Recently, NBA celebrity Bill Simmons posted a deal involving four teams in an interview on the show. The Lakers got Conley, Kemba Walker, Ben Simmons; the Nets got Gobert, Rose, Royce O'Neal; the Knicks got Mitchell, Juan Hernangomez; the Jazz got Westbrook, Horton Tucker, Joe Harris, Barrett, five first-round picks and two first-round swaps.
The NBA has developed for nearly 76 years, there are few big scenes of four-party transactions, ordinary tripartite transactions involve many problems, he proposed this seemingly unreasonable transaction, but it hides vitality. The New York duo has gone high and low this season, the Nets, who have high hopes, have also gone home early to fish, and the Jazz, who has a luxurious lineup, have lost to the lone ranger who lacked a major general, and even publicly reported in the media that the atmosphere in the team's locker room is tense. The four teams in distress need to seek change through trades, with an eye to the new season.
Los Angeles Lakers
At the beginning of the season, the big three composed of Westbrook, James and thick eyebrows did not play a good chemical reaction, the paper strength was as fierce as a tiger, and the actual battle ended the season with a wave of 8 consecutive defeats, such a Lakers undoubtedly became the object of fan criticism, even if Vogel's departure did not calm the anger of fans. Point guard Westbrooks made it clear he was leaving the Lakers.
Between the blessing of this season's cancerous attributes, Westbrook's departure requires management to pay a price, the first round pick in 2027 and the first round pick in 2029 will become the most advantageous chip, at the same time, abandoning Horton Tucker, introducing Mike Conley, Kemba Walker and Ben Simmons, enriching the team's backline, the team's tandem, offensive end of the blocking and dismantling cooperation will have a qualitative change. In addition, Ben Simmons's strength is beyond doubt, but his psychological endurance will become the main hidden danger, and the hidden disease he carries will greatly reduce the value of the transaction.
2. Sir Utah
Last season's Jazz won the league first place, the management attaches great importance to the team's future, the offseason reinforcements are just right, although the mid-season injuries put the team in a difficult period, but still successfully resolved the crisis. In the 6 games of the Lone Rangers, Bojan's killer three-point missed, and Utah's road to the championship this season ended.
According to the US media reports: Gobert has publicly accused his teammates in the locker room, such a practice makes Mitchell and others feel unhappy, the atmosphere in the team is tense, in the next few days, Mitchell will take the initiative to apply for a departure trade, once such a proposal will go through management, then the team will face a huge change. According to the famous trading plan, it is not difficult to see that the Jazz will announce the rebuilding in this transaction, the once crazy obsession with the magic ball theory, but in the end it eliminated itself, Westbrook, Tucker, Barrett and other immediate combat forces, can steadily help the team complete the transition, 5 first-round picks, 2 swaps are enough to win the future.
3. New York Knicks
The four-way transaction triggered, the biggest beneficiary is not the Knicks. Mitchell's forced palace will designate the next home, the Knicks will be the biggest favorite, not one, in the first round of the playoffs, New York executives have been to the sidelines to pay attention to Mitchell, it seems that Sima Zhao's heart is well known, but the team's choice to abandon Barrett is indeed unexpected.
Randall's partnership with Barrett is very abrupt, the former requires a lot of ball holding, once the loss of the ball will explode, at present, Barrett's attraction is significantly higher than the former, and even some teams will make Randall listed as an unpopular player. Management retains the original lineup, brings in super scorers like Mitchell, and New York's return to the playoffs is just around the corner.
4. Brooklyn Nets
Jazz choose to rebuild, the core of the inner and outer lines will be put on the shelves, and the Nets are the main suitors, at the end of this season, Aldridge, Griffin's contract expires, for the remaining hot veterans to continue to play is unknown, but the already tight inside line is not a contract worker, and the management will target Gobert, which is obviously a wise move.
His joining is bound to make the management work hard to keep Kyrie Irving, re-form the Big Three, in the series of defeats to the Celtics, the team's rebounding was exploded by the opponent, the arrival of O'Neal, Gobert and others, the defensive intensity of the front court increased by a notch, under durant's leadership, the team will once again impact the championship.