He averaged 14 points per game and could not enter the All-Rookie Team. He was given up on 21 points per game. Who dares to be worse than him?

This period is even more lively than the finals of the Thunder vs. Pacers, which is a farce about where Durant will go in the off-season. Adu, 37, still has high trading value and market attention. He has had rumors with teams such as the Spurs, Rockets, Timberwolves, and Heat. The Suns are asking for a price not low, and the chips of potential traders cannot meet the needs of Phoenix management. At this moment, the Raptors, far away in Canada, joined the battle for Adu. According to current rumors, they are willing to make the 9th draw this year and take on several young main players to pursue Adu. Obviously, compared with the Spurs' Wassell, the Rockets' Jaylen Green, the Heat's Duncan Robinson, and the Timberwolves's Gobert, the Raptors' bargaining chips are the most attractive. They provided the highest pick this year (the Spurs are only willing to pick 14), willing to put Quickley and Barrett on the shelves. The only difference at the moment is that the Raptors are unwilling to play center Pertel.

The name here attracted the attention of fans, that is, the 2019 Tanhua Show Barrett. Logically speaking, Barrett's performance this season is quite outstanding, averaging 21.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists per game, shooting percentage of 47%, and three-point shooting percentage exceeding 35%. He has the ball, can do no ball, and has a first-hand organization. The defense, especially single defense, is also very good. He is one of the representatives of the all-round wing in the league. The key is that Barrett is only 25 years old, and his salary will be US$27.7 million and US$29.62 million respectively in the next two seasons. Against the backdrop of rising salary caps, he can be said to be of good quality and low price.

Then why do the Raptors still trade this all-round wing? First of all, of course, Barrett has trading value and good offense and defense, and its salary is not expensive, which is just the bargaining chip for higher-level stars in trading. But the more important reason is that the Raptors have always wanted to build a team around Barnes, and the team believes that the combination of Barnes and Barrett cannot break the upper limit. Barnes has a first-hand organization and can defend multiple positions, but his offensive methods are average, scoring to death and averaging around 20 points per game. Although Barrett is also a scorer at the level of 20 points per game, in the small ball era, offense is relatively inefficient. He cannot complement Barnes, or make up for Barnes' relative offensive shortcomings.

Take this season as an example. Barrett's finishing efficiency at the basket is only 54%, which is lower than the league average. In fact, since Barrett entered the league, his basket shooting percentage has been less than 50% in three of the six seasons. At the same time, the three-point output is average. Except for the right bottom corner that exceeds the league average, the output and efficiency of the other areas are really lacking. In the small ball era, the offensive efficiency at the basket and outside the three-point line is so mediocre, and the performance averaged 20 points per game is very mediocre. Looking back at Barrett's rookie season, he averaged 14.3 points and 5 rebounds per game and couldn't even make the second team of the All Rookie team because his efficiency was too low, with only 40% and 32% shooting percentages respectively. The judges felt that it was the Knicks' bad environment that allowed Barrett to "brush" the data that seemed to be okay.

In fact, the Raptors don't have to rush to trade for Durant. They already have an offensive strength like Ingram. Even if Adu comes, it will only have one season of use. Can you expect him to continue to stay in the bitter and cold land of Toronto? If you want to trade Barrett, you also need to replace the point guard substitute and center substitute to increase the team's lineup depth, and then count on Barnes, Ingram and Dick to increase the team's ceiling. As for Durant, let the sun continue to waste like this.