Kobe Bryant and his friends are still enjoying the sun and beaches in Hawaii, while West, Los Angeles, is ushering in the busiest days of every year.

"Kobe? Do you want to trade Kobe? Use these scum players plus draft picks to trade Kobe Bryant away? Sorry, as long as you're the general manager, I won't be answering calls from this team. ”

"That's right, we want your backup center, are you overselling Eddie Jones? He's an all-round all-around striker at an All-Star level! ”

"You want Fisher? Your vision is fantastic! Make an offer, and we'll finalize the deal right away. ”

"Adding Ben Wallace and Bruce Bowen? Jesus is above, and your assets are far behind. ”

Every year when the trade deadline approaches, all kinds of bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods will pop out.

The championship team will make the final reinforcement.

Most teams at the playoff level will stay put.

If the team is bad, some veterans will be laid off and the team's salary will be controlled.

The Lakers are undoubtedly a good guy, with ample salaries, young player assets, and long-term draft picks.

Every team wants to test it, what if they can get a piece of the pie?

Small and large transactions are not uncommon in the history of professional basketball.

Of course, a person like West will not be fooled, and let the general manager of the other party blow the sky, West firmly adheres to the ideological policy.

All transactions, with the championship as the main purpose.

Reinforcements, two directions, one is an inside bench miner, and the other is a 3-and-D pitcher.

These two are the current scarce resources for the Lakers.

And the team's offensive initiators are Kobe, O'Neal, Hawley, Van Axel, Fisher. It's completely in a state of overflow. West wants to trade Van Axel or Fisher for more needed personnel.

He has been in discussions with the New Jersey Nets for a long time and is waiting for their response.

A first-round pick, plus Tyreslet in exchange for Sean Bradley.

The No. 2 pick in 1993 boasted an exaggerated height of 2.29 meters, and although he was thin and average, West thought he was more than capable of doing it as a substitute.

Shaun Bradley is averaging 12 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 4.0 blocks per game this season, which is very luxurious just by looking at the statistics, although his performance on the court is not as good as his statistics.

Would you agree? New Jersey Nets?

West couldn't provide much leverage for the bench players, and O'Neill returned, and in the center position, the bench played about ten minutes at most.

A first-round pick of Catalis Snight is already the limit of what West can do for a backup center.

On the other hand, there is another deal that has also been talked about for quite some time.

Fisher and Van Axel, clearly in conflict.

Both men are short point guards, with Van Exel's ability to be the more capable and Fisher's prospects better.

The Lakers' bench often blows up with each other, just because of the short guard line.

After Bowen and Ben Wallace mentioned starting, the Lakers' bench defense has been a very big problem. A large part of this is due to the short back line.

The second transaction was generated around this.

West wanted to keep Fisher more than Van Exel.

Fisher still has a lot of room to rise, while the 26-year-old Van Axel has reached the top point and is unlikely to improve again.

Fan Maniac's style of play and the core of the team, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal are also very incompatible, as a ball bully, Fan Maniac can play more comfortably next to Horry, and with any other lineup system, it is very twisted.

Another reason, Fan Maniac also took the initiative to raise with the coach that he wanted to increase the proportion of the team's tactics, which was impossible to achieve.

Due to the arrival of Kobe, Fan Maniac fell from the starting to the bench. From last year's first-line point guard who averaged 15+7 per game, to this year's 9+3 fifth-rate guard.

This undoubtedly made Fan Maniac dissatisfied, although the team's record was quite good, Kobe's performance was quite good, so he reluctantly accepted the role, and the industry did well, West always felt that Fan Maniac would be an unstable factor.

In addition, Fisher is Kobe's number one younger brother, and he also performs well with Kobe Bryant in the backcourt, which undoubtedly gives the team more tactical options.

The three outside lines of Kobe, Eddie Jones, and Bowen who started can be injured by the small fish. Although the effect is not necessarily perfect, at least it can make do with it, which is something that Van Exel can't do.

Coupled with the strength of Fan Maniac, most teams in the league still recognize that this is a starter with very good offensive ability, and when his hands are hot, he can even be comparable to an All-Star, such a player can be tried to be treated as a core.

If it does, it's an All-Star!

The second offer is still for the old enemy ———— Charlotte Hornets.

Nick Van Exel, Gateris Knight for Dale Currygamat Geiger.

We all know Dell Curry well, and although he is older, he will definitely be a good shooter. With Fisher and Horry, it can completely replace Van Exel's role on the bench.

Matt Geiger, 2.13m 110kg heavy American white center. He averaged 8.9 points and 5.3 rebounds in 20 minutes per game this season. There is no other advantage, it is hard enough, at least there is no need to worry about being blown up by the 43-year-old chief Parrish.

"Jingle bell!"

The phone rang, and West answered the phone, and it was the New Jersey Nets on the other end.

"Mr. West, we need to add another first-round pick! You know, you're getting Show No. 2, a monster who averages 4 blocks per game! ”

"I refuse, that's our floor price. Sean Bradley has serious injury concerns, which is why Philadelphia traded him to you. ”

"I'm sorry then, Mr. West. The deal fell through. The Nets manager hung up.

West has no choice but to lose two first-round picks for a 10-minute bench.

Being rejected by the Nets is also reasonable for West. Sean Bradley has more or less talent to be explored, and it is undoubtedly difficult to trade successfully with Tyresplus and his back in the first round.

From noon, until evening.

As night falls, the trading deadline is coming to an end.

"Jingle bell!"

The familiar bell rings.

"Mr. West, we are willing to make this deal. But you have to add two second rounds. "There's the manager of the Hornets, West's descendant.

"A second round."

"Deal."

"Good!"

At the trade deadline, the Lakers completed a whistle-blowing trade to trade Nick Van Exel and Tyrese Sneite plus in the 1997 second-round pick to the Hornets in exchange for Dele Curriga and Matt Geiger.

The Indiana Pacers, who traded Eddie Johnson, Vincent Asko and the 1997 second-round pick to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Mark Jackson and LaSalle Thompson.

The Charlotte Hornets traded Scott Brewer to Golden State, bringing in Donard Royer.

The Milwaukee Bucks traded Sean Reden to Toronto to welcome AC Earl.

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The trade deadline for the '96-97 season is settled.

It's all a little bit of a fight, and perhaps the most prominent trade is the Lakers' one.