1 for 7 big deals! The first shot in the NBA trading market has been fired! The first team to charge in the East!

The Orlando Magic and the Memphis Grizzlies fired the first shot at the trade market.

The scheme is as follows:

The Grizzlies sent guard Desmond Bane to the Magic for Pope, Cole Anthony, four unprotected first-round picks (the No. 16 pick in 2025, the Suns' 2026 first-rounder, the Magic's 2028 and 2030 first-rounders), and a protected first-round swap in 2029.

I believe that when I saw this news, the first reaction of the vast majority of fans was: "Oh my God! 1 for 7! Bane is so valuable? ”

Do you think magic is doing charity? Think it's a deal?

No!

Magic President Jeff Welterman has made it clear: The team took it in the offseasonBe aggressive and win in the momentstrategy.

What does Brother Di say about this big deal? In other words, why did Magic choose to rush at this point in time?

My core views can be condensed into these big words:The Walker Effect.

Why can you get involved with walkers?

As mentioned before, the Pacers reached the Finals, subverting too many people's perceptions, and they can reach the Finals without a superstar.

What is the psychology of magic?

"Damn, even the Pacers can fight their way out of the East, what are we missing! I have a chance, too! ”

This psychology is not only applicable in the NBA, but also in many aspects of our lives. If a recent graduate is looking for a job:

"xxx's grades were worse than mine before, why does he earn 5000 a month, why does he live better than me? I earn 3000? So, jump ship! ”

So, it's not that the magic is radical, but that they see the "gambler" mentality that they hope for in the future.

This prosperous world, as Adam Shaw wished.

Through a series of operations, limit the super team and limit the team with very high salaries, so as to reduce the strength gap that may be caused by salary and improve the overall competitiveness of the league.

With seven different championships in seven years, this phenomenon marks the beginning of a new era of competition for the NBA.

The owners of the team are willing to put in and have fun.

Everyone can think like this, if there is a team in the East like Wang Chaoyong back then, will the Magic still have this momentum?

It's right to be alive, there's no need to toss, because it's no fun to toss.

But next season, a lot of teams in the East will feel like they can do it.

Because competitors have their own problems.

The Pacers need to prove that this year's fight in the East is no accident;

The two strong Cavaliers and Celtics can't stand the pressure of salary space, and there will be adjustments to the core team;

Knicks, after Thibodeau got out of class, he frantically made a confession to the "married woman" and was rejected, and the head coach didn't finalize it, who knows what will happen.

Magic thinks so too.

Okay or not is another story, but you have to rush once.

Bane, on the other hand, is the type of player they need.

What is Orlando's biggest problem? Offensive.

They may be the most offensive of the 16 teams that have made it to the playoffs, averaging 93.6 points per game, the bottom of the list.

Three-point shooting percentage, three-point shooting percentage, free throw shooting percentage, and assists are all the lowest in the playoffs...

What about the advantages? Magic defends well.

Bane, since entering the NBA in 2020, Bane is one of only three players to hit 800+ three-pointers and shoot over 40% from three-point range, and he has shot 43.2% from three-point range in the past five seasons.

The other two are Raven and Kunan.

Magic recruited Pope before, and I was expecting him to do such a job, but Pope was unreliable. In the playoffs, he averaged 5 points per game and shot 26.1% from three-point range.

You can't look at Pope with the Lakers and Nuggets anymore.

And the other player, Cole Anthony, shot neither Cole nor Anthony. The annual salary is close to 1300W, and he averages 2.2 points per game in the playoffs and shoots 28.6% from the field.

Why 4 first-rounders in this deal? The Grizzlies have helped you receive Pope's bad contract, and you can't compensate for it...

As for him, he can be off the ball or with the ball, averaging at least 5.3 assists per game for two consecutive seasons.

This type of player is expensive.

In terms of contract, Bane will be 36 million + next season and will increase to 42 million + in the next 4 years, and this contract will basically lock in his peak.

After closing the deal, the Magic built a trio of Banchero + Wagner Jr. + Bane.

Okay? Let's talk about it.

What was the starting point for the grizzly bear?

The conflict between Bane and Aldama is not the main reason, if you think about it from the perspective of strength, it should be the latter who should get out.

"I don't see hope, why spend so much money?"

Morant + Jaren Jackson Jr. + Bane, it's hard for the team to keep, if you don't send Bane away, then wait until 3J gets a big contract extension (expiring next season), and the salary space will explode...

Even if the boss has a lot of money and keeps these three gritted teeth, will the grizzly bear be able to rush out of the west? No.

To put it simply, they can't do Thunder.

So after getting four first-rounders, even if it is two not-so-quality contracts to take over, the Grizzlies are willing to send Bane away, which retains flexibility for the future.

Finally, someone is bound to ask:"Why didn't the Magic take this offer to rush Durant?"

Friends, KD is 38 years old, and he hasn't come out of the era of Zhan Duku who is still alive...