It's been a while since the NBA trade deadline, and now many new signings have also helped the team a lot, such as PJ Washington and Royce O'Neal, who helped the team win a lot after joining the Mavericks and Suns respectively, but not all trades will be successful, so let's take a look at the 5 most loss-making trades on the trade deadline, which one surprised you the most?
Thunder get Hayward.
The Thunder, who were second in the West at the trade deadline, wanted to strengthen their roster depth and experience, so they targeted the Hornets veteran Hayward, and in order to get Hayward, the Thunder also spent a lot of money, they sent Treman, Micic, Bertans and a draft pick.
I thought that Hayward would be able to help the Thunder after his arrival, but I didn't think that the help it gave to the team could be said to be minimal, and it still averaged 14 per game during the Hornets periodA 5-point performance, now a good average of 2 per game7 points 4With 7 rebounds and 1 assist, and a shooting rate of only 25%, he didn't play the role of a sixth man at all, because the offensive play was too bad, and now the Thunder coach is unwilling to reuse him, and Hayward may not be able to get the big contract he wants in the offseason.
Heat De Rozier.
At the trade deadline, the Heat sent away the old Lowry in order to get a real point guard, and another reason for the team to do this was to get rid of Lowry's garbage contract, so they found the Hornets to make a trade, and the team sent Lowry and a first-round pick to get Rozier, Rozier averaged 23+6 per game during the Hornets period, and there are two years with a total of 50 million contracts, so it is indeed worth it.
But Riley seems to have forgotten that Rozier can play such excellent data, mainly because Rozier is a weak team like the Hornets and he can brush data, after coming to the Heat, he has no unlimited ** rights, and he has to integrate into the system, so it also makes Rozier's play very poor, and he has only averaged 12 per game since he joined6 points 45 rebounds and 56 assists, and the shooting rate is only 36%, not to mention the inefficient play on the offensive end, the defensive end is also a porous existence.
76ers got Heard.
The 76ers also wanted to strengthen the lineup to stop the decline because of Embiid's injury, so the team got Hield through 5 for 1 at the trade deadline, and they sent Colmakz, Morris and three second-round picks to get Hield, and the 76ers took him thinking that he could help Maxey on the offensive end, after all, Hield was able to average 20 points per game at his peak, and he was a top shooter who didn't need the ball.
Hield in the first three games, he did play a very good performance, but recently because of the more and more strong teams encountered Hield also showed the problem of lack of strength, since joining although he can average 18 points per game, but recently against the Knicks he scored 13 points, against the Cavaliers scored 14 points, against the Bucks only 11 points, playing a weak team is OK, the ability to play a tough game is very limited, completely untrustworthy.
Timberwolves get Morris.
Although the Timberwolves have played first in the West this season, their goal is not limited to this, the team also wants to win the championship, so they also want to get a suitable backup point guard to help the team, so the team values Monte Morris, Monte Morris also averaged 10 points and 5 assists per game during the Nuggets period, but in recent years, because he has not gotten so many opportunities, it has also led to his poor state.
The Timberwolves sent Milton, Brown and a second-round pick in order to get him, although Milton and Brown are not very good, but Morris is not worth a second-round pick at all, his annual salary this season is as high as 9.8 million, but his performance after joining the Timberwolves is a nightmare, averaging only 5 per game4 points 12 rebounds and 2The data of 4 assists is due to the fact that he is in the last year of his contract this season, otherwise the Timberwolves will suffer a big loss.
Pistons got Grimes.
The Pistons sent away a number of their immediate players at the trade deadline, the team wanted young players and expiring contracts, they wanted salary space to bring in stars in the offseason, and at the same time develop some players who were suitable to play next to Cunningham, so the team sent Burks to get Grimes and two second-round picks, and after completing the deal, everyone thought that the Pistons still didn't lose money, after all, they got Grimes and two second-rounders.
But after Grimes joined, his performance was not excellent, averaging only 5 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists per game, maybe Grimes will be better as the season progresses, but he is at best a rotation blue-collar, the ceiling will not be too high, think about it carefully, maybe the Pistons are losing, they can use Burks in exchange for more potential young players, or better draft picks.
Speaking of which, what do you have to say about these five transactions? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.