The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 460 [Large transaction, Lakers reconstruction]

"American Sports" basketball expert Henderson wrote an article evaluating several recent big deals.

Henderson thinks the Clippers did a great job of trading Curry for Barnes. Barnes is a promising rookie who fell to the seventh pick in an upset. He is the same small forward. Before the draft, people like to take him and the Bobcats for the second pick Compared with Maijiji, the gap between the two is not that big.

The Clippers' introduction of Kirk Hinrich and Brandon Roy is risky, both of whom have potential injuries.Especially Roy, although his asking price is not high, his status is questionable. It is far worse than chasing Billups and Ray Allen. Actually, those two can help the team more.Of course, the Clippers also have their own ideas. Although Roy retired for a year, he is not considered a veteran. As long as he is not injured, his athletic ability is much better. As the No. 2 position, his assist ability is also good.Since Kidd was gone, the Clippers haven't had a good point guard.

The Nets made a profit by getting Harden. As long as Harden is given enough playing time, he should be able to play star data.After sending Scola, who was in decline, the Nets also cleared the salary space, and Harden can renew his contract with a high salary next year.It's a pity for Brooks, but with Wall around, he doesn't have much room to play.

And Henderson believes that the Heat and the Rockets traded away Mayo at a loss. After all, Mayo was an All-Star player, but he only got a veteran, a second-round rookie, and a first-round pick.After the Rockets get Mayo, they have the possibility of rising, and their draft pick next season will not be too high.

After reading the news, Ye Feng felt that Pat Riley's approach was very clever. Judging from the Heat's salary and lineup, the No. 5 position is most in need of reinforcement, and Dalembert is the most important for the Heat to reinforce the center forward. Good choice.The Heat don't need a meat shield full of insiders, but a blue-collar with strong mobility, such as Tyson Chandler and DeAndre Jordan, who are tall and thin but still have confrontation, are suitable top players for the Heat.
So a few who are suitable for the Heat and may be able to get include: Dalembert, Kwame Brown, Pulzbila, etc... Except for the Haitians, the others are too bad.

When Dalembert's contract expires next year, the Heat can still sign him a lower contract. If he doesn't sign it, he will also be free of 700 million salary, and the Big Three can be rebuilt immediately after they disband.Even if Mayo doesn't leave, if he can't win the championship this year, he will have to rebuild, so it's better to gamble in advance.And Parsons signed a four-year 4 million contract with the Rockets, with a high basic salary, and will become the perfect substitute for the Heat.

Seeing that other teams are strengthening, the Lakers finally acted.

The current lineup configuration of the Lakers is very unreasonable. Paul is suitable for playing in a fast, flexible and pitching team, and must pick and roll to play his full power. The Lakers can't satisfy him with these points.Whether it's Bynum, Kobe, Metta World Peace, Mike Roberts, Murphy, etc., they can't play fast breaks.Paul was the fastest on the fast break and the fastest back on defense, but it didn't help.It was difficult for him to break through when there was no pick-and-roll in the frontcourt, and when he returned to defense, his physique was not good and he couldn't defend.To put it bluntly, Paul is not suitable for the Lakers' offensive system. He is a leader, not a second-in-command who is good at assisting others.The Lakers can't play the outside dual-core tactics well.

Now the Lakers can only continue to rebuild with Kobe as the core and find a team that meets the requirements to trade.

It is impossible for a team to take the contracts of two stars. After repeated discussions, the Lakers found a trade partner, namely the Nuggets and the 76ers, two young teams.

The Nuggets lack superstars, as do the 76ers.The Nuggets' top scorer is just guard Tai Lawson, and the 76ers are even more outrageous. Their best scorer is backup guard Louis Williams.Neither Brand nor Iguodala is a qualified leader. They can occasionally play beautiful games, but it is difficult to be the one who decides the outcome.

The Lakers first sent Chris Paul to the Nuggets for Nene Lahirio, Ty Lawson, rookie power forward Quincy Miller and the Nuggets' 2013 first-round pick.

Then sent Andrew Bynum, and got Andre Iguodala, Jody Meeks, and the 76 first-round pick from the 2013ers.

The rebuilding of the Lakers was completed in an instant. Although they lost two All-Stars, they also bought many good role players, and the thickness of the lineup became astonishing.

They can form a starting lineup of Nene, Jordan Hill, Iguodala, Kobe, and Ty Lawson. They are full of athletic ability, full of talent and vitality, and there are singles masters like Kobe.

Iguodala's shot selection is questionable, his dribbling ability is not satisfactory, and the defense can sometimes be too risky.But he can use his excellent physical fitness to score passes and contribute to the team. Since joining the 2004ers in 76, with the departure of Allen Iverson, Iguodala has always been a symbol of the 76ers. The season was also selected to the All-Star Game.

