There were two more sensational deals in the league, the main team was the Blazers and Pacers who made the trade a few days ago, the Blazers and pelicans completed the deal, and the Pacers made a deal with the Kings.
Trail Blazers 3 for 7
Previously, the Blazers sent away Covington and Powell in order to reduce the luxury tax, and this CJ-based transaction in addition to tax avoidance they have long-term ideas, the specific trading entities of the two teams are --
The Blazers sent McCollum, Nance Jr. and Snell to Hart, Satoransky, Alexander Walker, Luzada and a protected first-round pick for 2022 (protected with the 5-14 pick) with two second-round picks.
Having these draft picks will make the Blazers more flexible in the offseason, after their deal is completed, the team completely got rid of the luxury tax, and they can also free up $60 million salary space this summer, according to the US media revealed that the Blazers are thinking of rebuilding the team around Lillard, they don't want to mess up but offseason reinforcements, and the 60 million salary space can also help them renew their contract with Anfenni Simmons.
The Pelicans won McCollum to win and hit the playoffs, their interest in Lowry from the offseason shows that the team wants a veteran to learn the way the Suns rise, and now the Pelicans have Zion, Ingram, Varan and CJ As long as they stay healthy, CJ has averaged more than 20 points per game in the past 7 years, looking at the league, only 5 people have done it: James, Harden, DeRozan and Thick Eyebrows, although not in the All-Star, but CJ's ability is unquestionable, he can give the Pelicans help.
It's just that Lillard is facing the second rebuild of his Blazers career, can he still maintain his loyalty? Powell Covington traded for Bryceau and Winslow, how much backfield is hoarded? Although the effect of tax avoidance has been achieved, but the future of the Blazers is not bright, they are not a big ball city and it is difficult to get the favor of the stars, for now I think the deal Blazers lost, the Pelicans earned, the trade to get a decent potential young player can also be, but the Blazers get a very average chip.
Walker 3 for 4
Sending Levert away, the Pacers are partly about saving pay space, while the Pacers have put all the cores on the shelves since the beginning of the season, they are more thinking about rebuilding, which is good, and after the trade with the Kings, the Pacers have embarked on a rebuild - -
The Pacers sent Sah, Lamb, Holliday the Big and a second-round pick to get Hield, Halliburton and TT
The core of the team, Sa, was traded, the Kings this deal is to be honestly surprising, I thought of their trade for Fox, did not expect to trade Halliburton, the last 25 games, Halliburton averaged 17 + 9.5 assists per game, this is still not the performance of the team boss, three-point shooting rate of 43%, attack and passing, the result is still in the eyes of the Kings does not look better than fox on the outside. The Kings traded to impact the playoffs, and they got an All-Star (kings haven't played for their All-Star since the 2018 Black Bears).
The Kings' purpose was achieved, but I think the trade the Pacers made money, the Pacers had already thought about the rot and rebuild, and compared to the Blazers, they traded a cornerstone player, Halliburton, and also got super shooter Hield, and even if they traded, Hield could get a first-round pick or a decent potential young player.
After the Pacers completed the trade, they also got rid of the luxury tax, and I think they will have follow-up moves, Turner slowed down the trade because of an ankle injury, and now with Halliburton estimated that Brogdon will not stay in the team for too long, if they can seize the opportunity, if the 76ers can't get Harden, try to take Brogdon is not bad, the Lakers can try to trade with Tucker + Nunn to get Turner, and then add a 27-year first-round pick, thick eyebrows need a 3D interior line like Turner.
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