free market has been open for two days. It's time to review which team has made the most profit from the two-day arms war.
Some people say it is Timberwolves , because they got the league's best defensive player Gobert without losing almost the core framework of the team. The twin-tower combination formed by him and Towns is still worth looking forward to. As for whether they can achieve the good chemical reaction of Cavaliers , it still needs time to prove; some people say that it is Blazers . They have brought forward defensive capabilities to Lee Guidance that the Blazers have never had in recent years. , and then renewed the contracts of Simmons and Nurkic . On this basis, they also used a three-year, 28 million contract to bring Payton Jr. to the City of Tear. No matter how you look at it, now The Blazers' lineup should be more reasonable.
But personally, I don’t feel that these two teams have improved a lot, let alone the biggest winners after the trade door opens. Let’s not talk about the situation in the Western Conference for the time being. The situation in the Eastern Conference is still (healthy) ) Bucks one is the only one.
But there is such a team. They did not get star players in the trade, but the strength of reinforcements is no less than other teams. To a certain extent, I would like to call them the new team after the current trade door is opened. The biggest winner, they are Celtics !
In fact, the Green Army's ability to win the Eastern Conference championship this season has exceeded many people's expectations. However, as a veteran team in the league, they will not be satisfied with reaching the finals. For them, they did not win the final Winning the championship means failure, and it also means that they will try their best to provide better assistants for the two top players.
Celtics have made three operations so far.
The first is to complete the contract extension with Cornette and Sam Hauser; the second is to send Theis, Nesmys, Stauskas, Fetters, Morgan and a first-round pick next year to get Brogo The third is a two-year, 13 million contract, which brought Gallinari to TD Garden.
Except for the first renewal operation, the other two transactions can be regarded as a stroke of genius.
Let us take a look at what the Green Army, which just failed in the finals, still lacks before the transaction?
has the important task of Tatum and Brown . (Although Tatum performed in a mess in the finals, this is the purpose of this Green Army team). In general, it is the team's overall offense. Efficiency relies too much on double picks and they lack a stable scorer for the team. In addition, this season, although they missed out on a defender who is above the league average and can always stay calm: Xiaobai, his long-range shots are indeed almost meaningless.
Therefore, these two transactions just filled the vacancies in the Green Army's lineup.
I originally thought that if the Celtics wanted to get a player of Brogdon's caliber, they would have to use at least Smart and draft picks. However, they ended up using a bunch of scraps and a first-round pick. You can't say the Pacers. is a big complaint, but at least in this deal, I don't see any aggressiveness on the part of the Pacers. As for the first-round pick, how far ahead can the Green Army be with this record?
So, who is Brogdon?
can be summed up in one sentence: a fully upgraded version for beginners.
Brogdon has been in the league for many years, and his skills and tactics have long been polished. He is a plug-and-play player who is suitable for a variety of team systems. Although he played average for the Pacers this season, he averaged 19.1 points per game. Points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 0.8 steals. The only shortcoming is that the three-point shooting rate is only 31.2%, but this is based on the impact of injuries. I believe that as long as he can stay healthy, he will regain his three-point touch (after all, he once Also a member of Alliance 180 Club).
And his role for the Green Army is far more than that. His arrival is likely to further accelerate the growth of Lowe and Gewei. You have to know that Lowe has almost no one in the Green Army to pass the ball to him and he is injured. Despite being ill (only Smart will feed Lowe a few), he averaged 7.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.7 steals and 2.2 blocks per game this season. Although Brogdon is not as good as Paul . Although he is a master, his passing and control ability is also among the best in the league. It is completely easy to give a few cakes to Luo Wei and Shuang Tanhua.
And he is willing to obey any arrangement of the Green Army (such as playing as a substitute). It is said that the Green Army intends to keep the starting lineup this season.
After talking about Brogdon, let’s talk about Gallinari. From the data point of view,
averaged 11.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game this season. It is not particularly eye-catching, but it is very practical. He has superb ball protection skills and is one of the players in the same position who can best control mistakes. If the two players can control His ball-protecting skills will be learned, and that will be the beginning of their journey to the next level.
can accept all the role attributes given to him by the team, let him play as a starter, work hard and try his best to complete all the tasks assigned to him by the team; let him play as a substitute, work conscientiously without any resistance, and he is a tough Italian , likes confrontation very much, which is also very consistent with the Green Army, which is built with an iron-blooded culture.
Gallinari and the Green Army can almost seamlessly connect without any friction. Paired with Smart, he can stay calm; paired with Horford, he is like a pair of disgusting opponent players; when playing with the two top picks, he can open up space for the two top picks while also completing the finish. More importantly: To a certain extent, he can also shoulder the important task of attacking when the two players are in a downturn.
Of course, he also has flaws, that is, due to his age and major injuries, his legs and feet are already weak. The Green Army must protect him as much as possible on the defensive end and try not to let him hit the wrong spot or less. , judging from the Green Army’s defensive resources and system, they can definitely do this.
The current Green Army has a more reasonable lineup and more abundant player rotation than when they reached the finals this season. Their big framework is basically built. The rest depends on whether they can find a big man inside for Lowe. Playing as a substitute will, after all, reduce Lowe's burden in the regular season; the other is to what level Tatum can grow to. If he completes his further evolution, the Green Army can be called a championship-level team.
