By Jeje Gomez | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-02-07 10:54:24
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有些球队实力得到提升，有些球员则找到了更适合自己的环境，但并非每个人都在交易截止日后感到满意。
NBA交易截止日已经过去。最大的几笔交易发生在截止日前的几天，大多数交易都有明显的赢家和输家，但周四也发生了很多交易。所以，让我们来看看谁是最终的赢家，以及谁在截止日后处于更不利的境地。
赢家：马克·威廉姆斯，新丹尼尔·加福德
马克·威廉姆斯(Mark Williams)以糟糕的黄蜂队一员开始了这一天，很少有人还记得这位前杜克大学中锋、2022年NBA选秀大会第15顺位新秀身上的光环。伤病和黄蜂队常年的无关紧要，让这位大个子几乎被人遗忘，直到湖人队交易了道尔顿·克奈克特、卡姆·雷迪什、洛杉矶2031年的选秀权和一个2030年的互换权。突然之间，似乎全世界都成了威廉姆斯的球迷。
除了他将通过湖人队获得的场外知名度之外，威廉姆斯还应该像之前的丹尼尔·加福德(Daniel Gafford)一样，从与卢卡·东契奇一起打球中获益匪浅。加福德在被交易到达拉斯并与卢卡联手之前，是华盛顿一名默默无闻的能量型大个子。从那以后，尽管他有局限性，但他提高了数据并取得了成功。只要保持健康，威廉姆斯应该会走上同样的道路。
输家：老鹰队，球队管理的一堂反面教材
德章泰·穆雷的交易对老鹰队的伤害怎么强调都不为过。亚特兰大犯的第一个错误是认为2021年进入东部决赛的核心阵容足以围绕其进行建设，但当穆雷的交易出现问题时，情况变得非常糟糕。他们向圣安东尼奥送出了一大堆未来的选秀权和互换权，换来了一名与特雷·杨(Trae Young)的契合度有问题的球员，从而确保了他们在组建一支无法争夺总冠军的阵容的同时，也无法重建。平庸是一回事，但平庸且昂贵又是另一回事，因此他们在截止日做出了艰难的决定。
老鹰队的目标是降低薪资并削减长期支出。他们通过交易德安德烈·亨特(De’Andre Hunter)实现了这一点，亨特终于在第六人的角色中兑现了他的续约合同，并将博扬·博格达诺维奇(Bojan Bogdanovic)送到快船队，换来了一对有长期合同的可靠角色球员，并用一个次轮选秀权甩掉了科迪·泽勒(Cody Zeller)。他们的阵容更便宜了，但也更糟糕了，考虑到他们的首轮选秀权将归圣安东尼奥所有，这并不理想。过去几年的失误卷土重来困扰着老鹰队，这对马刺队来说是个好消息。
赢家：布兰登·英格拉姆，换个环境
鹈鹕队可能被诅咒了。每个为他们效力的球员都会受伤，而且他们从未能够让纸面上看起来既有趣又危险的球队达到他们应有的水平。今年就是一个很好的例子。他们本赛季开始时拥有德章泰·穆雷、CJ·麦科勒姆(CJ McCollum)、赫伯·琼斯(Herb Jones)、英格拉姆、特雷·墨菲三世(Trey Murphy III)、锡安·威廉姆森(Zion Williamson)以及一些像新秀伊夫·米西(Yves Missi)和何塞·阿尔瓦拉多(Jose Alvarado)这样不错的角色球员，并且是联盟中倒数第二差的球队。由于某种原因，篮球之神并不眷顾新奥尔良。
在被摆上货架一段时间后，英格拉姆终于可以离开了，并来到了多伦多，后者没有付出太大的代价就得到了他。他将在侧翼位置面临竞争，但应该能够获得上场时间和球权。如果他在猛龙队表现出色，他可以在休赛期获得一份大合同。鹈鹕队也可能很高兴与一位他们不打算留下的球员分道扬镳，但用布鲁斯·布朗(Bruce Brown)和凯利·奥利尼克(Kelly Olynyk)换回一个曾经的全明星，而且仍然只有27岁的球员，肯定不是他们在与他续约时所设想的。双方都该离开了，但英格拉姆得到了更好的结果。
输家：马库斯·斯马特，三年内从最佳防守球员到甩卖对象
几年前，球队会付出很多来得到斯马特。事实上，灰熊队确实向凯尔特人队支付了两个首轮选秀权，并将泰厄斯·琼斯(Tyus Jones)送到华盛顿，以在一笔三方交易中确保他的服务。斯马特在2022年获得了最佳防守球员奖，成为自加里·佩顿(Gary Payton)以来第一位获得该奖项的后卫，并且将他与贾·莫兰特(Ja Morant)配对在后场看起来是个绝妙的主意。斯马特在进攻端并不特别有天赋，但他能以足够好的命中率投进空位投篮，并在关键时刻处理球。孟菲斯付出了高昂的代价，但得到了一位本应将他们提升到争冠水平的球员。事情变化得真快。
灰熊队不仅交易了斯马特，还必须附加一个首轮选秀权才能让奇才队承担他的薪水。健康问题限制了斯马特的发挥，而莫兰特因伤病和禁赛缺席比赛让灰熊队举步维艰。本赛季，他们在没有斯马特太多帮助的情况下表现出色，而省钱以获得与贾伦·杰克逊(Jaren Jackson Jr.)重新谈判或在未来进行其他补充的灵活性，似乎比保留一个效率低下的进攻球员更重要，而且他在防守端也不如以前那么出色了。没有竞争者试图得到斯马特这一事实表明他已经跌落到了谷底。也许他可以在华盛顿重振他的职业生涯，但这似乎不太可能。
