As the best basketball league in the world, the NBA is sought after by fans, in addition to attracting talented new stars from all over the world through the draft every year, flexible and comprehensive trading rules are also the key to the vitality of each team.
Detailed and flexible trading rules allow teams to work together with players to better solve problems in the face of unexpected situations.
Especially driven by some top players, the current relationship between players and teams is more cooperation than subordination and hiring, which gives players and teams more room for negotiation.
The Rockets, who have gone from championship-contending teams to league fish in the past season, are the best examples, from satisfying the wishes of former core Harden to join the Nets, to cleaning up veterans such as Oladipo and Tucker, the new management of the Rockets is full of humanity.
Such a "thick" operation also allowed the Rockets' reputation to quickly reverse, and successfully obtained Little Potter from the Cavaliers, and also gained Wall's trust, taking the initiative to give up the opportunity to young people and entrust the Rockets to find a suitable home for them.
While the team becomes a global player, some players are also willing to take a step back to complete their teams in order to win the championship.
Leonard of the Clippers chose this path, and the badly injured little card could have signed a 1+1 contract with the Clippers, then chose to be reimbursed for the season, and after the first year of the 1+1 contract expired, he chose to jump out of the contract again.
In this way, the small card is eligible to sign a 5-year super salary contract with the Clippers, which is also the option of maximizing personal salary.
But Leonard did not choose this path, but signed a 3+1 four-year contract with the Clippers and did not give up hope of a comeback this season, which means that he does not want to waste his peak and still hopes to compete for the championship.
Helplessly, the Clippers' house leaked in the overnight rain, George suffered an elbow injury, and is currently in an indefinite suspension, in addition, Hatten, Batum and other players are also caught in the fight with injuries.
Fortunately, this season's competition in the West is not fierce, and the Clippers are still sixth in the West with a record of 18 wins and 17 losses, and there is every hope of avoiding the playoffs and directly locking in a playoff spot.
However, considering the injury problem, the Clippers need to add another star, which is why the outside world frequently supports the Clippers to take over Wall.
Around this topic, the US media "nbaanalysis" once again supported the Clippers, can complete a 3-for-2 deal with the Rockets, the Rockets sold Wall to take the first round, bet on the Clippers 3 generals, the two teams are expected to win-win.
Potential trading scenarios
Clippers: Get a Wall+ 2023 first-round pick (from the Nets);
Rockets: Get Bledsoe + Ibaka + Kennard.
The idea of this deal plan is the same as a series of previous moves by the US media, and the Clippers abandon some of the underperforming rotation players and bet on Wall, a higher-level player.
The Rockets sent Wall away and completed the break of zero for the whole money, thus resolving the negative effects of Wall's big contract.
But the key question is whether the Rockets are willing to take a first-round pick to send Wall away, and although the first-round pick comes from the Nets and the overall value is not high, for the rebuilding team, any first-round pick is hard currency.
However, from the logic of rocket general manager Si through a series of transactions, the rocket team may be willing to accept this plan, lose some of their immediate interests, and complete Wall and the Clippers at the same time, the team can also put a long line to catch big fish.
Of the three players traded in, only Kennard barely met the Rockets rebuild timeline, and the remaining two players made room for use.
In addition, considering that Ibaka and Bledsoe's contract are not much left, the Rockets may also exchange the two for second-round picks and low-ranking young players.
If the Rockets are reluctant to keep Kenard, according to Kennard's excellent outside performance this season, his trade value is definitely above a second-round pick, or even close to a strictly protected first-round pick.
As a result, the Rockets seem to have lost the first round of the deal, but the team left a good reputation to facilitate subsequent trades.
In fact, the whole money was broken, which made it convenient for the team to solve Wall's big contract this season, laying the foundation for the team to leave some young players in the current lineup in advance.