Chapter 210: Trading Started (Part 1)

The suspension of Jefferson did not affect the Spurs. The team beat the Magic at home on the night of the 14th and won a wave of 4 consecutive victories.

In fact, Jefferson has been unable to integrate into the team since he was traded to the Spurs. On the contrary, after Tang Tian entered the starting lineup, they played more freely.

Because of the suspension of the season, like the previous All-Star Game, the various time points of the season are different from the normal season.

The trade deadline refers to the last day of the season's trade. After this day, teams are not allowed to make trades until the day before the draft in June.

Also after the trade deadline, the league will calculate the total salary of each team for this season according to the latest lineup of each team on this day.

Teams that exceed the luxury tax trigger line will also be levied a luxury tax on this day.

In other words, the final lineup of a team is basically determined before this.

(Note: After the trade deadline, the team can still conduct operations such as layoffs and signing free agents to avoid emergencies such as injuries.)

The trade deadline is the 16th Thursday after the start of each season. In the past, it was about a week after the All-Star Game. This year, the time node is March 16.

Teams have been undercurrents and rumors a few days before the deadline.

The Clippers' small forward position is weak, and they are trying to find a trade for a backup small forward, including Nick Young of the Wizards and Brandon Rush of the Warriors.

The Nuggets are interested in the Kings star DeMarcus Cousins, and general manager Ujiri said that he has prepared a bargaining chip that the opponent cannot refuse.

The Rockets intend to trade for a veteran insider to prepare for the playoffs. General manager Morey stated that the team will not repeat the same mistakes (finally ranked ninth in the Western Conference last season), and this year's goal is the playoffs.

The Lakers are interested in Minnesota's striker Beasley. Beasley averaged nearly 20 points per game last season, but he has not been reused this season. The second place is struggling in Minneapolis. Kupchak intends to take him under his command .

Dwight Howard is strongly inclined to implement the contract option, and he will stay in Orlando for one year for the Magic.

According to Woj, the Lakers have put Pau Gasol on the shelf, the Spurs have Richard Jefferson on the shelf, and the Wizards have Nene on the shelf.

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This year's trade deadline rumors are obviously more than normal seasons. Because of the lack of games in the suspension season, many teams are more eager to move than ever.

"Trading is not the style of this team."

The day-to-day training was over, and the teammates left one after another. Green and Tang Tian finally took a shower and chatted while changing clothes.

Tang Tian nodded, the Spurs are the team with the fewest transactions in the league.

In the past 2 years, they have made 2 transactions in total. One is to send the veteran Ratliff to the Bobcats for a second round, and the other is to exchange George Hill for the 15th pick in the draft last year. Pick Leonard.

Compared with trading, signing and rookie training are their main means.

For example, Parker and Ginobili are rookies selected by themselves, and Green was also signed by the Spurs as a free agent after being waived by the Cavaliers.

This is a team culture, and because of the super cornerstone of Duncan, the Spurs have always been able to maintain the ranks of strong teams, and small repairs can maintain enough competitiveness.

"Don, do you think Richard will be traded away?"

After chatting for a while, Green then changed the subject.

Jefferson has not been in the locker room since his indefinite suspension, and his closet has been emptied.

"meeting."

Tang Tian gave an affirmative answer. In his previous life, he was not only a coach, but also a godfather. He was somewhat similar to Popovich. He also served as the general manager of the team. He still has some experience in this regard.

"So sure?"

Green had already changed his clothes at this time, and sat on the stool and asked curiously.

"Richard is already a negative asset to the team. The team has such a good prospect this season, and the management will definitely take action on the trade deadline."

"But he trades for very little value."

There was no one else here, and Green didn't hide.

"No matter how low it is, Richard is only 32 years old. It's not that there are players with lower value than him. Everyone is useless. It may be useful to exchange each other.

Just like sockets and plugs, the size may not match after a long time, but you can continue to use it with another one. "

Green couldn't help laughing after hearing this. Tang Tian's metaphor is too vivid, and the truth is indeed the same. With Popovich's character, he would indeed do that.

The Spurs did not have a game that day, and the players went back to rest one after another after training.

Tang Tian took Procopio to the arena for extra practice, and Leonard was there too.

Leonard accepted Tang Tian's suggestion and began to train himself using Kobe as a template. He worked very hard, and after half a month, he had already taken shape.

Tang Tian was also a good person to do it to the end, and asked Procopio to give him some pointers on the details.

After training, both of them sat on the sidelines to rest.

Leonard sat there wiping his sweat, while Tang Tian took out his phone and began to read the news.

With less than 2 hours left on the trade deadline, a lot has been done.

At this time, the biggest movement was the Trail Blazers. With Roy's reimbursement for the season, the Trail Blazers' record dropped significantly this season. After enduring half a season, the management decided to rebuild and began to sell off the warehouse.

They first reached a deal with the Rockets, sent away the team's starting center Marcus Camby, got the "parallel imports" Hashim Thabeet and Jonny Flynn, and a second-round pick from the Timberwolves .

Then they sent the starting small forward, "Elvis Presley" Gerald Wallace to the Nets, got Mehmet Okur, Sean Williams and a first-round protected pick.

While completing these two big deals in a row, the management also announced that the "No. 1 pick" Oden was laid off, and coach McMillan officially dismissed get out of class.

This series of operations also announced the official end of the Blazers' youth army 1.0 era, and the "yellow mamba" has officially become a thing of the past.

Of course, the trade is far more than just the Trail Blazers.

The Lakers kept Gasol and sent Fisher to the Rockets, and then traded with the Cavaliers to get Sessions;

The Bucks sent Bogut and "Captain" Jackson to the Warriors for Monta Ellis;

The Clippers, the Nuggets and the Wizards reached a deal, Nene returned to Denver, and the Clippers got their favorite small forward "Singles King" Nick Young.

At this moment, Tang Tian received a message from the Spurs.

The Spurs and the Charlotte Bobcats reached a deal in which they traded Richard Jefferson and a future first-round pick for power forward Boris Diaw from the Bobcats.

I coded a chapter with my mobile phone in the hospital, the speed is really slow, my head hurts, and it is very troublesome to check the information... And I am alone tonight, I am really busy, I will try my best to write tomorrow, and write out the guarantee five.