赢家：菲尼克斯太阳队的黑粉
你讨厌菲尼克斯太阳队吗？如果你讨厌，那么截止日以及截止日前的几天一定很精彩。太阳队追逐吉米·巴特勒(Jimmy Butler)但没有得到他，得到了布拉德利·比尔(Bradley Beal)，这位联盟中可能拥有最糟糕合同的球员的确认，他不会放弃他的交易否决权，忍受了凯文·杜兰特(Kevin Durant)的交易传闻，并且不得不附加一个首轮选秀权，不是为了提升阵容，而是为了摆脱尤素夫·努尔基奇(Jusuf Nurkic)，后者在几天前告诉媒体，他与教练迈克·布登霍尔泽(Mike Budenholzer)没有任何关系。对于一支渴望争冠但没有合适的球员且无法得到他们的球队来说，这是一个多么糟糕的局面。
太阳队仍然拥有顶级的球员天赋，一位优秀的教练，并且通过科迪·马丁(Cody Martin)和瓦西里耶·米西奇(Vasilije Micic)的交易为努尔基奇增加了一些潜在的可靠角色球员。他们仍然不太可能在季后赛中走得很远，这对于一支拥有联盟第二高薪资的球队来说并不是什么好事。你认为他们现在怀念克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)的时代吗？
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The winners and losers of the NBA trade deadline day
Some teams improved and some players find themselves in better situations, but not everyone is happy after the deadline.
The NBA trade deadline is behind us. The biggest moves were made in the days leading up to it, and most have clear winners and losers, but there were plenty of moves on Thursday. So let’s take a look at who came out on top and who is in a worse position going forward after deadline day.
Winner: Mark Williams, the new Daniel Gafford
Williams started the day as a member of the awful Hornets, with few people still remembering the hype around the former Duke center and 15th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft. Injuries and the perennial irrelevance of the Hornets made the big man an afterthought right up until the Lakers traded Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, Los Angeles’ 2031 pick, and a 2030 swap. Suddenly, it seemed like the entire world was a huge fan of Williams.
Beyond the off-court name recognition he’ll get with the Lakers, Williams should also benefit greatly from playing with Luka Doncic, just like Daniel Gafford before him. Gafford was an unremarkable energy big in Washington before being traded to Dallas and teaming up with Luka. Since then he’s upped his numbers and found success despite his limitations. Williams should follow the same path, as long as he stays healthy.
