One night of two big deals, CJ went to the Pelicans, and the Blazers reshuffled and sent CJ away. Another deal puts Kings fans in a state of "I don't understand, but I'm shocked."
The Pacers sent Sabonis Jr., Jeremy Lamb and Justin Holliday and a 2027 second-round pick from the Kings to Harryburton, Hilde and Tristan Thompson.
The deal gives the impression that the King management traded for the sake of completing the KPI. You can think of a scenario where the King boss asks the management why we haven't moved until the trade deadline, and whether we want to go in this playoff.
The person below said that the 76ers had almost knelt down on our side, but the other side had been using us as a price-raising tool. The King boss said I didn't care and had to trade me for an All-Star-level player.
The King's management patted his head and thought, why hang himself on a tree in Simmons? Doesn't the Pacers have exactly two All-Stars for sale? So his head was hot, his hands were offered to Halliburton, and he got The Little Sa.
There is no doubt that Sa is a very good interior player, averaging 18.9 points, 12.1 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. Although the data is lower than the data when it entered the All-Star in the previous two years, the scene performance is still all-star level.
He is one of the few big men who can average 20+10+5 per game, a rare interior line in the league. And Xiao Sa's contract has two years, and the annual salary does not exceed 20 million, which is very high-quality. There was nothing wrong with the king trading to get Sa, the point was that they were giving too much.
Hilde and TT, not to mention, have always been the king's cleanup objects. Harry Burton is probably the most valuable thing in the Kings, averaging 14.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.7 steals this season, and although the statistics are not as gorgeous as three goals and Edwards, you have to consider that he only averages 11.5 shots per game.
After more than a season of adaptation, Halliburton has shown the level of a future All-Star, and his three-point shooting rate has always been excellent, shooting 41% in two consecutive seasons.
His ball-holding blocking has improved a lot this season, and his shooting speed has also been further accelerated, which has made his three-pointer more difficult to defend. He has averaged 7.4 assists per game this season, proving himself to be the core of a combination.
I'm sure there's no one who's ever watched the Kings game who doesn't dislike Halliburton. And Halliburton's rookie contract doesn't expire until 2024, during which time his deal value will always be at the top of the league.
Then he was traded by the king, who not long ago said he would lead the king out of the quagmire. According to reports, many of the league's executives did not realize that Halliburton could be traded, and the Pacers estimated that it was a symbolic question, and did not expect that the king was really giving.
The Pacers' offer for Samson was two first-rounders, and Harryburton's value was clearly above the two first-rounds, not to mention Hield. So ESPN's rating for the deal was Pacers A, King D+.
Now on the Internet, Kings fans have scolded the King's management on the hot search, and Halliburton himself is also shocked. It can only be said that the king really wanted Xiao Sa too much.
Both Sa and LeVert were sold, and Turner, who wanted to go the most before, should have stayed. Halliburton + Duarte, the outlook for the Pacers is bright. And there must be a reason why the king has been rotten for 15 years.