On February 11, the 2021-22 trading deadline, there are still the last 48 hours left, the trading market has heated up significantly, the final sprint, what suspense is waiting to be answered, will there be a heavyweight operation that determines the competitive situation of the league?
The 2021-22 season has completed the deal
Since the start of the season, a total of 8 transactions have been completed, involving a total of 14 teams, 30 players, and a total annual salary of $269 million.
The Cavaliers, Lakers and Knicks traded, the Cavaliers got Rondo, the Lakers got the signing rights of Luis Rabaili, and the Knicks got the signing rights of Valentine, Brad Newley and Wang Zhelin.
The Jazz sent Orney to the Thunder with a second-round pick in 2028, saving wages while freeing up a roster.
The Hawks sent Redish, Solomon Hill and the 2025 second-round pick (from the Nets) to the Knicks in exchange for Knox's 2022 protected first-round pick (from the Hornets).
The Nuggets acquired Forbes from the Spurs through a three-team trade.
The Clippers sent Bledsoe, Winslow, Keion Johnson and the 2025 second-round pick (from the Pistons) to the Blazers in exchange for Covington and Powell.
The Cavaliers sent Rubio, the 2022 first-round pick (lotto protection), the 2022 second-round pick (from the Rockets) and the 2027 second-round pick (from the Jazz) to the Pacers in exchange for Le Ver and the 2022 second-round pick (from the Heat).
The Blazers sent McCollum, Nance Jr. and Snell to the Pelicans in exchange for Josh Hart, Satoransky, Nikiel Alexander Walker, Marcos Lozada Silva, as well as the protected 2022 first-round pick and two future second-round picks.
The Pacers made a deal with the Kings, with the Pacers sending Sabonis Jr., Lamb, Justin Holliday and the 2027 second-round pick, exchanging Halburton, Hield and Tristan Thompson from the Kings.
The last 48 hours may be a trading explosion
On Jan. 12, the 76ers had a phone call with Nets general manager Max, a routine exchange in the NBA, especially as the trade deadline approaches. The conversation began with a trial of each other, and after some east-and-roll talk, the 76ers finally revealed their true intentions.
"How's James?"
Max was curious: "Which James?" ”
The Nets have two James, James Johnson and James Harden.
Obviously, what the other side wants is Harden.
"No." Max flatly refused.
Just one day after the Nets rejected the 76ers, the Big Three teamed up to beat the Bulls by 26 points in Chicago, and at that moment the Nets traded Harden like a joke, but what happened afterwards made the trade at least theoretically possible.
Durant was injured, the Nets' record plummeted after losing Adu, and hardened by Harden, who scored just four points in the last game before injury. If such a low score is caused by a leg injury, the Nets are not very worried, but insiders said that the Nets have seen a negative side of Harden's emotions through the game, especially on the defensive end.
This is also why the rumors of Harden's trade have suddenly soared, and although Nash has stated on behalf of the Nets that he will not send Denge away, there is general skepticism within the league about this so-called clarification, because the Nets are facing a situation where Harden may be gone in the offseason (his contract next season is a player option), which may prompt them to pull the trigger on the trade.
Why are the "gossip objects" 76 people? In addition to the well-known old relationship, the bosses of the two teams also have a very good personal relationship, and the transaction can be discussed at a higher level of the team. What's more, the 76ers can give the Nets a young all-Star, Ben Simmons.
The 76ers have fined Simmons nearly $20 million in salary, but still have not brought "West Emperor" to the effect, this matter has reached an impasse, if it is delayed to the offseason, the 76ers have two pressures, one is that the current lineup is difficult to go further in the playoffs, will waste Embiid's peak year, and the other is that If Simmons continues to be deducted, he may sue.
From the Perspective of the Nets, what trading conditions will the 76ers give them to agree to send Harden to their Eastern Conference rivals, is it enough for only One Simmons, Maxi, Sable or Seth Curry, is the 76ers willing to come out?
Both teams now hope that the other side can take a more aggressive step, a posture that may keep the suspense until the last moment of the trade deadline.
In addition to Harden, the Nets also have to consider the departure of Joe Harris and Clarkston, the Nets have received trade offers for these two players, but neither is ideal, especially If Joha's trade value is reduced by a foot injury, and if the Nets do not get the starting level trade proceeds, they are unlikely to move Joha and Clarkston.
The root cause of the Nets' predicament this season is that Irving refuses to play vaccines and can only play away games, he has triggered a series of reactions, the Nets are looking forward to Irving to play more games in some way, and the Lakers, who are struggling with the Nets in the playoff area, hope to let Westbrook play less under the premise of avoiding internal contradictions, especially at the critical moment of deciding the outcome, although Westbrook is extremely eager to fight, and is the only player in the Lakers who is fully present this season.
If Irving had the desire to play, and If Wei had the level of shooting that Owen had, it would be good.
