(The original article was published on December 7. The author is Zach Buckley in the bleachers. The content of the article does not represent the translator’s point of view)
The NBA trading season is coming. By December 15th, players who sign contracts this season will be eligible for trading for the first time, and the door to the trading market may be opened. With enough valuable competition samples, it may be the most perfect time to take a series of operations next. Everyone can’t wait. As the season has finished a quarter of the schedule, each team has gradually separated buyers and sellers. Zach in the bleachers Buckley gives obvious buyers and sellers in the league, A transaction scheme for reference is proposed.
The King gained defense and lineup depth; Spurs added more assets
The King got: Josh Richardson
Spurs: Richard Holmes, 2023 round sign, 2024 round sign
The king looks pretty good at present. The offensive efficiency of 115.9 ranks fourth in the league, and the 59.1 percent winning rate is also their highest since the 2004-05 season. It is from that season that the king has not entered the playoffs so far. If the king has a plan to strengthen, then the time has come. Especially considering that the King’s defense ranked 18th in the league is not very bad, but it is indeed a big problem, which may affect the King’s playoff career.
Outside defenders like Richardson are very meaningful to the king, especially if the price is as reasonable as this plan. Richardson’s defense against the ball will make his opponent very tired. Arm stretching long enough can interfere with other flanking players, and moving fast enough can always stand in front of the opponent’s defender. Richard Sen can change the cap of attack by stealing or occasionally LaCorne. On the offensive side, Richardson can play the role of a fixed-point pitcher (36.5% hit in three points in his career) and a second passer.
Richardson just turned 29 in September this year and can give a competitive team a lot of help. Since Spurs doesn’t consider winning for the time being, they should decisively trade off Richardson before he becomes a complete free agent next summer. Spurs had to take over Holmes in this deal. Holmes did not meet the timeline of the reconstruction plan of Spurs, and his salary was too high, however, the return of two rounds of signing should attract the attention of the team focusing on the future in Spurs.
Warriors upgrade attacks; Jazz focuses on the future
Warriors get: Kelly ollinick
Sir got: James Wiseman, Ryan Rawlings
The situation of the Warriors has turned the corner, but the management cannot think that the team is ready to defend. Warriors must increase the team’s probability of winning the championship as much as possible during Curry Shang’s peak period. This is why it is imperative to trade Wiseman. As the ranking of the 2020 draft conference, Wiseman played only 10 games in the regular rotation of Warriors this season and was sent to the Development League. With the current competitive level of Wiseman, it is completely impossible for the Warriors to win another championship trophy.
While ollinick can, his stable projection, silky passing and extremely high ball dealer can seamlessly connect the warrior’s attack system. Although the performance of 31-year-old ollinick this season is over-level, there is no problem in being qualified for the role of warrior substitute. The Warrior’s replacement team needs the ability to transfer the ball very much, which is why dream Green works well when playing with the replacement, and the transfer ball can be regarded as ollinick’s most powerful weapon. Ollinick’s defense has defects, which may lead to the inability to stay on the court at the critical moment. For those who trust Wiseman most in the Warriors management, it is a difficult decision to exchange him for a player who is not a star and cannot play at a critical moment. In spite of this, no one would oppose ollinick’s help to the Warriors was greater than Wiseman and Rawlings combined.
As for jazz, no matter what players are sold, fans will laugh at them. It is not a big problem. Jazz’s performance this season is obviously beyond expectations. It is also very interesting to gain so much attention and popularity. The reality is that since the beginning of the jazz’s 10-3-3 defeat, it was followed by 4-9 minus, during which goal difference (-1.4) ranked the 20th in the league. The depth of the jazz lineup is very good, but it lacks the top talent to succeed in the playoffs. Jazz’s defense ranks 25th in the league this season, which seems to be a fatal flaw that any playoff team will take advantage. Jazz does not have to completely tear down the reconstruction, but they should realize that the future of the team is more important than the immediate victory. At least there is no need to consider changing a player with great long-term potential in the future with ollinick, a replaceable veteran.
The Lakers trade to the depth of the lineup; Magic gets draft tickets and salary space flexibility
Lakers: Gary Harris, Terence Ross, Jonathan Isaac, RJ Hampton
Magic: Russell-Westbrook, 2027 first round signature
The lakers’ management daydreams are more bizarre than one. Recently, Sam Amick, a reporter on The Athleitc website, revealed that The lakers thought they might have a chance to dig alexander from thunder. Obviously, the Lakers think they have enough trading assets to exchange for a star. It is also obvious that there are no stars in our plan, so why would the Lakers be willing to make this deal?
