I am so Accurate

However, happiness is always short-lived.

The first quarter of the game ended quickly, and the fans hadn't watched it enough. In the second quarter, the Celtics' Big Three and the Lakers' trio were all replaced for a rest.

The All-Star Game is just an entertainment event, and it is impossible for the coaches on both sides not to give others a chance to play in order to satisfy the audience.

After all, who can be selected as an All-Star, which one is not the core of their respective teams?

Look at the results again.

The score was 17-24 before the start of the "Yellow-Green War", and the score was 27-31 at the end of the first quarter.

Judging from the score changes, the Lakers trio is slightly better.

However, the strengths of the teammates on both sides are not the same, and even in the All-Star Game, the defensive strength is limited.

It is also the same as other advanced versions, I can't see it clearly, so I just look at it roughly.

If we really want to tell the difference, we still have to wait until the regular season, or even the level of the finals.

However, in the limited time, the fans' expectations have been full!

If the finals were really these two teams, the ratings would explode! !

The game was fierce, and in the end the Eastern team defeated the Western team 134 to 128 to win the game.

McGrady scored the highest 30 points in the Eastern Conference and was elected the All-Star Game MVP for the first time in his career.

Both Sun Hao and O'Neal played less than 20 minutes, contributing 18 and 14 points respectively.

The All-Star game is over, and the fans' eyes have once again turned to the free market.

Because of the regulations announced by the league before, this will be the last trade deadline after the All-Star Game in NBA history.

In fact, during the All-Star Game, there were no shortage of rumors among the teams.

The most active ones are the Clippers and Nuggets.

The Clippers also tried to get Artest before, but unfortunately they failed to attract the Pacers' bargaining chips.

So they are still looking to trade a small forward.

According to recent rumors, Matt Barnes of the Warriors, Rasoul Butler of the Bulls, and Webster of the Trail Blazers are all their intended targets.

In addition, they are still looking for an inside swingman.

These news make the Clippers fans feel excited!

This is knowing that there are two big mountains, the Lakers and the Celtics, this season, and they are still going forward!

Also indomitable are the Nuggets.

They're also looking for a playmaking backup point guard and a tanky center who can counter O'Neal.

Brand Heywood of the Bobcats became their number one target.

Of course, compared to the eastern side, these may only be regarded as small troubles.

Because of the Pacers, Jermaine O'Neal also applied for a trade to the team after the All-Star Game!

This set off a new upsurge in the free market.

Originally, when the Pacers had a big sale, they were open to the trade of O'Neal.

Just because the asking price is too high, many teams who make inquiries are discouraged.

But things are different now.

O'Neal saw that he had paid so much for the team, but was placed on the shelf and was glanced at by others. He was extremely upset and overturned the table directly.

Dad, quit!

Anyway, he is also a 20+10 All-Star center! !

For a while, many teams began to ask the Pacers for prices.

Although Jermaine O'Neal is not the kind of center that can compete with O'Neal, he is also the leader of a team with outstanding strength.

Soon, the two teams came to the fore in the battle for O'Neal.

Hot fire team. and the Suns.

The bargaining chip given by the Heat is Odom Gardorell Wright;

Wright was the Heat's first-round pick in 2004 and is now the Heat's sixth man. With an average of 9.1 points and 5 rebounds per game, he is a key training target for the Heat.

Sun Hao should have some impressions of this Wright. Peak and Curry are on the same team, averaging 16+ points per game, and the talent is really good.

The chips given by the Suns are Marionga James Jones and a first-round pick.

Yes, the sun again.

If you observe carefully, you will find that since the summer, the Suns have been extremely active in the trading market.

Garnett, Kobe, and now Jermaine O'Neal's trades all have their shadows.

The Suns are actively seeking change.

It's about their team members.

Diaw has gained a lot of weight compared to when he first entered the league, and he is slower to play small forward.

At this time, he is more suitable for the power forward position.

But the problem is that Marion and Stoudemire of the Suns are also suitable for playing power forwards.

This is about to squeeze a table to play mahjong.

Trading Diaw is the best option, but his trading value is not that great compared to Marion.

If Marion can be exchanged for O'Neal, it will be a qualitative change for the Suns.

O'Neal played power forward when he debuted, but has slowly switched to center forward in recent years.

His effect as a center is definitely better than Stoudemire's.

And his movement speed is not slow, which is in line with D'Antoni's requirements.

As for Diaw, you can play it first. It is not suitable to change to a small forward or guard next summer.

In response to a word, you can use the existing bargaining chips to get O'Neal, and you can make a profit without losing money.

Time flies, and it is the trading deadline.

