Epic five-way deal! Goodbye Durant, Lillard assists the alphabet brother, the Suns make a big profit?
When the Blazers put Lillard on the trade market, it attracted the attention of many teams, including the Heat, Raptors, Bucks, 76ers, Magic and so on, and even the Suns, who have tight salary space, want to cut in the bar, but the player they are interested in is not Lillard, but the defensive tough Nurkic from Bosnia-Herzegovina. He has $54.38 million left on his contract for three years and is averaging 13.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. According to Hoopshype Hall of Fame Michael Scotto, Blazers management expects him to be included as part of the Lillard trade. For the Suns, Blazers coach Billups is interested in getting Ayton, and he believes that the combination of Henderson and Ayton inside and outside will be the future of the Blazers.
Recently, the US media "Fadeaway World" suggested that the Suns, Bucks, Timberwolves, Thunder, and Blazers five teams to discuss an epic five-way deal, if the deal can be successfully concluded, Lillard will be sent to Milwaukee, Gobert will go to Ohlahoma City, the specific transaction plan is:
1. The Suns sent DeAndre Ayton to get Yusuf Nurkic + Davis Bertans;
2, the Bucks sent Joe Holladay + Marjon Beecham + 2029 Bucks first-round pick to get Damian Lillard;
3, the Timberwolves sent Rudy Gobert to get Joe Holiday + Victor Oladipo;
4. The Thunder sent Lu Dott + Davis Bertans + Victor Oladipo + 2024 Clippers first-round pick + 2025 76ers first-round pick (1-6 picks) to get Rudy Gobert;
5. The Blazers sent Damian Lillard + Yusuf Nurkic to get DeAndre Ayton + Lou Dort + Marjon Beecham + 2024 Clippers first-round pick + 2025 76ers first-round pick (1-6 pick) + 2029 Bucks first-round pick.
Suns management's relationship with Ayton has reached a freezing point, and with rumors of his deal with Nurkic revealed, Ayton has strengthened his determination to leave Phoenix. The Suns' goal for the new season is to win a championship, so head coach Vogel will not allow the black sheep of the team to appear, and Ayton's failure to contribute has completely angered Suns fans, who have no future in Phoenix. Nurkic is physically fit, strong against and more aggressive on the defensive end, and his shortcomings are his slow movement speed and inability to adapt to the infinite change system. If Suns coach Vogel can play the full role of Nurkic and play to his full strengths, he will be more useful than Ayton. In addition, Bertans is a space-type interior with top-level three-point shooting, he played with the Latvian men's basketball team in this summer's Men's Basketball World Cup, and showed a high level of competition, he can open up space for Durant, Booker and Bill.
The Thunder are another winner of the deal, and last summer the Timberwolves gave almost everything they had to get Gobert, and just one season later, the Timberwolves were forced to trade Gobert because the interior combination of Gobert and Towns was not compatible. The Thunder have a strong backcourt, Alexander was successfully named to the league's All-NBA team, starting point guard Josh Keady and small forward Jaylen Williams are in full form, Gobert's arrival can strengthen the Thunder's weak center position, and Holmgren and Gobert's new and old combination will turn Ohrahoma City into a no-fly zone. The Timberwolves will bring out the full potential of Towns after sending Gobert away, and Joe Holladay will be able to take the pressure off Edwards on the playmaking tandem and defense, and the Timberwolves will be on track to storm for a championship.
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