The NBA player market for the 2021-22 season has opened, and now there are now a lot of trade rumors coming almost every day, with a rough idea of the actual situation of the two teams, the Blazers and Pacers, from a report by NBA journalist Brain Windhorst. It is reported that the Blazers' current lineup only Lillard is not for sale, including CJ McCollum, Covington, Nurkic and other core members, as long as the other side provides the right trading chips, then the Blazers will seriously consider. Unlike the Blazers, the Pacers' trade is locked in LeVert and Turner, and Sabonis Jr., who has been very vocal before, is likely to stay. In addition to the above reports about the Blazers and Pacers, in the past 24 hours, there have been several dynamic updates in the NBA player market: the Lakers want to repeat the same trick, Harden called the Nets to sign, and the Clippers quoted Theis.
The first is the Lakers, although Thomas Jr.'s debut is amazing (19 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist), but all indications show that after the healthy return of Tucker, Munch, Reeves, Nunn and others, it is difficult for the Lakers management to free up another player place to renew Thomas Jr., and the possibility of the 32-year-old veteran staying in the Lakers is very small. With reference to Thomas Jr.'s current physical condition, he is fully capable of getting a formal contract in the NBA League, but the Lakers, who are already overcrowded in the backcourt, cannot meet the requirements of Thomas Jr., and compared with signing an attacking guard, the Lakers obviously have a stronger demand for the No. 4 position, and Thaddeus Young is one of the reinforcement targets.
According to NBA reporter Chris Haynes, if the Spurs have not been sent away by the season's trade deadline, then Thaddeus Young will seek a buyout opportunity, when the Lakers, Nets, Suns, playoff-level teams will become the target of Thaddeus Young.D. Chris Haynes was told that the main reason Thaddeus Young wanted to leave the Spurs was not enough playing time (14.1 minutes this season, averaging 29.6 minutes per game in his career), and to solve this problem, the Lakers management wanted to follow the previous method of recruiting Schroeder and Zhuang Shen, repeating the old tricks and promising a starting place to the other side, hoping to win the trust of Thaddeus Young.
Then there was the Nets, after taking advantage of the difficult exception to sign Galloway, Ennis, Harrison a total of 3 players, the Nets management did not intend to stop there, they still in the player market to find potential candidates who can be strengthened. The source comes from NBA reporter Alex Schiffer, 28-year-old forward Danuel House has been cut by the Rockets, and the Nets originally planned to sign House with a partial guarantee contract after the 48-hour clarification period, but the signing was eventually stopped by Harden.
As we all know, House and Harden have been teammates for nearly two seasons, as the Rockets were once the star, Harden is well aware of House's technical characteristics and professional ethics, the 2020 NBA Park rematch stage, House caused by the off-court negative news, Harden is still fresh in his memory. Under such a premise, Harden explained his point to the Nets management: He did not want House to join the team. The reason is very simple, in addition to the unexpected events in the park, Harden also said that the Rockets management has been peddling House, but there is no way to get out, and finally made this decision (buyout). In fact, in the eyes of many people, Harden just did not say it explicitly, and his implication is that no team is willing to want House now.
Finally, the Clippers, the source comes from the accompanying reporter Law Murray, due to the combination of Zubac and Hatten in the state of the game, coupled with clippers head coach Tyrone Lue loves the five small lineup, often using Morris Jr. and Batum to make cameo centers, resulting in Ibaka can no longer get playing time, Law Murray was told that Ibaka will be sent away by the team management through the defense of the trade in a short period of time, and at present, of the many potential next homes, Ibaka is most likely to join the Rockets.
According to an NBA source, the Clippers recently offered the Rockets a deal, the core of which is that Ibaka and Theiss swap owners, and the two are perfectly matched in terms of salary space. Considering that Ibaka's contract is about to expire and Theis's 4-year contract has only just begun to be executed, the Rockets, who are in the process of rebuilding, hope that the deal can be successfully landed. For the Clippers, the 2.03-meter-tall Theis can enrich his technical and tactical play, and the paper strength is equivalent to a disguised reinforcement, and it is not surprising that the Clippers and Rockets will reach a deal in the near future. Thank you for reading and paying attention, welcome to leave a message to discuss.