The Lakers are not not considering trading Wei Shao, but they cannot operate without posting a first-round pick upside down, and the Lakers have consumed a lot of resources to get Wei Shao, and now they have to take a first-round pick to send it away, how big is Pelinka's psychological shadow?
The Lakers will not be able to send Wei Shao away before the trade deadline, and can only make it up and wait until the offseason. Another way of thinking, the old Zhan played out the offensive state in 2018, the thick eyebrow brother gradually found his version of 2020, if Zhan Mei continues to maintain health and combat output, the Lakers' offensive basic plate is actually OK.
Their core problem is that after the management's summer of fan operations, the defensive resources are much worse than before, if the Lakers can get 3D players before the trade deadline, bring three-point assistance at the same time, improve the defense, it is a very ideal operation.
Look at the Clippers' deal, with scattered chips, hard to exchange for two starters, now it depends on whether the Lakers management has similar skills.
If not, then try to clean up jordan jr. or Bazemore's contract and wait to buy out the market.
The Pistons' Jeramie Grant has been on the market for a long time, and the Pistons' asking price is two first-round picks or a first-round pick + a quality young player. The Pistons received some offers, but so far they have not been satisfied.
Many executives in the league believe that the Pistons' determination to exchange Grant is not very strong, the Pistons' current record of the second-to-last in the East gives them a high probability of winning a lotto draw, and the Pistons may wait until the offseason to see their draft situation before making a decision on Grant's whereabouts.
Before the Pacers put Sabonis Jr. and Miles Turner on the shelves, it was once rumored that if they wanted to choose, the Pacers were more inclined to leave Sa and send Turner away, but Turner injured his left foot, and the attractiveness of the trading market decreased significantly, and Sa became the first one in the twin towers to leave. Due to the depreciation of Turner's current trading value, it is not excluded that the Pacers will temporarily keep him and wait until the offseason to operate.
Bill will be reimbursed for left wrist surgery season, similar to Lillard, whose injury makes it difficult for them to function in the trading market, and it is likely that they will have to wait until the offseason to explore the future, when Beal can sign a contract with the Wizards for up to 5 years and 245 million US dollars, if not, then everything is possible.
Those that change the alliance's whistle-blowing deals
Blockbuster transactions require a process from mutual testing, to substantive negotiation, to the final transaction, so many trading suspense will be maintained until the transaction deadline is approaching 48 hours, and even the whistle operation, and these resource exchanges at the last moment, there is no shortage of big moves to change the competitive landscape of the alliance.
For example, on the 2001 trade deadline (22 February 2001), seven teams completed the trade on that day, involving 22 players. The Hawks sent Mutombo and Mike Ried to the 76ers for Ratliff, Kukoc, Mohammed and Sanchez. Mutombo became the booster of the 76ers' "take-off" in 2001, and his defense supported Iverson's slashing and slashing on the offensive end, and the 76ers became the number one in the East that season and made it all the way to the Finals in the playoffs, which was Iverson's peak moment, and it was Mutombo who helped Iverson achieve that iron-blooded legend.
Mutombo's deal made the 76ers the Eastern Conference champion, and three years later, another operation directly influenced the ownership of the championship. On 19 February 2004, the trade deadline for the 2003–04 season, a total of 7 teams traded and 13 players switched sides. The Pistons made a three-team deal, sending Hunter, Atkins and a 2004 first-round pick to get Rashid Wallace from the Hawks in a three-team deal.
The addition of "Roaring Heavenly Dignity" fills the last piece of the piston's crown puzzle. Ben Wallace, Rashid Wallace, Prince, Hamilton, Billups, the Detroit Five Tigers of the Weizhen Basketball Lake were officially formed, Rashid's diverse offense, underrated defense, greatly enriched the Pistons' interior offensive and defensive content, helped the team ride the wind and waves in the playoffs to pass four levels, including the Finals 4-1 victory over the Lakers with O'Neal, Kobe, Malone and Payton, writing the grassroots myth of Detroit basketball.
Mutombo's whistle-blowing deal with Rashid was immediate, and there was a whistle-blowing operation in NBA history that became a classic long-term investment, and on February 24, 2011, the season trade deadline, the Clippers sent Byron Davis and the 2011 first-round signing to the Cavaliers in exchange for Mo Williams and Moon.
The Clippers' record in the 2010-11 season was 32-50, and their first-round pick was 2.8% of the probability of becoming a pick, but it was precisely such a small probability event that came true, the Cavaliers, who only had 19 wins and 63 losses in the regular season, their own first-round pick was the number four in the lotto draw, and the Clippers' first-round pick became the number one pick, and the Cavaliers used to choose Irving.
Irving became an important condition for the Cavaliers to attract James to "go home" three years later, a controversial star whose personality but can indeed play offensively, and who scored a key three-pointer to create a miraculous 1-3 reversal in the 2016 Finals, pulling the Cavaliers' whistle-blowing trade effect five years ago.