The NBA playoffs are in full swing, and I have to admit that the coach's tricks in the playoffs and the performance of the stars are too important, for now, the 76ers are the most promising team to complete the sweep in the first round, they have a big score of 3:0 to lead the opponents, like the other champions of the hot teams Bucks, Suns and Nets, their record in the first round, now can not satisfy the fans, and the 76ers are now playing so well, thanks to their previous trades.
The regular season is over, the teams that enter the playoffs are still fighting, and in this time period, we may be able to look back at some of the trades from last summer's offseason to the present, which deals have made a team completely stronger? There are 5 excellent operations in the league, so let's take a look.
The Timberwolves Grizzlies traded for Beverley
Beverley was also the Clippers' lock last season, and with his outstanding performances, he also helped the Clippers reach the division finals. But because of the long-term injury, the Clippers believed that Beverley did not have the ability at his peak, so they packed him up and sent him to the Grizzlies, but this was not the end, Beverley only stayed in the Grizzlies roster for a day, and then he was traded by the Grizzlies to the Timberwolves, in exchange for Hernangomez and Culver.
Timberwolves want to get Beverly's idea is also very simple, they want an old future to guide young players to learn how to win, originally the Timberwolves are aimed at Lowry, but Lowry is only interested in teams with championship level, the Timberwolves this weak brigade has no feeling, helpless can only take the black shell, and the arrival of black shell is to let the Timberwolves cultivate a winning culture.
Black Bay this player as a point guard, the offensive ability is limited, the organizational ability is also limited, the space ability is also average, he is in addition to the defense of good points, other is not good, but Beverly enough to fight, can bring passion and toughness to the team, he ignited the whole team again and again, let Towns also learn to harden, in the playoffs Beverly is a key rebound + a key steal to eliminate the old club Clippers, help the Timberwolves into the playoffs.
Without Beverley, the Timberwolves' duo + Tanhua don't know when they will rise, and they've been in a row for years. Beverley also proved that not only the expensive big stars are good, the right is the best, compared to the 44.21 million Westbrook, Beverley is only 14.32 million, absolutely worth the money.
The Pelican Trailblazers traded to get CJ
The Blazers can be said to be charitable, rich and poor before the trade deadline, sending the Clippers Covington Powell not to say, but also to the Pelicans sent CJ McCollum, and the Blazers did all this just to free up 60 million salary space this summer to try to bring in stars, and this 60 million miles and an early contract extension they reserved for Avhany Simmons, saying that it was to introduce a big name to Lillard in the offseason? I reckon they really wanted to rebuild.
And the Blazers' tossing and turning has made the Clippers and Pelicans earn upside down, and the Clippers have taken Powell and Covington to strengthen the thickness of the lineup, and they will be even more terrifying when Leonard returns next season. The Pelicans, on the other hand, exchanged Hart, Satoransky, Alexander Walker, Luzada, and a first-round pick for two second-round picks for CJ, Nance Jr. and Snell, who were all worth a second-round deal, which was at least, and then the remaining players were exchanged for CJ.
The Pelicans wanted to reinforce, but they gave too little, as the Trail Blazers' record said, "We didn't even get a starter," and after CJ arrived, the Pelicans also took off completely, they made their way up from teams outside the playoffs, and by the end of the regular season they had reached the ninth place in the division and beat the Clippers in the playoffs to advance to the playoffs.
So far in the first round of the playoffs, they have drawn 1:1 with the Suns. Although the pelicans have a lot of talent, but they have not yet learned how to win, the team performance is also extremely unstable, now it is different, CJ a perennial 20+ player, coupled with many years of playoff experience, he brought stability to this team, this deal allowed the Pelicans to get rid of the fish belly and become a team in the upper middle of the division.
The Bulls Spurs traded to get DeRozan
The Bulls have actually drawn 1:1 with the Bucks in the playoffs so far, and the main reason for this is that they signed Caruso, who did a good job in restricting the alphabet brother, on the other hand, DeRozan is really too inexplicable, last season's Bulls are still outside the playoffs, because of Lavine's sentence: "Unless the team reaches the playoffs, I will renew the contract", which has the Bulls' offseason reinforcement plan.
