The latest news, the Cavaliers signed a long contract with general manager Altman, the two sides renewed the contract until the end of the 2027-28 season, and more importantly, he also received a promotion to become the team's president of operations, which is good news for both the Cavaliers and Altman himself. One thing to say is that Alteo is a good professional manager, and this season the Cavaliers can achieve a record of 23 wins and 18 losses in the 6th place in the East, which is inevitably related to his operation. Since James left Cleveland, the Cavaliers have entered a rebuilding period, and Sexton, Garland and Mobley are all quality young players, which proves that his draft vision is unique. On the other hand, in terms of trades, the Cavaliers did not suffer, last season Allen's trades met expectations, and the offseason also brought in Rubio and Markkanen, both of whom quickly integrated into the team's system. In addition, Love kept asking for a deal and did its best to keep him.
The second news is about Simmons, the Timberwolves can't wait, the team let out the words: in addition to the two core main players of Towns and Edwards, the other 13 players are randomly picked by the 76ers, and the only purpose is to get Simmons. It's worth mentioning that this is still the Timberwolves' wishful thinking, and the 76ers management simply can't see role players, they just want an All-Star player, which is really too difficult. Puzzlingly, the 76ers also want to pack up outside shooters Harwich and Simmons together, which is estimated that the Timberwolves are even less hopeful, and the two People's Annual Salary is as high as 60 million, and only multiple teams involved in the trade can be completed. Lakers veteran Kuzma commented that the 76ers have to pack 80 million contracts, which is also incredible! Still, the Hawks seem to want to get involved in the deal. Personally, I don't think Simmons' deal could have been completed this season, and the 76ers were so picky that they had no interest in even swapping Westbrook for Simmons.
If the 76ers can eventually trade Simmons and Harris, it will reportedly free up a lot of salary space for the team, which creates a precondition for their Offseas pursuit of Harden. The 76ers have never given up on harden's pursuit, both theoretically and substantively, and the success rate of his and Embiid's teaming up is much greater than that of the double emperor combination, and Rivers certainly understands this. For the Nets, Irving and Harden can only choose one or the other, because it costs as much as $700 million to sign the Big Three at the same time, and any other team in the league has this generous. To be sure, if the Nets can't win the championship this season, the Big Three will definitely break up. This is also the fundamental reason why the Nets did not renew their contracts with Irving and Harden in advance, after all, the NBA is a business league, if the big bosses have lost money, what is the use of the championship, and even if the big three are combined, there is no guarantee that 100% can win the championship, which is the reality. In a sense, the 76ers were waiting for the Nets' decision, which ultimately affected Simmons' trade.