According to a report by Warriors reporter Anthony Slater, with Buddy Hield's sign-and-trade deal officially finalized, it means that a series of operations between the Warriors and trading partners eventually evolved into a five-way deal involving Klay Thompson + 1 second-round swap + some cash, and Lee Kyle + Hield + 1 second-round deal. And this series of dazzling operations, the mutual benefit and win-win situation of the five teams, are all based on the full communication and respect of the management of each team, and at the same time, the players involved are also on the basis of their hearts. You can imagine how much effort has been put into it.
The Warriors and the other 4 trading partners can be regarded as tearing off the last fig leaf of the Lakers management with practical actions...... Before the offseason, the Purple and Gold were full of pride, holding the richest chips in recent years - three first-round picks, and began to pick and choose, imagining whether Dejounte Murray or Trae Young was better; I feel that with Clay's dad Michael Thompson here, it is almost a foregone conclusion that Tang Shen will return to his hometown to play; No matter how bad it is, consider DeRozan, before going to the Bulls, Azan showed his attitude of returning to his hometown, and now the time node has been delayed by 3 years.
The result? The Hawks didn't bother with the Lakers at all, and the proposal to trade for Thompson was directly passed by the Warriors, and as for Azan - with the completion of James' contract extension, it also blocked his way home. In the end, it is equivalent to letting go of Prince and Dinwiddie, and strengthening Knecht and Bronny, so do you want to be shameless? Especially Prince, as the space point that the Lakers relied on the most last season, he really didn't open his mouth, seeing that there was no hope of renewing his contract, he turned his head to the Bucks and went to Ham, and only asked for a one-year salary, and the Lakers really didn't fight for it at all.
From sports host Nick White's show, we learned some details about the Thompson trade, and it made people even more angry about the inaction of Lakers management. Although Klay called Warriors owner Lacob and general manager Dunleavy Jr., asking them to help him get to the team of his choice, the Mavericks, the Lakers can't even be unwilling to try, right? According to White, Pelinka, the general manager of the Lakers, only called Thompson's agent, and didn't even call himself, which is sincere? Looking at the Mavericks, GM Nick Harrison and VP of Operations Mike Finley negotiated the details during a dinner with Clay. That's the gap!
Compared to the inaction of the Lakers' management, Dunleavy Jr. performed very professionally. Because last season, Klay's early contract extension was not finalized, and Dunleavy Jr. was criticized, and he was questioned about standing on the shoulders of his predecessor Myers, but judging from this offseason, just the attack on the free agent market, it can be seen that Dunleavy Jr. is getting better.
After all, compared to Clay, who has begun to be dissatisfied and hurt the team on the field, Hield and Li Kaier cannot even be said to be replacements, but reinforcements! After all, the abilities of these two are obvious to all, but the coffee position is far from the soup god, which is easy to manage. You know, the Warriors also have the same grand plans as the Lakers, such as after George confirmed his departure, they released rumors to chase George, such as now they are still negotiating with the Jazz and want to get Markkanen without taking advantage of Kuminga. But a gimmick is a gimmick, the reality is reality, Dunleavy Jr. has to be hard with both hands, and it is his operation that can complete the substantive reinforcement so clearly. I wonder how you would rate Dunleavy Jr.'s operation? Personally, I deserve full marks for Klay's handling of his departure.