NBA playoffs have begun for a while, now the first round of the series in the Nets became the first team to be eliminated, to be honest when the Nets fell behind the Celtics 0-2, I believe most fans did not expect the Nets to be swept out by the opponent, Nash said after losing the series: "In the early part of the season, we could have gone a different way", from here it is not difficult to hear his unwillingness, Irving away from home at the beginning of the season, the Mid-Harden trade and Durant's injury, The Nets haven't had a steady time all season.
The biggest problem that affects a team is injury, the Lakers were destroyed by injuries last season, the Same is true of the Nets, and the two teams have also had core injury problems this season. The second is trading, the purpose of the trade is of course to get better, but sometimes it will end up being self-defeating, and today we will look at five lose-lose trades this season, and the team may be better without a trade.
Lakers Wizards deal
This deal must be no stranger to everyone, Pelinka's original intention is good, he wants to find a player who can let James reduce physical consumption, so that old Zhan can have more physical ability to play key moments, but he forgot that Wei Shao does not have the ability to have no ball, although the big three are superstars or superstar level players at the peak, but the two are not the peak plus there is no chemical reaction, and the three have no space ability, which eventually led to the situation of no chance of play-offs.
If Pop, Kuzma and Harrell are left, it may not be a problem for the Lakers to reach the playoffs this season. The chips sent by the two sides were that the Lakers gave Pop, Harrell and Kuzma three top blue-collar workers plus a first-round pick, and won last season's average of three-doubles and two second-round picks.
Last season's Westbrook or averaged 22 + 11 + 11 triple-double performance, after coming to the Lakers, averaging 18.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game, the performance shrank across the board, he sacrificed the data, but did not win, the team because of the loss of three top blue-collar workers, defensive ability and bench firepower have been greatly affected. Kuzma was 13+6+2 last season, the Wizards averaged 17 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists this season, Pope averaged 9+2+2 last season, and 13.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2 assists this season.
After having more possession, Kuzma and Pop proved how good they are, but what the Wizards lack is a leader who can connect the whole team like Westbrook, rather than blue-collar workers like Kuzma and Pop, so the Wizards also failed to make the playoffs, and the deal is a complete lose-lose deal.
Wizards Wasp Trading
After reading the above data, you may have found, why did I talk about Kuzma and Pop's data, but not Harrell? Because Harrell was later involved in a trade, during the Lakers he was a bench bandit who averaged 13+6+2 per game, and the Wizards also averaged 14 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game, but the Wizards did not leave him, because the Wizards exchanged Dinwiddie for Porzingis in the middle of the season, so they wanted a point guard, so Harrell was used as a trading chip.
Take Porzingis for now, this deal is not a loss, after all, Bo Shen has not yet played with Bill, what chemical reaction can occur is not easy to say, so it is not an evaluation, but the trade Harrell can make the Wizards lose a lot, the chips of the two sides are wizards to send Harrell to get Hornet Ismail Smith, Vernon Carey and a second round pick.
To put it bluntly, Smith + the second round of picks replaced Harrell, Ismail Smith came to the Wizards after averaging 8.6 points, 3 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, compared to the Hornets period average of 4 + 2 + 3 data is indeed good, but this is also because he played more time, he did not give the Wizards much help after his arrival and Harrell's contribution to the team when he was on the team.
Harrell averaged 11.4 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists per game after joining the Hornets, just look at the data is not bad, but he has not played a big role in the team, here he is only outside of Oubre, the second choice on the team bench, the contribution is far less outstanding than the Wizards period, the Hornets did not enter the playoffs, and the key is to take a second-round pick.
Walker King Deal
The Pacers in the MacMillan period were still good, they had an excellent team basketball system and defense in that period, but after Carlisle arrived, the Pacers completely fell, last season was still a play-off team, this season directly fished, I have to say that the old coach Carlisle has not been in line with this era. The Pacers, on the other hand, did not think it was Carlisle's problem, believing that they needed to rebuild, so they pulled the king to satisfy the king's desire to "want to win" and sent his star in exchange for the cornerstone of potential.