And a deal that directly affects the rise of the Bulls is the Bulls and Spurs traded DeRozan, the Bulls at that time have negotiated with DeRozan, but due to the salary space problem can not be signed, can only pull the Spurs to do the first sign and then change, DeRozan does not want to stay here, can get some chips is also good, so the Spurs sent DeRozan, got the Bulls' Thadys Young, Aminu and 2 second-round picks 1 first-round pick, DeRozan came to Chicago with 3 years and 82 million.
Coupled with the offseason league's modification of fouls outside the three-point line, the defense outside the three-point line has become tighter, so players with stable scores have been more welcomed, such as mid-range master DeRozan, Azan during the regular season to play the king of the final quarter, play the king of the middle distance, the Bulls also once reached the first place in the division.
The arrival of Brother Ball and Caruso can only be regarded as a reinforcement of the depth of the lineup, and the arrival of DeRozan is to let the Bulls take off completely, and even the position of the boss of LaVine's team has been stolen, with players averaging 27+5+5 per game for one season, I believe that the Bulls will be a playoff-level team in the next 3 years.
The Heat Raptors traded for Lowry
Just talked about the Timberwolves in the offseason intention to take lowry, but lowry at that time in addition to looking down on the timberwolves such a young weak team, there is another important problem is that his friend Butler has long thrown an olive branch to him, and the Raptors also want to complete the last wish for the "first person in team history", so the two sides discussed signing first and then changing, Lowry came to the Heat, 3 years 85 million, is the greatest respect for the 36-year-old veteran.
At that time, the chips taken out by the Raptors were Dragic and Achuva, and they got Achuva a young instant combat strength and ate Dragic's contract, and the Raptors did their best this time. One of the main problems with the Heat, whether it's 20 or 21 years, is that they can't win championships, and the team doesn't have a real super backcourt to control the court and tandem the team, neither Dragic nor Nunn.
Lowry is different, in addition to having a good three-pointer, his experience and organizational ability is also first-class in the league point guard, and his defense is also very powerful, coupled with a very tough play, he is also very in line with the Heat's winning culture, after the arrival of Lowry, the Heat achieved the best record of Butler's team so far in the regular season - the first in the East.
After entering the playoffs, the heat and the Hawks also look very easy, they have a 2-0 lead over the opponent, Lowry's ability to strategize and decide thousands of miles away is like the head coach on the court, the playoffs so far don't look at the average of only 9.5 points and 5.5 assists per game, but the net efficiency is as high as 22.9, and the team on the field wins 22.9 points in 100 rounds, which is too good, he lets the Heat have the strength to rush the championship level.
The 76ers Nets trade Harden
Did the deal really make money for the Nets? I think the chips given by the 76ers are not earned for the Nets, the Nets sent Harden + Millsap, in exchange for Simmons, Cescuri, Drummond and two first-round picks, Cescurie and Chuang Shen everyone has seen in the playoffs, the offensive end is OK, the defensive end is infinitely targeted, it is a cash machine for the opponent's score, the Nets are equivalent to taking an alliance superstar in exchange for an All-Star + 2 first-round picks.
The Nets lost money in this deal, but there is no way, except for the 76ers, no team can give a chip more suitable for the Nets, if Simmons returns to the Nets' strength will be significantly improved, he can help the team. The real big profit is the 76ers, the strength of the 76ers in the previous double emperor leadership period has also been seen, Embiid played very depressed in the playoffs, because the outside Simmons was let go, he was under a lot of defensive pressure.
But now it's different, Harden can make a good involvement on the outside, and he can also connect the whole team, so that maxi and Harris, the blue-collar workers, play a super level, and the advantage of a top point guard is that he can make all the players improve, because Harden's arrival of the 76ers is also playing at the level of championship competition.
Don't look at Harden's playoffs averaging only 18 points per game, but he has 10 assists and 1.3 steals and 1 block, his role for the team is no worse than Embiid, this is the OK combination of the new era, speaking of this, what do you want to say about these transactions? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.