On June 30, Beijing time, on the last day before the free market opened, Spurs and the Hawks completed a major transaction. The specific details of this transaction are: —— Spurs send out Dezhang Taimuri
——The Eagles send out Gallinari, the first round in 2025 and 2027 (unprotected), the first round in 2023 (from the Hornets), the first round in 2026
This transaction was not without warning, but not long ago, there was According to reports, The Hawks and Spurs are discussing the swap transaction between Collins and Murray . After the transaction was completed, Trae Yang also posted a photo of him and Murray on social media at the first time, and wrote: "This matter has come true, let's get busy, my brother."
Let's talk about this transaction again.
As we said, Originally the main body of this transaction should be Collins and Murray . In the end, the Eagles got Murray without sending Collins. Not only that, they also got rid of Garlinari's last year's big contract 21.45 million (5 million in the guaranteed part), but the price they paid was also very high, including
So for the Spurs, their goal is very clear, which is to look at the future, so it is highly likely that they may choose to play bad next season. As for the Gallinari he got, the Spurs are likely to reach a buyout with him. Gallinari with 20 million is naturally a premium, but Gallinari with a basic salary may become a hot commodity in the free market at that time.
For the Eagles, first of all, from the contract, Murray's contract is very cost-effective. His salary for the remaining two years is only 16.57 million and 17.71 million , respectively. Therefore, from the salary alone, this transaction directly helped the Eagles reduce tax pressure.
Of course, what the Eagles value more is Murray's strength.
Last season, Murray played a total of 68 games. averaged 21.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 9.2 assists per game, and 2.0 steals. His steals ranks first in the league and assists ranks fourth in the league. At the same time, the turnovers are only
This is the best season in Murray's career. He was successfully selected as the All-Star and almost won the fastest-progress player , and became the second player in Jordan's single season in history to average "20+8+8+2" per game.
All-Stars join forces with All-Stars, and their strength will naturally be enhanced a lot of , especially considering Trae Young's poor defense, Murray is a member of the front defense lineup, and the two can complement each other in the backcourt, But to be honest, there are no worries.
On the one hand, after the transaction is reached, Murray and Trae Young will become the first pair of 20 points + 8 assists in history. The two of them will inevitably have a decline in data. In other words, how should the ball be allocated?
On the other hand, Murray is not good at playing without the ball, and his shooting ability is not good . Last season, his shooting percentage is 46.2%, his three-point shooting percentage is 32.7%, and his real shooting percentage is only 53.3%-53.3% is already the best level after Murray entered the league.
There is a possibility that Trae Yang needs to play more without the ball - Trae Yang has been playing with the ball since he entered the league. If it changes, next season will be a challenge for him.
On the positive side, this may be similar to Curry's transformation after 2014 —2013-14 season was the season with the most assists in Curry's career, reaching 8.5 times, but after Cole arrived, he divided Curry's ball rights, , and Curry got the MVP, Clay's score increased, Green became the arc top dealer , and the Warriors' record also improved.
So ideally, the Hawks' strength cannot be said to take off, but it will definitely improve. And importantly, Trae Young and Murray are both very young and have room for improvement. In the future, they may be the core of the Hawks' backcourt - The Hawks can be said to be very confident in their next few years, otherwise they would not have sent away so many draft picks.
Back to the Spurs, sends away a core that has been trained for several years, but the Spurs may have seen Murray's upper limit. It is not a bad idea to throw it out at the high point . A comparison is that at that time, the Bucks got Holiday from the Pelicans, and they got three first rounds and two first rounds swaps. Therefore, from the perspective of reconstruction, the Spurs are obviously the more profitable side, and they are even a little robbed - . The Spurs will choose the next Duncan next year, and this deal will be recorded in history.