The trading chips between the two sides are: the Pacers send Sabonis, Lamb, Holliday and a second-round pick, get Harry Burton, Buddy Hield and Trestan Thompson, Lamb and Big Holliday are good blue-collar workers, although the role may not be as good as Hield, but the combined value of the two is not worse than Hilde this season, TT is the King's foil, it can be said that the Pacers took Sabonis and the second round pick in exchange for Halliburton.
After coming to the Pacers, Hield's stats are good, from the Kings average of 14 + 4 + 2 per game to average 18 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal per game, but the team did not win more, he just got more ball rights after arriving, Halliburton is the Pacers as the future player, has been optimistic, but through this season there is no star temperament, more suitable for being a second boss, can not be used as a cornerstone.
The Kings averaged 14+4+7 per game, and the Pacers averaged 17.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 9.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game, the data is good, but the team does not win in vain, not as good as Sabonis. Sam Was more depressed, coming to the Kings to become Fox's deputy, averaging 18.9 points, 12 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game and the Pacers period is not much different, but the key is that the team did not win, and Lamb and Holliday did not play any role.
Eagle Knicks trade
This deal may be the least concerned by everyone, but this deal can be said to have affected the Hawks' performance in the playoffs, as well as the regular season record, the deal completed by the two sides on the trade deadline is that the Hawks sent Reddish and Hill to get Knox and a first-round pick, Hill is the Solomon Hill who hurt James before, which is a head, equivalent to Redish in exchange for Knox and a first-round pick.
Knox hasn't had a chance in the Knicks in recent years, and the same is true for the Hawks, who are more to avoid the distress of renewing Redish in the offseason. Now without Redish's defense, the Hawks in the first round of the playoffs by the Heat 3-1 lead, almost no possibility of turning the tables, Reddish as early as last year's playoffs proved how good his 3D attributes are, this season in the Hawks is averaging 11.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1 steal, three-point shooting rate of 38%.
As a result, now that the Hawks are Trae Young, Hult and Pogdan playing in the backcourt, there is no defense at all, and the Hawks miss a player who can improve them a notch in the future. And the Knicks are not much better, after taking Reddish, I thought he would be reused, as a result, Thibodeau in order not to affect the team system, directly let Reddish sit on the cold bench, since joining the Knicks, he averaged only 6 points per game and played only 14 minutes.
Feelings Knicks is white to give the Hawks a first-round pick to win a marginal rotation, Thibodeau is wasting talent, Walker, Fournier such a good player also let him give white blind, the Knicks have him and Randall, the future is probably not able to rise, but it is a pity that Reddish and Knox are two very talented young players.
Nets 76ers traded
This deal must be no stranger to everyone, because Harden can't stand Irving's various strange things, and finally chose to force the palace, and the 76ers also can't stand Simmons's refusal to play, so the two sides hit it off, the Nets sent Harden and Millsap to get Simmons, Cescuri, Drummond and two first-round picks, the result is also seen, Simmons has not played for the Nets so far, Sesculi and Chuang Shen in the playoffs are more targeted, both are defensive loopholes, This further led to the Nets being swept by the Green Army in the first round.
The 76ers won Harden thought they could rush to the championship, but through the playoffs, Durant is really not wrong, Harden really does not have the ability to play singles that was not solved before, and now the offensive end can not get rid of the defenders, the playoffs so far averaged 18.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 9.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.4 blocks, the data is good, but the overall shooting rate is only 37.3%, the three-point shooting rate is 38%, which is like the efficiency of a star playing.
Get the current Harden, the 76ers can not win the championship, the final result is the same as when Simmons was on the team, but for this 76ers to take 2 more first-round picks. And you think the Nets made two first-round picks anyway? At the beginning, the Nets gave 3 first-round picks and 4 first-round swaps in order to get Harden, which is not counting the excellent blue-collar workers such as Jarrett Allen and Dinwiddie, if they are retained, it is estimated that the Nets are better than now.
Lost the lady and folded the soldiers! Speaking of which, do you know which lose-lose trades this season? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.