On February 5, Beijing time, the NBA regular season is in full swing, and while enjoying the wonderful games, the NBA's off-court trading dynamics are also worth paying attention to. So far, the Warriors are only 21-25 and 12th in the West, moving further and further away from the play-in zone. Obviously, with the strength of the Warriors' current roster, it is unlikely that they will want to enter the playoffs, so the Warriors still need to make trades and reinforcements, bring in players with excellent quality, and improve the team's roster.
The American media "FW" supported the Warriors to reshape the core without breaking or standing, and broke the news of the Warriors' trade; It is reported that the Warriors plan to send away Wiggins and Paul and bring in Ingram and McCollum to help the splash, according to sources, this is a big 7-for-2 deal.
The main elements of this 7-for-2 deal are:
Warriors get: CJ McCollum + Ingram.
Pelicans get: Paul + Wiggins + Kuminga + Moody + Podzemski + 2025 first-round pick + 2027 first-round pick.
For the Warriors, this deal can be said to be unbreakable, giving away a lot of assets and a lot of quality players, and the team's roster will change dramatically, but Ingram and McCollum are excellent, and they have the ability to help the water splash to the championship.
Ingram is averaging 21 per game this season4 points, 5 rebounds, 56 assists and 1 steal, shooting 488% and 13 three-pointers; McCollum is averaging 192 points 42 rebounds and 47 assists 11 steal, 1 block, shooting 465%, 43 three-point shooting1%, shooting 3 per game4 three-pointers.
Ingram, who has a well-rounded scoring tool and has transitioned into a playmaker over the past few seasons, is almost the perfect complement to the Warriors' small-ball system. Ingram's single-handedness is excellent, which can raise the offensive ceiling of the Warriors in key moments and give the Warriors more offensive system.
CJ is also a leading scorer and can fill the firepower void after the departure of the Warriors to a certain extent. With McCollum, the Warriors have Curry, Klay and McCollum three top shooters, the team's outside firepower will be the top in the league, and the Warriors will be the undoubted offensive powerhouse and go further this season.
The starting lineup of Ingram + Curry + Klay + McCollum + Green is excellent, and the offensive end can be said to be the top in the league, and it is not a problem to hit the championship.
So this deal is okay for the Warriors. So will this deal be successful? Let's wait and see!