Chapter 304: The Storm Suddenly Changes

Seeing that January is coming to an end and the league's trade deadline is approaching, teams are starting to look for some suitable trades for their teams, but there are no big deals coming out, basically some small fights, such as the Rockets trading Kanan plus a second-round pick from the 76ers for Mike Daniels.

However, shortly after the Pacers ended their game with the Magic, three relatively large trades came out one after another, although they did not involve the kind of very big-name stars, but they were enough to change the strength of the two teams.

First of all, the first trade was a three-way trade between the Suns, the Heat and the Pelicans, in which the Suns sent two brothers, Goran Dragic and Zoran Dragic, to Glanger, Hamilton, Kerr, Salmons, and two future first-round picks. The Heat sent: Granger, Hamilton, Kerr, Sean Williams, the next two first-rounders, got the two Dragic brothers. The Pelicans traded Salmons for Sean Williams.

In the case of the Suns, they cleaned up their bloated perimeter and acquired two future first-round picks, which is undoubtedly a valuable asset for the Suns as they rebuild, and although they need to take over some junk contracts, it will also help them clear up salary space in the future.

The Heat are obviously the opposite, after they lost James this season, their combat effectiveness plummeted, but they did not like to give up the last glory of Wade, the top ten scoring guards in history, and were ready to gamble again, using the team's future in exchange for Dragic, who is at the top of the assist list, to assist Wade, plus Bosh, who will only be able to return from injury next season, and Hassan Whiteside, who they dug out this season, their combat effectiveness next season should not be underestimated. The Pelicans are nothing more than a soy sauce presence in this deal, needless to say.

In addition to this trade, the Suns followed up with another trade that focused on Thomas Jr. They traded with the Celtics in exchange for Thorton, who has been playing reasonably well this season, and a 16-year-old first-round pick from the Cavaliers, while the Celtics traded Thomas Jr., who they had wanted for a long time.

After the Suns' trade, the problem on the guard line has basically been solved, and after Dragic and Thomas Jr. were sent away, they could also straighten Eric Bledsoe in a bright way.

The Celtics, on the other hand, rose directly after acquiring Thomas Jr. First of all, the most lacking problem on their guard line was the offensive and decisive range with the ball, and now after Thomas Jr. arrived, this problem was directly solved, and the arrival of Thomas Jr. could also allow the Celtics, who originally had no offensive strength, to find their pillars. As for their former leader, Rondo, was traded to the Mavericks shortly after his last meeting with the Pacers.

As for the third transaction, it was the one that Ye Xuan felt was more threatening. That was a three-way trade between the Thunder, the Pistons and the Jazz, in which the Thunder sent Reggie Jackson and Perkins and got Singler, Novak, Kanter, and Augustin. The Pistons sent Augustin and Singler to get Reggie Jackson. The Jazz, on the other hand, sent Novak and Kanter to get Perkins.

After the deal, the Thunder's roster was completely renewed, and their bench seemed to be fully staffed, and although Perkins was sent away as the main interior player, Adams on their team grew quickly and filled the void perfectly. And sent away Reggie Jackson, a potential outside line that completely clashed with Wei Shao's position, in exchange for a group of benches that fit well with the team's attributes, which can also be regarded as a reinforcement for the Thunder team.

And what makes Ye Xuan feel a hint of threat is the Pistons' gain in this deal, it seems that the Pistons did not make anything by exchanging two main benches for a Reggie Jackson, but Ye Xuan always felt that Reggie Jackson was a very potential player, and after the Pistons got him, the team's main lineup began to be complete, unlike before, relying on a Jennings to organize the offense, it was like a black hole.

Now after the arrival of Reggie Jackson, as long as the Pistons can run in their main lineup and equip them with some strong substitutes, then the Pistons can quickly re-emerge, as Ye Xuan, who has played several times this season, of course he knows that the Pistons team is very strong inside, and now there is a person who can help them pass the ball, so it will be a little difficult to easily limit the two big insides in the future.

In addition to the win-win situation between the Thunder and the Pistons, I have to say that the Jazz basically got nothing in this deal, except that Perkins is an experienced veteran and can give some guidance to the newcomers in the team, nothing else has been gained, although Kanter was traded out, cleaned up the team's interior line, but at the same time got a Perkins who was also an interior line, and for this deal, the outside sharpshooter Novak was also put in. I have to say that the Jazz's trade this time is really a bit of a wedding dress for others.

In fact, the top management of the Pacers was not idle, first of all, they applied for a trade to the Pistons, asking for one of Andre Drummond or Greg Monroe, but they were directly scolded back by the other party's two sentences, nothing else, do you want these two people? Yes! Take Ye Xuan in exchange.

Since then, the Pacers management has asked the Jazz for Gobert, and the Jazz are also prepared to continue to clean up the interior, but they are obviously not ready to trade Gobert for a Hibbert who is still on the inside, they agreed to trade with the Pacers, but they want Solomon Hill and Shambaugh, and they also want a first-round pick. Of course, the Pacers executives didn't dare to trade Ye Xuan's loyal dogleg Solomon Hill, so this deal had to be abandoned in the end.

After that, when they asked for Hassan Whiteside, Jordan Jr., and Gasol Jr., which were obviously not for sale by the team, the answer they got was even simpler, that is, Ye Xuan, pickled pepper, come in exchange! If you can't bear it, you don't have to talk about it. So the Pacers' trade plan could only be put on hold in the end.