However, it is not just the Pelicans who want to get Williams.

The Clippers, Rockets and Mavericks are all interested in Williams.

After the Clippers lost Paul, they lacked a scoring point for the outside ball, and Williams's style of play was very suitable for them;

The same is true for the Mavericks. If they play team basketball this season, if they want to wrestle the arm of the Pelicans and Warriors, they must improve their rotational strength;

The Rockets have to be more responsible. On the one hand, they want to continue to strengthen the substitute, and on the other hand, they get it, which means that the Pelicans can't get it, which is equivalent to changing direction to prevent competitors from strengthening;

In short, such a player who has the ability to fight immediately, is not high in salary and is not expensive, is a hot commodity in the eyes of the championship team, and everyone is rushing to ask for it.

Whoever the money falls depends on the final bargaining chips given by each team, and how the Lakers management finally weighs the pros and cons.

Williams has become a hot commodity in the trading market, but he is not the only one who has been put on the shelves this year's trading deadline, and it can even be said that many of them are on the shelves.

The 76ers are selling the team's three frontcourts, Okafor, Nol and Randall. None of them are the core team they want to build;

The Magic are selling Ibaka, one of the four Thunders who they traded in the summer;

The Wizards are peddling their core point guard John Wall;

The Kings are peddling their core Chris Bosh;

Garlinari, the Nuggets’ top scorer in the sales team;

The Grizzlies put Marc Gasol, the only All-Star player on the team, on the shelves;

The Jazz are asking Gordon Hayward about the value of the deal in the free agent market;

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Rumors are flying everywhere, but they are all normal reactions of the times when the heroes join forces.

The Eastern Conference Cavaliers stand out, and some teams, such as the Raptors, Bucks, and Pacers, continue to maintain their challenger position.

But the remaining Wizards said they could not beat them and were ready to push them down and rebuild them in advance.

It is even more obvious in the West. The five teams, Pelicans, Warriors, Spurs, Mavericks, and Rockets, are gathering stars, and their strength is obviously one level higher than other teams.

The remaining teams can basically not beat them, and they might as well start planning the new season in advance like the Wizards in the East.

Such chaos has not been seen for many years, and it is also a chain reaction caused by group basketball.

The strong teams are getting stronger and stronger, while the weak teams are in a dilemma of being bad for years.

As the transaction deadline approaches, there are more and more rumors in the market, and it feels like a storm is coming and wind is filling the building.

On this day, Demps approached Tang Tian and talked about the deal negotiation with the Lakers.

The chips given by the Pelicans, Mavericks, Rockets and Clippers are basically the first-round picks next year.

Among them, the Clippers have the worst record and the most valuable one.

However, the Lakers don't have much idea of ​​making trades with the Clippers. They are mortal enemies in the city. Unless they have to, they will not make trades with the Clippers.

Among the remaining teams, the Rockets gave Brewer and a first-round pick, the Mavericks gave Devin Harris and a first-round pick, and the Pelicans gave Deron Williams and a first-round pick.

The three teams have almost the same chips. If you want to say that the Pelicans has a bigger advantage, Deron has a one-year contract, while Brewer and Harris have two-year contracts.

"Add a young player."

Tang Tian gave Demps a suggestion.

Williams knew that although he had weaknesses, he was more than enough to be the sixth man.

Moreover, there are too many young players in the Pelicans now. Using young players to exchange for points and combat power is the correct way to increase their probability of defending their title.

Demps agreed.

Like Brin Forbes, who performed well last season and Joe Harris, who performed well in the preseason, there are limited playing time this season.

If this potential stock is not available, it will sooner or later become a waste of money.

On February 23, US time, the transaction deadline is on schedule.

On this day, woj burst into heavy news.

The Knicks sent Derek Ross, Scar Rabissie, plus the first-round picks in 2017, 2019, 2021, and two future second-round picks, and obtained John Wall and Ian Massinmi from the Wizards' trade.

From the Wizards' perspective, their plan is to demolish and rebuild, Rose is an expiring contract, Rabisier is a potential stock, and a considerable number of draft picks, all of which they need.

Although they sent Wall out, they also dealt with the garbage contract Masinmi.

The latter just signed a four-year contract with the team for 64 million in summer, but averaged only 5 points and 5 rebounds per game this season.

From the perspective of the Knicks, Anthony and Howard have both grown older and they don’t have time to wait any longer.

Wall is an All-Star point guard and academic, and he is a very suitable point guard for Anthony.

Although the contract from Masinmi was a bit rubbish, she could become Howard's substitute.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Knicks are not short of money.

Moreover, the draft picks they gave will definitely not be worth the next year, and the previous two draft picks are the last two.

They won't lose money by using two valuable first rounds to trade Wall.

After completing this deal, they really have the ability to challenge the Cavaliers.

Wall's transaction opened the curtain of this year's trading deadline, and then woj broke out in big deals one after another.

The Knicks were strengthened, and the Raptors, who were also competitors, did not leave. They got Ibaka from the Magic's trade after sending Terence Ross and next year's first-round draft pick.

Both the Knicks and the Raptors were reinforced, and the Cavaliers couldn't sit still, sending out Mike Dunleavy, Mo Williams and a protected 2019 first-round draft pick, coming from the Hawks trade to Kyle Korver.

The Bucks also reached a deal with the Hornets, sending out Miles Pralim, and the deal got Hawys, and continued to move towards the one-star 14-shot target used by the Chinese team at the Olympics.

The Cavaliers, Knicks, Raptors and Bucks, these four teams have become the number one group in the East.

There are many big deals in the east, but in comparison, the west, where the pattern has been set, there is a little thunder and rain.

Marc Gasol, Bosh and Hayward all ended up staying in the team, and the transactions they made were all small trades.

In addition to these All-Stars, the highly-watched Williams next home also had the final result.

After the Pelicans added Joe Harris to the trade chips, they successfully reached a three-party deal.

The Lakers sent out Louis Williams and obtained Deron, the Pelicans' first-round draft pick in 2017, and the Nets' future second-round draft pick.

The Nets gave away the next round pick in the future and won Joe Harris.
Chapter completed!