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With the NBA Finals and Draft coming to an end, all 30 teams are looking to find opportunities for team advancement by signing free agents and trades.
This article will introduce the number one recruitment goal of 5 of the teams, as well as the help of the personnel to the team, the content is a synthesis of the opinions of each family, take its essence to remove its waste, summarize the personal ideas, welcome civilized exchanges!
1. Team Pacers
Ayton's advantage
The Indiana Pacers had enough interest in DeAndre Ayton to make a four-year offer of $132.9 million last summer, but the Phoenix Suns matched the offer, so Ayton remained in Phoenix.
Since last summer, they have made two devastating trades, trading Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, the team currently has only 8 people left on the contract, and there are no valuable picks, which is equivalent to hollowing out the future, and the status quo is not good, what a self-destructive move! And the only way to make up for some of the losses may be to trade Ayton.
Ayton has averaged a double-double per game for five consecutive seasons. He posted 18.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in the most recent season, and his numbers could improve if he paired with Pacers playmaker Tyrese Halliburton.
A core of these two men and Benedict Mathurin could set Indiana up for long-term success.
2. Timberwolves
Ben Simmons' short-term contract
Unexpectedly, Simmons actually has a market! You read that right!
It is reported that the Timberwolves, who have a tall forward combination, may trade the gummies (Carl-Anthony Towns), and Brooklyn may be successful for the gummies.
If the Nets can't secure space at No. 4 or No. 5 more economically, they can trade Ben Simmons (which expires three years before the gummies) and a draft pick or two for Towns.
Of course, even if the Timberwolves had the feat of sending the Lakers a main lineup last season to relieve Pelinka, the Huskies can't always be good people. Huskies also have big question marks over Simmons! Who knows how much mind Simmons still has to play. Of course, if he can continue to return to the field and regain confidence, believing that his combination with Gobert may make the Husky management even more sad! You heard it right, because neither of these guys can shoot!
But Simmons, a three-time All-Star, two-time All-Defensive Team, is only 26 years old, and the future is still promising, the Huskies might as well give it a try!
3. The Knicks
Zach LaVerne's explosiveness
The New York Knicks ranked second in the league in offensive efficiency (points per 100 offense) in 2022-23. They are 20th in effective field goal percentage, but they consolidate the ball and dominate rebounding, which helps them gain an advantage in offensive counts.
But New York's talent is still not enough, and Brunson is clearly not the team's anchor! The New York Knicks should fight to get LaVine.
He may not mean much to the mediocre, championship-free Bulls, but in the gritty Knicks, with Tom Thibodeau's defensive tactical system, he and Brunson could be a very good backcourt combination.
4. Magic Team
Austin Reeves organized the offensive
Austin Reeves ended his 2022-23 season in excellent form, averaging 17.5 points, 5.1 assists and 4.6 free throws per game from March 1 until the end of the Lakers playoffs, shooting 51.4% from the field and 43.6% from three-point range.
In several playoff games, LeBron James even trusted Reeves to organize the offense. This gave Reeves enough opportunities to perform, and he also seized the opportunity, and many teams have given him a 4-year offer of 100 million, just wait for July 1, after the market opens, how to choose the Lakers rising star!
Orlando Magic are also willing to give money, and the offer may not match the Lakers, or Rivers may not be able to refuse!
They already have plenty of playmaking and attacking ability from Markle Fultz, Jalen Suggs, Paul Banchero and Franz Wagner, but Reeves won't strip the young core of the ball, he will only make it harder for defenders to target the other four.
Reeves can play with and without the ball, and having multiple offensive creators on the field at the same time makes defense harder.
Team 5.75
Why 75 people, not 76 people, please look it up by yourself and no longer explain.
Same LaVine!
Even if Chicago hasn't indicated that it wants to rebuild, the team has been stagnant, and it's necessary to make some deals and changes to save some food for the team and prepare for a possible rebuild. Well, Tobias Harris' expiring contract is also a good place to start.
Zach LaVine's explosive outside scoring ability fits perfectly with Joel Embiid's dominance at the back.
Both attract a lot of defensive attention, and they defend in different areas of the field, and the pair has a lot of room for imagination!
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