Buyback transactions Whenever the Celtics need a great injustice, the Trail Blazers always appear outside the office door

After Durant joined the Rockets, another shocking deal in the NBA was born. The reason why it was shocking is not because of how big the players involved in the trade are, but... How to describe this sentence... Let's say that-

Whenever the Celtics need a big mistake to take over, the Trail Blazers will always appear appropriately outside the Celtics management...

The formula for this deal is -

Celtics Zhu Holiday = Trail Blazers Anthony Simmons + two second round picks (2030 Knicks second round/2031 Trail Blazers second round).

Let’s first talk about how much grudges this transaction is.

Zhu Holiday, just celebrated his 36th birthday (PS: My Brother Zhu is 36 years old, and time is really a wild donkey. It keeps running, and many people don’t remember it. In fact, my Brother Zhu is the first post-90s to enter the NBA and the first post-90s to be selected as an All-Star).

Brother Zhu only played 62 games this season, averaging only 11 points and 4 assists per game, with a double shooting percentage of 44% + 35%. The data seems to be okay, but the key is that my Brother Zhu's contract really took the Celtics' life. After the Celtics won the championship in 24 years, Brother Zhu won a four-year, 135 million contract for his super performance in the finals. This has only been a year, and there are still 3 years and 100 million left. It should be noted that this contract is fully guaranteed, and there are no terms except that the last year is a player option.

The Celtics' salary space has exploded. Considering that Tatum is reimbursed next season, the team's hope for the championship is slim, so the top priority for next season is to reduce taxes. On the team's roster, the contract between the two is the most difficult to deal with - Porzingis and I, Brother Zhu. Porzingis's problem is that he is injured at every turn, but his contract is only 1 year and 30 million, and he is less than 30 years old. It is not a problem to get 20 points in a healthy situation, so his contract is relatively easy to deal with.

The key is that Brother Zhu, who is older and his condition has declined year by year. He is almost 39 years old after fulfilling the contract. The contract is even bigger and the years are still long. A typical team that wins the championship cannot afford it, and the team that rebuilds the team does not want. It is no exaggeration to say that it is an LJ contract.

Just as the Celtics were at a loss, the door knocked on the office, and the Trail Blazers came, and the Celtics immediately smiled and said, "Come in, come in and sit." The leverage chips given by the Trail Blazers are Anthony Simmons + two second-round draft picks.

So the question is, who is this Simmons?

This old man was born in June 1999 and has 16 days to celebrate his 26th birthday. He can be said to be at his peak and is very young and strong. He is the No. 24 rookie in the first round in 2018. He is 191 cm tall and plays in the second position. He can attack and defend, hold the ball, and do not have the ball. He is the main training target of the Trail Blazers in recent years.

After CJ McCollum left, Simmons was promoted to start, and after Lillard left, Simmons became the leader of the Trail Blazers. He averaged 19+3+5 per game last season, with a double shooting percentage of 43%+36%. In terms of contract, Simmons renewed a four-year, 100 million contract with the Trail Blazers in 22 years, and there are still 27 million left in one year.

When you see this, are you confused? Although Simmons is not a superstar, he still has the strength to compete with CJ McCollum's All-Star Fringe level defender. He is also very young and strong. How come Brother Zhu, who is 36 years old and has a three-year big contract, is he still paying two draft picks?

You are confused, but I am actually confused. Fireworks, the Trail Blazers, did not see any intention. At the level of Simmons, you can sell it at any time when you get it in the free market. Someone is willing to give it one or two first round picks. As a result, you brought Brother Zhu, 36, no, what are you going to take over Brother Zhu? How come he is old? How can he have a bigger contract? Or is it that he looks darker than Simmons? We don't know either.

By the way, this transaction is actually the Celtics repurchased by the Trail Blazers. As the same goes, whenever the Celtics needs a big wrongful species to take over, the Trail Blazers will always appear appropriately outside the Celtics management...

This transaction is actually the Trail Blazers' repurchases. Do you think the top brother on the list remembers how my Brother Zhu went to the Celtics?

In September 2023, the Trail Blazers pulled the Suns and the Bucks completed a three-party deal. The Trail Blazers gave Lillard the team soul to the Bucks and got Zhu Holiday + Ayton + rookie Kamara + 3 first-round draft picks. At that time, my Brother Zhu was the best defender, averaged 19+7+5 first-line defender per game, and helped the Bucks win the championship, but the Trail Blazers looked down on such a player! He decisively put my brother Zhu on the shelves.

Zhu's strength is still obvious to all. At that time, the strong teams at the championship level wanted to get Zhu over, such as the Nuggets, who wanted to trade with Jamal Murray, but were rejected by the Trail Blazers. The Thunder made a show of Giddy + Dorte and was rejected, and the Knicks made a show of Divinchenzo + draft pick, which was also rejected.7mcn Sports