According to The Athletic's Shams Charania, the Atlanta Hawks struck a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, with the Hawks sending Dejounte Murray to the Pelicans in exchange for Larry Nance Jr., Dyson Daniels, a 2025 first-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers and a poor first-round pick among the Pelicans Lakers in 2027. Later, according to a follow-up report from ESPN's Andrew Lopez, the Pelicans also sent EJ Liddell to the Hawks in the deal.
Obviously, judging from the content of the trade, the Pelicans are the undisputed winner in this deal, although they still need to face a lot of problems to solve, but at least in this deal, they got Murray without paying too much price, which greatly improved the competitiveness of the backcourt and made the influence on the defensive end significantly improved. Although Daniels is a high-pick lottery pick, considering the Pelicans' poor development, Daniels' progress has been slow, and the possibility of playing star-level performances in the future is very slim.
The Hawks' operating ideas are obviously incomprehensible, the Hawks paid for Murray in exchange for 3 first-round 1 first-round swaps, and their first-round pick was even in the hands of the San Antonio Spurs, but two years later, Murray's trade value has fallen despite his good performance, only 2 first-round picks and a half-scrapped lottery show, which even sounds a little incomprehensible. The Hawks are in a situation where they don't have the qualifications to play badly, they don't have enough potential and future chips to back them up, and they have to figure out how to think about the future of Trae Young, Clint Capela and DeAndre Hunter on the team.
The Pelicans obviously need to make a big splash next season, and they are looking for ways to improve the roster, and then they should send away one of Brandon Ingram or CJ McCollum and find a way to trade for a center, and with the right move, they can form a pretty strong roster. The only concern is the position of the backup center, and it is unknown whether rookie Yves Missi will be up to par with his immediate power. The importance of Nance Jr. in this season's playoffs has been very prominent, and it can be regarded as helping the team to defend the bottom line, and it is worrying whether Missy can take on this task. On the other hand, according to the content of this deal, the Pelicans will be hard capped by the No. 1 Tyrant line, and at the moment the Pelicans are not far from the No. 1 Tyrant line, they should have a hard time using the mini-mid-range, and their bench may be full of base-salary players.
Transaction Rating:
Eagle: C
鹈鹕:B+