Holiday joined the Bucks and joined hands with Brother Alphabet.
In one day, the NBA Milwaukee Bucks turned the Eastern Conference into a mess.
was once considered a problem that would have troubled the Bucks for a whole season, but it was solved by the Bucks in a blink of an eye with two transactions in a day-the Bucks successively offered large deals in exchange for Jrue Holiday and Borg Dan Bogdanovic.
Although in the deal to usher in Holiday, the Bucks gave out three first-round picks and two future swaps for the first-round picks. It was considered that the bid was too high and the bench was no longer available. The doubt was instantly drowned in the praise of the Bucks. Behind all this,
is the effort to keep the "Letter Brother", and it is a gamble for the championship.
Holiday has been selected to the All-Defensive Team twice in his career so far.
"has never fought such a wealthy battle"
After this deal, the Bucks instantly assembled a starting lineup that looked almost flawless.
Holiday is excellent offensive and defensive, especially known for his defense. He has been selected to the best defensive team twice so far in his career, and even Durant has praised it. His joining will arm the Bucks' defense to the teeth.
In the 2019-2020 season, the Bucks' inside defense is the only one in the world. The inside scoring average is the least in the league. However, it can also be seen in the playoffs that the Bucks are not good at restricting opponents' outside lines.
In the first round of the Western Conference two years ago, Holiday, with his own defense, allowed Lillard to average only 18.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game. The field goal percentage dropped to 35.2% and the three-point shooting percentage was only 30%, but Holiday himself has scored 41 points in a single game, leading the Pelicans to sweep the Blazers 4-0 in the first round. When
gets Holiday, who has such a resume, the Bucks will naturally expect more.
After Holiday joined the team, someone exclaimed that Antetokounmpo, Middleton and Holiday are the "terrible Big Three", but only one Holiday is not enough to reflect the madness of the Bucks— -Subsequently, the Bucks introduced Bogdanovic, which made the introduction of Holiday more worthy of praise.
Bogdanovic also wanted to leave the Kings after the end of last season, but due to salary pressure, the Kings were smashed by the loss of the starter Hilder, and could only reluctantly give up the heroes of last season. .
Bogdanovic will also come to Brother Antetokounmpo.
Serbia’s core Bogdanovic is good at three-pointers and organization. Last season, he was one of only 10 players in the league who shot at least 9 three-pointers every 36 minutes and shot at least 37%. It is appropriate for the Bucks who pursue "one star and four shots".
In addition, Bogdanovic's organizing ability can also allow Antetokounmpo to relieve the heavy responsibility of scoring, organizing and defending, and become an efficient end point in more rounds, and this is the most suitable role for him.
Last season, it was with these 2 points that Bogdanovic had a better chemical reaction with Fox after being promoted to the starter. Although unable to become an All-Star, Bogdanovic is a very useful immediate force.
From this, the Bucks can have such a set of starting: Holiday and Bogdanovic partner in the backcourt, Middleton as the third position, Antetokounmpo and Lopez as the inside line.
Among them, the positions of Bogdanovic and Middleton are interchangeable. Even if Holiday is not good at organization, Bogdanovic's defense is flat. If they form the backcourt, they can make up for each other. .
Bucks will form the starters of Holiday, Middleton, Bogdanovic, Antetokounmpo and Lopez.
's replacement lineup is missing. Of course, the Bucks' current problem is still a basket.
In the previous transaction, the Bucks have given out five people including Bledsoe, George Hill, Divincenzo, Ilyasova and DJ Wilson, plus Korver and Connaughton contracts. When it expires, Marvin Williams retires, Lopez Jr. and Wesley Matthews jumped out of the contract. The Bucks currently have only 7 people left on the roster. This scene of
is very much like the Lakers who just completed the introduction of Anthony Davis in the 2019 offseason. At that time, the Lakers only had James and Kuzma, and they couldn't even train. But the problem is that the Lakers still had plenty of salary space at the time, but now the Bucks are somewhat stretched in this regard. The
problem is citedInto the trade of Bogdanovic.
