As the offseason approaches, the calm trading market has become lively and attracting much attention from the outside world. Recently, the league has three blockbuster transactions exposed, the Nets 5 for 1 Lillard, Embiid for the Spurs pick, the Rockets' ultimate Big Three released, go see the details.
The first is the Brooklyn Nets, who, after a season of ups and downs, have instantly relegated to a rebuilding team. For this reason, the management urgently needs to form another championship-contender team in the offseason, and the Blazers' star Lillard has become their primary target. According to local media in Brooklyn, the Nets plan to pursue Lillard this summer, willing to provide young center Claxton, point guard Dinwiddie, forward Royce O'Neal, guard Ben Simmons and two future first-round picks as chips to exchange for Lillard. On paper alone, the trade chips offered by the Nets are full of sincerity and tempting for the Blazers.
The second is the Spurs and the 76ers, and since the Spurs took the top pick, there are still many teams eyeing this pick and trying their best to change it. Among them, the 76ers, who were once again nailed to the pillar of shame, could not resist the temptation, and were even willing to sacrifice the star Embiid as a bargaining chip. The plan of the deal is this, the 76ers send Embiid, the Spurs send the 2023 top pick, a 2024 first-round pick from the Raptors, McDermott, Graham. For any team, the allure of new MVP Embiid is not small, and getting him is basically guaranteed to make the playoffs.
In addition, the Houston Rockets, who have been looking to form a championship team, announced their roster for this summer, and they plan to form a Big Three with Harden, Jaylen Brown and Siakam as the core, and attack the championship around the three. Of course, in exchange for these three people, it is bound to completely disintegrate the current roster of the Rockets, and almost the entire team will be used as a trade chip. Among them, the Brown trade requires them to send Jaylen Green, interior Shin Kyung, forward Martin and 2 future first-round picks. With Siakam's arrival, the Rockets may need to sacrifice Porter Jr., Smith, Tate and this year's first-round pick from the Clippers. To be fair, if the Rockets can assemble a Harden + Brown + Siakam lineup, such sacrifices are well worth it.