In 19, thick eyebrows applied for a trade, what is the price of each team? The Green Army came out of Irving and almost teamed up with Jokic

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2024-06-09 13:06Posted in Henan Sports Creators

Preface

As one of the strongest power forwards in the NBA, Anthony Davis is still a good man even though he has suffered some injuries in recent years. The 31-year-old has 27.8 points, 15.6 rebounds, four assists and 1.6 blocks in the playoffs. Later, the Lakers also got thick eyebrows by packing Ball, Ingram, Josh Hart and others, and the Lakers were able to win the championship in 2020, and the efforts of thick eyebrows were even more indispensable. And let's go back to the summer of 2019 today to see which teams were favored by the thick eyebrows that had publicly stated that they were leaving the Pelicans at that time, and what were the offers made by these teams?

Boston Celtics

Trade offer: Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward and a 2019 first-round pick

The first is the Celtics, who have always been active in the trade market, and the Green Army has been on the rise in those years by acquiring a group of high-quality rookies such as Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. And after learning that Thick Eyebrows was leaving the Pelicans, they also quickly started the offensive. The offers they made were also very tempting, with Irving, Hayward and draft picks. Irving had 23.8 points, five rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.5 steals that season, and was the leader of the Green Army at the time. After leaving the Cavaliers, Irving's skills have been achieved, even this season is a weapon to break the game at a critical moment, and he was also in deep conflict with the Green Army management at the time and wanted to leave the team, so it seems to be a good deal for the Green Army and the Pelicans.

Although Hayward's state has declined due to serious injuries, he still has 11.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists as the team's bench rotation in the 18-19 season, and Hayward can continue the output of the Jazz period close to 20+5+5 after getting enough ball possession in the Hornets, which shows that his ability is still there, and Hayward was only 29 years old at that time, which can fully meet the Pelicans' tactical requirements for him.

In addition, the Celtics at that time also took a draft pick in 2019, which is a 14th pick, and they are fully able to select a good potential rookie, so the sincerity of the Green Army is still good. However, after discussing with his team, Thick Eyebrow still rejected the deal, after all, the Green Army has never cared about your contribution to the team, and once you have no value, they will send you away, and Thick Eyebrow and his team also realized this, and immediately did not go to the Green Army.

Portland Trail Blazers

Trade offer: Except for Damian Lillard, the other players are chosen at will.

The offer from the Trail Blazers' side is even more shocking, that is, the rest of the players except Lillard, the Pelicans can pick and choose at will. You must know that the Trail Blazers at that time were not the fish belly that they are now, and that year, under the leadership of Lillard, the Trail Blazers had just reached the Western Conference Finals, and the whole team was in excellent shape. CJ McCollum is the second best player after Lillard, averaging 21 points, four rebounds and three assists per game, and the 28-year-old is entering the peak of his career.

In addition, they have Nurkic who can score 15.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1 steal and 1.4 blocks, and the two are no less useful than Lillard. And in this Trail Blazers' rotation lineup, there are Rodney Hood, Aminu, Seth Curry, Evan Turner and others, and Anfernee Simmons and Gary Trent Jr. have just entered the NBA, so the Trail Blazers' offer is fully acceptable.

However, in the eyes of the Pelicans, the role of these people is not as good as that of thick eyebrows, and due to salary level restrictions, even if the Pelicans want to get a large number of players, the team must also match some players in the team if allowed, and trade them to Portland with thick eyebrows to match the difference in salary levels, plus the Pelicans are determined to rebuild, they want to get a large number of draft picks and potential young people.

Therefore, they also chose to reject the Trailblazer's proposal. However, the Pelicans got CJ McCollum later, and he is still on the team's roster until now, but that's another story.

Phoenix Suns

Trade offer: Devin Booker, TJ Warren, 2 first-round picks.

The Suns, after learning the news, also moved quickly, they really wanted to get Davis, and they made good offers, which were Devin Booker, TJ Warren and two first-round picks. The Suns' goal is very simple, that is, after getting thick eyebrows, they will form a twin tower with DeAndre Ayton, who has just finished his rookie season, and seek an advantage on the inside. Ayton was only 21 years old at the time, and he could contribute 16.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in his rookie season without getting too many balls, showing good potential on the offensive end.

And once he can get the thick eyebrows, he can quickly complement Ayton, and the offensive end is full of power, and the defensive end is even more headache for opponents. If such a combination can be achieved, perhaps the Suns have a good chance of becoming the dominant player in the West.

However, the Pelicans still chose to refuse, because in their opinion, although Booker could score 26.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 6.8 assists, and was one of the rising point guards in the NBA at that time, he has not been able to help the team improve the team's record in the past few years with the Suns, and his data also has a certain amount of moisture, which has been questioned by many fans and media as a "data brush".

Although Warren can have 18 points, 4 rebounds and 1.5 assists, his ability is limited, and his role in most teams is as a starter or sixth man, and it is almost impossible to expect him to help the team complete the rebuild. Therefore, even though the Suns added two more top-up draft picks, the Pelicans chose to decline, hoping to get a real building cornerstone-level person.

Denver Nuggets

Trade offer: Michael Porter Jr., Jamal Murray, Paul Millsap, Gary Harris and 1 first-round pick

In the end, the Nuggets also made their offer, and their chips were more direct, almost packing all the team's core players except Jokic to the Pelicans. In line with the Suns' thinking, they also hope to get a thick eyebrow to form a strong interior combination with Jokic. Looking at Jokic's achievements now, if he can really get thick eyebrows that year, maybe the NBA has really entered the finale.

In the playoffs this season alone, thick eyebrows averaged 27.8 points, 15.6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.6 blocks per game, and Jokic averaged 28.7 points, 13.4 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

However, the Pelicans are not satisfied with the Nuggets' chips, and the Nuggets also asked them to add Jrue Holiday, which is undoubtedly taking advantage of the fire. It is true that Murray at that time could contribute 18.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists, and perfectly played the role of the second leader next to Jokic, but Porter Jr. at that time was still due to a serious injury and had not played a single game, and it is unknown whether he can recover in the future. Millsap is 34 years old and has a serious decline in form, so overall, this trade offer did not impress the Pelicans, and in the end, it was also announced that the trade fell through, and the establishment of the "Covenant Eyebrow Combination" was not realized.

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