The three-way deal was reached Sika to go to the Pacers, the Warriors core member died, and the Bucks and Suns poached the Clippers
On January 18th, Beijing time, a three-way deal was reached in the league today, in addition, the Warriors postponed their game with the Jazz because of the death of a core member, and many teams also spread trade rumors, and there are a lot of news worth paying attention to today, so let's take a look at some of the news that has come out of the league from this early morning to now.
A three-way deal is concluded
The Pacers have discussed a trade for Sika before, but because the Pacers are unwilling to sell Jarres Walker and Mathurin, the deal has not been negotiated, and now the Pacers have given up his asking price, and the two sides have also reached a deal, it is reported that this is a three-way deal, and the Pelicans have also joined it, and the Pelicans did this to avoid taxes, and they sent Kayla Lewis Jr. to the Raptors to get a second-round pick from the Pacers.
The Pacers sent Bruce Brown, Jordan Walla and three first-round picks to get Sika, and the Raptors only made one Sika for a total of six chips. And the reason why this deal can be completed is because the Raptors have told Sika that even if Sika finally meets the super-max salary requirement, they will not give Sika a super-max contract, and the Pacers are willing to give him a big contract extension, and Sika can reach a maximum five-year, 247 million contract extension this summer.
One of the key points why Sika joined the Pacers is that Haliburton has taken the initiative to recruit Sika, after getting Sika, now the Pacers have formed a five-man group of Haliburton + Sika + Hield + Mathurin + Turner, Sika's arrival has made up for the Pacers' weak forward line and added more offensive options, and the defense has also been improved.
The Pelicans' operation allowed them to save 18 million in luxury tax is also very successful, although the Raptors did not get the young players they wanted, but they got enough first-round picks to try to trade, after the transaction was completed, the Raptors also said to the outside world that the team will go all out to build a team around Barnes, to be honest, Barrett has shown good strength after joining the Raptors, and he has the ability to become the cornerstone of the team.
The Warriors' core assistant coach has passed away
Earlier today, the American media reported that the game between the Jazz and the Warriors was postponed because the Warriors assistant coach was hospitalized. After that, the US media spread the specific news that Milojech had a heart attack in a restaurant in Salt Lake City and was taken to the hospital, but unfortunately passed away, he is only 46 years old now, which is indeed a pity.
Milojec, who joined the Warriors in '21 as Kerr's assistant coach, enjoys a certain amount of international popularity, and he has a good relationship with Jokic. After learning of Milojec's death, many big names in the league also expressed their condolences, such as Xiao Hua, Da Gasol, Doncic, Kuminga, etc.
The power list and rookie list are released
Today, the league announced the latest edition of the power rankings: the Celtics returned to first, the Timberwolves second, the Nuggets third, the Thunder fell to fourth, the Bucks fifth, and the two consecutive defeats also made the Thunder have been questioned a lot. The sixth is the Mavericks, the seventh Clippers, the eighth 76ers, the ninth Heat, and the tenth Cavaliers, the Mavericks have recently received more recognition because of Irving's furious play, but it is obviously unreasonable for them to rank in front of the Clippers.
The other 11-20 are: Pelicans, Knicks, Pacers, Kings, Suns, Magic, Jazz, Rockets, Bulls, Lakers. The 21-30 spots are: Warriors, Nets, Hawks, Raptors, Grizzlies, Trail Blazers, Hornets, Spurs, Wizards and Pistons. The Lakers are still not favored, but the Raptors' current strength is definitely underestimated, although they have suffered 4 consecutive defeats, but they have played top teams recently, and they have played very competitively.
Wembanyama is still the first in the rookie list, according to the recent Wemban, it is estimated that there will be no suspense about the best rookie, Holmgren second, Harkes third, Miller fourth, Lively fifth, and last week basically unchanged, 6-10 are Podjemski, Kiyant George, Jordan Hawkins, Henderson, Orsa Thompson, the White Devils have played well recently but have not been on the list.
There are trade rumors in many teams
According to U.S. media reports, sources revealed that PJ Tucker may be traded to the Wizards for buyout, and now the Bucks and Suns are interested in getting him, but they will only try to acquire him after the buyout. And the purpose of the Suns is much more than that, because after the team has recently been on the right track, they also want to continue to strengthen the team, according to NBA reporters, the Suns are now exploring the trade market of Grayson Allen and Little, and the team also has four second-round picks, they want to bring in the right pieces of the puzzle.
In addition, the Pelicans are rumored to be interested in getting a defensive center to partner Zion and Ingram, the Kings want to get a strong defender, and now the Mavericks are interested in acquiring a defensive forward like Wiggins and Finney Smith, and the Bulls are hoping to trade away Ball. Speaking of which, what do you want to say about today's hot news? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.