Hello everyone! Let's talk about the NBA today and share a few NBA news for you: The Heat have reached a deal! Exposed the Lakers 2-for-2 trade Burkes plan, Lillard will not go.
First, the Heat officially announced that the team had reached a 1-for-1 deal, with forward Oak Parra being traded to the Thunder and the team getting a second-round pick. Okpala was selected by the Heat with the second pick in the second round of 2019, and his rookie contract is coming to an end, and the Heat don't want to renew his contract. This season, Okpala has averaged 11.6 minutes per game and averaged 3.7 points per game.
Secondly, the name broke the News lakers 2-for-2 trade Burks plan, the Lakers sent Tucker Jr. and the 2027 first-round draft pick, from the Knicks traded to Burks and Reddish. Name pointed out that this is a three-way deal, and Tucker Jr. will eventually be sent to the Raptors.
Before the trade deadline, the Lakers performed very badly, 4 games away from the team's 50% win rate. Recently, the Lakers have lost back-to-back games and lost to the Trail Blazers today. In this game, Westbrook did not play, the Lakers are actually the whole team has problems, they urgently need a deal to improve the strength of the lineup. Through this three-way deal, the Lakers improved their bench strength and forward strength.
In the end, Lillard will not go. After the Blazers traded CJ McClem, there was widespread speculation that Lillard would choose to leave the team because the Blazers are currently a rebuilding team, and Lillard has no chance of winning the championship at the team. However, the Blazers management did not think so, they were reluctant to trade Lillard, and the team intended to build a team around Lillard.