The NBA's player trade, known as the 'free trade market', is an apt term that describes the reality that players are commodities and highlights the fact that NBA teams are only sellers and buyers.

Since these trades are called markets, they are naturally open and closed, just like markets.

Generally, the NBA's free trade market opens on July 1 of each year and closes one week after the All-Star break.

Before the free market closed in 2011, there were also several significant transactions.

The most interesting thing is that the melon trading turmoil that has been going on for more than half a year has finally ended, and finally Carmelo Anthony has joined New York.

In the deal, the Nuggets acquired Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov and the Knicks' 2014 first-round pick. The Knicks get Anthony, Sheldon Williams, Anthony Carter and Ronaldo Balkman, while the Knicks and the Timberwolves will make a deal that will give away the first-round pick and Cory Brewer and get the expiring contracts of Eddie Corey and Anthony Randolph.

Fans weren't surprised by the deal, as Anthony had an awkward affair with the team last summer and was hell-bent on leaving Denver for a big city adventure. Moreover, his newlywed wife, Lara Anthony, is a famous host and actress, and her development direction is in New York or Los Angeles, so she naturally hopes that Anthony can also go to these two cities.

In Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant wants to join forces with Anthony, but unfortunately they already have Bynum and Gasol on the inside, and the Lakers' salary is indeed a bit high, Odom has played well in the last two seasons, with a 56% shooting rate, increasing his personal PER value to a very impressive 19%.

Odom and Anthony's positions overlap somewhat, in addition, Anthony and Kobe's style of play is also incompatible, both need to have the ball in hand, not because of the attacking power, but because of personality, these are the two famous NBA ball tyrants.

So, the door to Los Angeles was never opened to Anthony.

New York, by contrast, are much more hungry for Los Angeles, and they were hell-bent on getting James last summer, so they emptied the team's salary space and later only brought in Smalls, but they were not satisfied, and the New Yorkers have deep pockets.

In addition, Xiao Si and Anthony have a good relationship, during the All-Star Game, the two have been hooking up with each other, and there was news at that time that Anthony may be going to New York, and as a result, a few days after the All-Star Game ended, the deal was completed.

In this way, with Smalls and Anthony, the Knicks suddenly crawled out of the quagmire of a bad team, and proud New York fans don't just want the playoffs, they want more, for example, the Eastern Conference championship.

The following day, on Feb. 24, the Nets and Jazz also made a trade, and without anyone knowing, Deron Williams joined the New Jersey Nets.

The specifics of the deal are that the Jazz send leading point guard Deron to the Nets Harris, Favors, two first-round picks and $3 million in cash.

Like New York, the Nets were wielding a checkbook to make a big deal last summer, and they were much worse off than the Knicks, who at least got Small, and they didn't get any.

The Knicks and the Nets are now linked, and the league has approved the relocation agreement for the Nets, and they are ready to move to Brooklyn, New York, so that the two teams are brothers.

The Nets did not hesitate to take DeLong, obviously wanting to compete with the Knicks, and from the perspective of book strength, they got DeLong's Nets team, and their combat effectiveness was suddenly improved to a terrifying level.

With Lopez on the inside, there is a stronger and stronger Yi Jianlian in the frontcourt, and what they lack is players who can control the overall situation in the backcourt, before the Nets targeted Chris Paul, but the Jazz took the lead in asking for a trade and the Hornets were managed by the league, and the league has stated that it will not trade Paul this season, so they have to take Delon.

Moments before the trade door closed, the Rockets also deliberately came out to join in the fun, completing two trades: sending away veteran Sean Battier and trading with the Grizzlies to get a draft pick and a sum of cash; Aaron Brooks was then traded for the Suns' Dragic, in addition to a protected first-round pick.

At this point, the door to the 2011 trade market was closed, and the teams began to concentrate on preparing for the playoffs.

It just so happened that the Warriors' last game in February was against the New York Knicks.

Seven years later, the New York Knicks finally saw the light of the playoffs again!

Anthony's successful trade marks the first step in Knicks President Walsh's rebuilding plan.

At the beginning of the season, when Xiao Si first joined the Big Apple, many people also thought that the team would not be able to go far.

The reason is simple, Smalls was never the core of the team in the Phoenix Suns, and the real boss at that time was named Steve Nash.

After leaving Xiao Si, many people have been doubting such a question, can Xiao Si still be the overlord as always? Sure enough, at the beginning of the season, due to run-in problems, the Knicks suffered 6 consecutive defeats, but then Xiao Si led the team to a 8-game winning streak!

It is worth noting that in December last year, Xiao Si played a phenomenal table, scoring 30 points + 5 rebounds in 9 consecutive games, second only to Super Soldier Chamberlain and Big Mac O'Neal among active players. ”

With Smalls and now Anthony, the Knicks can even say that their frontcourt is the most offensive frontcourt in the league, even the Warriors with Chamberlain can't compare.

Anthony came to New York on the 24th, but because of the three-day physical examination rule, he missed the game against the Timberwolves before he came, and this time he played against the Warriors, which was his first appearance in New York.

The Knicks have played the Warriors once before, and they were beaten miserably at home, and Chamberlain almost killed Smalls, and if you asked Knicks fans who they would least want to meet before, it must be the Warriors.

