With the Warriors winning the championship and officially entering the offseason and the NBA draft approaching, NBA teams are currently in reinforcement mode and are completing their reinforcements by recruiting free agents and negotiating trades.
Bill will reveal his whereabouts
Wizards star Bill Bill said in an interview with the media today that he has made a decision about his whereabouts, but he cannot disclose it yet. However, in the interview, Bill expressed more about his current concerns including his family, so it is still a mystery what he will choose. At present, the Heat, Warriors and Lakers are all potential suitors for Bill. Bill's contract will expire at the end of next season, but he has the right to jump out of the contract and become a free agent in June this year, or sign with the Wizards in advance. A five-year contract extension with a maximum salary of 250 million. It is generally believed that if Bill chooses to jump out of the contract, then the Wizards will most likely conduct a sign-and-trade transaction for him (Bill has always played for the Wizards and has a relationship basis), including Porzingis, Pop, and the ball. Brother will become a bargaining chip in the transaction.
76 people are actively selling Danny Green
American reporter Kevin O'Connor revealed that the 76ers are currently selling Danny Green, who was injured in this year's playoffs, and are willing to give away this year's No. 23 pick for this purpose. It is reported that the main reason why the 76ers are currently selling Danny Green is to free up salary space to sign an immediate combatant. As a second-round pick of the 2009 generation, Danny Green was nicknamed the "Champion Lucky One" by fans because he almost won the championship every time he changed teams in his career. Specifically, after he was waived by the Cavaliers in 2010. After joining Spurs , he won the 2013-14 season championship with the team. In 2018, he was traded to Raptors by the Spurs and won the 2018-19 season championship with the team. In 2019, he freely signed with the Lakers and won the 2019- 2020 season championship . However, in this year's semifinals, Green, who represented the 76ers, suffered a serious injury to the ligament in his left knee, resulting in a long-term injury. At the same time, the elimination of the 76ers also interrupted his lucky journey to the championship. His salary of up to $10 million next season has become the main reason why the 76ers are selling him.
Warriors championship hero Looney was robbed
Due to his outstanding performance in the playoffs, the Warriors' inside gate Kevin Looney is currently favored by many teams, Hornets and Kings and other teams They all signed this championship insider. Looney has averaged 5.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 20.4 minutes per game in the playoffs this season. His efficiency is even much higher than that of Draymond Green, the Warriors' other big man. Will become a free agent. Since the Warriors still have Poole, Wiggins, Porter, and Payton to renew their contracts, the possibility of keeping Looney is slim. Earlier, the NBA estimating agency made calculations for the Warriors. If the Warriors want to retain the championship team, the luxury tax alone will exceed US$200 million.
The Hornets and the Eagles discuss a trade to trade Hayward for Collins
According to reports from American reporter Kenneth McMillian, the Hornets and the Eagles are currently discussing a deal, intending to use Hayward's poison contract + this year's No. 13 pick to exchange and promote. Contradictory striker Collins. Due to injuries, Hayward averaged only 15.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game for the Hornets this season. However, his salary in the next two years will be 30.07 million and 31.5 million US dollars respectively. This is a huge burden for the Hornets. Therefore, the Hornets are eager to get rid of Hayward's big contract this summer. As for Collins, he was put on the shelf by the Hawks as early as last season due to conflicts with Fan Yao, so trading him will not cause any loss to the Hawks. As for the other first-round pick, the Hornets hope to get back an immediate combat capability.
This year's first-round pick is not valuable, many teams are willing to trade the first-round pick, the Trail Blazers target Grant
According to famous reporter Michael Scotto, because this is a small year for the draft, many teams are currently interested in trading themselves. 's first-round picks, in addition to the Mavericks who completed the transaction (sending the No. 26 pick to the Rockets) and the Thunder (sending the No. 30 pick to the Nuggets ), the 76ers who were willing to take the No. 23 pick in order to trade Green, and In addition to the Hornets, who are willing to use their No. 13 pick in order to trade Hayward, the Cavaliers, , and the Trail Blazers, who received the No. 14 pick this year, are also interested in trading their first-round picks. Among them, the Cavaliers hope to use their No. 14 pick. Sign in exchange for a future first-rounder + other assets, and the Trail Blazers hope to use their No. 7 pick in exchange for Pistons player Grant. Although Grant has performed very well with the Pistons this season, averaging 31.9 minutes per game and scoring 19.2 points. He averaged 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists. However, given that his contract expires next season, plus his salary of US$20.95 million next year, the Pistons, who are in the rebuilding period, are not very willing to keep him, so it was a good idea to trade him. The possibility is very high. The Trail Blazers' No. 7 pick is also very attractive to the Pistons. If Grant is traded, the Pistons will have two relatively high picks, No. 5 and No. 7, at the same time this year.
