The suspension of Jefferson did not affect the Spurs, who won four straight games by beating the Magic at home on the night of the 14th.

In fact, Jefferson has not been able to integrate into the team since he was traded to the Spurs, but it is Tang Tian who has made them play more freely after entering the starting lineup.

Because of the shutdown season, like the All-Star Game before it, the timing of the season is different from the normal season.

The trade deadline is the last day of the season trade, after which teams are not allowed to trade until the day before the June draft.

Also after the trade deadline, the league will calculate the total salary of each team this season based on their latest roster on that day.

Teams that cross the luxury tax threshold will also be subject to the luxury tax on this date.

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

(Note: After the trade deadline, teams can still make layoffs, sign free agents, etc., to avoid unexpected situations such as injuries.) ）

The trade deadline is the 16th Thursday after the start of each season, which used to be about a week after the All-Star break, but this year it was March 16.

The days before the deadline were already full of rumours and rumours about the teams.

The Clippers are weak at the small forward position, 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 Kings star DeMarcus Cousins, and general manager Ujiri said he has prepared chips that the other side can't refuse.

The Rockets are interested in trading an interior veteran in preparation for the playoffs, and general manager Morey has stated that the team will not repeat the mistakes of the past (which ended up ninth in the West last season) and that this year's goal is the playoffs.

The Lakers are interested in the Timberwolves' forward Beasley, who averaged nearly 20 points per game last season but has not been reused this season, and has struggled to play in Minnepolis, and Kupchak is interested in bringing him in.

Dwight Howard is strongly inclined to exercise the contract option, and he will remain in Orlando for the Magic for another year.

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

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This year's trade deadline rumors are significantly higher than in a normal season, and many teams are more prepared than ever to make a move during a shutdown season due to fewer games.

"Trading is not the style of this team."

At the end of the day's daily training, his teammates left one after another, and Green and Tang Tian finally took a shower and chatted while changing their clothes.

Tang Tian nodded, the Spurs were the team with the fewest trades in the league.

In the past two years, they have made a total of two trades, one is to send veteran Ratliffe to the Bobcats for a second round, and the other is to select Leonard in exchange for George Hill with the 15th pick in last year's draft.

Compared to trades, signing and rookie development are their main means.

Like Parker and Ginobili are their own rookies, and Green was also signed by the Spurs as a free agent after being cut by the Cavaliers.

It's a team culture, and it's also because of Duncan, the super cornerstone, the Spurs have been able to stay in the ranks of the strong teams, and small fixes can be enough to remain competitive.

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

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

Jefferson hasn't been seen in the locker room since his indefinite suspension, and his closet has been emptied.

"Yes."

Tang Tian gave an affirmative answer, he was not only a coach in his previous life, but his godfather's words were somewhat similar to Popovich, both of whom served as the general manager of the team, and he still had some experience in this area.

"So sure?"

Green had already changed his clothes by this time, and sat on the stool with curiosity in his face.

"Richard is a negative asset to the team right now, and the team has such a good outlook this season, management will definitely do it at the trade deadline."

"But he's worth a lot of trade."

There's no one else here, and Green doesn't hide it.

"No matter how low it is, Richard is only 32 years old, there are not no players with lower value than him, everyone is useless, and it may work if they are exchanged for each other.

Just like sockets and plugs, they may not match the size after a long time, but you can continue to use them if you change them. ”

Green couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, Tang Tian's metaphor is too vivid, the truth is indeed like this, with Popovich's character, he will indeed do that.

The Spurs didn't play that day, and the players went back to rest after training.

Tang Tian took Prokopio to the arena for additional practice, and Leonard was also there.

Leonard accepted Tang Tian's suggestion and began to train himself with Kobe Bryant as a template, he worked very hard, and it has been a bit rudimentary in the past half a month.

Tang Tian is also a good person to the end, and let Prokopio go over and give him some detailed guidance.

At the end of the session, both of them sat on the sidelines to rest.

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

With less than 2 hours left on the trade deadline, there are already a lot of deals closed.

At this time, the biggest movement was the Trail Blazers, with Roy's season reimbursement, the Trail Blazers' record this season declined significantly, and the management decided to rebuild after enduring half a season and began to liquidate the sale.

They first made a deal with the Rockets, sending away the team's starting center, Marcus Camby, getting "parallel traders" Hashim Thabit and Jonny Flynn, as well as a second-round pick from the Timberwolves.

They then sent starting small forward, "Elvis" Wallace, to the Nets for Memet Oku, Sean Williams and a protected first-round pick.

At the same time as completing these two big deals in a row, the management also announced the layoff of "champion" Oden and the official resignation of coach McMillan.

This series of operations also announced the official end of the Youth Army 1.0 era of the pioneers, and the "Yellow Mamba" has officially become a thing of the past.

Of course, it's not just the Trailblazers who are trading.

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

The Bucks sent Bogut and "Captain" Jackson to Monta Ellis in a trade from the Warriors;

The Clippers, Nuggets and Wizards made a deal to return Nene to Denver, and the Clippers got their preferred small forward, Nick Young.

It was also at this time that Tang Tian swiped a message that it was from the Spurs.

The Spurs made a deal with the Charlotte Bobcats in which they traded Richard Jefferson and a future first-round pick to get power forward Boris Dior from the Bobcats.

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