Chapter 345: The Deal Strikes
At the end of the game, the Pacers defeated the Warriors with a score of 109-98 at home, not only successfully defeated the opponent, but also because the two teams are located in the East and West, so there are only two games in the regular season, and the Pacers have become the first team to double defeat the Warriors this season. The main players of the Pacers in this game only played three quarters, but the data is relatively good, Ye Xuan, who played exactly 30 minutes, scored a total of 34 points and 11 assists in the whole game, which is also his average data this season, and Ye Xuan contributed 4 steals again in this game, and now his steal efficiency is also ranked first in the league, and the ranking on the steal list has been chasing forward.
Another sudden rise of the Pacers is Hibbert, who has been sleepwalking earlier this season, played 27 minutes in this game, and efficiently got 24 points and 12 rebounds, and he also contributed 3 big hats in this game, successfully defending the Pacers' interior line. In addition, Solomon Hill's 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Shambaugh's 11 points and 4 boards, and West's 9 points and 8 boards all laid the foundation for the victory in this game.
After the game against the Warriors, the Pacers will travel to Oklahoma to take on another formidable opponent this season, the Thunder. In the two games between the two teams last season, the Pacers all ended in defeat, especially Ye Xuan, who was not dominant in the face of Wei Shao, and the configuration of the Thunder was actually very similar to that of the Pacers, but this season the Pacers' pickled pepper has not returned, so when facing the Thunder, there may be some trouble because no one can contain Durant.
However, before this game, there were a bunch of blockbuster transactions in the league, which can be said to be enough to make a sensation in the league, first of all, the farce about melons, which began to make a fuss before the All-Star weekend, and the melon bombardment of the Zen master ended in the victory of the Zen master, and New York decided to completely overturn and start over, so they didn't care about Anthony's going, and Anthony's whereabouts have always been the focus of many teams in the league.
Originally, New York was going to trade Anthony to the Magic in exchange for Tobias and Oladipo, but the deal was directly rejected by Anthony because Anthony "didn't want to go to the belly". Then the Knicks approached teams including the Pacers, but unfortunately neither the Warriors nor the Pacers were willing to accept this unstable factor.
However, then it was revealed that the Kings wanted to get the melon, hoping that he could form a new Big Three with Cousins and Gay, but unfortunately Anthony jumped out again and rejected the trade because the Kings "don't have the strength to be a champion". The current situation is that the team he wants to go to doesn't want him, and the team that wants him doesn't want to go, which is embarrassing.
Fortunately, the Jazz immediately stepped up to solve this problem, it was a three-way trade, the Jazz took out Perkins, Burke and a first-round trade pick, the Knicks took out Anthony, and the Pelicans took out Tyrick Evans, Cunningham and a first-round pick, the Knicks got Perkins, the expiring contract, Burke, the potential guard, and two draft picks that they desperately needed when they rebuilt. The Jazz got the good bench of their much-needed playmaker Evans and Cunningham, while the Pelicans brought in Anthony and Carmelo Anthony and Anthony Davis to form another 'ok' and 'Yao Mai' combination.
This deal is acceptable for all three teams, first of all, although the New York Knicks sent Anthony as an All-Star MVP, but they are actually not particularly at a loss, because Anthony has been making a transfer now, and with Anthony in the team, the atmosphere of the team has been very bad, and the most important thing is that the management trusts the Zen master a little more, so Anthony has been here for several years, but there are no players who can make the team break through and three consecutive championships in hand, Between the Zen masters with 11 championship rings in their hands, the Knicks management chose the Zen masters.
And the chips they get are not unacceptable, Perkins' expiring contract can free up salary space for them, Burke is still a relatively qualified point guard, plus two first-round picks, plus their own high draft picks today, the Knicks should complete the rebuild after getting rid of Anthony, a locker room cancer, and it should be very soon for the Knicks to complete the rebuild.
For the Jazz, they are also very happy to be able to complete this deal, what they urgently need now is a person who can perfectly distribute the ball to help them solve the problem of the ball inside, the original Burke is a newcomer, there is no deterrent, so several bosses who want the ball he has to wear, now Evans is different when he comes, after there is a person who can calm down, the ball problem in the team should be able to alleviate a lot, Cunningham is also very effective in supplementing the Jazz's bench lineup, Add to that the fact that you got rid of Perkins' garbage contract, and it's a triple win.
As for the Pelicans, their goal this season is undoubtedly to keep Anthony Davis, and finding him a strong helper is undoubtedly the best way to keep him, and the Evans they gave is actually somewhat overlapping with Holiday Position, after Holiday is slowly rising now, Evans' existence is a bit redundant, and the chips they give are not particularly much, so in exchange for Anthony, an All-Star level player, it is also a lot of money.
This deal can be said to have been completed at the trade deadline, and it was completed with this deal, and there are a lot of small transactions, but they are basically some inconsequential transactions that cannot affect the situation in the league, but Anthony's journey to the west is indeed to bring a strong opponent to the already powerful West, if Anthony Davis and Melon are allowed to run in, it is estimated that the Pelicans will return to the battle for playoff qualification, It's not impossible to even get some better rankings.
Unlike the demons in the West, there are basically only three feet left in the East, although the Hawks are still ranked first in the East, but due to their recent poor form, the lead is only 2 games left, followed by the Pacers and the Cavaliers, the records of the two teams are very tight, and the fourth Bulls and the fifth Raptors have become the second echelon, and the Cavaliers have as many as 4 wins, but they are 3 wins higher than the Wizards in sixth. So the playoff situation in the East is very clear.