As the trade deadline approached, the Pacers and Kings managed to strike a blockbuster deal involving Kings guard Terrys Halliburton and Pacers forward Domintas Sabonis.
In the deal, the Kings' Terrys Halliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson were sent to the Pacers, who also needed to send players such as Domintas Sabonis, Justin Holliday and Jeremy Lamb. The specific trading plan is as follows:
The Pacers have been exposed in the past period of time that Sabonis Jr. will be on the shelves, and they sent Karis Left to the Cavaliers the other day, which after these two transactions, it is basically certain that the Pacers are a team that wants to fully enter the reconstruction phase. It's just that the King's move to send Halliburton has caused dissatisfaction among fans, and even many media have expressed incredulity about the King's move, knowing that Halliburton can be said to be one of the new stars with the best talent prospects in the Kings team.
So far this season, Sabonis Jr. has averaged 18.9 points, 12.1 rebounds and 5 assists per game. As for the Kings' sending of Harry Burton and Hield are players with good prospects and strength.
On the other hand, the Blazers and Pelicans also smoothly pushed for a deal involving CJ McCollum, espnant reporter Adrian Warnaroski revealed the details of the deal:
The Trail Blazers get: John Hart, Tomash Satoransky, Nikiel Alexander Walker, Marcos Lozada Silva, protected first-round picks for 2022, two future second-round picks
The Pelicans got: CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr., Tony Snell
In addition, US media Andrew Lopez went on to add details of the deal:
Pelicans, the 2022 first-round draft pick, were selected 1-4 to the Pelicans, 5-14 to the Blazers, and 15-30 to the Hornets. If not communicated, the Blazers will get future first-round picks; the Hornets will get future second-round picks. ”
CJ McCollum is also a player with very top scoring ability in the league, and whether the Blazers will completely enter the rebuilding phase after sending McCollum away or continue to build a lineup around Lillard seems to be a matter of concern.