Chapter 385 2005 NBA trade deadline! (5K for next month(1/3)
The Bulls and the Knicks reached a deal.
They sent out the team's core core Francis, and obtained the opponent's first-round draft pick and Anthony Hardaway from the Knicks trade!
Hardaway's contract has one year left, and it has long lost its former All-Star strength, so it is basically an expiration contract.
Or in other words, he is just a deal.
The core of this deal is that Francis exchanged a first-round draft pick for the Knicks!
Kwame Brown was lukewarm in Houston, and Francis only changed to the first round in the end.
Nearly four years have passed, and the Bulls' deal for Francis with the second pick was completely declared a failure.
The Bulls are once again making a bad move and rebuilding.
As for the Knicks, there is already Marbury in the team, and Francis, it is necessary to form a "backfield golden double gun" to continue to strive for the playoffs.
Well, the New Yorkers haven't tasted the playoffs for four years!
The last time the team played in the playoffs was the year when Sun Hao first entered the league!
In fact, when Sun Hao saw this news, the New Yorkers were having a carnival celebration.
They have never had an All-Star backcourt combination in history. They firmly believe that the combination of Marbury and Francis will bring glory to New York.
Sun Hao... was silent for a long time.
He really believes that something is destined now.
The combination of Marbury and Francis also formed such a backcourt double-gun in history in the Knicks.
But it is not a "golden double gun", but a "backfield cancer".
Now it's just that this pair of cancer combination is ahead of schedule.
Sun Hao, after chatting with O'Neal, called Yi Jianlian.
The Bulls are so turbulent, Yi Jianlian will definitely be affected.
And he also analyzed the deal from some perspectives.
The Bulls have been a dual-core pair of Francis and Yi Jianlian in the past two seasons.
Francis was traded away, saying it was a bad move and rebuilding, and Yi Jianlian would definitely get a lot of opportunities to come out of the mobile phone.
This is his opportunity. If he can seize it, it is not without a chance to enter the All-Star.
You should know that Yi Jianlian also has a Chinese player background. As long as he can play Gasol's current performance with the Celtics, he will undoubtedly squeeze out the opponent and enter the All-Star.
Another angle is the future plan of the Bulls.
Sending Francis away, the management will definitely not be able to expect a retired Hardaway to save the team's backcourt.
So it can be foreseen that in next year's draft, the Bulls' goal is likely to be a... defender.
And it is highly likely to be a point guard!
This may also be another key factor in the Bulls' deal.
You should know that next year's draft will be one of the rare point guards in history.
Not to mention anything else, the names Paul and Deron alone are enough.
No matter which one Yi Jianlian is in the same team, it will be a huge benefit to him.
So from these perspectives, the bad situation of the Bulls now doesn't look that bad.
People cannot just look at the present, the future is also worth looking forward to!
Not long after Sun Hao and Yi Jianlian finished the phone call, the NBA's trading deadline gradually reached the point, and the trading of each team began one after another.
Just when everyone thought Francis's deal was the biggest deadline this year, the two consecutive deals of the Kings were shocking.
They first sent the team's best defensive player Christie and next year's first-round draft pick to the Magic, and the deal was obtained by "Old Cat" Mobri!
Mobri's fame must be greater than Christie's.
But sending the team's best defensive player away and giving it a first round, perhaps Kings fans should worry about how to maintain their already fragile defense line.
However, the next other transaction almost made their hearts jump out.
The Kings sent the team's All-Star Power Forward Chris Webber to the 76ers!
Well, in addition to Webber, they also sent Matt Barnes and Mike Bradley.
And what they got was… Kenny Thomas, Williamson and Skinne!
The three players who are basically not well-known and have long-term appointments!
"Shit!"
After seeing this deal, Kings fans began to curse themselves uncontrollably.
The Princeton King who was popular in the league at the beginning of the century, Divac left, Weber and Christie were traded, which has been disbanded!
The key is that what they got is Mobri worth looking forward to!
This is like what they scolded, and it feels like "adults, eat stool".
However, from the perspective of the Kings, this trading choice is actually understandable.
Weber has long since lost his courage as he used to be due to injuries and age.
Not only is his always dragging defense, but his offense is increasingly incompatible with the requirements of this Kings team.
The Kings traded him away not because of a sudden idea, but because they had been planning for a long time.
The fans actually know this, and what they are unhappy may be that Webber has only changed to three shrimp soldiers and crab generals.
And there is another point, with the rise of Peja, the conflict between Weber and Peja is increasing.
The Kings Manager also made a choice like the Lakers made last summer.
Of course, what will happen? Maybe you will only know until the transaction is completed and the game is played.
The Kings' deal originally had nothing to do with the Lakers.
However, the team's general manager Kupchek seemed to have something happened.
He called Buss Jr. and Phil Jackson, and after obtaining their consent, he contacted Christie immediately.
The Magic sent Mobri to completely correct Arenas.
Because Arenas and Mobley, both in the Wizards and Magic, seem very incompatible.
As for whom they get from trading, they don’t care so much.
Especially with their team with better Grant Hill and Tkogru, Christie is not the kind of player they need.
They chose Christie, whose expiration contract was also an important reason.
So what Kupchek hopes is that Corritis can apply to buy out his last year's contract with the Magic and then join the Lakers!
If your Kings are not willing to trade people directly to me, then I will save the country in a straight line and buy out and sign the contract!
Of course, this road is definitely more difficult.
First of all, Christie himself should be interested, because if he buys out, he will have some sacrifices in his salary.
Because of the Lakers' salary cap limit, the largest contract that can be provided is a veteran's basic salary.
Secondly, the magic management has to nod.
Because buying out Christie means they exchanged Mobley for the mid-term of the first round or the draft pick at the end of the first round, which is a bit of a loss.
Christie, very interested in Kupchek's proposal.
He nodded because of "fear" because of his "fear" in the All-Star Game, but he had thought about it in his heart.
He is 35 years old and has not had many years left in his career.
If you stay with the Magic, you will definitely be without a championship for the rest of your life.
But it's completely different for the Lakers.
The Lakers' small forward is short of people. Not only does he have the opportunity to compete for the championship, but he also has a lot of playing time!
This is not interested, it is very interesting!
So after contacting Kupchek, he immediately found the Magic's management.
After some exchange and a huge salary sacrifice, the Magic agreed to Christie's request!
For management, it is still very good to have an unwanted origin that can save them a lot of money.
When Sun Hao learned the news, he was stunned for a moment.
When he thought about something that was impossible, he turned a corner and it really happened?
However, Christie's wife Jackie must have played a lot of roles in this.
After being stunned, Sun Hao's mood suddenly became very beautiful.
The Lakers performed well this season, but the team is full of new players.
To be continued...