NBA players are gifted, but in the end, they become mediocre, and a large part of the reason is that they lack the drive to improve.

Durant was already good enough, but he developed his dribbling skills in one summer. The effort he put in behind the scenes must have been unimaginable.

And there was James. Although his performance in this Olympics was not as good as Durant's, his shooting had improved significantly.

Although they competed on the court as opponents, just like he had always thought, he was constantly getting stronger, and only by constantly getting stronger could these opponents continue to be his opponents.

The closing ceremony was held at the Olympic Stadium that evening, with dances and songs showcasing British style.

At the end of the closing ceremony, the Olympic flag was handed over to the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes.

The next Olympic Games would be held in Brazil, and Brazil also showcased their unique samba dance in an "8 Minutes Rio" performance.

When the Olympic flame was finally extinguished, the London Olympics officially came to an end.

Tang Tian did not return to China with the other members of the men's basketball team.

After saying goodbye to his teammates and head coach Deng Huade, he and Carl boarded a plane back to New York early the next morning.