Chapter 451: A Late Trading Storm (2/4!) )

In the offseason, because of the shutdown, although the free market continued to sign, except for Durant and Bosh, the others were basically a small fight.

Under this premise, the trade deadline is obviously much more lively than it has been in the past few seasons.

In fact, before the trade deadline, rumors were already flying.

Maddy's back-to-back injuries have made the Rockets management lose patience, and even Alexander, who has a penchant for Maddy, has begun to waver and let the trade decision go to Morey.

Howard's back-and-forth has made the Magic management impatient, and after Howard has already decided to exercise his player option for next season, they will likely trade him away while he still has big trade value.

The Lakers are interested in sending away the in-form Pau Gasol in exchange for a more immediacy player, and they are rumored to be in talks with the Bulls, and the end result is likely to be that Gasol and Boozer will swap owners.

With Roy announcing his retirement mid-season, the Trail Blazers are back in rebuilding mode, intending to send away the team's starting small forward, former Elvis Presley "Elvis" Wallace.

The Hornets have a poor new season, the team's interior core Cousins and the Hornets coaching staff have a huge conflict, and even have a passionate exchange with head coach Monty Williams on the bench, and there are rumors that the team is likely to send the future star away, but only if they get enough good chips.

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All kinds of trading news are coming out one after another.

And as the trading deadline continues to approach, transactions are also beginning to appear one after another.

The Lakers traded Derrick Fisher and the Mavericks' 2012 draft pick to the Rockets and acquired the Rockets' potential inside Jordan Hill.

Sending Fisher away, the Lakers followed suit with a four-way trade to get Sessions from the Pistons.

This is equivalent to directly changing the starting point guard.

The conclusion of these two deals also broke the previous rumors of Gasol's departure.

"The Lakers trade is over, our goal is still the championship, and Pau [Gasol] is a very key part of the Lakers." Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said this at a press conference.

And after the Lakers trade, they were followed by the Trail Blazers, who and the Lakers happened to be in two opposite directions.

With Roy's retirement, the Al-Shabaab was officially disbanded.

Gerard Wallace was sent to the Nets in exchange for Memet Oku, Sean Williams and a first-round protected pick.

Marcus Camby was sent to the Rockets in exchange for Jonny Flynn and a second-round pick from the Timberwolves.

After two big trades, the team announced that it had officially cut '07 No. 1 pick Greg Oden.

This super champion, known as the combination of Chamberlain and Russell, has played for the Trail Blazers for nearly 5 years, but has only played 83 games, and the encounter is embarrassing.

After the cut of Oden, the management also announced the dismissal of coach McMillan.

Portland's youth team didn't mature like the Thunder in the end, but died halfway through.

And after a wave of small and small transactions, another big deal that shook the alliance happened.

The Rockets and Suns have struck a deal involving multiple people.

The Rockets sent Tracy McGrady, Marcus Morris and a 2012 second-round pick, and traded Grant Hill, Josh Childries and Michael Petrus from the Suns.

The Rockets previously got Camby, and now they get Hill and Petrus are all expiring contracts, and Childis is also on a two-year contract, with only one purpose for such a trade, which is officially announced to enter the rebuild after missing the playoffs in a row.

And the Suns, after losing the focus battle with the Cavaliers, can clearly feel that James's mood is not very good, Kerr traded to Maddy at this time, hoping that the team's team doctor can be like Hill, so that Maddie can recover from injury, in that case, the Suns can be regarded as a big three.

It's a gamble that doesn't quite fit Kerr's personality, but since he spent a lot of money to trade James from the Cavaliers, his gamble has actually started a long time ago, and now it's just a raise.

The trade between the Rockets and Suns sent the league staggered.

James was also the first to express his welcome to Maddy: "He's one of the core of the Rockets dynasty and one of my favorite players, it's a really great combination. ”

After the Rockets trade was reached, Tang Tian, who was originally going to stay at this trade deadline, began to move.

He asked Jones to contact his old friends of the Rockets and then Hill's agent, and finally got a very positive answer.

Grant Hill will be sure to be bought out shortly.

Hill had a second spring with the Suns, scoring double-doubles for four consecutive seasons, averaging 13.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game last season while shooting 48.4% from the field.

Even this season, although he was plagued by some injuries and his statistics declined, he was still able to contribute 12.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists, and was the sixth man on the Suns' lineup.

You know, he's 39 years old now!

But such a player is what Tang Tian desperately desires now.

He still has some instant power and has a lot of playoff experience.

The Cavaliers have a lot of rookies, but they still lack playoff experience.

And for Hill, the former supergiant has no championship in his career, and the championship is what he desires the most!

Previously, because he signed a contract of 6 million with the Suns, Tang Tian had no conditions for ideas, but now if he is bought out, a basic salary can be directly obtained.

However, now the Cavaliers' 15-man roster is full, and Hill mainly plays small forwards, and the Cavaliers' small forwards are also quite overcrowded.

This means that the team has to move a knife in the front line.

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally put Stephenson on the trading shelf.

With Butler's rise and Carter's arrival, Stephenson faded out of the rotation with the Cavaliers.

Instead of sitting on the bench on the Cavaliers, it is better to let him play on another team.

Before Tang Tian put it on the shelf, in a few moments, he still contacted Stephenson.

The latter also accepted it indifferently, and after the Cavaliers selected him, he didn't give him a chance, but he didn't take it.

Tang Tian didn't think too much about Stephenson's return, and his main purpose in making this transaction was to clear the team places.

A mid-second round, he was basically able to accept.

After all, when Stephenson was drafted, it was only a mid-second pick.

As the trade deadline draws closer, the Cavaliers don't have much to offer.

But among these few offers, a trade proposal instantly struck him.

The Pacers are willing to trade Stephenson with a first-round pick!

The Pacers have been a strong performer this season and are now third in the East.

This first round is basically the kind at the end of the first round.

But, after all, it's also the first round!