On this day, the league's deals continued to spring up like mushrooms after rain.

Because there are many transactions, let's summarize:

1. Clippers

The Clippers traded for Al Harrington from the Pacers in the first round.

This transaction shows that the Clippers management does not trust Bynum. The latter's previous training attitude and game experience need to be marked with a question mark.

They also inquired about O'Neal, Marion and Odom, but because of insufficient chips, they failed in the end.

In the end they got Harrington from the Pacers at a big sale.

Harrington is only 2.06 meters tall, can play two positions of power forward and small forward, and can even reach the center when necessary.

So whether it is a starter or the sixth man of the team, it is a very good supplement for the Clippers.

In addition, they also brought Matt Barnes from the Warriors in a second round.

Barnes is a typical prickly player. Although he performed well on the court, he has troubles off the court and has little room for survival in the league.

The Clippers made this deal because there was no better candidate.

But because of Kobe, they are optimistic about Barnes' prospects in the Clippers.

As long as he can focus on the court, the Clippers believe that Barnes can even be competent as the team's starting small forward.

After completing these two transactions, the Clippers' lineup is already quite competitive.

Starters: Fisher, Kobe, Harrington, Gasol, Bynum, Tim Thomas, Barnes, Jordan Farmar, Smush Parker, Aaron Williams on the bench James et al.

2. Nuggets

The Nuggets also retreated from the O'Neal trade.

The trade value of Martin and Camby is embarrassing right now.

The data is not bad, and the ability is also there, but because the contract is too long, the transaction value is very limited.

It is almost impossible to use them to exchange for a good insider.

The Nuggets finally reached a deal with the Bobcats, using a first round plus a second round in exchange for Brandon Heywood.

Haywood was selected by the Cavaliers in the first round of the 2001 draft, and then moved to the Bobcats.

A standard meat shield center, although the offensive means are limited, but his body is even stronger than Dampier.

At the beginning of the world, because of the existence of O'Neal, the market price of this type of center has not been low.

And he also reached 2.13 meters tall, and was considered by ESPN to be the next "Shark Buster".

Therefore, the goal of the Nuggets' deal is very clear, and it is aimed at O'Neal.

After completing this transaction, the current lineup of the Nuggets:

Starting lineup: West, Iverson, James, Martin, Camby;

Substitutes: Anthony Carter, JR Smith, Kleiza, Joe Smith, Reggie Evans, Haywood, etc.

Although it failed to complete the major upgrade on paper, the starting strength of this lineup is not bad, the key is that the depth of the bench is deep enough.

Its competitiveness is second to none even in the West.

3. Mavericks

After the Mavericks completed the four-team deal, the starting lineup has been determined, but the bench still needs some reinforcement.

They ended up bringing in Brandon Bass from the Hornets in a second round.

Bass was a pick in this round in 2005. He hasn't had many opportunities in the Hornets. In the past two seasons, he averaged 2+2 per game, which is negligible.

Moreover, Bass is only 2.03 meters tall, which is obviously short as an insider.

This talent and data basically belong to the kind that bid farewell to the NBA.

However, he can still stay in the NBA because of his excellent physical fitness and good mid-range ability.

He played even better against the Mavericks before, scoring the only double-double in his career and dunking Nowitzki.

He was spotted by Cuban in this way.

Don't feel incredible, this kind of thing happens from time to time in the NBA.

The Mavericks' current roster:

Starters: Kidd, Bell, Josh Howard, Nowitzki, Ben, Subs: Harris, Marquese Daniels, Devin George, Brandon Bass, Diop, Barea.

The strength of this lineup is not weaker than when Kobe was there, and it is even stronger because of the reasonable combination.

Or in other words, after this wave of transactions, the Mavericks returned to the first echelon of the championship.

4. Heat

Well, when you see this name, you know who won the battle for O'Neal in the end.

Of course, this process and the real result were never imagined before.

Let's talk about the situation of the Pacers. Their general manager is the famous Celtics Larry Bird.

The "Forcing King" expressed no panic at all in the face of Jermaine O'Neal's trade application.

His attitude is that he can trade Jermaine O'Neal in exchange for enough returns, and if not, keep it.

Some people will say, this is wrong, you can appoint the next home!

This is also unrealistic.

There are two main reasons:

One is that the atmosphere of the alliance at this time is not as exaggerated as that of Sun Hao's era;

The second is also a more critical point. The so-called designated next player means that only players with 1 to 2 years left on their contract may succeed.

Because the contract is about to expire, if the home team does not trade him to where he wants to go, there will be fewer teams willing to trade him, and the success rate of specifying the next home will be high.

