With the All-Star Weekend in Orlando coming to an end, each team is taking advantage of the trade deadline to make final reinforcements.
The Atlanta Hawks announced that they would waive veteran Tracy McGrady to make room for the signing of free agent Eric Dampier to strengthen the interior.
McGrady, who was laid off, found a job seamlessly and announced that he would join the Heat with a minimum salary, hoping to win a championship before retiring.
James is very happy to have McGrady join.
Although McGrady's defensive ability is not good, his offensive ability is beyond doubt and can improve the Heat's outside offense.
The Heat's reinforcements are not complete yet. They signed young potato Nate Robinson in the free market to strengthen the weak back line.
As the Heat further strengthened, other powerful players also took action one after another.
The Spurs sent the 2014 second-round pick + Corey Joseph to get Belinelli, which strengthened the shortcomings of insufficient outside shooting.
At the same time, they signed Burris Diaw, who was waived by the Bobcats, with a minimum salary in the free market, further increasing the thickness of the lineup.
The defending champion Mavericks did not miss the opportunity to strengthen.
They signed Delonte West in free agency to make up for the deficiencies on the defensive line.
In fact, the Mavericks really wanted to trade for a forward defensive player in the free market, but due to salary constraints and few players of this type, they settled for the next best thing.
Not to be outdone, the Bulls, temporarily ranked first in the Eastern Conference, traded "Mask Man" Hamilton from the Pistons to strengthen their lack of outside firepower.
This year they are bound to climb over the Heat's Wuzhishan and break out of the East.
While every strong team is frantically making reinforcements in the free market, the Warriors, who have strong momentum, have made no moves.
General manager Miles asked Sun Yi on behalf of the boss whether he would make reinforcements.
Sun Yi shook his head without hesitation. There were too many people playing.
If more people are added, other role players will not have time to play and level up.
The current lineup of the Warriors is enough to cope with all teams in the league.
In the next few days, other teams made reinforcements one after another, basically in a small way.
As each team completes reinforcements, the free market has returned to calm again.
Just when everyone thought there would be no more trades before the trade deadline, a piece of blockbuster trade information immediately caused an uproar in the NBA.
The Lakers, Digital Man, Magic and Nuggets reached a four-way deal.
Details of the four-party deal are:
The Lakers sent All-Star center Andrew Bynum + Josh McRoberts + Jordan Hill + 2017 first-round pick + 2015 second-round pick to get Ying Guodala + Avrola + Spencer Howe Yin Si.
The Magic sent Howard + Richardson and received Nikola Vucevic, Harrington, McRoberts, three protected first-round picks, and a second-round pick.
The Digital People sent Ying Guodala + Vucevic + Huoyins + 2015 first-round draft picks to get Howard + Richardson.
The Nuggets sent Harrington + Afflalo + a 2014 first-round pick to get Bynum + Jordan Hill.
After this transaction occurred, industry experts gave the Lakers an A-level rating.
The Lakers got rid of the burdensome Bynum and exchanged for three immediate combat talents, which immediately made the team's strength soar.
What the experts don't understand is that, after the Lakers paid so many chips, why didn't they ask for Howard? !
Originally, the Lakers' first target was Howard, but Kobe's intervention changed the deal.
Nachai feels that if they want to return to the finals, they must climb the mountain of the Warriors.
If you want to defeat the Warriors, you must solve the big problem of Sun Yi.
His physical fitness is now much lower than before, and he can only devote all his energy to the offensive end, but has no energy to take care of the defensive end.
Veteran Ci Shiping's defensive ability has declined significantly this season. Judging from previous matches, he cannot restrict Sun Yi at all.
If Kobe and Ci Shiping are not good enough, then no player in the Lakers team can guard Sun Yi. If you want to limit this guy, you can only seek foreign aid.
Therefore, the Lakers did not choose Howard according to the original history, but traded for Yingodala and Avrola, two defensive heroes.
The Lakers were naturally happy after reaching their signing goal, but it caused misery to other teams.
The Digital Team, originally ranked third in the Eastern Conference, was already strong enough. With the addition of "Warcraft" Howard, Wuhu took off directly!
This puts the Bulls and Heat, the top two teams in the Eastern Conference, at risk.
It is conceivable that James' mentality must have exploded after seeing this deal.
Sun Yi was only slightly surprised by the deal, and soon returned to normal.
"Things are getting more and more interesting, and that's fine. If it's too easy to win the championship, there won't be any sense of accomplishment."
Sun Yi closed the browser on his mobile phone, quickly finished his breakfast, and then drove to the arena to prepare for the upcoming second half of the regular season.
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On March 1, the NBA regular season resumed at Oracle Arena.
The Warriors, playing at home, defeated the Hornets without a fight, extending their winning streak to 34 games.
"Let us congratulate the Warriors. They broke the 33-game winning streak held by the Lakers. This is undoubtedly a great record!"
In the commentary box, Barkley passionately announced this historic moment.
Irving, the No. 1 pick who was walking towards the tunnel, pouted and felt a little unhappy.
In this game, he really tried his best to attack the Warriors, but he still couldn't escape the fate of losing.
"This is just temporary success or failure, the future belongs to me!"
Irving turned his head and glanced at Sun Yi, who was surrounded by media reporters, with an envious look in his eyes, and then turned and walked into the player tunnel.
On the other side, Sun Yi was dealing with reporters' fancy questions in an orderly manner.
"Sun, congratulations on breaking the Lakers' 33-game winning streak. Based on the Warriors' hot state, do you think they can continue to win?" the beautiful reporter asked.
Sun Yi felt that this question was not over the top and answered directly: "I very much hope to continue to win. No one likes to lose, but anything can happen in the next game. This is the charm of competitive sports."
The reporters were not surprised by Sun Yi's impeccable answer. This guy was very clever and it was very difficult for him to formulate the right words.
Immediately, the media reporters continued to ask: "Sun, what do you think of the four-party transaction that took place a few days ago."
After hearing this, Sun Yi thought about it for a moment. This question cannot be answered casually, as he may provoke hatred if he is not careful.
"I think this will be a deal that changes the league's structure. It's very shocking." Sun Yi said with a serious face.
Immediately afterwards, Sun Yi answered a few more irrelevant questions, and the post-match interview ended here.
After accepting the interview, Sun Yi walked towards the player tunnel under the escort of security personnel.
When he first arrived at the entrance of the player tunnel, Sun Yi saw the extremely enthusiastic fans on both sides and stopped to give each fan an autograph.
After finishing everything, Sun Yi waved goodbye to the fans and walked into the player tunnel towards the locker room...
