Mid-season trade has begun, except for the Hawks and Knicks to complete the Reddish deal, the other teams have not taken any action, but this does not mean that this year is relatively cold, but the teams are still evaluating the value of players, perhaps a future deal will affect the pattern of the playoffs, last year's Bucks willing to pay the first round of signing "big bets" Tucker, who was in a very bad state at the time, became one of the important reinforcements for the team to win the championship.
The net season is the hottest team for the championship, in the case of full health, their overall strength is much higher than other teams, but in the regular season they have frequent injuries, the playoffs are also because of injuries in the Eastern Conference semifinals, this season the big three are in a healthy state, Irving is not yet able to play at home, the team also lost the dominance of last season, the middle of the season will be their last chance to reinforce.
Because the Big Three occupy a lot of salary space, the Nets can be traded for a very limited salary, last year's playoffs against the Bucks very sluggish Harris became the most traded player in the hearts of fans, and his annual salary of 17.36 million is also the highest outside the Big Three, but the team's three-point shooting this season is not good, Harris's 46.6% three-point shooting rate is the second highest in the league, he is still crucial to the team, the possibility of a trade is unlikely.
If the Nets want to impact the championship, they must pass the Bucks level, if they want to defeat the Bucks, they must limit the alphabet brother to the greatest extent, griffin defended well last year, but this season his state is too poor, Clarkston is too thin among other interior players, James Johnson, Millsap and Ade can't keep up, the team urgently needs to add a four-position defender, there is actually a player the Nets still have a great chance to get, he is the Pacers' Craig.
After getting the championship coach Carlisle in the offseason, the Pacers are full of fighting spirit, but the season has not improved so far, the team's record has not improved, the management has been determined to enter the reconstruction, so that the team has no non-sale, and according to the US media, the Pacers intend to listen to the offer about Craig, if the Pacers are a playoff-level team, Craig is still very useful, entering the reconstruction, the 31-year-old Craig is not in the future of the Pacers, He signed the Pacers in the offseason for 2 years, 10 million, this year 4.88 million, the Nets with Carter as the main body plus the second round of the draft pick can be matched, Carter has no role in the Nets, if you can use him in exchange for Craig can almost be said to be a lossless reinforcement.
Craig is 2 meters 01 tall, is a very strong forward, last season in the Suns played the best year of his career, averaged 18.8 minutes per game, contributed 7.2 points 4.8 boards, and also shot 36.9% of the three-point shooting rate, of course, his biggest contribution to the team is on the defensive end, almost from the first position to the fourth position, is the most important member of the Sun bench, the first round of the playoffs against the Lakers, he and James are in 7 minutes and 35 seconds, James only 6 shots 2, the second round of the playoffs against the Clippers, He and George were in 11 minutes and 3 seconds, George shot 3 of 12, completely defended, the Finals faced the Bucks, he and Alphabet Brother were in 5 minutes and 58 seconds, Alphabet Brother 4 shots 2 of 2, defending these three super giants, Craig is the Suns to do the best, if it were not for the second game of the Finals by Alphabet Brother hit the knee, Craig may be able to decide the championship.
Craig's highest light performance this season is against the Nets, he played 34 minutes, bombed 28 points and 11 rebounds, three-pointers 7 shots 4, including 5 frontcourt rebounds, although this season his three-point shooting rate of 32.1% can only be considered average, but at least he dares to shoot, open space is completely fine, his fight and defense are the Nets lack, if you can get him, the playoffs will certainly play a big role, I hope the Nets hurry up!