With the end of the All-Star Game, the 2018 NBA All-Star Game has also come to an end.

Teams each have at least four days off after the All-Star break.

Like last year, it was a rare break for the players, but it was also the busiest time of the season for the general managers.

Among the changes made after Shaw's return, the trade deadline will be brought forward to before the All-Star Game starting next season.

But this season, it is still after the All-Star break, and this year it is the third day after the game, that is, February 22.

In fact, as in previous years, during the All-Star Game, stars recruited each other, and rumors flew everywhere.

There was even a bizarre rumor that James and Durant were interested in playing together.

However, most fans are still relatively calm, basically not the news of Woj and shames, they don't believe it.

However, there is one rumor that has been reported by journalists from all sides, and the possibility is growing.

The Knicks have had a bad season, first with Howard announcing reimbursement before the start of the season, followed by a torn Achilles tendon before Wall's All-Star break.

Fans on social media are talking about it, saying that Dolan has done so many bad things, and he will kill himself if he does too much injustice, and the Knicks' retribution has finally come.

Although this kind of groundless thing is limited to after-dinner conversations, the Knicks' current situation is really a bit miserable.

The team's two All-Stars both missed the season, and Anthony could only rely on him to support himself.

As a result, Anthony's playing time skyrocketed, and his already injured knee affected him more and more.

His shooting percentage had dropped to 42 percent before the All-Star break, and it was foreseeable that that number would continue to decline after the All-Star break.

In this case, Dolan is ready to rebuild again, and he plans to sell Anthony directly.

And according to the news to follow, this possibility is also increasing.

Although Anthony has been average this season, he was still the 10th player on the MVP list last season.

Further back, he even has a chance to finish in the top five.

To put it bluntly, according to the media rankings, he is the fifth active small forward, behind James, Durant, Butler and George.

When such a player enters the trade market, it will naturally attract no fewer teams.

When a star plus a potential future player plus a draft pick, it will be the subject of the Anthony trade.

The Thunder, Rockets, Mavericks, and Bucks are all hot spots.

There were rumors before, and when the trade deadline came, possible trading partners became more and more apparent.

The Thunder are the frontrunners for Anthony's next home.

According to the news leaked by sources, the chips provided by the Thunder are Oladipo + Sabonis + future first round + second round.

This trade framework meets all the requirements of the Knicks.

But there are also media reports from Houston that the Rockets' offer is very aggressive.

Of course, no one knows exactly what will happen until the trade deadline closes.

Fast forward to February 22, and the 2018 NBA trade deadline is officially approaching.

Small trades for each team begin first.

The Magic traded Payton Jr. to the Suns for a second-round pick;

The Pistons sent Willie Reed and the 2022 second-round pick and got Niles and the 2022 second-round pick from the Bulls;

The Cavaliers sent Shampert and traded for Hood from the Jazz;

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None of these small deals have attracted much attention from fans, and they are all waiting to see who Anthony ends up with.

But in the process of waiting, a big deal came quietly, which also attracted a lot of heated discussions among fans on social media.

The Bucks sent Menlo, a future first-round pick and a future second-round pick, traded from the Hawks to Horford!

The Hawks entered a rebuild at the start of the season, and the core of the team was traded away one after another.

Horford is still there because of the contract he just signed and the team's need for a façade.

But now that the Hawks' record is not up or down, the management is making this trade to carry out the mess to the end.

The Bucks' trade motivation is simpler.

Monroe's mediocre chemistry with the Big Three, coupled with his defensive weaknesses, has long wanted to trade him.

It's all because no one wants it.

But the good news is that he's on expiring contract, exactly the type the Eagles prefer.

And Horford is not only an All-Star, but also a former favorite of head coach Budenholzer.

Getting him on an expiring contract plus two draft picks that aren't worth much, the Bucks made a deal that was worth it.

It's a win-win deal, but it's clear that the Bucks are the more profitable side.

After getting Horford, they also have a four-star roster.

Irving, Hayward, Antetokounmpo, Horford, plus a bunch of role players, they really have the strength to compete with the Cavaliers now!

The weakness of the East has made fans have average expectations for the Eastern Conference playoffs.

But at the very least, if the Bucks and Cavaliers meet in the Eastern Conference finals, it will definitely be a close and interesting matchup.

While fans were still talking about the Horford trade, the Anthony trade they had been waiting for finally came to fruition.

But this result was unexpected by everyone.

Anthony ended up with neither the Thunder, the most likely Thunder, nor the most aggressive Rockets, nor the Mavericks or Bucks that had been rumored before.

He ended up being traded to the Trail Blazers!

The Trail Blazers sent away Meyers Leonard, Harkless, Noah Vonleh and future first-round picks to get Anthony, Luke Kornet and Ron Baker from the Knicks.

After the deal, the Trail Blazers also have a core roster of Lillard, McLuum and Anthony, plus Turner and Nurkic.

They also have the strength to play against several super teams in the West.

This is really silent, muffled to make a fortune!

Tang Tian was also surprised when he saw this.

You know, this is not what happened in history.

But the worst thing is still the Thunder and Rockets fans, who began to shout before the All-Star Game to stay up late and queue up at the hospital.

In the end, no one waited.

However, the back-to-back trade between Horford and Anthony also illustrates a phenomenon.

Before the deadline, the rumors basically had to be blown, and those who could make it in the end were silent, that is, the team did a good job of secrecy.

After these two big trades, the trade market has also settled this season.

The Pelicans didn't make any trades this year.

That's to be expected, with a 57-1 record so far this season, and then a trade is made, unless Demps gets his head caught in the door.

However, many things were unpredictable, and the day after the trade deadline, Brogdon suffered a wrist sprain in practice.

The subsequent MRI result was positive, which meant that Brogdon would have to be out of action for at least 1~2 months.

Brogdon, the core rotation of the Pelicans' backcourt, was injured just before the trade deadline, catching the Pelicans by surprise.