In the NBA, there will be transactions every offseason, but big deals are generally big bets, just like the Knicks traded to get Bridges, although Bridges' style of play seems to fit the Knicks, but it is difficult to say whether he can play the performance that the Knicks expect, and the Knicks got him to send 5 first-round picks is indeed a lot, I don't know if the Knicks can be the winner of this deal in the end, but the Nets are definitely winners, sell to other teams, they will definitely not get so many chips.
There is also the king's first signing and then exchange, in order to get DeRozan, they gave the Bulls two second-round picks, although not much, but gave the Spurs a Barnes and 1 first-round pick, I don't know if the Kings will achieve their expected strength after taking DeRozan, but the Spurs must have earned, that is, they were a middleman, and they won the top 3D and draft picks, but the Spurs and Nets are all small gains, if you want to say the most profitable deal in the past 5 years, I think it is the Thunder deal.
It happened in the 19 offseason, Leonard joined the Clippers, he wanted to get a helper, so he found Butler, but Butler didn't want to be his second, and the Heat had promised him the position of boss, so Butler rejected Leonard, so Leonard chose George, who had a similar function to Butler, he took the initiative to recruit George, and the Clippers also actively contacted George, after all, Leonard had just won the FMVP in 19, so George also wanted to vote.
In the end, he agreed to join, and told Wei Shao and the Thunder management about it, maybe this is the reason why George left the team, Wei Shao will not hate, he gave notice in advance, and Durant said goodbye that year, so Wei Shao hated him because of love. Thunder management also wants to rebuild, because after bringing in George and Anthony in the '17 offseason, the team's record is not ideal, and the team is still holding a high luxury tax, so they want to rebuild.
Since George wants to go, it just fulfills the Thunder's wishes, but they will not send away a top three forward on last season's MVP list for nothing, so they asked the Clippers for a lot of chips, but the Clippers saw the hope of competing for the championship, of course they were willing to send big chips to complete the deal, and finally the Clippers sent Gallinari, rookie Alexander, 4 unprotected first-round picks, 1 protected first-round pick and 2 first-round swap picks to get George.
This 9-for-1 result is probably known to everyone, after George joined the Clippers, he helped the team reach the Western Conference Finals in 21 years, which is the farthest season he has led the team, in other seasons either George is injured, or Xiaoka is injured, and the two play together There is no good effect, after all, the two play somewhat similarly, and in the end, the Clippers did not win the championship under the leadership of the two.
The Clippers also lost patience with this, in this offseason, they could have kept George, Ballmer was not short of this money, but he knew that it was difficult to compete for the championship with Leonard as the first core, so he reduced his expenses, chose to avoid taxes, and only gave George an offer of 150 million for 3 years, George wanted the last big contract in his career, so he chose to leave and joined the 76ers for 4 years and 220 million, and the Clippers ended up working in vain.
And after the Thunder got Alexander, this became the key to their rise, Alexander got the absolute ball after joining the Thunder, he played an average of 19+ per game in the first season of his franchise to lead the team to the playoffs, and then he steadily improved, he has made great progress in the past two years, in 23 and 24 Alexander was selected as the best team in the league, led the team to the first place in the West last season, and even reached the top two in the MVP list.
The current Alexander can be said to be the top five players in the league, he has the fastest first step in the league, the single ability is very good, he can't be limited at all, and he also has a good defensive ability, the best backcourt player in the current offensive and defensive integration, he played a performance beyond expectations, although it is only a first-round No. 11 pick, but relying on the efforts of the past few years, Alexander has grown to the league superstar level, and George is only the level of the league's superstar at his peak.
This deal can be said to have earned the Thunder, they not only got the cornerstone for the next many years, but also won enough draft picks, which also gave the Thunder more options in the future, although the general manager of the Thunder Presti has always been very expensive money, but his operational ability and draft vision are top-notch, the team began to rebuild in 20, in just a few years he let the Thunder now have the capital to compete for the championship, the new season of the Thunder will be one of the strongest teams in the West, and Alexander also has a chance to win the MVP of the regular season.
The Clippers tried, although it didn't work out, but George also helped them make the playoffs for many years, and that's okay. Speaking of which, what do you have to say about the Clippers and Thunder right now? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.