It moved today in NBA ! In the final hours of the end of the North American Basketball League transfer window, one of the very good picks was made by the Heat, last season’s finalist, who picked up Oladipo, in exchange for fullback Avery Bradley and of pivot Kelly Olynyk.
The full-back arrived in January at the Rockets, as part of an exchange that sent star James Harden to Brooklyn, is therefore packing his bags, but to play the leading roles for the play-offs that are announced in the Eastern Conference.
Orlando, the franchise neighboring Miami, has decided to change era, knowing that its season is almost already forgotten, with a 14th place far from the play-offs. So the Magic parted ways with their top three players.
Montenegrin interior Nikola Vucevic (24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds per game) was sent to the Chicago Bulls against pivot Wendell Carter Jr. and winger Otto Porter. French full-back Evan Fournier (19.7 pts) will leave for Boston against two 2nd draft rounds. Winger Aaron Gordon was transferred to Denver, in exchange for Gary Harris, RJ Hampton and a first round draft.
The Nuggets also recovered the pivot JaVale McGee, NBA champion last year with the Lakers, from Cleveland.
Another sacred player last year, the experienced Rajon Rondo leaves Atlanta after four months to return to Los Angeles, but within the Clippers who send in return their sixth man, Lou Williams. A good operation rather for the Hawks a priori.
Gary Trent Jr and Rodney Hood in Toronto, it’s still pretty well played on the part of the Raptors.
The best player of the deal remains Norman Powell, but Trent is super strong and Hood can bring calm.
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The Philadelphia Sixers, leaders in the East, have also opted for a man broken in the play-offs, in the person of the back George Hill who leaves Oklahoma City, as part of a three-team trade involving several players. Winger Ignas Brazdeikis joined him from the Knicks where Terrance Ferguson landed, the Thunder recovering Austin Rivers, Tony Bradley and two future second rounds of draft from NY.
Several stars have not been transferred to the home stretch, but should still quickly find a point of fall, such as pivots LaMarcus Aldridge and Andre Drummond, respectively released from their contracts with San Antonio and Cleveland.
On the other hand, contrary to forecasts, the leader of Toronto Kyle Lowry finally remains with the Raptors of which he is one of the emblematic figures of the title gleaned in 2019.
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