Chapter 898 2017 NBA Trade Deadline (First Update!)

But the Pelicans aren't the only team that wants Williams.

The Clippers, Rockets and Mavericks are all interested in Williams.

After losing Paul, the Clippers lacked a scoring point with the ball from the outside, and Williams' style of play suited them;

The Mavericks are in the same situation. They play team basketball this season. If they want to compete with the Pelicans and Warriors, they must improve their rotation strength;

The Rockets' thinking is more responsible. On the one hand, they want to continue to strengthen the substitutes. On the other hand, if they get it, it means that the Pelicans cannot get it. This is equivalent to changing the direction to prevent competitors from strengthening;

All in all, this kind of player who is the boss of a weak team and has immediate fighting ability, and whose salary is not high and the price is not expensive, is a hot commodity in the eyes of the championship team, and everyone is rushing to get it.

Who will win depends on the final bargaining chips given by each team and how the Lakers management finally weighs the pros and cons.

Williams has become a hot commodity on the trade market, but he is not the only one who was put on the shelf at this year's trade deadline. It can even be said that there are many.

The 76ers are selling the team's three frontcourt players, Okafor, Noel and Randle, but none of them are the core they want to build the team;

The Magic are touting Serge Ibaka, one of the Thunder's foursome whom they acquired in a summer trade;

The Wizards are touting their core point guard, John Wall;

The Kings are touting their core, Chris Bosh;

The Nuggets are touting Gallinari, the team's leading scorer;

The Grizzlies put Marc Gasol, the team's only All-Star, on the shelf;

Jazz inquiring about Gordon Hayward's trade value in free agency;

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Rumors are flying everywhere, but they are all normal reactions in an era where heroes are coming together.

The Eastern Cavaliers stand out, and some teams, such as the Raptors, Bucks, and Pacers, continue to remain challengers.

But the remaining Wizards said they couldn't beat them and were ready to tear down and rebuild in advance.

The West is even more obvious. The Pelicans, Warriors, Spurs, Mavericks, and Rockets are all stars, and their strength is obviously one level higher than other teams.

The remaining teams are basically unbeatable, so they might as well start planning for the new season in advance like the Wizards in the Eastern Conference.

Such chaos has not been seen for many years, and it is also a chain reaction caused by group basketball.

The strong teams are getting stronger and stronger, while the weak teams are in a predicament of failing year after year.

As the trade deadline approaches, there are more and more rumors in the market, and it feels like a storm is coming.

On this day, Demps came to Tang Tian and talked about trade negotiations with the Lakers.

The chips given by the Pelicans, Mavericks, Rockets, and Clippers are basically next year's first-round picks.

Among them, the Clippers have the worst record and are also the most valuable.

However, the Lakers don't have many thoughts of making a deal with the Clippers. They are mortal enemies in the same city, and they will not make a deal with the Clippers unless they have to.

Among the remaining teams, the Rockets gave Brewer and a first-round pick, the Mavericks gave Devin Harris and a first-round pick, and the Pelicans gave Deron Williams and a first-round pick.

The bargaining chips of the three teams are actually similar. The biggest advantage of the Pelicans is that Deron has a one-year contract, while Brewer and Harris both have two-year contracts.

"Add a young player."

Tang Tian gave Dempsey a suggestion.

He knows Williams. Although he has weaknesses, he is more than enough to be the sixth man.

Moreover, the Pelicans currently have too many young people. Using young players to exchange for immediate combat power is the right idea to increase their probability of defending the title.

Demps agreed.

Bryn Forbes, who performed well last season, and Joe Harris, who performed well in the preseason, have limited playing time this season.

If this kind of potential stock never gets a chance to play, it will be ruined sooner or later.

On February 23rd, U.S. time, the transaction deadline came as scheduled.

On this day, Woj continuously broke the news.

The Knicks sent Derrick Rose, Skal Labissiere, plus first-round picks in 2017, 2019, and 2021, as well as two future second-round picks, and acquired John Wall and Ian... Mahinmi.

From the Wizards' perspective, their plan is to tear down and rebuild. Rose is on an expiring contract, Labissiere is a potential stock (as a rookie, he averaged 8.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, shooting 51% from the field), and a considerable number of draft picks. , these are what they need.

Although they sent out Wall, they also got rid of the garbage contract Mahinmi.

The latter just signed a four-year, 64 million contract with the team in the summer, but he averaged only 5 points and 5 rebounds per game this season.

From the Knicks' point of view, Anthony and Howard have already come up in age, and they have no time to wait any longer.

Wall is an All-Star level point guard and an academic. He is a very suitable point guard for Anthony.

Although the contract acquired by the trade is a bit rubbish, Mahinmi can become Howard's substitute.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Knicks are not short of money.

And among the draft picks they gave away, next year's draft picks are definitely not valuable. Among these draft picks, the first two are the last two.

Using two valuable first-round picks for Wall would not be a loss for them.

After completing this deal, they really have the strength to challenge the Cavaliers.

Wall's trade kicked off this year's trade deadline, and Woj has since made big deals one after another.

The Knicks were strengthened, as were the rival Raptors, who acquired Ibaka from the Magic in a trade after sending Terrence Ross and next year's first-round pick.

The Knicks and Raptors both received reinforcements, and the Cavaliers couldn't sit still. They sent Mike Dunleavy, Mo Williams and a protected 2019 first-round pick to trade Kyle Korver from the Hawks. you.

The Bucks also reached a deal with the Hornets, sending Miles Pullalim and acquiring Hawes, continuing to move towards the one-star and fourteen-shooter goal used by the Chinese team in the Olympics.

The Cavaliers, Knicks, Raptors and Bucks, these four teams have become the first group in the Eastern Conference.

There are a lot of big deals in the east, but in contrast, the west, where the pattern has been set, is a bit more thunderous than rainy.

Marc Gasol, Bosh and Hayward all ended up staying on the team, and the transactions they made were all minor transactions.

In addition to these All-Stars, Williams' next home, which has attracted much attention, also has the final result.

The Pelicans successfully reached a three-way deal after adding Joe Harris to the trade chips.

The Lakers sent Lou Williams in exchange for Deron, the Pelicans' 2017 first-round pick, and the Nets' future second-round pick.

The Nets sent a future second-round pick to acquire Joe Harris.

The Pelicans acquired Lou Williams from the Lakers in exchange for Deron Deron, Joe Harris and a 2017 first-round pick.