Because the star is not a problem for the Lakers, Davis has scored 99 points, 27 rebounds and 6 cap in the past two games, and looks better than ever. If James could play the role of assisting Davis, rather than the other way around, the impact of James’s aging would be much smaller. The Lakers have James and Davis, and only need some reliable role players, and this deal can be replaced with four. To be honest, at least two of them are certain. Gary harris is the best reward in this deal. He is a master-level 3D player, and his partner james and davis will be very effective. Another terrence-rose may lose position or be targeted on defense, but his fire on the attacking end is strong enough. Harris and rose both hit more than 39 percent in three points. They can easily finish more than 20 minutes of appearance in each game of the lakers, and harris still has the chance to enter the final lineup.
What really makes this deal interesting is whether Isaac WAKAN pton can succeed in the Lakers. Now it is unlikely. Isaac has been trying to recover from his knee injury since August 2020. Hampton only played 136 NBA games and never played a key role in a winning team. The Lakers should not expect these two men to do too much, but ideally, Isaac is a defender who can defend five positions, and Hamton is also a sports fast attack combo guard.
On the other side, all the four people sent away by Magic were not in the team’s reconstruction plan. Rose is 31 years old and Harris is 28 years old, which is not in line with the growth timeline of the whole team. Magic has not played isaac for more than two seasons, so it is hard to say what important player he is. As for Hampton, it is difficult for him to have much playing time when the Magic backcourt lineup is healthy. Compared with exchanging one or two of the four for some medium-value assets, it is better to impact the Lakers’ first round signing in 2027. By 2027, James had already left the Lakers, and Davis might also be a memory. If Magic can obtain unprotected first-round signing, it will be one of the most valuable trading assets. The reward of taking over the weishao contract is rich enough. Magic can discuss the buyout with weishao.
The Wizard gave a shot; The bull began to look forward to the future.
Qicai got: DeMar-DeRozan
Bull got: Will Barton, eight villages, Johnny Davis, the first round of the future (top five shun protection)
Of course, you can think that there is no reason for Wizards to strengthen in the next trading season. The Wizards lost six of the past seven games, and they were not the winning team before that. But for the Wizards, it seems a little early to give up now. If the Wizards want to tear down the reconstruction, there is no need to pay $0.25 billion to sign bill during the offseason. This talent’s lineup is relatively new, at least we can expect the strength of the lineup to be more than that. Bill hasn’t played with porzingis and kuzma for long enough, and their performance together gives confidence. This season, bill, in the 397 minutes that Kuzma and Porzingis played together, the team’s net victory was divided into +5.1. Kuzma said in an interview with The Athletic website reporter Shams Charania: “It is great that Bill and Porzingis and I promote each other on The court. We all played very smoothly and felt very good in the first 20 games. We all scored 20 points in each game without any friction between them.”
When everyone can keep healthy, the wizard’s trio is very reliable, but I feel that I lack some top talents. If you can join drozan again, the situation will be completely different. DeRozan and Bill can guide the attack. Both of them are good passers and can ensure that others can participate. Of course, there are problems in defense, but the attack may be good enough to ignore the defects of defense. In addition, these four players play very flexibly and can take many changes in the face of different opponents. The fifth position in the starting can be considered as a player like Monte Morris, a defender like afdia, or a shooter like kispelt. In this way, this talent’s lineup is very interesting, and it can even get the top six positions in the east, which is a very attractive return for the talent.
On the other hand, the bull has already felt despair. Maybe the return of Powell’s health can help them get rid of the mire, but who knows when to see Bauer play again? The bull’s attack was so bad that it was frustrating (26th in the league of offensive efficiency). The bull three giants often restricted each other. As for when patrick williams could usher in qualitative change, there was no sign at all. The bull may be ready to make changes, and this deal may point out the future development direction of the team. Eight villages are a real skillful scorer. Johnny Davis, the 10th show of this year’s draft conference, has just entered the league for several months. The Draft ticket can fill the gap left by the bull’s previous transaction. Barton is a useful role player. If the bull wants to start to rot and save the first round signing in 2023, which was protected by the first four ranks of magic, Barton can be exchanged for some assets.
Original: Zach Buckley
Compile: Li Taibai
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