The Knicks officially announced the three-way trade with the Grizzlies and Lakers that night, and then it detonated the whole league.
"The Lakers, Knicks and Grizzlies officially announced the trade. Pau Gasol rushed to Los Angeles. The Knicks got potential point guard Kyle Lowry and former No. 1 pick Kwame Brown. The Grizzlies got three first-rounders and completely entered the reconstruction process.
In a state of ruin."
The details of the transaction are:
The Lakers sent Gavaris Crittenton, Aaron McGee, Kwame Brown, the signing rights of Marc Gasol, and two future first-rounders to acquire Pau Gasol.
The Knicks sent Nate Robinson (1.27 million), Dan Dickau (2.99 million), Jared Jeffries (5.63 million), and the first round of 2010 to get Kyle Lowry (1.09 million),
Kwame Brown (9.08 million) and Aaron McGee (750,000).
The Grizzlies traded Pau Gasol and Kyle Lowry for Nate Robinson, Gavaris Crittenton, Dan Dickau, Jared Jeffries, and Marc Gasol.
, and three future first-rounders.
This transaction, involving three teams, nine players and three first-rounders, can be regarded as a relatively explosive deal before the trade deadline.
The media discussed the deal vigorously and rated it.
ESPN thinks:
"The Lakers are undoubtedly the biggest winner in this deal. Of the three active players they sent, Crittenton could only average 7.8 minutes per game and 3.3 points per game, with limited potential. Aaron McGee
The contract with Kwame Brown is simply expiring, and he has lost his rotation position in the Lakers. The most valuable bargaining chips they sent are the European rookie signing rights and two first-rounders that have not yet been realized."
"In other words, the Lakers used their little bits and pieces this season to acquire an All-Star-level insider. They were already No. 1 in the Western Conference and have been strengthened to an epic level. Through this transaction, their paper strength has become
It’s enough to compare with championship favorites like the Celtics, Spurs, and Cavaliers.”
"The Grizzlies are in a bad situation this season. They are interested in the playoffs. As a result, Pau Gasol and the greatly improved second-year player Rudy Gay have no data but cannot win. Under this situation, they chose
For a change, they listed Pau Gasol early, but they didn't reach a deal until the trade deadline was approaching."
"And the chips they finally got were not ideal. The Lakers' two first-rounders were not of high value, and the Knicks' first-rounders were probably not of high value either. The most valuable thing was Marc Gasol's signing rights.
It can be said that the Grizzlies failed to get qualified feedback from this transaction, but they only succeeded in clearing Pau Gasol's big contract and got some pretty good young players and draft picks."
"The last is the Knicks. After Lin Yu joined, they successively completed coaching changes, layoffs, and two transactions. Manager Lin's name has been firmly established. Looking back at these operations, coaching changes and layoffs
People, and the initial small transaction are really difficult to make an accurate evaluation. This three-way transaction can show the chaos of the Knicks."
"In this three-party transaction, they sent Nate Robinson, the most outstanding young player on the team before Lin Yu joined, a first-round, valuable role player Jared Jeffries, and Dan, who had an expired contract.
- Dickau, in the end, what he got was Kyle Lowry, whose personal performance was almost the same as that of Nate Robinson, as well as Kwame Brown and Aaron McGee, who had been abandoned by the Lakers and whose contracts were about to expire."
"This deal is obviously not great. It seems that Lin Yu is just dissatisfied with the Knicks' original players and wants to make changes."
The final ratings given by ESPN are: Lakers A+, Grizzlies C, Knicks B-.
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The media's ratings are pretty good. They just tell fans who has gained and who has lost through some analysis.
After the trade was officially announced, Gregg Popovich was angry. Before a subsequent regular season game, he criticized the three-way trade, pointed the finger at the Lakers, and asked the league to investigate.
"The Grizzlies were robbed by the Lakers! This transaction is obviously abnormal. Chris Wallace made a transaction that harmed himself. There must be something inside. I hope the league can investigate this transaction!"
Popovich led the deal very directly. As manager Lin, Lin Yu also accepted interviews with the media after Popovich criticized him.
He first admitted that this transaction was led by him: "I admit that this transaction was led by me."
Then, he explained the reason: "Nate is a good player, he is great, but his style and characteristics are not suitable for us. Compared with Nate, we need Kyle's defense, three-pointers and organization. This is what made us achieve this."
The reason for the transaction.”
Finally, some media asked about Popovich's criticism.
Lin Yu shook his head and replied: "I think this deal is a win-win-win situation. Time will prove it."
Judging from the future direction of this transaction, this transaction is indeed a win-win-win situation.
Without this deal, Pau Gasol would continue to be wasted in the Grizzlies and would not reach the peak of his career because he perfectly fits the triangle offense. Marc Gasol would also join the Lakers next year and then be replaced by Andrew Bay.
Nahm pressed to the bench.
Finally, Kyle Lowry will also have to continue to play as a substitute because the Grizzlies need to train Mike Conley.
After the transaction was completed, the Grizzlies cleared their salary space and got future inside core Marc Gasol, the Lakers got Pau Gasol, the core of the triangle offense, and the Knicks got Lin Yu's favorite main point guard Kevin Kai.
Al Lowry, basically, all three All-Star prospects have been given room to develop.
If this isn’t a win-win-win, what is it?
Lin Yu would not pay attention to Popovich's criticism, but in the end, he couldn't help but respond: "Greg should take care of his team. There are many transactions like this in the league that seem to have huge disparity in chips.
Maybe the Spurs will make such a deal in the future."
After saying this, Lin Yu immediately regretted it: it seemed a bit contrary to the poisonous milk principle.
He knows that the Spurs will make a similar deal in the future, that is, they will exchange Bruce Bowen, Oberto and Kurt Thomas, who are on the verge of retirement, for quasi-All-Star Richard Jefferson next season.
It's also a robbery-like transaction.
He seems to have predicted the occurrence of this deal...
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No matter what, the Knicks still completed the preliminary reconstruction work through this transaction, and finally formed a core lineup. The gangsters have completely disappeared, and there are still two brushes, but it does not affect the overall situation.
After the transaction was completed, the Knicks ushered in their last game before the All-Star Weekend, playing away against the Washington Wizards.