According to reporter Michael Scotto's report, the 76ers are selling Danny Green and the No. 23 pick in the first round in exchange for an immediate player. Green currently has one year left on his contract worth US$10 million (non-guaranteed). In this year's playoffs, Green suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee; according to reporter Marc Stein, sources revealed that the Wizards, Trail Blazers and Pelicans are all willing to trade this year's first player. Round pick. Wizards has the No. 10 pick, the Trail Blazers have the No. 7 pick, and the Pelicans have the No. 8 pick. #NBA#
The NBA of the 2021-22 season has come to a successful conclusion. However, the management of each team has to start preparing for the draft and offseason transactions. According to the news in the previous article, 4 teams have expressed their willingness Trading the draft picks in hand, plus the Warriors and Mavericks who have previously expressed their intention to trade the first-round picks, nearly one-third of the teams have expressed that they want to trade the first-round picks in their hands. What is the reason? What makes a 2022 first-round pick so unpopular?
Each team’s purpose of trading first-round picks is different. Let’s start with the Mavericks and Warriors, who were the first to express their intention to trade first-round picks. These two teams ranked among the top five in the league during the regular season this season. The Warriors The team picked No. 28, and the Mavericks picked No. 26. They are later in the draft, and it is unlikely to find talented rookies. At the same time, the salary space of both teams is very tight.
The Mavericks have 7 players with multi-million contract contracts next season. The combined salary of these 7 players has exceeded 120 million US dollars. Don’t forget that Brunson will become a free agent. If you want to renew his contract to play for his worth, , it requires at least an annual salary of more than 20 million, plus some players with basic salaries, and paying taxes is indispensable; The salary space of the Golden State Warriors is even more stretched. They have paid huge luxury taxes for several consecutive seasons. In addition, the team There are already many talented rookie players in the team, so it is obviously meaningless to select new players. It would be more cost-effective to sign players with a minimum salary.
Therefore, these two teams can use this year's first-round picks to trade to get first-round picks in the next few years. This is the best option. If this cannot be achieved, they can also choose international reserve players.
htmlThe current situation of the 176ers is that with Embiid as the core and Harden as the assistant, they are trying their best to hit the championship. Danny Green's injury forced them to deal with his contract. At the same time, they The vacancy left by Green needs to be filled, otherwise the team's defensive problems will become more serious. Selecting a rookie at this time will obviously not solve the problem.
The Trail Blazers have already entered the rebuilding stage. They sent away most of their main players this season, but retained Lillard. So to rebuild the team with him as the core, we need immediate players. Choose one. It takes 2-3 years for a lottery pick to grow, and Lillard, who is 31 years old, obviously can't wait that long.
The Pelicans have shown great competitiveness this season. This is without the No. 1 pick Zion. The current structure of their team has stabilized, and they have many rookies under the age of 25. Players, what they need are experienced players, whose experience can help the team make progress.
As for the Wizards, they need core players. Bill Although his personal ability is good, his leadership ability may not be as good as Westbrook. There are not many players in the team who can be called by name, and there are rookies in the second round. 3 people, obviously they also need capable immediate players, even core players. If they can't find the core, they will most likely hover on the edge of the playoffs next season just like this season.
Every team that wants to trade away draft picks has its own considerations. It seems that it is not that the draft picks are not welcome, but that they do not need them very much. There are still a few days until the 2022 draft. These players Can the team trade away the draft picks as they wish in the next few days?
