20 19 lone ranger lucky draw
The lone ranger is full of expectations for the combination of Borzingis and Dansis. Although Porzingis has been out for more than 1 year because of the torn anterior cruciate ligament, the lone ranger still believes in Porzingis' ability-he is one of the most talented and potential players in the league in a healthy state, and he was selected for the All-Star Game the season before the injury.
On the surface, in this transaction, the lone ranger got the best player, which can make the team change and improve qualitatively immediately. However, when we look back at this transaction, considering the trading pressure, injuries and contract problems brought by Porzingis to the Knicks, it seems that the lone ranger paid too much in the transaction.
The contribution of the lone ranger: Smith Jr., Matthews, Jordan Jr., 202 1 first round draft pick, 2023 first round draft pick (before 10 is protected).
Knicks paid: Polzingis, Tiny Tim Hardaway, Kontny Lee and Trebock.
The Knicks got a young player with great potential: Smith Jr. is a young player with great talent and potential. He was trained as a core player by the Lonely Rangers.
Last season, he made obvious progress in defensive and outside shooting, and this progress continued after he joined the Knicks. Even if Smith Jr. can't be an all-star player in the future, he will at least be a qualified starting point guard.
The Knicks get the future draft pick: the unprotected first-round draft pick of Lone Ranger 202 1 and the protected first-round draft pick of 2023 before 10.
This year's draft lottery will prove that after the lottery rules are changed, any draft pick may be the top three draft picks. In other words, the Knicks' first draft pick is very valuable. They can wait to "scratch the lottery" or trade as important assets.
The Knicks have cleared the salary cap space: they will replace the contract between tim hardaway and Konerth Chang Li with the expiring contract between Jordan Jr. and Matthews.
At the end of this season (July 1), the Knicks have the salary cap space to sign two high-paid players, and they can also use the salary cap space to create more draft picks.
Lone Ranger's players: Polzingis, tim hardaway Jr. and Courtney Lee.
Tim hardaway Jr. is a defender with rich offensive means, but his offensive efficiency has been very low, and his offensive choice has always been a serious problem. Courtney Lee has been abandoned by the Lone Rangers. Although he used to be a good offensive and defensive player, his current game state does not match his salary at all.
The biggest gain of the lone ranger is Borzingis, but this is based on his recovery to the pre-injury level.
The salary cap space of the lone ranger team: Tiny Tim Hardaway's total salary in the next two years is 37 million US dollars, and Konerth Lee's salary next season is about130,000 US dollars. In the offseason this year, the lone ranger needs to renew his contract with Porzingis. If nothing unexpected happens, both parties will sign the next contract with the highest salary level.
Although there is no luxury tax pressure on the Lone Rangers in the future, it is difficult for them to make a difference in the free market because of the contract between Tiny Tim Hardaway and Porzingis.
The Lone Ranger lost the first-round draft pick: So far, they have lost the first-round draft pick of 2019,20212023.
In the past, the Nets used three first-round draft picks as chips to trade to Pierce, Garnett and Terry of the Celtics. This transaction makes the Nets the worst team in the league in the next four years.
Therefore, in the big transactions in the past few years, few first-round draft picks over 1 participated. -The Raptors traded Leonard and only paid a lower first draft pick; The Celtics traded Owen. Although the Celtics have many first-round draft picks in the future, they only gave the Cavaliers a first-round draft pick. The rockets traded Paul, and the rockets only paid a low first-round draft pick; The 76 ers traded jimmy butler without providing a draft pick; Thunder traded paul george, didn't pay the draft pick, and so on.
(Today, the Lakers completed the deal with the Pelicans, and the Lakers gave three first-round draft picks and two first-round exchange rights. But this is based on the fact that Thick Eyebrow is one of the best players in the league and he is willing to sign a long contract with the Lakers.
The risk of the lone ranger: Polzingis was seriously injured, whether this will affect his career.
Porzingis is a big player over 220cm. In the history of NBA, many players of the same height have experienced a serious injury, and the game state has shown a cliff-like decline, and then they will repeatedly encounter injuries. Such as Ilgoskas, Yao Ming, etc.
Healthy Porzingis is a talented player, and he and Dansis will be the best duo in the league. But if Porzingis can't stay healthy, the lone ranger will face a huge problem. -Borzingis rookie has been injured for four years, and participated in 186 games for four years, with an appearance rate of less than 60%.
Finally, the deal between Lone Ranger and Cuban about Porzingis was a gamble, but compared with other gambling transactions, Lone Ranger really paid too many chips and took too many risks.