Although Nene is not an All-Star, his name will definitely be included in the selection of the top 10 active centers in the league.Ty Lawson had the best statistics of his career last season, 16.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.3 steals. His breakthrough was extremely sharp, and his outside shots were also very accurate.

The Lakers also have the 76ers' important rotation guard Jody Meeks on the bench, Metta World Peace, who was signed with a high salary that year, the former Trail Blazers starting guard Steve Blake, Devin Ebanks, Troy Murphy, Mike Roberts et al.

Even if the Nuggets send out two generals and a rookie, they will become more promising.They have long wanted to trade Nene and make way for Mozgov and Costa Koufos. There are also Kenneth Faried and Al Harrington who performed well last season at the power forward position. Free agent Anthony Randolph was also introduced.There are Afflalo, Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, Corey Brewer, veteran Andre Miller, etc. on the outside... This group of people surrounds Chris Paul, even more powerful.The Nuggets have also leapt to become a powerful player in the league, and next season is likely to surprise people.

After the 76ers got Bynum, they immediately announced the layoff of Elton Brand.Their inside line is very strong, Spencer Hawes, Nikola Vucevic, Lavoy Allen, Kwame Brown.That's right, the 76ers signed Kwame Brown. They need a strong man as a substitute to fight for their muscles. Brown's offense sucks, but he still has advantages on the defensive end.

There are Evan Turner, Jrue Holiday, Nick Young, Dorell Wright and others on the outside... Although Louis Williams was poached by the Eagles, the 76ers lineup looks very strong and can also Play the combination of inside and outside.

After the transaction, three strong teams with cores were formed, and all three parties can be said to have benefited.

It's just that the Lakers haven't changed their coaches yet, and the management chooses to continue to trust Mike Brown.In the Cavaliers, he played a good record with James and a bunch of mediocre role players, and the defense was impressive. The Lakers didn't want to replace him easily.If he is replaced by the man who once won the best coach, who should he find as the head coach?The popular Brian Shaw of the year went to the Pacers as an assistant coach, and he will not be able to return for the time being.

The Lakers have only one weakness left. The power forward position is not strong enough. Jordan Hill and Mike Roberts are unqualified. They have cut the soft guy David Anderson this season, and they need to find another capable person. Kupp Check contacted free-agent veteran Antawn Jamison.

Jamison hopes to play a role in a strong team and hit the championship. He can serve as the starter in the Lakers, which is just right.So, he signed a one-year veteran's basic salary contract with the Lakers.

Jamison has been in the league for 14 years and has career averages of 19.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game.Although he is 36 years old, in the eyes of many Lakers fans, Jamison has always been a superstar at the 4th position. He has averaged 20+ points per game for many years in the Wizards, and has played a single season. After the Cavaliers, the data of cooperation with James fell seriously.Having such an All-Star teammate and partner who can't win the championship is also one of the reasons why people criticize James.Last season, Jamison was still able to play quasi-star data, which was an important inside scoring point for the Cavaliers, and made great contributions to the Cavaliers' return to the playoffs.With his joining, the combat effectiveness of the Lakers has been raised to another level.

Experts say that the Lakers' current starting lineup is a combination of two All-Stars and three second-rate stars.

Another strong team, the New York Knicks, finally had a big deal. Before that, they only introduced the super-physical former dunk king Gerald Green, veteran insiders Marcus Camby and Kurt Thomas in the free market.

7月17日，尼克斯宣布和太阳完成了先签后换的交易，他们用800万的交易特例、2013、2015年的首轮选秀权以及2013、2014年的次轮选秀权外加部分现金换来了两届MVP控卫史蒂夫.纳什，纳什新合同为期3年价值2700万美元。

After playing for the Suns for 8 seasons, Nash finally chose to leave the Suns in order to get a championship ring in the final stage of his career.And because the Knicks don't have enough salary space to sign Nash, they can only reach a sign-and-trade deal with the Suns. Only in this way can Nash get a new three-year $3 million contract.The Knicks don't have a good point guard. The arrival of Nash will change all that, helping Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony score easily, and the bench players will also benefit.

However, the media is not very optimistic about the Knicks. They think that the Knicks are becoming another Suns team. The only difference is that the head coach is not Mike D’Antoni. Both Nash and Stoudemire are in decline. Only Anthony is definitely stronger. Marion, looking at the substitutes, the Knicks are not much better than the Suns back then.

The Knicks' offense may become very beautiful because of this, but it is difficult for them to stand out from the competition between the Heat and the Nets, enter the finals, and it is even more difficult to beat the Clippers to win the championship.

People think that the Clippers will enter the finals in the Western Conference next season. Although the Lakers, Nuggets, and Grizzlies have all made reinforcements, there is still a gap with the Clippers.

(End of this chapter)