But Jermaine O'Neal still has a 4-year contract. Unless Jermaine O'Neal becomes the second Carter, this situation will not exist at all.

Some people may ask, then why there will be more cases of appointing the next home in the future?

This goes back to the first article, the alliance atmosphere.

Because some players tasted the sweetness of doing so, others followed suit and signed short contracts.

After signing a short contract, the initiative is on the player's side.

But in this era, long-term contracts are the mainstream.

In addition, the new version of the labor-management agreement with the longest five-year contract in history has not come out, and the first signing is for six or seven or eight years.

Based on these circumstances, the Pacers have a significantly greater initiative in this matter.

So as the trade deadline approached, Bird's answer was: You can also want O'Neal, but you have to pay more!

Ever since, the Heat and the Suns received new offers from the Pacers.

Heat: Odom plus Caron Butler, plus next year's first round;

Sun: Marion Gadio, plus next year's first round;

Seeing this bargaining chip, I believe the reaction of most people is, what a robbery!

Well, it's robbery.

Of course you don't have to!

Ever since, the Suns withdrew.

In this way, even if they get Jermaine O'Neal, their strength will be weaker than before.

And the key is at this time point, they still can't make up from the free market!

In the end, the Suns management changed their minds. No one would agree to such a robbery-style bargaining chip. They could wait until the summer to see.

If this season still fails, it will not be too late to make this deal after clearing up the space at that time.

The Suns thought so, even after they withdrew, Bird already wanted to prepare Plan B to appease O'Neal first.

Because Riley is in charge of the Heat, it is even more impossible to agree to a deal.

It's just that no one expected that Riley finally agreed!

Little O'Neal, brought his talent to the South Coast! !

However, from the perspective of the Heat, Wade is in full swing, and it is definitely inappropriate not to find him an All-Star teammate.

Riley's doing this is also a half-push.

And if the transaction is placed in the game plane of "Fantasy Basketball Manager" or "Dream Team".

Marion Gadio of the Suns, it is S-add A, and change to O'Neal's S;

For the Heat, Butler and Odom have two A+s and an S;

In terms of options, the Heat are more likely to reach a deal.

The Heat's post-trade lineup:

Starters: Jason Williams, Wade, Dorell Wright/Kapono, Haslem, Jermaine O'Neal;

Because of failing to keep Butler, this lineup is a bit behind those of the Celtics and Wizards.

But Riley is betting on Wade's growth, and the chemistry between him and O'Neal.

5. Pacers

The Pacers can be said to be the most active in the trading market this season.

And this wave of Olney's trade, you may really have to say "Bird is awesome".

Because you didn't report Caron Butler and Odom to the team, he changed hands and sold them all!

He didn't want these two people at all, but... riding a donkey to find a horse! !

He traded Caron Butler to the Raptors next door for Luol Deng and Jalen Rose!

Deng is still on a rookie contract. He was the No. 7 pick in 2005. He averaged 14.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game with the Raptors this season.

Ross is an expiring contract of more than 10 million.

Some people may say, hasn't the Pacers traded for Granger? Why do you still want Deng?

Yes, but that's not a conflict.

To know the difference from history, Granger played shooting guard for the Bulls.

And now the three people in the Pacers village are all swingers.

Ellis is a combo guard, Granger is a swing forward, and Deng is a swing forward.

It is impossible for these three people to expect him to play together.

Without opening the eyes of the sky, this is a screening process.

As long as two of these three can be played, Bird will make a lot of money in this wave.

As for the Raptors, with Baron Davis and Bosh, the lower limit is enough, and now they are also fourth in the East.

Caron Butler, who has immediate combat power, is also rushing to achieve results.

Then there is Odom, Bird directly sent him to the Cavaliers in exchange for the Cavaliers' first-round pick for next year.

The first few teams in the East are very strong, but the strong result is that other teams have relatively average records.

This gave many teams hope for the playoffs.

The Cavaliers are one of them.

They are now hovering on the verge of the playoffs.

This is the closest the team has come to the playoffs in recent seasons, so they must fight hard.

Don't compare this Cavaliers team with the Cavaliers with James in history.

Now they are a serious small city team, and they are the only small city that has not produced a championship in the four major sports leagues.

Not to mention the championship, it is already very good to make it to the playoffs once.

They now have Bargnani and Milicic, in exchange for Odom's words.

Looking at the entire league, this frontcourt depth is also second to none.

After completing these transactions, the Pacers are already full of talented rookies and draft picks.

This wave of reconstruction operations can be called a textbook.

When the draft picks also become players, the strength of this youth army will be quite terrifying.