NBA bench saves national team

After completing the interview.

Both players returned to the locker room.

This year's All-Stars ended again.

There are less than two months left in the regular season, and it is time for the teams to prepare for the playoffs again.

In addition to making efforts in the game, each team is also actively developing the team's lineup reinforcement.

After the All-Star Game, the trade deadline is less than a week away.

Poor teams are trying to send out competitive players in the team, and then hoarding more draft picks, so that they can select more outstanding potential players in the draft.

The teams that are hitting the playoffs continue to strengthen the shortcomings of the lineup.

During this week, many teams completed transactions, but the most shocking one was the Pacers-76ers transaction.

The 76ers continue to sell the team, wanting to trade out all capable players so that they can continue to perform badly.

The two sides reached an agreement, and the Pacers sent out the former star Danny Granger in exchange for two giants, Evan Turner and Voy Allen.

Evan Turner, in particular, will fully make up for the Pacers' weakness in the bench lineup.

His offensive firepower will bring a qualitative leap to the Pacers' bench.

Turner averaged 17.8 points per game this season, while Danny Granger averaged only 8.3 points per game due to injuries.

But Granger's annual salary this season is $1400 million.

But this is the last season of his contract, and he will become an unrestricted free agent during the offseason.

This is also an important reason why the 76ers are willing to trade with the Pacers.

By next season, the salary space of the 76ers will be released one step further.

With many draft picks and huge salary space, the 76ers are not far from rising.

After this transaction is completed, there will be no more shocking transactions in the NBA.

Then, the trade deadline ended, and the lineups of all 30 teams in the league were all determined, and there would be no further changes until the end of the season.

Of course, some teams can also sign players who have been bought out to further strengthen their strength, but there are not many such players.

And generally if they are bought out, they are players who are useless to the team.

Next, the alliance entered a crucial card position battle.

The top four seeded teams in the Eastern and Western Divisions naturally do not need to engage in card battles, especially the Lakers, which ranks first in the league with a record of 52 wins and 1 loss, and has already secured a place in the playoffs.

The Lakers are also the second team in the history of the NBA to secure a spot in the playoffs before the All-Star Game. The last team was the Thunder with Qin Feng...

The remaining teams ranked 5th to 8th have a very small win margin, and the card battle is also very fierce.

Every game is a game that cannot be lost, but not every game can be won.

In the west, in addition to the card position battle, there is also a "avoiding eight" battle!

The so-called avoiding the eighth battle means that the teams that are on the edge of the playoffs and the playoffs will also pay special attention to avoiding the No.8 position when competing for a place in the playoffs.

Because if the end of the season is No.8, it means that this team will meet the powerful Lakers in the first round, and the fate is to be swept away without any suspense.

It's really a bit miserable.

After the Lakers confirmed their place in the playoffs early, they also took turns in some games, which made other teams in the Western Conference very uncomfortable.

Because in the key card position battle, if the Lakers lose in rotation, it will make the card position battle of each team more difficult.

But for the Lakers, naturally they don't care about such things, they just go at their own pace.

Time flies fast.

Fast forward to the beginning of April.

There is only half a month left before the end of the regular season, and there are only seven or eight games left in the regular season for each team.

The rankings of the seeded teams have been determined, but in the middle and lower rankings, many teams are still fighting for positions.

Of course, this is no longer the focus of fans around the world.

At this time, it is the Los Angeles Lakers that have attracted much attention, because Kobe is close to making a comeback.

According to reports from Los Angeles Lakers team reporters, Kobe has resumed training and is very likely to return at the end of the season.

This makes fans start to look forward to it.

Is it finally time to see that invincible Lakers team again?

If he comes back at the end of the regular season, it's for the playoffs.

So everyone is waiting for Kobe to come back, wanting to see the powerful Lakers team that dominates the league.

However, Kobe's state is only likely to play, and it is not certain that he will play.

Finally, the end of the regular season, Bryant did not come back.

This has caused many Black Lakers media to make a big fuss, saying that Kobe's injury has not fully recovered. All the previous claims that Kobe is coming back are also to create momentum and scare other teams.

For such remarks, many fans also began to fight back on the Internet.

With the strength of the Lakers, is it necessary to create momentum like this?

Obviously not needed!

Even if Kobe can't come back at the end of the season, he will always come back in the playoffs!

Even without Kobe, the Lakers basically wouldn't encounter any major difficulties in the first two rounds, and they could easily advance.

By the time of the Western Conference Finals, Kobe should be back!

So the media of the Black Lakers and Kobe Bryant is very brainless.

February 4th, US time.

The nba regular season is officially over!

The east and west rankings are also determined.

The Eastern standings are:

1. Pacers (56 wins and 26 losses);

2. Heat (54 wins and 28 losses);

3. Raptors (48 wins and 34 losses);

4. Bulls (48 wins and 34 losses);

5. The Wizards (44 wins and 38 losses);

6. Nets (44 wins and 38 losses);

7. Hornets (43 wins and 39 losses);

8. Eagles (38 wins and 44 losses);

The ranking of the Eastern Conference teams is also very tragic, and there are two groups of two teams with the same record.

The Pacers got the first place in the Eastern Conference and squeezed out the Heat.

It can also be seen from the record that the Heat's dominance is declining.

However, the Heat are still regarded as the team with the best chance of reaching the Finals in the East, because in the playoffs, no team has a lineup that can compare with the Heat.

The most disappointing is the Nets.

After gathering the lineup of the Big Five, the Nets' record is very average, and they are not as proud of the league as predicted.

The most disappointing is the Knicks.

Just last season, the Knicks were still the second seeded team in the Eastern Conference, but this season's record has declined rapidly, and they didn't even make the playoffs!

Of course, injury factors play a role, but the biggest problem is the Knicks' locker room problem! !