Do big things silently! The young coach s trading magic!

At the beginning of the offseason, young coach Stevens completed more than half of the team's salary problem at lightning speed, and the protagonists were the two protagonists who were caught in trading rumors early: Holiday and Porzingis.

First look at the content of the first transaction:

Celtics won: Simmons Jr. + two second-round draft picks (2030 Knicks, 2031 Trail Blazers)

Trail Blazers won: Holiday

From the perspective of the Celtics, this is undoubtedly a very successful trading. According to NBA salary experts, the Celtics saved 40 million in luxury taxes with the help of this operation. After the deal ended, the team was only 18 million left to the second floor hard cap.

When Tatum was injured and Jaylen Brown had right knee surgery. The team was likely to have an incomplete lineup next year, and the team basically entered the restructuring stage. The most surprising thing about this deal was not the deal with Holiday, but the deal with the Trail Blazers.

Under the new version of the labor and capital system, teams like the Celtics that face luxury tax punishment are easily passive in the trading market. Combined with Holiday's age and contract years, and few teams can directly eat such a big contract this year, many media believe that the Celtics should have to pay a draft pick to trade Holiday's negative assets.

But the Celtics not only did not post draft picks in the transaction, but also got Simmons, who was younger and the contract was about to expire. Not only did he have the possibility of renewal, but he also made the subsequent trading more flexible. The two second rounds can also be used as a bargaining package for other transactions.

The Trail Blazers seem to be at a disadvantage on the transaction book, but considering that their record in recent years has been at the bottom of the West, this deal is the key to their challenge to the playoffs. They have already traded to get Avdia, and then they have indeed seen changes in the offense and defense of the Trail Blazers in the second half of the season.

In addition, Henderson and Sharp are also focusing on the backcourt. So trading Simmons, who is older, has shortcomings in defense and has the ball rights, is a trading that is completely in line with the team's situation.

Since the Bucks switched to the Celtics, Holiday's ball rights share has dropped a lot, and it is more focused on receiving and responding to offense, playing the third or fourth ball holding point role of the team, and its focus is mostly on defensive tasks. With the support of his panacea and rich game experience, he is the senior force that any young team wants, both on and off the court.

Even in the face of salary pressure, Stevens is not passive in trading negotiations, even though Holiday's performance has regressed this season. This first wave of trading directly reduced the team's salary to about 18 million yuan on the second level of tax line, saving the team 40 million yuan in luxury tax, which is undoubtedly another representative trading for Stevens.

Just after Holiday's trade, Shams immediately revealed Stevens' second deal:

Celtics won: George Nyan, second-round draft pick (2031 Cavaliers)

Hawks won: Porzingis, second-round draft pick

Nets won: Terence Mann, Hawks' 22nd pick this year

Compared with Holiday, the Pope, who has only one year left in the contract, looks relatively good to trade, but the injury problem has been bothering him in the past two years. In addition, his performance has not only been greatly reduced, but he can't even play at all. This is also one of the key reasons why the Celtics were eliminated in the playoffs. Before the transaction, most media experts believed that Porzingis was a negative asset player, and the Celtics were likely to need to pay a draft pick to clean up. In addition, with a salary of 30 million next season, only the Nets had a way to directly eat it, but the Nets currently do not have much demand for the No. 5 position, which also led to not many rumors about the Borgian trading.

When this tripartite transaction suddenly appears, it is naturally inevitable that people will be surprised, but from the perspective of combat power trading, it is basically a reasonable choice.

Although the Hawks have already put Ocongula on the starting center, their unadvantageous height has been criticized. Even though the rebounding ability is not as bad as imagined, the frame protection is still limited; while Capela and the small five-position Dominic Barlow may still be difficult to connect to the starting lineup in terms of height and tactics. Trading Porzingis is not just a simple reinforcement of the penalty area. Pulling up the height can improve the frame protection. The outside ability above the striker's level can also increase the value of the Eagles' offensive space, allowing the wing combat power to exert its value from the attack basket.

For the Hawks next season, waiting for the injury players to return, and Schneider's system is well-trained, the Hawks still have a great chance to return to the playoff stage next year, and it is not completely impossible to break through the first round.

The key point that led to the Hawks joining this tripartite transaction is still Mann. The defender's condition was fluctuating after coming to the Hawks, and his scoring ability was not as good as Leville. His overall role positioning was still a bit awkward, and he signed a three-year, full guarantee contract of 47 million yuan that he had previously signed with the Clippers. Although the contract is not big, the Hawks will start Jaylen Johnson's new contract next season. They will inevitably need to get rid of the current embarrassing state and seize Trae Young's opportunity.

After this transaction, the Hawks are about 30 million away from the luxury tax line, which is not much different from before the transaction. However, considering that the starting center is making up for the team's overall combat power is still improving.

As for the Nets, it is to help accept the fluctuations in its state, but the total value of the contract is not high. Mann holds five first-round picks this year, which also allows their reconstruction to successfully enter the first step..

In these two transactions, Stevens not only reduced the Celtics salary to below the second level of luxury tax line, but also did not pay any of the first round of the year. Instead, he also accepted the second round of picks and two expiring contracts, which was quite beautiful. As for the follow-up, regardless of whether the Celtics have other transactions, at least the most difficult problem has been solved.