The Godfather of Basketball

During the offseason, due to the lockout, although the free market continued to sign contracts, except for Durant and Bosh, the rest were basically small things.

Under such a premise, the trade deadline is obviously much more lively than in the past few seasons.

In fact, before the trade deadline arrived, rumors were already flying everywhere.

McGrady's consecutive injuries have made the Rockets' management lose patience. Even Alexander, who has a preference for McGrady, has begun to waver and has given Morey the right to trade decisions.

Howard's back and forth has made the Magic management lose patience. After Howard has decided to implement the player option for next season, they are likely to trade him away from the team when he still has a big deal value.

The Lakers intend to send away Paul Gasol, who is in decline, in exchange for players with more immediate combat power. It is rumored that they are negotiating with the Bulls. The final result is likely to be that Gasol and Boozer will swap clubs.

With Roy announcing his retirement in the middle of the season, the Trail Blazers once again entered the reconstruction mode. They intend to send away the team's starting small forward, the former "Elvis Presley" Gerald Wallace.

The Hornets have a bad record in the new season. Cousins, the team's core insider, has a huge conflict with the Hornets coaching staff, and even exchanged passionate exchanges with head coach Monty Williams on the bench. There are rumors that the team is likely to be sent away This future star, but the premise is to get enough good chips.

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All kinds of trading news emerge in endlessly.

As the trade deadline approached, deals began to appear one after another.

The Lakers traded Derek Fisher and the Mavericks' 2012 draft pick to the Rockets for the Rockets' potential insider Jordan Hill.

After sending Fisher away, the Lakers followed up by acquiring Sessions from the Pistons in a four-team trade.

This is tantamount to directly changing the starting point guard.

The completion of these two transactions also broke the previous rumors that Gasol left the team.

"The Lakers' trade has ended, our goal is still the championship, Paul (Gasol) is a very critical part of the Lakers." Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said at a press conference.

After the Lakers' trade, the Trail Blazers followed, and they and the Lakers happened to be in opposite directions.

With Roy's retirement, the Youth Army officially announced its disbandment.

Gerald Wallace was sent to the Nets in exchange for Mehmet Okur, Sean Williams and a protected first-round pick.

Marcus Camby was sent to the Rockets in exchange for Jonny Flynn and a second-round pick from the Timberwolves.

After two big trades, the team announced that it had officially laid off Greg Oden, the No. 1 pick in 2007.

The super champion who is known as the combination of Chamberlain and Russell has played for the Trail Blazers for nearly 5 years, but only played 83 games, which is embarrassing.

After laying off Oden, the management also announced the dismissal of coach McMillan.

Portland's youth army ultimately failed to mature as well as the Thunder, but died halfway.

And after a wave of moderate transactions laid the groundwork, another big transaction that shocked the league happened.

The Rockets and the Suns reached a multiplayer deal.

The Rockets traded Tracy McGrady, Marcus Morris and a 2012 second-round pick to the Suns for Grant Hill, Josh Childress, Michael Pietrou s.

The Camby that the Rockets got before, the Hill and Pietrus they got now are all expired contracts, and Childress is also on a two-year contract. There is only one purpose for such a transaction. Announced that it has entered rebuilding.

And the Suns, after losing the focus battle with the Cavaliers, can clearly feel that James is not in a good mood. Cole traded McGrady at this time, hoping that the team's team doctor can treat Hill like that, so that Tracy McGrady recovers from injury, in that case, the Suns can be regarded as having the Big Three.

This is a gamble, which doesn't quite fit Cole's personality, but since he spent a lot of money to trade James from the Cavaliers, his gamble has actually started a long time ago, and what he is doing now is just a raise.

The deal between the Rockets and the Suns shook the league.

James also immediately expressed his welcome to McGrady: "He is one of the cores of the Rockets dynasty and one of my favorite players. This is a great combination."

After the Rockets' deal was concluded, Tang Tian, ​​who was originally planning to stay still on the trade deadline, began to move around.

He asked Jones to contact an old friend of the Rockets and Hill's agent successively, and finally got a very positive answer.

Grant Hill will be confirmed to be bought out in the near future.

Hill had a second spring in the Suns. He scored in double figures for four consecutive seasons. Last season, he averaged 13.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, and his shooting percentage reached 48.4%.

Even this season, although he was troubled by some injuries and his data has declined, he was still able to contribute 12.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists, making him the sixth man in the Suns team.

You know he is 39 years old now!

But such a player is what Tang Tian desperately desires now.

There is still a certain amount of immediate combat power, and has very rich experience in the playoffs.

The Cavaliers have a lot of rookies, but they still lack playoff experience.

As far as Hill is concerned, the former super giant has never won a championship in his career, and the championship is also what he desires most!

Because he signed a 6 million contract with the Suns before, Tang Tian has no conditions to think about it, but if he is bought out now, a basic salary can be settled directly.

But now the Cavaliers' 15-man roster is full, and Hill mainly plays small forwards, and the Cavaliers' small forwards also feel quite overcrowded.

This also means that the team must make a move on the front line.

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally put Stephenson on the trading shelf.

With the rise of Butler and the joining of Carter, Stephenson gradually faded out of the rotation in the Cavaliers.

Instead of sitting on the bench in the Cavaliers, it is better to let him go to other teams to play a role.

Tang Tian still contacted Stephenson in the short amount of time before putting it on the shelves.

The latter also accepted it indifferently. After the Cavaliers selected him, they gave him a lot of opportunities, but he failed to seize it.

Tang Tian didn't think too much about Stephenson's return. His main purpose of making this deal was to clear out the team's spots.

A second round in the middle, he can basically accept it.

After all, when Stephenson was selected in the first place, it was only a mid-second round pick.

The trade deadline is getting closer and closer, and the Cavaliers have not received many double-teams.

However, among these few quotations, a transaction proposal moved him instantly.

The Pacers are willing to trade Stephenson with a first-round pick!

The Pacers have had an eye-catching performance this season and are now ranked third in the Eastern Conference.

This first round is basically the last one in the first round.

But, it was the first round after all!