Chapter 1084 2018 NBA Trade Deadline
With the end of the All-Star Game, the 2018 NBA All-Star Game has also come to an end.
Each team will have at least four days off after the All-Star break.
Like last year, this period of time is a rare rest time for the players, but it is also the busiest period of the season for the general managers of each team.
Among some of the reforms made by Xiao Hua after his return, the trade deadline will be moved forward to before the All-Star Game starting next season.
But this season, it is still after the All-Star Game. Specifically this year, it is the third day after the game, which is February 22.
In fact, just like in previous years, during the All-Star Game, stars recruited each other and rumors flew everywhere.
There were even bizarre rumors that James and Durant were interested in playing together.
However, most fans are still relatively calm. Basically, they don't believe the news about Woj and Shames.
However, there is a rumor that has been reported by reporters from all sides, and the possibility is growing.
The Knicks have been unlucky this season. First, Howard announced his retirement before the start of the season, and then Wall suffered a torn Achilles tendon before the All-Star Game.
Fans are hotly discussing on social media, saying that Dolan has done so many bad things and will die if he does evil deeds. The Knicks' retribution has finally come.
Although this kind of groundless thing is limited to talking after dinner, the Knicks' current situation is really a bit miserable.
The team's two All-Stars are both missing this season, and they can only rely on Anthony to support them.
The result is that Anthony's playing time has skyrocketed, and his already injured knee is having an increasing impact on him.
His shooting percentage before the All-Star break has dropped to 42%, and it is foreseeable that this number will continue to drop after the All-Star break.
It was under this circumstance that Dolan was ready to rebuild again, and he planned to sell Anthony directly.
And according to the follow-up news, this possibility is becoming more and more likely.
Although Anthony's performance this season is average, he was still ranked tenth in the MVP list last season.
Going forward, he even has a chance to enter the top five.
To put it more bluntly, according to media rankings, he is the fifth active small forward, behind James, Durant, Butler and George.
When such players enter the trading market, they will naturally attract many teams.
Current stars plus future potential players plus draft picks will be the main body of Anthony's trade.
The Thunder, Rockets, Mavericks, and Bucks are all popular candidates.
There had been constant rumors before, and by the time the trade deadline came, possible trading partners were increasingly emerging.
The Thunder are the frontrunners for Anthony's next destination.
According to reports from sources, the chips provided by the Thunder are Oladipo + Sabonis + future first round + second round.
This transaction framework meets all the Knicks' requirements.
But there are also media reports in Houston that the Rockets' offer is very aggressive.
Of course, no one knows what will happen at the end of the trade deadline.
Time flies to February 22, and the 2018 NBA trade deadline has officially arrived.
Small transactions between each team began to take place first.
The Magic traded Payton Jr. to the Suns for a second-round pick;
The Pistons sent Willie Reed and a 2022 second-round pick to the Bulls to acquire Niers and a 2022 second-round pick;
The Cavaliers sent Shumpert and acquired Hood from the Jazz;
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These small transactions did not attract much attention from fans. They were all waiting to see who Anthony would end up with.
However, in the process of waiting, a big deal came quietly, which also attracted a lot of heated discussion from fans on social media.
The Bucks sent Monroe, a future first-round pick and a future second-round pick from the Hawks to Horford!
The Eagles entered reconstruction at the beginning of the season, and the core members of the team were traded away one after another.
Horford is still here purely because of the contract he just signed and the team's need for appearance.
But now that the Eagles' record is neither good nor bad, the management made this deal to make things worse.
The Bucks' motivation for the trade is even simpler.
Monroe's chemistry with the Big Three is average, and coupled with his defensive disadvantages, the team has long wanted to trade him.
It's being delayed entirely because no one wants it.
But the good news is he's on an expiring contract, exactly the type of player the Eagles like.
Horford is not only an All-Star player, but also a former disciple of head coach Budenholzer.
To get him with an expiring contract and two draft picks that are not very valuable, the Bucks made this deal well worth it.
This is a win-win deal, but it's clear that the Bucks are the one who benefits more.
After acquiring Horford, they also have a four-star lineup.
Irving, Hayward, Antetokounmpo, Horford, plus a bunch of role players, they now really have the strength to challenge the Cavaliers!
The weakness of the Eastern Conference makes fans have average expectations for the Eastern Conference playoffs.
But at least, if the Bucks and Cavaliers meet in the Eastern Conference Finals, it will definitely be a close and exciting matchup.
While fans were still talking about Horford's trade, the Anthony trade they had been waiting for finally came to fruition.
But this result was beyond everyone's expectation.
Anthony ended up going to neither the Thunder, which was the most likely team before, nor the Rockets, which were the most aggressive, nor the Mavericks or Bucks, which had been rumored before.
He ended up being traded to the Trail Blazers!
The Trail Blazers traded away Meyers Leonard, Harkless, Noah Vonleh and a future first-round pick to acquire Anthony, Luke Kornet and Ron Baker from the Knicks.
After this transaction, the Trail Blazers also have the core lineup of Lillard, McCrum and Anthony, plus Turner and Nurkic.
They also have the ability to compete with several super teams in the West.
This is really making a fortune silently and silently!
Tang Tian was also surprised when he saw this.
You know, this is not the same as what happened in history.
But the worst thing is that Thunder and Rockets fans, who started shouting and staying up late to line up at the hospital before the All-Star Game.
In the end, no one was waiting.
However, the continuous transactions between Horford and Anthony also illustrate a phenomenon.
If there are many rumors before the deadline, they will basically be blown away. In the end, those who can make it happen will be silent, which means that the team has done a good job in keeping secrets.
After these two big transactions, the trade market for this season has also settled.
The Pelicans have made no trades this year.
This is also to be expected. With 57 wins and 1 loss so far this season, if he wants to make a trade, it will be unless Demps’ head is caught in the door.
However, many things are unpredictable. Just the day after the trade deadline, Brogdon suffered a wrist sprain in training.
The subsequent MRI result was positive, which meant that Brogdon would miss at least 1 to 2 months.
Brogdon is the core rotation of the Pelicans' backcourt. He was injured just after the trade deadline, which obviously caught the Pelicans off guard.