One night only! Two blockbuster deals in the NBA have been made, the Lakers have missed a good opportunity, and the Warriors have to completely rebuild

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2024-06-29 09:42

After the end of this year's draft, the NBA free market and trade market will set off a climax, in terms of player contract extensions, the Raptors and Quickley reached a five-year contract extension of $175 million, I have to sigh that the salary of players in the league has risen so fast, and players of Quickley's level can get more than 30 million in one year. He just joined the Raptors last season and played in 38 games for the Raptors, averaging 18.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, shooting 40% from three-point range. Before this contract extension was reached, the Knicks' OG-Anunoby reached a five-year $212.5 million super contract extension with the team, exceeding 40 million in one year. In addition, the Denver Nuggets are also negotiating a four-year, 209 million maximum salary extension with Jamal Murray, which is expected to be reached soon, to be honest, Murray's performance in this year's playoffs is a bit unsatisfactory.

What's more explosive than a renewal is the deal. Since the Wizards and Trail Blazers completed the Avdia and Brogdon swaps, two more blockbuster deals have been made. First, the Mavericks sent Tim Hardaway Jr. and three second-round picks to the Pistons to get Quentin Grimes, three second-round picks from the Raptors in 2025 and two second-round picks in 2028. Sending away Hardaway Jr. is definitely a burden for the Mavericks, in this year's playoffs, Hardaway averaged only 4.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game, and the offensive end was a nerve knife, and the defense was still a big colander. During the finals, the Green Army White, who had the same salary as Hardaway, was suddenly compared. Getting rid of Hardaway Jr. and having to take three second-round picks is not a loss at all for the Mavericks.

Grimes, who joined the Mavericks, is at least very young, has a good ball quotient, and has a good defense, and has the opportunity to develop into players like Pope and Danny Green, and become a knife guard next to Doncic. Second, the Hawks and Pelicans completed a 5-for-1 trade, and the Hawks sent away their second-in-command, Dejounte Murray, to get the Pelicans' Larry Nance Jr., Dyson Daniels, EJ Liddell, and two first-round picks, specifically the 2025 first-round pick (from the Lakers) and the 2027 first-round pick (the worse of the Bucks and Pelicans). The Hawks also seem to be about to completely reshuffle, Trae Young is not far from being traded, and the two-gun combination they have formed in the past few seasons has indeed failed and it is difficult to make it into the playoffs.

At the same time, the Hawks selected the top pick in the draft, although Risachet is not as talented as Wembanyama, or even Edwards and Banchero, but he at least has a lot of development value and room for improvement, and the Hawks are expected to hoard a large number of draft picks in the next few seasons, continue to mess around, and focus on the future. For the Pelicans, they only paid a few leftovers and two first-round picks to get an All-Star level guard, which is definitely a big profit, and the Pelicans currently have four All-Star level players in the Pelicans, Ingram, McCollum, Zion and Murray, and another hidden super giant in the West was born. However, this is not the final roster for the Pelicans, and Ingram is also expected to be traded this offseason, and it is unknown if the Pelicans can trade him for a star of the same level.

The Hawks' Dejounte Murray was traded to the Pelicans, which is not good news for the Lakers, as Murray has always been one of the Lakers' trade targets, and he can also be arguably one of the most suitable defenders for the Lakers. The Lakers' current lineup has obvious shortcomings, and the guard line Reaves + Russell is single-handed, which feels pretty good, but together it becomes a weak point. Both of them are not very good at attacking the basket, their static talent is weak, they have little athleticism, and their defense is also very stretched. As a large-size guard, Murray's defense is also elite-level, with certain 3D attributes, which is perfectly compatible with the Lakers, but unfortunately the Lakers did not grasp this opportunity to get Murray. However, the Lakers have previously promised to find a higher star-level helper for Zhan Mei to see if they will act in the future.

In the end, the Warriors have become one of the most talked-about teams in recent times, they are already in the middle of a trade vortex, the core players are soon to be disbanded, and the team is about to completely rebuild. Needless to say, Thompson has already fallen out with the team, and it is only a matter of time before he trades. According to American journalist Doug Smith, the Warriors have taken a tough stance on Wiggins, and they are looking to trade Wiggins. In addition, Chris Paul and the Warriors agreed to postpone the date of their 30 million contract protection until the beginning of the free market. Put simply, it means that Paul has come to terms with reality and accepted that he is about to be traded. In this way, the Warriors' three All-Star players, Klay, Brother Zui and Paul, are all leaving Golden State, leaving only Curry and Dream Green, do they still have a chance to impact the championship in the future?

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