The last part of the swap period in the NBA in the 2021-22 season was quite active. Many players changed teams with trade agreements. The disappointment of the night was the inactivity of the Los Angeles Lakers. Here are the developments from the giant trade day in the NBA…
One of the most active trading days in history took place in the NBA. Many star players changed teams. There have been changes that are closely related to our national players.
The most talked about change of the night was between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers. Here are the details compiled by Hürriyet…
JAMES HARDEN BECOME A TEAM FRIEND OF FURKAN KORKMAZ
The new route of Brooklyn Nets All-Star guard James Harden, whose future is uncertain for a long time, was Philadelphia 76ers.
The experienced basketball player, who has been talking about leaving Brooklyn for a long time but has given signals that he will stay in the team, left the team and took his way to Philadelphia. Brooklyn Nets in the swap agreement; He sent James Harden and Paul Millsap to the 76ers. Philadelphia sent Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and the draft picks to Brooklyn in exchange for a trade.
Ben Simmons, who has wanted to leave the team since the beginning of the season and has been out of the squad, will also play with Kevin Durant in Brooklyn.
PACERS SENT SABONIS TO KINGS
Indiana sends Domantas Sabonis to Sacramento in 6-player trade
The Indiana Pacers have entered into a trade with the Sacramento Kings, which featured the Domantas Sabonis – Tyrese Haliburton exchange. According to this package, Pacers; He signed Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson, while Domantas Sabonis gave Jeremy Lamb, Justin Holiday and a 2027 second-round pick to the Sacramento Kings.
CJ MCCOLLUM EXCHANGE
A total of 7 players, including star player CJ McCollum, were exchanged between the New Orleans Pelicans and Portland Trail Blazers.
According to this trade, the New Orleans Pelicans; CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr. and Tony Snell, and sent Josh Hart, Tomas Satoransky, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and Didi Louzada to the Portland Trail Blazers.
Portland sent Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Tomas Satoransky, which they signed from New Orleans, to different teams in the CJ McCollum trade.
As a result of the triple trade, Utah signed Portland’s Nickeil Alexander-Walker and San Antonio’s Juancho Hernangomez. The San Antonio Spurs picked up Portland’s Tomas Satoransky and also picked up a second-round pick. Portland, on the other hand, took Joe Ingles and Elijah Hughes from Utah, who closed the season due to injury, and also got a second-round pick.
GUARD SUPPLEMENT TO CEDI OSMAN’S TEAM
Cleveland Cavaliers, played by Cedi Osman, one of our national players in the NBA, solved the problem in guard rotation with Caris LeVert. While signing Caris Levert, the Cleveland Cavaliers sent Indiana a 2022 lottery-protected first-round pick with Ricky Rubio, who closed this season due to injury, a 2022 second-round pick from Houston, and a 2027 second-round pick from Utah.
44 MILLION DOLLARS OF CONTRACT EXPLOSED
The most talked about topic of the night in the NBA was the inactivity of the Los Angeles Lakers. While it was noteworthy that the Lakers could not take any action on the last trading day, it was written that the team will focus on the buy-out market.
Things have not been going well for the 2020 champion Los Angeles Lakers for two seasons. Lakers coach Frank Vogel signaled a change in the team after the loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, implying that if necessary, separations could occur. So much so that, according to The Athletic’s claim, the Lakers players no longer believed that they could win at a high level as long as the third piece next to LeBron James and Anthony Davis was Russell Westbrook.
The most curious name was Russell Westbrook, one of the highest-paid players in the NBA with $44 million. However, Westbrook, who was declared persona non grata in the city, remained with the team.
‘LEBRON HAD TO DECIDE’
According to Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report, LeBron James had to make a decision to trade Russell Westbrook. Although Pincus stated that the Lakers could knock on the Houston Rockets’ door if he thought that John Wall, who is in LeBron James’ Rockets squad, would suit the team better, there was no such move from the Los Angeles team. The Lakers were the calmest team of the night.
