The Blazers' deal with the Pelicans, both sides want to do

Waking up in the morning to see the Trail Blazers making a deal with the Pelicans was a surprise to be honest. However, it is also in line with the laws of the market.

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Speaking of the Whirlings' deal with the Trailblazers, let's look at the content of the deal first.

The Pelicans will make a seven-man deal with the Blazers to get McCollum, Larry Nance and Tony Snell. The Blazers received Josh Hart, Alexander Walker, Thomas Satoransky, Didi Lozada and the 2022 protected first-round pick (the picks fall to the Blazers if the pick falls 5-14), two future second-round picks.

First of all, the Pelicans side, the current team is 21 wins and 32 losses, the 10th place in the West, just in the playoffs selection position. The Pelicans' biggest problem comes from injuries, Zion has not made a comeback this season, the specific comeback time is unknown, and from the photos that have come out, they have been fat and edgeless. In addition to Zion's injury problems, another problem for the Pelicans is the extreme incongruity between the main lineup and the bench.

The Pelicans' offense dropped directly from the league average to the bottom after Ingram went off: The Pelicans' lineup without Ingram was only 11 percent better offensively efficient than the league's lineup.

Getting McCollum is for solving this problem. McCollum remains a guard above the league average, and his age experience can also help the young Pelicans.

Role player Rivork was chosen by the Pelicans themselves, played worse and worse in three years, without the spirituality of the rookie season, and it is clear that the results of pelican training for young players are not good, and it is better to send away two ready-made players.

Larry Nance can also add to the Pelicans' interior line, at least when playing in the small lineup, Nance Jr. can top the position.

The Trailblazers' purpose is also clear. Immediately after the deal was struck, another piece of news broke out that the Blazers announced that they would continue to build a team around Lillard for 23 years.

The Blazers, who are lillard and McCollum, have seen the ceiling, played the Western Conference Finals three years ago, and have only won three playoff games in the last two years, and the best option for rebuilding without a complete pushback is to build a team around Lillard and send McCollum away.

With Lillard's season reimbursement, the Trail Blazers didn't care about the season's record, sending McCollum to empty his salary space to prepare for the summer. McCollum's salary is All-Star level, but he's unlikely to come up with An All-Star level in his 30s. Honestly, McCollum is a negative asset in terms of annual salary, but the Trail Blazers have paid off handsomely.

Traded players, Hart's 13 million annual salary for the 2022-23 season is an insecure contract, and Walker is the third year of his rookie season, not meeting the team's requirement that both can be waived in the summer.

The Blazers are more concerned about the two draft picks.

The Pelicans sent a protected 2022 first-round pick when they actually gave it to the Hornets last year when they signed first and then exchanged for Graham, and the specific protection conditions are as follows: If the Pelicans don't make the playoffs, the draft pick can only be retained by the top four picks, and the 5-14 picks go to the Blazers. If the Blazers don't get this first-round pick this year, it will be postponed to next year.

If the Blazers get this draft pick this year, plus their own draft picks, the Blazers will have two top 11 draft picks this summer, whether it is their own choice or upward trade two for one, external trading is a great asset.

In general, the Blazers are slightly higher than the Pelicans on paper, and both sides have played games against each other before the transaction, and the final result of losing is still unknown.