The NBA free market has been buzzing, after the Nuggets failed to trade, the Knicks and the Hawks reached a deal, which is a 2-for-3 deal plan; the Lakers failed to grab people in this, but they did not give up the opportunity to change, intending to send away center Howard; the Nets also began to act, trying to get rid of Jawan Carter.
The Hawks' deal with the Knicks is for the Hawks to send Redish, Solomon Hill and the 2025 second-round pick, and from the Knicks to knox,2022 protected first-round picks. In the previous news, the Hawks were interested in sending away the 19-year No. 10 reddish, wanting to get a first-round mid-round signing or a young player return, the Knicks' offer just met this demand, so the deal was closed. Reddish has played in 34 games for the Hawks this season, averaging 11.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, while he and the Knicks' Barrett are still college teammates.
It is reported that the Lakers also want to get Reddish, and also offered the Hawks 2 second-round picks, but unfortunately the Hawks refused, they want to get a first-round pick. It's clear that the Lakers' goal has shifted to frontal players who want to reinforce the front and focus more on the small lineup.
Wanting to improve the front, the Lakers also plan to sell the center of the team, after Jordan Jr. and Bazemore appeared in the trading list, wanting to get rid of them and make the lineup more flexible, but unfortunately they did not have a market. So the Lakers have a new plan, intending to send Howard away, perhaps thinking that Howard can get back some good chips. Compared to Jordan Jr. and Bazemore, Howard is indeed in better shape at present, although not as good as before, but the ability to grab rebounds and guard the box is still good. Howard has averaged 14.7 minutes per game this season, contributing 5.2 points and 5.5 rebounds, and is in good shape.
The Nets have also made a move, wanting to sell the team's guard Jervan Carter. Watching the Nets know that Carter still has some contributions on the defensive end, but the state of the offensive end is too poor, averaging only 2.7 points and 1.5 rebounds per game, shooting only 29.4% and shooting 29.9% from three-point range. For example, this time against the Thunder, the bench played 25 minutes, 3 of 9, 3 of 3 three points, contributed 6 points and 2 rebounds, and the plus-minus value was -18 the lowest in the team. The Nets dumping him is only a small adjustment, after all, his market is not good, perhaps just want to maintain the flexibility of the lineup.