Losers: The Hawks, providing a masterclass of roster mismanagement
How damaging the Dejounte Murray trade was to the Hawks can’t be overstated. The first mistake Atlanta made was thinking the core that got to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021 was good enough to build around, but things only got terrible when the Murray trade went awry. They sent a haul of future picks and swaps to San Antonio for a player whose fit with Trae Young was questionable, assuring that they couldn’t rebuild while putting together a roster that couldn’t contend. Being mediocre is one thing, but mediocre and expensive is another, so they made some tough decisions at the deadline.
The Hawks’ goal was to reduce salary and cut long-term money. They did so by trading De’Andre Hunter, who was finally living up to his extension in a sixth-man role, moving Bojan Bogdanovic to the Clippers for a couple of solid role players with long contracts and using a second-rounder to dump Cody Zeller. Their roster is cheaper but also worse, which is not ideal considering their first-round pick will go to San Antonio. Blunders from past years came back to haunt the Hawks, which is fantastic news for the Spurs.
Winner: Brandon Ingram, getting a change of scenery
The Pelicans might be cursed. Everyone who plays for them gets injured and they have never been able to get teams that look fun and dangerous on paper to be as good as they could have been. This year is a good example. They went into the season with Dejounte Murray, CJ McCollum, Herb Jones, Ingram, Trey Murphy III, Zion Williamson and some decent role players like rookie Yves Missi and Jose Alvarado and are the second-worst team in the league. The basketball gods don’t favor New Orleans, for some reason.
Ingram gets to finally leave, after being on the block for a while, and lands in Toronto, which didn’t have to give up much to get him. He’ll have competition at the wing but should be able to get minutes and touches. If he does well with the Raptors, he could earn a big paycheck in the offseason. The Pelicans are also likely happy to part ways with a player they didn’t intend to keep, but getting Bruce Brown and Kelly Olynyk back for a guy who was an All-Star once and is still just 27 was surely not what they envisioned when they signed him to an extension. It was time for both sides to move on, but Ingram got the better outcome.
Losers: Marcus Smart, from DPOY to salary dumped in three years
A few years ago, teams would have given up a lot to land Smart. The Grizzlies in fact did pay the Celtics two first-round picks and sent Tyus Jones to Washington to secure his services in a three-team trade. Smart had gotten a Defensive Player award in 2022, becoming the first guard to win one since Gary Payton, and pairing him with Ja Morant in the backcourt looked like a fantastic idea. Smart wasn’t particularly gifted on offense, but he could hit open shots at a good enough rate and handle the ball in a pinch. Memphis paid a hefty price but got a player who was supposed to elevate them to contention. How quickly things change.
The Grizzlies not only traded Smart but had to attach a first-rounder to make the Wizards take on his salary. Health issues limited Smart and the Grizzlies struggled with Ja Morant being off the court because of injuries and suspensions. This season, they have thrived with little help from Smart, and saving money to gain the flexibility to try to renegotiate with Jaren Jackson Jr. or make other additions in the future seemed more important than keeping an inefficient offensive player who is not as good as he was on defense. The fact that no contender tried to get Smart shows how low he has fallen. Maybe he can revive his career in Washington, but it seems unlikely.
Winners: Phoenix Suns haters
Do you hate the Phoenix Suns? If you do, the deadline and the days leading up to it must have been amazing. The Suns chased Jimmy Butler but didn’t get him, got confirmation from Bradley Beal, owner of arguably the worst contract in the league, that he’s not waiving his trade clause, endured Kevin Durant trade rumors, and had to attach a first-rounder not to improve the roster but to get rid of Jusuf Nurkic, who told the media days before that he had no relationship with Coach Mike Budenholzer. What a smorgasbord of bad situations for a team that is in the unenviable position of wanting to contend without the right pieces and no way to get them.
The Suns still have top-tier talent, a good coach, and added a couple of potentially solid role players in Cody Martin and Vasilije Micic for Nurkic. It’s still unlikely they’ll get far in the postseason, which is not great for the team with the second-highest payroll in the league. Do you think they miss the Chris Paul days right about now?
By Jeje Gomez, via Pounding The Rock