Chapter 1342 The First Deal of the Boss Career

The content of this transaction proposal is very simple, Siakam trades Holiday + second-round pick.

After Harris got a huge contract extension last summer, he performed quite bravely this season, averaging nearly 20 points per game.

This score is second only to Embiid in the Mavericks and is the team's first outside scorer.

Conley and Holiday are bound to be affected by Harris' scoring and role upgrades.

Conley was not greatly affected because of Carlisle's trust and excellent organization.

Most affected was Holiday.

Holiday's shots have decreased and his playing time has been greatly reduced.

The Mavericks know that they can't afford to renew Holiday next season, which is to compress his team role in advance.

This approach kills two birds with one stone. In addition to adapting in advance, it can also lower the price when the contract is renewed next season.

For the Mavericks, it would be a good deal to renew Holiday at a low price.

Huo Ledi is diligent and diligent, of course he is not a fool. After a long time, he must be dissatisfied, and he also offered to apply for a transaction.

Nelson looked around, and finally aimed at Siakam of the Pelicans.

Holiday is a veteran of the Pelicans, and Siakam's talent is outstanding, and the rookie contract has just ended, even if the maximum salary renewal price is not too expensive, let alone the maximum salary is not necessarily required.

Tang Tian tapped his index finger on the coffee table, thinking and weighing in his mind.

Now the chemistry of the Pelicans is good, and there is no small risk in rushing to break through.

But the regular season is just a regular season after all, and the Pelicans' guard line is still weak.

Durant played the second position offensively bravely, but before the Rockets, Lakers, and Spurs were thrilling, even luck.

A big reason for this is Durant's defense.

His speed is indeed faster, but it is still very difficult to defend against the top 2 position, or even impossible to defend against.

And if Siakam plays three, he can't defend the second position.

This is also determined by Durant's height. 2.06 meters is the official height, but his actual height is close to 2.10 meters, which is the height that can play the fifth position.

This kind of height must have a high center of gravity, which cannot be compensated by losing a lot of weight.

Tang Tian's idea of ​​shaking wit at the beginning was indeed good, but it was not perfect.

In contrast, if you can trade back Holiday and let Durant return to the third position, it would be perfect.

But a new problem is that Holiday's contract also expires next summer, and unlike Siakam, he is not a restricted free agent.

In other words, if Holiday is very popular in the free market, then the Pelicans may have to let him go for nothing.

So the final result of this deal, what the Pelicans got is only the right to use Holiday for half a year, and a worthless second round.

This is very bad.

There are advantages and disadvantages, it depends on how to weigh them.

"what do you think?"

Tang Tian thought over and over again, and asked Dempsey for his opinion.

Dempsey has made great progress in the past few years, and his qualifications as an assistant and an advisor are completely sufficient.

"I think it's good, although there is a risk next summer, but even if Pascal stays, we will face the same risk."

Demps gave his opinion, he is in favor of the deal.

Tang Tian nodded.

What Demps said is true, so regardless of whether the deal is done or not, whether the team can win the championship this season will directly affect next year's operations.

Based on this premise, what kind of lineup is most likely to hit the five consecutive championships is a priority.

"Go ahead, but the Mavericks need to bleed more, they need a first round, and you say hello to Brad first."

Tang Tian made the final decision.

Dempsey nodded.

Not only Stevens, he will also greet Siakam in advance.

The latter worked diligently in the Pelicans for three years, and he had all the credit and hard work. He was traded after he finally made it into the starting lineup.

However, Demps has indeed made great progress. While dealing with the team's internal situation, he is also negotiating with the Mavericks, and the progress is very fast.

Time flies, and it is the trading deadline.

At this time, deals were concluded one after another.

The Suns sent Jaylen Brown and TJ Warren, the unprotected first round in 2021, and traded for DeRozan from the Raptors.

The Raptors' garbage brother combination finally came to an end on this trade deadline.

Lowry was relatively depressed after learning of the transaction, but this is the NBA business world.

The Kings sent Harrison Barnes and a future first rounder and a future second rounder to trade Wiggins from the Timberwolves.

Barnes' performance in the Kings was mediocre, and the Kings hoped that Wiggins could bring new changes to the team.

The Jazz traded Jae Crowder and a 2021 first-round pick to Bogdanovic from the Pacers.

The Jazz had a lot of blood in this deal. It can be seen that they attach great importance to Bogdanovic and believe that the latter can help them rush back to the playoffs.

The Trail Blazers sent Whiteside, Zach Collins and the second round in 2021 to get Love from the Cavaliers.

Whiteside has been wandering since leaving the Pelicans. The Cavaliers are already the third team he has played for in a season, and what is even more painful is the second entry.

And unlike the previous Trail Blazers, the Timberwolves valued his short contract entirely in this deal.

His NBA career seems to have entered the countdown.

After the Trail Blazers got Love, their frontcourt firepower was supplemented.

But whether this can help them return to the playoffs in the West depends on how well Love and the team work together.

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Other deals followed.

Pelicans fans on the hotline are also watching the excitement.

Now that the team is thriving, it is not impossible to maintain this momentum and challenge the Lakers and Spurs like last year.

However, they watched enthusiastically, but were shocked by a message released by Woj near the trade deadline.

Originally watching the excitement, he was stunned to find that his own team was also one of the excitement.

The Pelicans sent Siakam and Temple, as well as a special case worth 10 million, a second-round pick in 2021, and the Mavericks got Jrue Holiday and a first-round pick in 2020.

When the news of the trade came out, half of the Pelicans fans were in a daze, and half of the Pelicans fans were cursing.

The Pelicans have done a good job of keeping secrets. There have been no rumors about this transaction before, and this time it was really caught off guard.

But when they came back to their senses, they had already begun to analyze the pros and cons of the transaction.

Soon, their calibers were all unified.

Well, that's a good deal.

Because after the deal was concluded, Tang Tian posted the status on Twitter immediately.

"Welcome home my brother x-on:Ju·Holliday."

The fans' minds followed the memories of the past. Holiday contributed a lot to the Pelicans' first two championships in four consecutive championships.