The NBA regular season has been played for more than 10 games, and from the perspective of records, the performance of the two strongest teams in the West, the Lakers and Warriors, is eye-popping. Now, after losing to the Kings, the record is on par with the bottom-to-last Rockets. If the Lakers' combat effectiveness declines, it is mainly because James and Wilson's personal ability decline is incompatible with each other. The defending champion Golden State Warriors only have a bad 5-7 record this season, which is a little incomprehensible, knowing that the Warriors basically retained the roster of last season, including Wiggins, Poole and other championship heroes have stayed on the team. With such a bad record, I am afraid that even Curry and head coach Kerr are puzzled.
The only way for the Warriors to successfully defend their championship title is to activate the trade button to change their current roster. According to James Piercey, a well-known NBA trade analyst, the Warriors management has reached out to Philadelphia executives to discuss a trade for Embiid, the core of the 76ers' interior line. The specific trade plan is: the Warriors send Andrew Wiggins, Klay Thompson, 2023 first-round pick, 2025 first-round pick, 2027 first-round pick and 2029 first-round pick to exchange for the 76ers' Joel Embiid and Matisse Cybble. The Warriors' trade plan was full of sincerity, sending Wiggins Klay two cores plus four first-round picks. Returning from injury, Tang Shen's scoring average has dropped to 15.1 points per game this season, and the hot three-point feel is gone, and with the rise of young player Poole, perhaps Thompson is no longer a non-sale for the Warriors. Wiggins is full of talent, but he is not active on the court, and in order to protect the team's salary structure, trading Wiggins is also a good option.
The Warriors led the league's small-ball craze and helped coach the Warriors dynasty, but their interior problems never resolved. As the interior core of the Seven and Six Ers, Embiid can average 28+10 per game this season, although Embiid's soft style of play has been questioned by Philadelphia fans, but Embiid's athleticism is quite good, and the Warriors also need his interior frame ability to make up for the shortcomings inside. And before the start of the season, infighting broke out between Poole and Green, and the issue of Green's contract extension became confusing. If Embiid can be acquired through a trade, the Warriors will not have to worry about the impact of Green's departure on the team's interior, but will free up salary space for the team to further strengthen.
For Philadelphia, which has brought in a number of former Rockets players this season, the team's tactical intentions are already clear. They will use James Harden as the tactical core to compete for a championship. Although Embiid didn't say anything, he definitely knew in his heart that he was no longer the real boss of the team, which may also prompt Embiid to leave Philadelphia. When the Rockets and Warriors fought in the West, it can be said that the tactical systems of the two teams are mainly based on run and bomb, although Klay's state has been greatly reduced, but his excellent defensive ability and championship experience and peripheral deterrence will give the 76ers a huge help. And there's no need to worry that Wiggins and Klay won't be able to integrate into the 76ers' tactical system, but the arrival of the two will form a seamless connection with the team, not to mention that there are 4 first-round picks ready for the team's future trades.
As the old saying goes, the Warriors and 76ers are both favorites to compete for the championship this season, but neither team started very well. If the Warriors and Philadelphia reach this blockbuster deal for 6-for-2, the Warriors can make up for their interior shortcomings while further cleaning up the team's salary structure, including the possibility of leaving the three cores of Clay Viggins and Green. The team will use Embiid and Curry as core components to compete for 10,000 rosters. And after Philadelphia completed the deal, it meant that they put all the treasure on Harden.