The time came to the end of August 1997.

Within a month, Bruce had already made arrangements for the Han Chinese and SuperSonics, and was just waiting for the official announcement from the two teams.

Bruce, who had completed his task, had already finished reporting at Lakeside Middle School in Seattle and was waiting for school to start in a few days.

As for the Hanren team's trading matters, he has given it to the team's general manager Mitch Kupchak to handle it entirely.

While other teams in the league are secretly making reinforcements and preparing to show off their talents in the new season, the New York Hans made the first shot of a blockbuster deal in the trade market.

The New York Han Chinese teamed up with the New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, and Los Angeles Lakers to carry out a four-way 12-player trade plan.

The Han Chinese side took out Glenn Rice + Mark Jackson + Jaylen Rose and got Chris Mullin + Stephon Marbury + B.J. Armstrong.

The Knicks took out Stephon Marbury + John Starks + Christian Laettner + Sean Lukes and got Mark Jackson + Latrell Sprewell + Robert Horry.

The Warriors took out Latrell Sprewell + Chris Mullin + B.J. Armstrong and got John Starks + Christian Laettner + Jalen Rose + Nick Van Exel.

The Lakers took out Robert Horry + Nick Van Exel in exchange for Glenn Rice + Sean Lukes + the 1999 Mavericks first-round pick.

As soon as this transaction came out, it immediately caused a sensation across the United States.

Judging from this transaction, the Han Chinese paid for Glen Rice in his prime and Mark Jackson, an important minister. As for Jaylen Rose and the Mavericks' 1999 first-round pick, they were purely additional and can be completely ignored.

What was acquired was the Warriors' "injured" Chris Mullin and the Knicks' "thorn" Stephon Marbury. B.J. Armstrong was also among the additions.

This trade obviously aroused dissatisfaction among Han fans. Fans did not expect that Han people would be so stupid and trade all-star level players and veterans for this?!

What's the use of Chris Mullin, who has been absent for a long time due to injuries in the past few seasons? If Chris Mullin could join the team before 1990, it would be a good deal, but now

Well, no one knows what the status of Chris Mullin is. Although he averaged 14.5 points and 4.1 assists per game last season, which is indeed pretty good in terms of statistics, everyone must know that Chris Mullin is already on the verge of retirement.

No one knows how many more years he can play. Wouldn't trading him at this time add trouble to the team?!

The other one is Stephon Marbury. As we all know, neither fans nor players of the Han Chinese like Marbury very much. Wouldn't trading him also add to the trouble?!

In short, none of the fans who support the Han people understand this deal.

Looking back at the Knicks, after trading away "thorny" Stephon Marbury, the Knicks also obtained their dream point guard Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson was selected in the first round of the 1987 NBA draft.

The 18th pick was selected by the New York Knicks. This time he returned to the Knicks and was obviously preparing to return to his roots.

What's more important is that the Knicks not only traded away Christian Laettner, who overlapped with the aunt's position, but also dealt with the team's other "thorn" John Starks, and got the current one.

The hottest Latrell Sprewell and forward Robert Horry.

The Knicks obviously made a lot of money from this deal.

The reason why the Warriors used these players as bargaining chips is undoubtedly to ease the pressure on the luxury tax in the new season. Chris Mullin's salary for the new season is US$2.94 million, and Latrell Sprewell also needs

Gao, Warriors owner Chris Cohan is a stingy guy, and he is unwilling to invest too much money. The Warriors' performance over the years has been very poor. Instead of continuing like this, why not trade you with these high salaries for some fresh blood and salary?

Even if a player with a lower profile joins the team, this is obviously a worthwhile deal.

Finally, there is the Lakers. It can be said that the Lakers made a small profit. The Lakers are targeting Glenn Rice. As for the other things, it is not too important. After Fan Fan left, Fisher can be seamless at the Lakers point guard.

connection, and forward Robert Horry is a necessary or dispensable main player. Rick Fox has already joined the team as a substitute in the new season, so there will be no Robert Horry position. Take two high-quality players.

If you switch to an All-Star level player, this can be considered a small profit.

Major media outlets rushed to report on this transaction, which aroused heated discussion across the United States.

ESPN columnist Bill Simmons wrote:

"I don't know what the management of the New York Hans are thinking. Yes, the Hans were clamoring for a blood exchange at the beginning, but even if it is a blood exchange, they have to trade back some good prices, such as draft picks in the next few years.

Or something like that, you have to plan for the future now that you are overdrafted, and I really can’t stand the Han people’s management actually making such a deal. It seems that the Han people have already chosen to mess up the new season in advance. If I were to grade this deal,

Then it can only be C!”

"As for the Knicks, the Han's rivals in the same city, they are definitely the big winners in this deal. Let's take a look at the Knicks' lineup next season. The point guard is Mark Jackson, the shooting guard is Alan Houston, and the small forward is Larter.

Lil Sprewell, the power forward is Larry Johnson, and the center is Patrick Ewing. Oh my god, this lineup is simply invincible, at least in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls can compete with it.

No team can beat this team. Really, I really didn’t expect the Knicks to actually improve the team’s strength to such an extent in this deal. Look at these 5 players. It’s so scary.

Yes! If I rate this transaction, it would definitely be A+!”

"The same is true for the Warriors. Although they paid for capable players like Latrell Sprewell and Chris Mullin, the Warriors did not lose. They themselves were not under any pressure, and the players they returned were all

It’s a new force, it’s not a loss, and the salary has also been relaxed a lot, so if I grade this deal, it would definitely be an A!”

"Finally, it's the Lakers. I won't say much about the Lakers. They exchanged two players for one All-Star player, and he was also a starting player in the All-Stars. I made a lot of money. I wouldn't rate this deal.

Low, also an A!”

"Generally speaking, apart from Hanren, the other three companies are winners in this deal. I don't know if there are other deals behind Hanren, but for now, I can't see Hanren being able to perform as well as last season in the new season.
Chapter completed!