In the early morning of February 8, Beijing time, the Cavaliers officially announced that the 4-for-2 trade landed smoothly, and Caris Levert will wear the Cavaliers jersey and play at least all the remaining games of the season. It is reported that in the previously concluded negotiation session, the Cavaliers and the Pacers had a wonderful game, Isaac Okoro was once reduced to a trading chip, as the Cavaliers' 2 second-round picks were put on the table, the Pacers no longer blindly coveted this forward defensive tip, the trade plan eventually evolved into, the Cavaliers used Rubio + 1 first-round pick + 2 second-round picks, from the Pacers in exchange for LeVert + 1 second-round pick. In addition to the 4-for-2 deal mentioned above, in the past night, the NBA league has also sent three major trade dynamics: the Nets deliberately pretended to be confused, LeBron participated in the evaluation, and the Wizards intentionally had less.
The first is the Nets, the source comes from ESPN, not long ago, the 76ers had taken the initiative to find the Nets, the two management held a small meeting, during which the 76ers team was very active, trying to use verbal communication to find out whether the Nets team was willing to trade Harden. It is understood that as a representative of the Nets team, Max played a word game, when the other party asked, how to let Simmons and James exchange owners, Max responded with a puzzled face, do you want James Johnson? The 76ers representative immediately corrected: "No, it's James Harden." It is worth mentioning that there are currently multiple sources showing that the Nets are extremely disgusted by the 76 people suspected of taking advantage of the fire.
Especially during the team's losing streak, the Nets management often heard rumors of Harden's close contact with the 76ers, in order to avoid rumors affecting the atmosphere of the locker room, Kevin Durant, who was recuperating, had to speak out continuously, trying to ensure that Harden stayed in the team at the same time, but also did not shout: I hope Harden can adjust his mentality and follow the team out of the predicament. Seeing this, I believe that many people should be able to understand Max's approach, even if the Nets may lose Harden in the offseason this year, as long as this has not happened, the Nets will not easily let go in front of the 76ers. In addition, although it can pretend to be confused, it will definitely not be confused, under the premise of Irving's stop-and-go, if hardened trade, the Nets will be difficult to make a difference this season.
Then there is the Lakers, as the trade deadline approaches, due to the delay in management action, so the outside world is very worried about the Lakers' prospects for winning the championship this season. Sources come from team reporter Dave McMennamin, as the Lakers' well-deserved number one star, LeBron James was invited to join the trade evaluation team, which was established by Lakers executive Pelinka, Lakers head coach Vogel is also among them, in the next few days, the three will maintain close contact, Pelinka will be based on real-time feedback from LeBron and Vogel, so as to adjust the team's operation direction in the free market.
It is worth noting that sources revealed that Anthony Davis will eventually join the evaluation team. With the Lakers evaluating the team, let's talk about Russell Westbrook, or the potential deal value of Westbrook. Although there is no accurate source pointing out that the Lakers set up the evaluation team to send away Wei Shao, there are various indications that Wei Shao, who has not been able to integrate into the team so far, is indeed the player who is most likely to be traded by the Lakers.
From a report by journalist Chase Hughes, it is known that the Wizards intend to re-sign Back Wei Shao, but there is a very harsh condition, that is, the Lakers need to find a way to make Wei Shao reach a buyout agreement, in short, the Wizards are not willing to take over the super contract that Wei Shao is currently carrying. However, if Westbrook regains his free agent status, the Wizards are willing to work together again. Chase Hughes was told that the Wizards liked Westbrook's performance last season and believed that the core lineup of Bill + Garford + Westbrook was more competitive than Dinwiddie, Harrell and others. Do you think Westbrook will choose a buyout this season? Welcome to leave a comment in the comments section below to discuss, thank you for reading and following.