The Raptors also released a special tribute video to bid farewell to Pang Bo.
The video showed Pang Bo signing with the Raptors, followed by highlights from his career.
Pang Bo himself also posted on Twitter and Weibo:
"Thank you to the Raptors for nurturing me over the past three years, and thank you, Brother Yi, for your patient guidance. The Raptors will always be the team I'll never forget. After I leave, I hope they keep charging ahead, and I hope Brother Yi achieves his goal of an undefeated season this year."
"Brother Yi, I won't let you down."
As soon as Wang Yi and Pang Bo posted these messages on Twitter and Weibo, they immediately drew the attention of countless fans, reporters, and experts.
In the end, a few experts managed to figure out what was really going on.
"First of all, Wang Yi definitely knew Pang Bo was being traded, and he gave his approval. Otherwise, given the Raptors' way of doing things, they'd never trade away Wang Yi's little brother."
"Second, this wasn't because of some conflict between the two of them, or between three parties, as others have claimed. From the way Wang Yi and Pang Bo worded their posts, it's clear this was a move to help Pang Bo grow. On a broader level, it's really about developing Wang Yi's successor for the China Team."
"Many experts said before that Wang Yi's arrival was holding Pang Bo back. Now that Pang Bo has gone to another team and no longer has Wang Yi's protection, he should be able to develop quickly. So this move was made for the China National Team."
That reporter had hit the nail on the head.
His analysis also went viral, and many Chinese fans and Pang Bo's fans finally