It is reported that Bogdanovic is signing first and then changing, his annual salary is not less than 16 million US dollars. If calculated based on this, the sum of the salaries of the five people, namely, Antetokounmpo, Middleton, Lopez, Holiday and Bogdanovic, will reach 115 million US dollars next season.
After the transaction, according to NBA salary expert Bobby Marks estimates, the Bucks will apply a hard salary cap in the 2020-2021 season. In other words, the current salaries of the seven Bucks have exceeded the salary cap, but have not yet reached the luxury tax line.
Next, the Bucks have to sign at least 6 more people. Considering that the veteran’s basic salary is 1.6 million, if the remaining 6 people are signed with the veteran’s basic salary, it will inevitably exceed the luxury tax line. At this time, the Bucks will trigger the hard salary cap. Only 5.6 million US dollars of space left.
For this reason, Max also believes that the Bucks may acquire the second round of the draft at tomorrow's draft, after all, the salary space occupied by the second round is only $ 898,000. In this way, the danger of the Bucks triggering a hard salary cap will be even smaller.
But this also means that the next reinforcements of the Bucks will be based on veteran basic salary players and rookies, and the bench strength is undoubtedly weakened compared to last season.
next season, the Bucks and Antetokounmpo will further hit the championship.
shows determination to retain Antetokounmpo
In short, the Bucks are desperate, and their biggest bet is Antetokounmpo staying on the team.
Judging from the current situation, it should be said that the Bucks have initially reached the goal. There was news on the 17th that Antetokounmpo had planned to renew a super-max contract with the Bucks before the start of the new season. In the next 4 to 5 years, this contract will allow Antetokounmpo to stay in Milwaukee.
In fact, when the Holiday deal was completed, some US media revealed that if Antetokounmpo’s contract renewal promise was not obtained, the Bucks would definitely not make such a seemingly painful deal. Also understand that draft picks can't be spent.
and then introduced Bogdanovic by signing first and then changing, but the Bucks further demonstrated their determination and added insurance for the next season. The general perception of
in the industry is that Antetokounmpo has a high probability of staying on the team, but it is unlikely that he will renew his contract with the Bucks this year, because he still has to look at the team’s operation and next season’s results. Make a decision.
In this way, there are many variables. Just recently, Antetokounmpo also said that whether he stays with the team depends on whether the team makes the right decision. The
Bucks are located in Milwaukee and are a small market team in the NBA. They understand that such a peerless talent as Antetokounmpo will fall into their arms next time. Therefore, it is conceivable to work hard before winning the championship, and Antetokounmpo did not take the initiative to ask for it.
Besides, the Bucks have not been able to enter the finals in recent years, which is also related to the technical defects of Antetokounmpo. It seems that Antetokounmpo himself feels that he owes the Bucks...
Therefore, after the deal is concluded, some people in the industry will think Now is the time for Antetokounmpo to prove his worth-it is understandable for the Bucks to do so, after all, "Giannis is worth 10 first-round picks."
Bogdanovic defends Middleton, and the two are now teammates.
Bucks locked in the finals qualification?
On the first day the NBA's trading restrictions were lifted, the NBA had many big deals.
Paul went to the Suns to give the West an extra team, but this has no effect on the Bucks. They are more concerned about the introduction of Schroder in the Lakers trade and the possibility of Harden going to the Nets to join Durant and Irving. Especially Harden's whereabouts, will directly determine the trend and fate of the Bucks next season.
In addition, the Heat and Clippers are currently on hold for the time being, because there are still problems in their respective teams to deal with, especially the former. With the personality of Heat president Riley, who originally took the introduction of Antetokounmpo in 2021 as his primary task, he will not sit back and watch the Bucks strengthen and remain indifferent. But whether to still implement the 2021 plan and what other big names are worth locking next year, Riley will have to think about it again.
On the Celtics side, it is still unknown whether Hayward will stay in the team. The Green Army may also face strength damage... The 76ers are also working hard to facilitate a big deal and have expectations for Harden.
In short, the competitive situation in the Eastern Conference is becoming increasingly fierce. The Bucks have not been left behind to be considered a success, but they have no overwhelming advantage.
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Source: The Paper
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