For the NBA, the summer of 2014 was an eventful year. Many teams made a lot of moves, especially the Cavaliers, who wanted to compete for the championship, and the Rockets, Lakers, Bulls, Heat, who wanted to rush forward...
Of course, the Warriors' actions are not small either.
In fact, the Warriors' lineup is quite perfect and requires no action at all. However, the system disagrees and requires that the Warriors' lineup next season must be the same as in history, or less or less, so Deng Fang had no choice but to comply.
The Warriors' current roster is divided into two groups, the first group is Curry, Klay, Barnes, Hayward, Bogut, plus Rush and Draymond Green. The second group is Barbosa and Iguoda.
La, Middleton, Tucker, O'Neal Jr., plus Azubuike and Speights.
Historically, the main lineup of the Warriors in the 14-15 season is: Curry, Klay, Barnes, Iguodala, David Lee, Speights, Draymond Green, Barbosa, Bogut, Levine
Stone, Ezeli, Brendan Rush.
Comparing the two, it can be seen that the Warriors still need to make a lot of transactions.
First, the Warriors sold Hayward to the Jazz.
Historically, Hayward was selected by the Jazz. In order not to change the direction of history as much as possible, Deng Fang also made a favor and traded Hayward to the Jazz.
Of course, benefit fees must be charged.
For the Warriors, because players cannot be traded casually in recent years, nor can they be drafted, Deng Fang asked for a first-round pick, two second-round picks, a trade exception, 5 million in cash, and two
No guaranteed contract.
The non-guaranteed contract will be laid off as soon as it is obtained, so that the Warriors will not add personnel.
The four draft picks were all from 2016 and 2017, which made the Jazz quickly accept the proposal.
Generally speaking, for the same first-round pick, the later the pick is, the less valuable it is—if the team is obviously very strong, it does not count.
The Jazz's record in the past two years has been very bad, so their first-round picks in the past two years have been very valuable, but after acquiring Hayward, coupled with the hard work they have done in the past few years, it should not be this bad in two years.
Hayward is valuable, as are Azubuike, Middleton and Tucker.
Middleton's defense is average, but his offensive end is still very reliable. The most important thing is that he and Hayward are both in their rookie period. They are cheap and very popular.
Of course, compared to Hayward, Middleton's market situation is still worse after just two years in the league.
In the end, Middleton was sold to the Bucks in exchange for a first-round pick, two second-round picks, plus 5 million in cash, and a non-guaranteed contract.
Needless to say, Tucker, his four-year career with the Warriors has proven his worth!
Tucker is very good at defense. He can play at the 3rd or 4th position. He can also play at the 5th position in a small lineup. He also has three-pointers, which is very useful. He signed a contract in the summer of 2010, and the first year was 100.
Ten thousand, 1.2 million in the second year, 1.4 million in the third year, 1.6 million in the fourth year, 8 million in the fifth year, and next season is the last year.
Although next season's contract is much higher than that of Middleton and Hayward, Tucker is still very popular.
In the end, Deng Fang sold Tucker to the Suns in exchange for two first-round picks, a second-round pick, 3 million in cash, and a trade exception.
Compared to these three, Azubuike is a little more troublesome because his contract is a bit large.
Azubuike signed a big contract in the offseason last season, with a salary of 50 million for four years and 12.5 million per year. There are no player options or team options.
Azubuike is a good 3D player, and the price is reasonable, but after all, the price is a bit high.
In the end, Deng Fang traded with the Nets and exchanged Azubuike for a first-round pick, a second-round pick, 5 million in cash, and Livingston!
Livingston had been with the Warriors before, but was traded out, and now Deng Fang bought him back.
Because Historically, Livingston was on the Warriors, and he was one of the contributors to the Warriors' championship!
Next, Deng Fang traded O'Neal Jr. for Ezeli.
Historically, Ezeli was selected by the Warriors with the 30th pick in the first round in 2012. He is 2.11 meters tall and weighs 120 kilograms. He is a traditional center.
If Deng Fang were to choose, he would not want a center like Ezeli, but now he has no choice but to replace him.
Because the team only has one traditional center in Bogut, if he is injured, sick, or sent off, there will only be one Green available!
Even if it's just for training, it's okay to trade Ezeli back.
Ezeli's performance in the past two years has been average. It is not difficult to trade him. A basic salary of O'Neal is enough!
After all, O'Neal Jr. was gold-plated with the Warriors!
Finally, Deng Fang traded David Lee.
Warriors fans are no stranger to David Lee. He was the only star player of the team before the rise of the Warriors, and was once one of the core players of the Warriors.
But David Lee was strong in offense and weak in defense, and could not fight tough battles. He was abandoned after the rise of warriors.
However, he can be regarded as one of the Warriors' main substitute players next season. He has a good personality and is still useful on the bench.
In exchange for David Lee, Deng Fang came up with a trade exception, a non-guaranteed contract, and his own first-round pick.
David Lee, who left the Knicks, has not been happy in the past two years. His statistics are mediocre and his big contract is about to expire. As soon as the Warriors showed interest, he immediately agreed and then asked his agent to discuss it with the team.
Details of the transaction.
The player was determined to leave, the Warriors had good bargaining chips, and David Lee was no longer a popular star, so the deal was quickly concluded.
In this way, the defending champion Warriors made a series of big trades, became a storm in the trading market, and became one of the most watched teams.
The Warriors' team roster was also quickly determined: Curry, Clay, Barnes, Iguodala, David Lee, Speights, Draymond Green, Barbosa, Bogut, Levine
Stone, Ezeli, Brendan Rush.
Compared to the previous lineup, this roster is obviously much weaker.
In addition to Curry, Clay and Iguodala, the star players can at most add Barnes and Bogut!
The substitute is incomparable to the previous one!
As a result, many experts have expressed doubts:
Why are you, a defending champion, so aggressive?
Don’t you know that the winning team won’t make any changes?
Is Deng Fang stupid?
Players like Hayward, Middleton, Tucker, and Azubuike are so useful. Why did Deng Fang sell them?
The key is that Deng Fang didn't get back any useful players. Apart from the draft picks, it's cash. Is Deng Fang crazy about money?
The Warriors are in danger next season!
Can the current Warriors compete with the newly formed Big Three of the Cavaliers?
Even if it is compared with the Spurs who have a GDP combination, right?
The Warriors' six consecutive championships are gone!