Chapter 55: The Great Tripartite Deal

In the end, the game still defeated the Hornets with a score of 111-106 to usher in three consecutive wins, after which the Lakers have a 20-25 record, 3.0 wins away from the Trail Blazers in ninth place in the West, and the Hornets are at the bottom of the Western Conference with the Suns with a 15-30 record. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

In this game, Kobe Bryant scored 14 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists, which was the first time in his NBA career that he had at least three consecutive games with at least 10+8+10 quasi-triple-double data.

Howard had 24 points, 4 rebounds, 5 steals and 4 blocks, and his steals tied a career-high record; Clark's 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists were also the second-highest score of Clark's NBA career.

Ye Feng also got 18 points and 12 assists, Ye Feng and Anthony Davis had a slight advantage in the head-on collision, Anthony Davis Davis 18 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, Ye Feng had an advantage in the collision between the second and third places on the rookie list, making Ye Feng more dominant than Anthony Davis in the selection of the best rookie.

The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Hornets at home, and although they almost came back in the final moments, the Hornets eventually lost the game. After the game, the Hornets players also affirmed the current situation of the reborn Lakers.

Anthony Davis, the top pick, said the Lakers are very difficult to deal with right now: "We tried our best, we fought all over the court. We had some problems defensively, but our opponents were so strong, they had a lot of great players, a lot of players who could be attacking points, our defense couldn't stop them for 48 minutes, we had problems in the rotation exchanges. ā€

As for the reporter mentioning Ye Feng, Anthony Davis said very calmly: "Ye is a very powerful player, he is another player who can gain a firm foothold in the NBA after Yao Ming, I believe we can fight together in the All-Star Rookie Game!" ā€

Ye Feng also smiled and was interviewed by reporters: "Anthony's strength is very good, I think as long as he can use his talent and continue to train, presumably the top power forward in the league will have his place in the future!" ā€

Although the pre-game reporter hyped how fierce the battle between the two people was and how important this game was for the two people, the two parties did not show a dispute, but praised each other, which made many media reporters quite distressed.

However, it is impossible for Ye Feng to offend everyone, in that case, how can he have a helper in the All-Star Game in the future? Besides, it is not impossible for the two of them to be on the same team in the future, Ye Feng and Anthony Davis are both players with high emotional intelligence, so they will naturally not fall into the trap of reporters.

On the evening of January 28, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the latest edition of the team power rankings, in this list, the Spurs rose to the top of the list, while the Clippers, who were in the first place last week, fell to 4th, and the 2nd-3rd places were the Thunder and the defending champion Heat.

The Lakers' recent form has rebounded, and the team has risen one place to No. 18 this week; The Rockets also rose one spot to No. 14.

And Durant has been in a bad mood after ending the game with the Lakers, and his rival Ibaka also clashed on the court, for this matter, Ye Feng naturally said that it doesn't matter, but since he is an enemy, he naturally hopes that the Thunder team will be as chaotic as possible, the Thunder team has the strength to impact the championship this season, and the Lakers' goal is only to reach the playoffs, even Kobe Bryant thinks so, the Lakers are too weak in the first half of the season, causing Kobe to dare not say that he will reach the finals this season, no matter how confident Kobe is, he will not dare to say that he will reach the finals this season. Maybe we can make a breakthrough next season!

On January 31, Beijing time, the league's first blockbuster deal was reached, and the Grizzlies sent Rudy Gay to the Raptors, and ESPN's veteran reporter Mark Stern said that according to sources, it would be a three-way deal involving the Grizzlies, Raptors and Pistons.

The Grizzlies sent Rudy Gay, and Hamad Haddadi got Prince, Austin Deye, ED Davis, and a future second-round pick.

The Raptors sent Josh Calderon, ED Davis, Rudy Gay, Hamad Haddadi.

The Pistons sent Prince, Austin Dayer, and Josh Calderon.

Yahoo Sports' Wojnarowski and NBA official reporter David Aldridge also confirmed the deal.

The Mavericks also want to get Spanish point guard Jose Calderon, but the Grizzlies are asking Vince Carter to join the trade, which the Mavericks are not willing to give.

USA Today's Sam Amico said the Celtics had also wanted to join the trade, hoping to get Calderon to make up for the loss of Rondo, but now it seems that the Green Shirts will need to look for point guards on other teams.

The Grizzlies, who had previously made a trade with the Cavaliers to cut salary pressure, eventually sent Rudy Gay away, which would have freed them from the luxury tax.

However, after sending away Rudy Gay, the Grizzlies' outlook for the season became unpredictable, and the Pistons' trade purpose was to reduce the Grizzlies' salary, sending Prince, who had three years left on his contract, to get Calderon's expiring contract.

The Raptors traded Calderon's expiring contract for a star player, but at the same time increased their salary pressure, with DeRozan already signing a big contract, the team has no salary space for the next two years, and whether this big gamble can bring them a playoff opportunity remains to be tested by time, as for Haddadi, the Raptors are likely to choose to cut the Asian center.

Compared to the Grizzlies and Pistons, the Raptors are undoubtedly more ambitious to trade the combination of Rudy Guy and DeRozan to make the Raptors more aggressive, especially with the addition of Rudy Guy, which gives the Raptors an excellent defender on the wing.

After the plan was released, it caused an uproar in the industry, and it is worth mentioning that many of the players involved in this trade have played for the same team throughout their careers, so being traded now will obviously hurt them emotionally.

But the NBA is a business. From a business perspective, the Grizzlies are undoubtedly the biggest winners of this deal, through this deal, they have unloaded the huge contract burden of $37 million left by Gay, greatly increasing the freedom of the team's future operation, and making the team's roster adjustment have continuity in salary space.

The deal will save the Grizzlies $5.8 million this season and $26.4 million over the next three years, and on the surface, losing Guy will have a big impact on the Grizzlies' offensive firepower — so far this season, Guy is averaging 17.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals while shooting 40.8 percent from the field. Although he is the team's leading scorer, it is worth mentioning that Gay is averaging the lowest points per game in the last 6 years, shooting the lowest percentage of his career, and rebounding the lowest in the last 4 years.

Because of his presence, the Grizzlies' shooting distribution on the offensive end is obviously unbalanced, and they have two aces at the top level of the league (Gasol Jr. and Randolph), but the combined number of shots per game is only 24.1, while Guy's average is 16.4 shots per game, in other words, Guy makes the Grizzlies unable to make full use of the advantage of the interior on the offensive end, plus Guy's own offensive efficiency is low, which directly affects the team's overall offensive efficiency and record.

In this context, the Grizzlies sent away Guy through a trade, which means that they will officially establish the tactical system of "Randolph + Gasol Jr." as the core of the team's offense, which removes the disadvantages of the team's lack of a clear core in the previous offense, and at the same time, the Grizzlies have unloaded Guy's big contract burden, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Many people will worry that Guy's departure will damage the Grizzlies' offensive firepower, which is actually unfounded. Once Randolph and Gasol Jr. get more shots, their statistics will naturally rise, and with Conley and others, they can completely make up for the shortcomings of Guy's departure.

It is worth mentioning that Daye's playing efficiency value is better than Guy's, while Prince has a lot of game experience, strong defensive skills, and a style of play that fits the Grizzlies' tactical system.

Moreover, Daye's contract will expire this summer, and the salary pressure of ED Davis and Prince is also very small, which will not have much impact on the future operation of the Grizzlies, so this three-team six-man trade is a sure win for the Grizzlies.