Reject the Warriors! Exploring the deal failed, the Lakers and Pelicans are not suckers, and James farce ended

Editor|Lao Kankanqiu

Since the launch of the NBA free market, many teams in the league have completed upgrades and strengthening. For example, the Rockets, which was the most surprising, not only obtained the key core Durant from the Suns' trading, but also strengthened the puzzles such as Finney Smith and Capela, becoming the biggest favorite to win the Western Conference in the new season; the Nuggets also changed their previous poor image, and obtained 3D marksman Cameron Johnson (and got rid of Porter Jr.'s maximum salary contract), and then signed substitute players such as Bruce Brown, Hardaway Jr., and Valanen, and their strength on paper also rose sharply; and even the Lakers, which have been criticized for making gold in the buyout market, have signed Ayton, Smart, Laravia and other reinforcements, which is considered to be a fair rule.

However, there is only one team in the league, and no signing transaction has happened so far. This weird team is the Golden State Warriors. It is no exaggeration to say that Kumingga has really "defended" the Warriors' management's strengthening pace with his own strength this summer. The "stalemate farce" between the two sides has lasted throughout the offseason and is still continuing.

Kuminga's team made a harsh statement: "Either give a multi-year contract with an annual salary of 30 million+, or you would rather get 14 million less than exchange for the veto power of the transaction!" If the two parties have not reached an agreement before the transaction deadline, Kuuminga will likely choose to accept a one-year qualification offer of 7.9 million yuan and become a complete free agent next year.

Therefore, the Warriors have been exploring the possibility of trading Kuminga. In the past 18 months, the Warriors have contacted the Lakers many times, hoping to get a trade with James. Famous reporter Jack Fischer reported that Warriors owner Joe Lacob was determined to make a deal, hoping to find the strongest helper for Stephen Curry, who is about to be 36. For this reason, the Warriors' pursuit of James has been going on for nearly two years.

However, despite all signs this summer (Doncic participated in all reinforcement trades, James was unpredictable and remained silent) it shows that the new Lakers boss no longer seems to want to promote James, the "old tree", but they do not think Butler or Kumingga are suitable bargaining chips. In fact, James still averaged 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 8.2 assists per game last season, and was finally selected for the second team of the All-Squad.

Moreover, James also holds the trade veto power in his contract. He must take the initiative to make a trade request to the Lakers before he can join the Warriors. But insiders of the league said: "James has not applied for a deal from the Lakers, and he does not intend to do this in the future!"

and Lakers media Lakers Daily also released a clear message: "The Lakers management has no interest in Warriors forward Jimmy Butler and Jonathan Cumingga at all, and has clearly informed the Warriors that they will not consider them in the potential LeBron James deal."

So far, the James farce that lasted for 18 months has finally come to an end.

However, the Warriors did not give up and turned their eyes to the Pelicans and aimed at Pelicans forward Trey Murphy.

According to the latest report by famous reporter Jake Fischer, the Warriors management recently contacted the Pelicans to try to get Murphy with the Kuminga trade, and refused to include Hilder or Moody in the trade, so it was rejected by the latter. You should know that the Pelicans' asking price for Murphy has always been very high, and they need "multiple first-round picks and young players who have proved their strength."

According to data comparison, Murphy averaged 21.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game last season, with a three-point shooting percentage of 36.1%; while Kumingga averaged only 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, and his three-point shooting percentage was only a pitiful 30.5%.

Obviously, Murphy's offense and defense were completely out of Kuminga's way out, and the Pelicans didn't want to be this 'sucker'.

I have to say that the Warriors' current difficult situation (the only team in the league that has no contracts and trades) is also due to their own fault. Every day, I want to take advantage of it. How can there be so many good things in the world? If the team does not solve the issue of Kumingga's contract renewal, then other signing operations (Horford, Melton, Payton, etc. only reached oral agreements) will be put on hold indefinitely, and it will be indefinitely that the problem will be "lose the wife and the soldiers." The current dilemma between the Warriors and Kumingga is obviously a "lose situation". The Warriors cannot strengthen the team through trading and signing contracts. They may only be able to rely on their existing lineup next season. As Curry grows older, the Warriors' window to win the championship is slowly closing. For Kumingga, as the farce intensifies, the personal market value will decline sharply. If you finally accept the qualification quotation (7.9 million US dollars), you can indeed become a full free agent next year, but the uncertainty will also increase greatly in the future.

The reinforcement of the NBA trading market is still continuing, but the Warriors' decision-making dilemma has warned all league teams: don't be careful to take advantage, every choice is related to future success or failure.