preseason has started, but the transaction of NBA has not stopped, and the teams are still looking for opportunities to strengthen. Just today, Rockets officially reached a deal, and Celtics has not yet reached one wave after another. US media suggests that through a three-party transaction, Brown will be sent to Hawks . Let's take a look at the details together.
1. Rockets Thunder 5 for 4 transactions have been reached, but there will still be big transactions in the future.
On October 1, Beijing time, the Thunder and Rockets officially announced that the transaction was officially completed. The specific transaction content is:
Thunder team sends: Feworth , Harckles, Jerome, Maledon, 2026 second round pick;
gets Rockets: Burke, Sterling Brown , Chris, Nouva.
These players performed last season, with Feworth averaging 5.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. Jerome averaged 7.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. Maledon averaged 7.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. Hackles averaged 4.6 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. Nouba averaged 5.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, Brown averaged 3.3 points and 3 rebounds per game, Burke averaged 5.1 points and 1.4 assists per game, and Chris averaged 4.5 points and 3 rebounds per game.
This transaction also gave the Thunder two transaction special cases, with the total salary reduced by 10 million from the luxury tax line, and the Rockets received $6.3 million in cash.
After trading so many players, the players on the Rockets' roster have already exceeded the crowd and need to have subsequent transactions. The most valuable of the transaction is Favors, who will be his contract year next season, with an annual salary of $10.2 million.
Feworth has been fighting in the NBA for many years and has rich experience. He has also experienced many tests along the way. He was once the highly anticipated Nets Tanhualang, but was later abandoned by his mother team. The Jazz are the team's defensive gate, and they made a name for themselves here and proved themselves. Later, in order to get , Jazz , they had to trade him away. He has a high football quotient and can implement the coach's tactical style.
is now declining as he gets older, but he can still provide tough defense and rebound protection to the team. This is very valuable for teams that are determined to playoffs or championships, especially for teams that lack substitute centers. He will be the best choice, including Warriors . If they plan to use Wiggins to trade for Gordon, then Favors is likely to be packaged and traded to the Warriors by the Rockets. By then, the Rockets can officially enter the playoffs and jump into the roar goal.
2. The Celtics are both internal and external troubles, and Brown was suggested to trade with the Hawks.
The team's head coach is deeply trapped in a "peach-colored" vortex and has been suspended for one season by the team. According to famous reporter Woj, several sources revealed that if Uduka has the opportunity to become a coaching candidate for other teams, the Celtics will not stop him. Several sources also said some teams are already trying to understand the full reason why Uduka was suspended and prepare for a possible assessment of his future coaching position.
This means that in the psychology of the Celtics management, Uduka has given up, which will have a great impact on the team, because the team's coaching staff is almost all the "Polish Gang" he formed. Once he is fired, the communication of the entire coaching staff is likely to face some difficulties.
The former assistant coach Mazula is now the team's head coach, but he lacks experience as the head coach and the coaching staff are now lacking, which is a big challenge.
In order to recruit helpers for him, famous reporter Marc Stein revealed that Celtics is currently interested in hiring Vogel and Stotts as the team's chief assistant coach.
Vogel was the head coach of the Lakers and helped the Lakers win the championship. However, in the introduction of Lakers players, he did not have much say. Under Pelinka's concept, he had to force the players he signed to, which made Vogel's work very difficult, resulting in the Lakers completely missing the playoffs last season and were fired directly, but his ability is still obvious to all, especially in building defense, he is definitely a top coach. Since Vogel has a pretty good relationship with Stevens , he may join the Celtics in the new season.
As an alternative Stotts is also a famous coach. He was the coach of Trail Blazers . In the years of coaching Lillard , he has never missed the playoffs. In the fiercely competitive West, this is already quite rare. Unfortunately, when he coached, he met the peak Warriors. Under the bombardment of Curry , they fell under the Warriors' artillery fire many times. If the Warriors had not stopped them, they might have won the championship.
The two head coaches have their own advantages. No matter who they get, it is good news for the team. However, Marc Stein revealed that the Celtics are currently "pessimistic" about reaching assistant coach contracts with Vogel and Stotz. Unless they can serve as head coaches, the probability will increase. However, even if they become head coaches, it is still unknown whether they can cooperate well with the coaching staff of the "Polish Gang".
The contradiction between the Celtics is not only the coaching staff, but also the players. After Brown refused to renew the contract early, he was deeply involved in the rumors of the Durant transaction. He has a lot of opinions on the Celtics. After the contract expires, it is likely that he will not renew the contract with the team. In order to avoid having nothing in the end, some US media suggested that the Celtics trade Brown now. The specific trading plan is:
Celtics send: Jaylen Brown , Sam Hauser;
Get: Hayward , Hunter, the first round pick of the Hawks in 2023 and 2024, and the first round pick of the Hornets in 2023.
Hawks sent: Clint Capela , DeAndre Hunter , 2023 first round, 2024 first round;
got Jaylen Brown.
Hornets sent: Gordon Hayward , first round of 2023;
got: Clint Capela, Sam Hauser.
This transaction can allow the Celtics to get as many as 3 first-round picks, and two are the first round of 2023. The value of these two draft picks is very great. Many experts have predicted that 2023 will be the year of the draft, and there will be many talented players participating in the draft. Not to mention choosing Curry and James . Such a superstar can be selected as a quasi-first-class star like Anthony and Paul . It is also a profit. Moreover, earlier, the general manager of the Celtics, Stevens, also flew to France specifically to examine the potential of some players. It is very likely that they have already won some players. In so many first rounds, even if they cannot get the No. 1 pick, they can try to trade upwards and get ideal players. The deal with
will also allow the team to get Hayward and Hunter, who can keep the team competitive, and the team's core will be officially established, which will be beneficial to the team's future development.
