On June 23, Beijing time, the NBA draft came as scheduled, and the league's teams selected their favorite rookies while also revealing several blockbuster transactions, among which Paul joined the Warriors 1-for-4 and joined Curry, the Suns 13-for-3 deal was officially reached, and the Lakers also reached a 2-for-1 deal with the Pacers to prepare for the draft.
The draft pick was released, Beijing time on June 23, the NBA 2023 draft came as scheduled, the Spurs undoubtedly selected the French talent Ventanyama with the top pick, the Hornets selected Miller with the leaderboard, and the Blazers selected Henderson with prospects. It is worth mentioning that after the Spurs selected Chinese Banyama, head coach Popovich was also exposed to plan to renew his contract with the team, and from his eyes, he seemed to see Duncan that year, in terms of growth prospects, Venbanyama is definitely better than Holmgren, after all, the Spurs cultivate talent than the Thunder. At the same time, after the selection of Henderson, the Blazers also stopped making offers for Lillard, and they plan to continue to build a team around Lillard for the new season.
The Lakers Pacers 2-for-1 deal was reached, the draft continued, the Lakers in order to lock in their favorite candidates in advance, with the No. 47 pick in their hands plus part of the cash from the Pacers for the No. 40 pick that was higher in the pick, so far the Lakers will have the No. 17 pick in the first round and the No. 40 pick in the second round of this year's draft. In this regard, fans have said that the Lakers may be selected, after all, they are the best at searching for treasures at the end of the first round, as was the case with Kuzma and Hart.
The Suns 13-for-3 deal was reached, and on June 23, Beijing time, the details of the Suns and Wizards trade were officially reached, and the Suns sent Paul + Shamet + 6 second-round picks + 4 first-round picks + part of the cash to get Bill + Todd + Goodwin sent by the Wizards. It is worth mentioning that although the Suns got Beal and Durant, Booker and Ayton to form a more powerful Big Four, they hollowed out future draft picks in this deal, and the attendance of Beal, Durant and Booker became a big problem, in the past 4 years of 314 games, Durant has played only 137, Bill has played 207, and Booker has played 258.
Paul joined the Warriors 1-for-4, and with the Suns' 13-for-3 deal with the Wizards officially concluded, the Wizards also completed the deal with the Warriors at the first time. It is understood that the Warriors sent Poole + Rollins + 2030 first-round pick + 2027 second-round pick to get the Wizards to send Paul. It is worth mentioning that the general manager of the Warriors just announced that he did not plan to trade Poole in the next four years, and sent Poole to the Wizards within a week, and the latter was also extremely angry, and the social media shut down former teammate Green as soon as he was traded.
At the same time, the Warriors also officially announced that they will not continue to trade Paul, and will keep Paul to assist Curry to continue to rush to the championship. But the problem for the Warriors is that the 39-year-old Paul is almost impossible to play a full season healthy, and Poole could still carry the team's offensive responsibility during Curry's days of suspension last season, averaging 20+ cuts per game, which Paul can't do.