Before the start of this season, the champions were the Nets and Lakers 2 teams. On one side is Durant + Irving + Harden, on the other side is James + thick eyebrow brother + Westbrook, each ruling the eastern and western half of the sky. But halfway through the season, fans suddenly found that the 'story' was off track.
The Lakers, how big the momentum, how tragic the actual situation is! The team "withered" from the beginning of the season to the present, 26 wins and 29 losses, ranked 9th in the West, even the situation of entering the playoffs is precarious, coupled with the delaying Wei Shao, which has provoked coach Vogel to shout repeatedly: But any opportunity to strengthen, we will not miss it before the trade deadline.
The Nets aren't much better! Although it once occupied the no. 1 position in the East, it has become a "pseudo-strong team" that is not strong and specializes in killing weak brigades, and now it is because of the injuries of Harden and Durant, directly came a wave of 9 consecutive kneeling, and even the team began to deviate from Germany, Joha and Clarkston were put on the trading shelf, and even the rumors of Harden leaving the Nets are getting higher and higher, and the Nets are destined to be difficult to become a big thing this season.
After the Nets and Lakers both withered, some of the NBA's freshman teams showed their fangs! The Heat and Bulls have become the nouveau riche in the East, the Suns, Warriors, and even the Grizzlies have taken control of the West, and the NBA has undergone a new division of the championship pattern! However, under the constant change of the pattern, there is a team that is still strong and develops silently.
That's right, this team is the defending champion Bucks! Although wearing the hat of the defending champion, because of last season's "stepping incident" and the injured soldiers at the beginning of the season, the Bucks performed very badly, and even became a stepping stone for the Nets' revenge in the mouth of fans!
The outside world is not highly evaluated, and the inside has been eroded by injuries, but the Bucks have not sunk! Under the leadership of Brother Alphabet, and after the return of many injured people, the Bucks have developed silently and have reached the highest level of the 2nd in the East, and in the case of the Lakers, Nets cliff-like decline, heat, Warriors, Suns and other teams still have some deficiencies, the Bucks have a vague trend of "the first in the world".
With the Bucks' current strength and experience, no team in the NBA can really say that it has won in 7 games, and the world's first deserves it! But the Bucks are not immersed in the wonderful situation today, and the team is still thinking about sneaking up on reinforcements.
The NBA trade deadline for this season is approaching, all teams are actively seeking reinforcements, the Bucks are naturally not lonely, the team divided into 2 roads, targeting 2 big players.
The first person the Bucks aimed at was Schroeder of the Green Army! Schroeder has averaged 14.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in the Green Army this season, which is very cost-effective with an annual salary of 5.89 million yuan for 1 year. However, because the Green Army wants to avoid the luxury tax, and the team is interested in bucks general Di ventenzo, there is no small possibility that the Bucks will get Schroeder.
Why do the Bucks want Schroeder? Quite simply, enhance the team's backcourt and bench! From the perspective of last season's playoffs, the Bucks' reliable organizer is only Holliday, although the alphabet brother is close to the organization of the forward, but it is not enough at this stage, and Schroeder can undoubtedly reduce the pressure on Holliday, not only can drive the bench lineup, organize the offense, but also provide not weak offensive firepower in the backcourt, which will become a big boost for the Bucks to impact the championship.
The second person the Bucks aimed at was Turner.
Although Turner has never played in the double tower combination with Sabonis, his own ability is still very good, averaging 12.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game, and 33.1% of the 3-point shooting rate, offense, defense, shooting, foot movement are not bad in the inside players, becoming the ideal candidate for the Bucks to replace Da luo.
Although Da Luo is older, the Bucks have always been conscientious and played a great role, and the value for the Bucks is not less than Turner! But helplessly, Da Luo has been plagued by injuries this season and has not yet returned, which makes the Bucks have to start Turner's trading plan for the sake of the interior.
Do the Bucks have a chance to get Turner? Judging from the situation of the 2 teams, the opportunity is still not small! The chips that the Bucks can send are naturally the big Luo + draft picks! Although fans believe that Da Luo can no longer be equal to Turner, but Da Luo's contract is about to expire, for the Pacers such a rebuilding team, the expiration of the contract is the biggest gain! Coupled with draft picks, and even the exchange of some role players, it can allow the Pacers to better clean up the salary space and build a lineup, which is definitely a deal that can be made.
Aiming at Schroeder at the back and Turner on the inside, this is the direction of the Bucks' current reinforcement! If the team can reach a deal before the NBA trade deadline on February 11, they will become the undisputed "world number one", saying that it is not too much to say that the NBA has this season's finale, and the Nets even if the 3 giants are on the same page, they want to block the Bucks.