On January 7, Beijing time, the NBA employment boom continued, in the past 24 hours, a number of marginalized players ushered in their new home, guard Alchi diacono joined the Knicks, center Monroe joined the Wizards, guard Taylor Johnson and Anthony Lamb joined the Spurs. At the same time, there are also some temporary workers who have been eliminated by the NBA because their competitive status has not met the requirements of the team's management, and it is understood that the Bucks will cut Cousins and the Bulls will not give Ilyasova a second 10-day short contract. In addition to the above dynamic updates about some players, there are 4 messages I want to share with you: official announcement! The Suns and Lakers completed the reinforcement, Jordan Jr. was basically sure of the next home, and the Warriors chased a triple-double center.
The first is the reinforcement work of the Suns and the Lakers, the source comes from the official, and the Lakers signed another 10-day short contract with Stanley Johnson. It is worth mentioning that during the first cooperation between the two sides this season, Johnson helped the team coaching staff to solve the urgent need for the forward position to a certain extent, and the young man played a total of 5 games on behalf of the Lakers, averaging 6.8 points + 2.8 rebounds + 1 steal per game, shooting 45.8% from the field. From the lakers reporter Harrison Faigen's follow-up report, it is understood that the 25-year-old Johnson has become an indispensable part of the team, according to the current situation, Johnson will get a formal contract in the NBA, and the reason why the two sides signed a short contract first is not only because the Lakers management wants to ensure the flexibility of the lineup, but also because of the advance of the next transaction.
Up to now, although no team is willing to take over Wei Shao, but the Lakers management needs to set aside enough players, and then does not affect the team's trading progress, you know, with reference to Wei Shao's salary, he is likely to be able to help the Lakers change back 3-4 role players, or that sentence, even if the transaction is very difficult, but the Lakers still need to be prepared. Compared with the Lakers using Johnson to strengthen the depth of the forward, the Signing of the Suns is also very critical, according to EPSN sources, Biyongbo will have successfully turned positive, and the blue-collar interior lineman will sign with the Suns until the end of this season. For the Suns management, Biyombo will further upgrade the team's lineup depth, even if Saric and Kaminsky are injured, the Suns still have 4 interior lines available such as Ayton, McGee, Biyombo, Jaylen Smith, etc. This year's playoffs, whether it is against Jokic or Alphabet Brother, the Suns are obviously more at ease.
With Jokic, let's talk about the 1-for-1 deal negotiation between the Lakers and the Nuggets, according to NBA reporter Katy Winge, the Nuggets are currently eager to find a replacement center for Jokic, just at this time the Lakers are peddling Jordan Jr., so the two sides hit it off and prepared to let Jordan Jr. and Dozier swap owners. It is reported that Dozier is a forward defender swinger, this season due to the left knee cruciate ligament tear return date is undecided, because the salary space occupied by Jordan Jr. and Dozil is not much different, so the deal has a good chance to finally land. More critically, Dozier's salary of $1.91 million this season is not guaranteed, the Lakers can completely cut him in order to free up a player quota, in the eyes of many NBA experts, the use of Jordan Jr. in exchange for an unsecured contract player, this is the Situation the Lakers most want to see, no accident, the Nuggets will become the next stop in Jordan Jr.'s career.
Finally, the Warriors' reinforcement progress, in fact, before Curry's state did not fluctuate, various indications show that the Warriors management does not intend to change the lineup, it can also be understood that they are more greedy, want to rush the championship and rebuild at the same time, but it turns out that the fish and bear paws can not have both, if not willing to use the team's future resources in exchange for immediate combat strength, then the final welcome to the Warriors is likely to be a bamboo basket to hit the water, waste Curry's peak is not to say, rookie training has also been delayed. According to a report by NBA reporter Tony East, the Warriors have recently been actively chasing center Sabonis Jr., who is the absolute core of the Pacers' interior line.
In a game that ended yesterday, Sabonis Jr. played a phenomenal performance against the Nets Big Three, contributing a large triple-double with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Tony East was told that Sabonis Jr. is more suitable for the Warriors than Turner, they need a technically comprehensive interior line to cater to their offensive and defensive systems, Turner, although the ability to protect the frame is stronger, but does not have the ability to dominate the ball, which can easily lead to the Paralysis of the Warriors' passing tactics, so the Warriors hope to get Sabonis Jr. As for the trading chips, the Warriors are willing to use Wiseman + Looney + Moody to quote the Pacers, the two sides of the salary match while the Warriors can also keep Cuminga, honestly, Looney is indeed very suitable for the Warriors, but if you can change back to Sabonis Jr., the Warriors' overall championship competitiveness will be greatly improved, and The Little Sabonis is worth fighting for Curry again. Everyone thinks that the Warriors should not be quick to cut the mess, seize the time to promote the transaction of sabonis jr., welcome to discuss in the comments section below, thank you for reading and paying attention.