Simmons and Harden swap owners, shocking enough, and there is a deal that has to be said: the Lone Ranger officially announced, the team sent Porzingis and a 2022 protected second-round pick, from the Wizards to Spencer Dinwiddie and Davis Bertans! The Wizards also officially welcomed the arrival of Boshin: "Welcome Porzingis to Washington." ”
It's no secret that Boshin and Dinwiddie are going to be traded, as the Wizards discussed with Dinwiddie about the two sides parting ways. Before this year's deadline, the Lone Ranger has been trying to clean up Porzingis's big contract, and on the last day he is also trying to find a home for him, and the Next Cuban has finally got his wish.
In the summer of 2019, Porzingis signed a 5-year, $158 million contract that expires in the summer of 2024 and is a player option for the 2023-24 season. Boshin's salary this season is $31.65 million. The Lone Ranger should be clear about a problem, although the big contract of Bo Shen was sent away, the contract of the team's new signings Dinwiddie and Bertans is not small!
Dinwiddie's contract is $54 million for three years, also expiring in the summer of 2024, but only $10 million is guaranteed for the 2023-24 season. If you play more than 50 matches in both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, it will automatically be converted to a guarantee contract! Dinwiddie has played 44 regular season games this season, not far from 50.
Dinwiddie may be a little better, the biggest headache for Lone Ranger fans is definitely Bertans, who has become a garbage contract, the Wizards have long wanted to get rid of this big burden, the Lone Ranger can be said to have helped the Wizards a lot. More difficultly, in order to complete the deal, the Lone Ranger also cut Moses Brown to free up a place in the lineup.
So far this season, Bertans has played 34 games off the bench for the Wizards, averaging 5.7 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game! Shooting 35.1% from the field and 31.9% from three-point range, you must know that he is a player with a 5-year, 80 million contract! Dinwiddie has shot 37.7 percent from the field this season and only 31.1 percent from three-point range.
The Wizards didn't expect Bertans' form to slip so quickly, playing 57 games last season, averaging 25.7 minutes per game, contributing 11.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists, shooting 40.4% from the field and 39.5% from three-point range!
Many fans said that the Lone Ranger actually exchanged platinum for two garbage contracts, although Bo Shen has the title of "Glass Man", but Dinwiddie has just been seriously injured! So far in the regular season, Bo Shen has played in 34 games, averaging 29.5 minutes per game, contributing 19.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.7 blocks, and is in significantly better shape.
Why trade Porzingis? Lone Ranger boss Cuban said: "We need a shooter and a ball-handler who can create shooting opportunities, it's that simple. Former teammate Doncic said of the team's trade with Boshin: "I didn't expect such a thing to happen, I was very shocked! ”
Before the Wizards wanted to trade Bertans, they had to send out a first-round pick, and now they didn't expect the Lone Ranger to post backwards. If Bertans can't get back in shape with the Lone Rangers, the big contract will fall into Cuban's hands. Why would a Lone Ranger trade? I can only think like this: maybe split a large contract into two, and it will be easier to deal with later...
Sending away one big contract and swallowing two big contracts, how does Doncic feel? Finally, what do you think of the deal between the Lone Ranger and the Wizards, who loses and who makes? Do you think Boshin can rejuvenate the Wizards for a second spring?