Important talent is about to be lost, and the Wizards are actually anxious, but it's useless to be in a hurry.

The Wizards are currently a championship-winning team, and these four players whose contracts are about to expire are all important parts of the team, and they must be traded back for all valuable chips, otherwise it will weaken the team in disguise.

But the point is, why would other teams spend a lot of money to trade them before their rookie contracts expire?

After joining the trade, the player was not satisfied with the team, refused to sign with the team in the offseason, and switched to other teams.

Even with the free agent restriction, it's a risky decision.

After all, knowing that the Wizards can't keep everyone, why not make generous offers to these players in the offseason, but instead have to bleed themselves and take risks half a season early?

Of the four whose contracts are about to expire, only Kawai is currently the only one. Leonard has the potential to make other teams willing to take this risk, after all, with the talent Leonard has shown so far, he definitely has the potential to not lose to Curry.

As for Thompson, Butler and Green, although they are also excellent, they are only likely to become All-Star players.

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In order to ensure a championship contender, the Wizards will have to keep these players, even if other teams will flock to them like sharks smelling of blood next season.

Wang Xiao is also one of the sharks.

He has only one goal, Clay. Thompson.

At present, the biggest shortcoming of the Bucks is the lack of three-point shooting ability, although Oladipo, Middleton and Knight and others have a certain three-point shooting ability, but it is far from enough as a deterrent weapon to open up enough breakthrough space for Brother Alphabet.

Wang Xiao needs a shooter who is accurate enough to make his opponents feel terrified.

Thompson is undoubtedly the most suitable.

Thompson's consistent precision is synonymous with not losing to Curry, and Thompson's three-point shooting percentage has never fallen below 40% throughout his career, and his height of 2.01 meters has been dominant in the guard position most of the time, and he is good off the ball and good defensively.

It's fair to say that Thompson is a player that any team is looking for, and the Wizards are no exception.

Unfortunately, as much as they value Thompson, they will never let Leonard go.

Thompson is a good piece of the puzzle for a strong team, but Leonard is a superstar who can revolutionize a team.

Even if the Wizards already have Curry, there's no reason to give up another superstar.

Wang Xiao is more than 80% sure that the Wizards will give up Thompson this summer and choose to renew his contract with Leonard with a maximum salary.

After all, this is equivalent to choosing between Kobe Bryant and Ray Allen, and most people know how to choose.

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These are all things that we had to think about in the summer of 2015, and it's still 2014, and of course 2015 is almost there.

After the Christmas game, the Bucks played three games on December 27, December 29 and December 31, against the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets and Indiana Pacers, and the Bucks won all three games, ending the last month of 2014 with a three-game winning streak.

The entire 14 years are only a third of the 14-15 season, and the first half of the next 15 years will be the key for the league's teams to make the playoffs.

In addition, the first round of voting for the 14-15 All-Star Weekend also began in late December.

The All-Star Weekend voting is essentially nothing to do with the Bucks.

The most popular on the team is Oladipo, who averages 16 points per game, and he only ranked seventh among Eastern defenders in the first round of voting, and the number of votes is not half a point behind Jeremy Lin, Curry, Wade, Wall and other guards.

As for Antetokounmpo, he can't even enter the top ten in the forward vote, and the forward lineup in the East is too strong, James, Anthony, Leonard, George...... Don't give a little rhythm to live at all.

Although it was only the first round of voting, it was basically certain that the Bucks were all out.

It's the Rookie Challenge, and the Bucks have a number of confirmed players.

Second-year rookies Antetokounmpo, Oladipo, and first-year rookie Jokic will all compete in the Rookie Challenge.

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At the beginning of January, the Bucks' performance continued to rise steadily.

A win over the Knicks on the road on January 2, a home win over the Suns on January 4 to make it five wins in a row, and then lost to the Bulls and 76ers in a row, but then won against the Timberwolves and Jazz.

In 14 games throughout January, the Bucks had a 9-5 record and an overall record of 29-18, a 61.7% win rate.

With this win percentage, the Bucks have been firmly in fifth place in the East, and are only three wins away from the Atlanta Hawks, who are fourth in the East.

At this point, people are not particularly surprised, or they are a little numb.

Based on the Bucks' current record, they have basically locked up a playoff spot, and now they are more interested in what kind of performance the Bucks will perform when they enter the playoffs.

When Wang Xiao first coached the Wizards, he led the Wizards to the second round and fought several games with the Celtics before losing.

That Wizards team still had Curry, Harden and other players at the time.

Can this Bucks team reach the heights of the Wizards at the time? And will there be superstars of Curry's and Harden's calibre on this team?

No matter how curious people are about these things, at least there is no way to know about them now, so they can only wait until a few years later, when they think back to those years, and then sigh from the bottom of their hearts, Wang Xiao is really NB, and he has actually tapped so many superstars.

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As the clock ticked for February, the All-Star Weekend was held in partnership with the Knicks, with the All-Star Game being held at the Madison Square Garden, the home of the Knicks, and other events such as the Rookie Challenge, Three-Point Contest, and Slam Dunk Contest at the Barclays Center, home of the Nets.

Wang Xiao did not go to the scene of the All-Star Weekend, after participating in it a few times, he has completely lost interest in the All-Star Weekend, in fact, the All-Star Weekend is basically going downhill every year, the ratings are not as good as year after year, and the competition system has been changed again and again.

For example, the Rookie Challenge has been changed from the first and second grades to the Shaq team and the Barkley team, and then to this year's American team and the international team.

In order to gain more and higher popularity, the players are still happy to participate, but Wang Xiao, as a coach, is only playing a soy sauce role, it is better to take advantage of the rare vacation to rest comfortably at home for two days, and take advantage of the two days of the All-Star Weekend, he also has time to make some plans and arrangements for the future.