However, now that Anthony has been obtained, the New Yorkers are suddenly full of confidence, although Anthony and the Knicks still have zài run-in problems, but the fans are full of confidence, playing the Warriors, there is no problem!

There's no doubt that the combination of Smalls and Anthony is destined to be the first season of the Knicks' resurgence, and their superstar policy may help them bring in more stars, such as Chris Paul.

But if there's one thing the New Yorkers don't think about, it's that the team's defense is so terrible, and they've conceded an average of 105 points per game over the course of half a season. With 7 points and the fourth place in the league, Anthony's arrival provides more offensive firepower, but what about defense? No improvement!

This time the two teams met in Oakland, the last time the Knicks were defeated at home, this time they are on the home court of the Warriors, as long as they can play well, it is the best counterattack.

The starting lineup of the Knicks is: center Smalls, power forward Anthony, small forward Gallinari, playmaking guard Felton, and shooting guard Fielders.

The Warriors have a lineup of Chamberlain, Ibaka, Blair, Carter and West.

Although before coming, Anthony told the media that the New York Knicks were Small's team - Smalls played very well some time ago, but in reality he certainly didn't really think so.

Who this team belongs to, it's hard to say now, from the perspective of age and development potential, it is naturally Anthony, and Anthony's health is better than Xiao Si, Xiao Si's style of play is too dependent on the body, compared to Anthony's technical flow, it is much worse.

Anthony also has this awareness, and when he plays, he is very stylish, and when he is the last to play, he constantly pats his teammates on the shoulders and chests to motivate them to fight.

But they had to figure it out, this was Auckland, Chamberlain's territory!

As soon as the game began, Chamberlain took the lead, he used the actual action of grabbing 3 rebounds in a row to boost the morale of the whole team, the first rebound was the frontcourt rebound, Carter missed the jumper, Chamberlain took off the rebound and dunked directly, leading the Warriors to a 5-0 start.

After scoring five points in a row to control the game, Chamberlain went to teach Anthony a lesson and said: "Man, if you want to lead the team forward, you don't rely on a big mouth, but on strength!" ”

On the Knicks' side, Anthony opened the scoring for the Knicks, and he scored the first shot from New York with a delicate little step-and-go pull-up jumper.

After that, both sides fell into a brief slump, and for two minutes there was no score.

Chamberlain saw that his teammates were not feeling good, so he played inside, and his first performance began, first pressing Xiao Si to score with a hook hand, then turning around and hitting two jumpers in a row, and then followed West's fast attack counterattack and came with a violent dunk.

Chamberlain hit four jumpers in a row, and the Warriors went on a 12-4 offensive surge to extend their lead.

In the face of Chamberlain and the Warriors' crazy scoring momentum, the Knicks were almost powerless, and the difference between the two teams quickly widened to double digits. At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led the Knicks 34-13 and took an absolute lead, while Chamberlain alone scored 20 points.

In the second quarter, the Warriors still played unrelentingly, this time Chamberlain went off the court, West finally carried the banner of the team, he scored four points in a row, stealing Felton's pass to assist Blair for a layup and then hitting a three-point shot, the Warriors played a 9-0 climax in less than two and a half minutes, and the lead reached an astonishing 30 points.

After taking a big lead, the old Nelson replaced all the main forces and sent a second team to fight, which can be regarded as giving the Knicks a chance to fight back.

Even if the Warriors changed to the second team, the chaotic Knicks were still unable to set off an effective counterattack, Anthony had just changed to a new environment after all, he didn't know anything about tactics and systems, and the Knicks didn't play well.

Carter was on fire when he returned to the court, hitting a two-point jumper on his first offensive offensive with the ball, ending the Warriors' embarrassment of not scoring in a field for more than four minutes. Led by Carter and West, the Warriors extended their lead to 61-33 at halftime.

In the second half, the old Nelson still arranged the second team to play the main game, and at this time the Knicks finally had a chance to counterattack, and Xiao Si scored 5 points in a row to lead the team to a 7-0 counterattack.

But the veteran Iverson was very calm, he steadied his position, assisted Blair to shoot a three-pointer, and then made a layup of his own.

Then Iverson stole the pass from Smalls, and George, who came up with the ball with a fast break, made a violent dunk, followed Barnes to shoot three points from a distance, and the Warriors easily crushed the Knicks' counterattack attempt.

The Knicks simply gave up defense and began to play offense, Xiao Si and Anthony each brought a system, one kept cutting into the dunk and one non-stop shooting, the Knicks scored not low, but the defensive end was very poor, and after the third quarter, the Warriors continued to lead 89-60.

Although it was a home court, the Warriors didn't want to do things too badly, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Nelson Sr. arranged for Jamison, Carter, George and others to practice cooperating, and every time the offense was a fast break, the ball could not be shot without passing through the hands of five people.

In this way, the Warriors' offensive efficiency in the first 6 minutes of the quarter was very low, and only Carter scored 2 points with a dunk, and the Knicks finally found an opportunity to counterattack and played a 14-2 climax to narrow the difference.

In the second half of the quarter, the Warriors stopped playing, Curry received Carter's assist and shot three points from a distance, Chamberlain frequently scored inside like an evil spirit, and the Warriors used a wave of 10-0 to directly lock up the victory, and the Knicks were disgraced!