According to a report from Woj, the Hawks and Pelicans reached a 1-for-4 deal, and the details are: The Hawks sent core guard Murray to the Pelicans for Daniels, Nance Jr., a 2025 Lakers first-round pick, and a 2027 first-round pick (the Bucks and Pacers are low-picked).
The deal was definitely acceptable for the Pelicans, who got Murray with two bench players plus two first-round picks that weren't too far ahead, and was an absolute winner. However, the Hawks' operation is puzzling, through the trade, in exchange for two bench players, and the two first-round picks will not be too high, completely selling Murray.
The Hawks drafted Doncic in the 2018 draft and then traded for Trae Young, and in 2022, the team sent a 2023 first-round pick, a 2025 first-round pick, a 2027 first-round pick, and a 2026 first-round swap in order to get Murray from the Spurs. Murray averaged 22.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game this season during his two seasons with the Hawks.
However, after Murray joined the Hawks, although the data is still good, his partnership with Trae Young has never been able to meet expectations, and objectively speaking, Murray is more suitable than Trae Young as the core of a team, he not only has good offensive ability and passing vision, but also excellent defense, but the Hawks still chose Trae Young, who is one year younger, under the trade-off. However, trading Murray and sending Murray away was the bargaining chip, and this time and again, the Hawks lost a lot.
The Pelicans will face big changes to their roster in the offseason, and they will do everything they can to send Ingram away, and the addition of Murray has solved the team's passing problem, as long as Zion can stay healthy, the new season may basically guarantee a playoff spot.
In the middle of the 2023-24 season, the Lakers had hoped to get Murray through a trade, but the trade ultimately failed due to reluctance to Reaves, and it is conceivable that if the 2024 playoffs, the Lakers face the Nuggets in the first round with Murray, and it is really unpredictable who will lose and who will win, but they gave up such an opportunity.
In recent seasons, the Lakers' point guard position has been a problem, since Wei Shao, there is no suitable candidate, although there are Russell and Vintzon, one can only attack and is not stable, the other can only defend and is not good, at least in the Lakers system is not suitable, but from the offseason to the present, they have almost no action except for the draft to pick up Knecott, and if there is no action in the future, I am afraid that the new season will be another season to accompany the runner.
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