Fan Reward System

Chapter 52 Bledsoe traded to the Bucks

Waking up on Wednesday morning, the system reminded: "The host's current total score is 66 points, and the life value is 46 days."

He Pan first browsed the news.

The biggest piece of news today is that Bledsoe was traded to the Bucks.

"I don't want to be here anymore," Bledsoe tweeted shortly after the season started.

It was two years ago that the Bucks wanted to trade Monroe to lower the total salary. However, due to his contract and characteristics, no team has taken over.

Monroe is a traditional stance-type insider, and the inside low-post singles tactics are now played less and less in the league.

After all, to get the ball to the inside requires certain half-court tactics, and once the ball is to the inside, the team tends to stagnate and the pace is slow, which is exactly the opposite of the current fast pace of the league.

Monroe's defense is not very good, and he must have the ball in his hands to be effective, which runs counter to the trend of today's league.

The specific plan of this deal is: Eric Bledsoe will be traded to the Bucks.The Suns get Greg Monroe, a protected 2018 first-round pick and a second-round pick from the Bucks.

The biggest purpose of the Suns deal is to get two draft picks.

首轮签保护的非常严格，2018年为首轮第1-10顺位和17-30顺位保护，2019年为1-3顺位和17-30顺位保护，2020年为1-7顺位保护，2021年无保护。次轮选秀权为2018年31-47顺位保护，若太阳2018年未能得到这个次轮，将不会再顺延至2019年。

In other words, the draft picks the Suns got aren't that valuable.

The Suns' approach to Bledsoe is highly debatable.

If Bledsoe was traded last season or during the offseason, the return that can be obtained must be much greater than this.

At least during the offseason, there were rumors of Irving and Bledsoe swapping clubs.

It's just that in addition to Bledsoe, Bender and a first-round pick, the Cavaliers also asked the Suns for this year's No. 4 pick Josh Jackson, but the final deal was not reached.

In addition to the Bucks wanting to get an outside star, his other purpose is to save money.

This transaction created a $430 million transaction exception for the Bucks, and after getting rid of Monroe's $1788 million contract, the team's current total salary is below the luxury tax trigger line of $440 million.

In this way, the Bucks no longer have to pay the luxury tax.

You know, last season the Bucks were in a state of loss.

The ultimate goal of the boss buying the team is to make money.

For the Suns, Monroe is dispensable, and it is used for salary matching.

For the Bucks, Bledsoe is definitely more useful than Monroe, but if the unprotected first-round pick and second-round pick are used to trade Bledsoe, it is estimated that the Bucks will definitely not do it.

Bledsoe is 28 years old this year, at the golden age of a player with rich experience.

Bledsoe, known as LeBron James Jr., used to serve as Paul's substitute for the Clippers, and later signed to the Suns.

The Suns have been chaotic in recent years.

After the introduction of Bledsoe, the Suns signed Thomas Jr., and then traded Knight to form a famous three-guard lineup.

Later, Thomas Jr. was replaced and Brandon Knight, who had no three-pointers, was renewed, and Knight has been unable to play due to injuries in the past two seasons.

Of course, the most famous thing about the Suns is his team doctor. No matter what players, no matter what injuries they have had before, they can always stay healthy and stay away from injuries when they come to the Suns.

Knight is an exception.

Of course, even without injuries, Knight's presence or absence doesn't make much difference.

Bledsoe didn't have any injuries and played very well last season. It's not that he couldn't play for no reason in the last month!
Bledsoe's physical fitness is very good, the offensive breakthrough is very good, he can create scoring opportunities independently, and the defensive end basically does not suffer from any type of defender.

The problem for Clydeso is three points.This year, he only made [-]% of his three-pointers. This is a very annoying thing for a point guard, especially in today's league that pursues a fast pace and pays great attention to three-pointers.

The current Bucks still need players like Bledsoe.

The current point guard of the Bucks is last year's best rookie Brogdon, who is a treasure that the Bucks picked up in the second round last year.

Brogdon is also the first non-first-round rookie in NBA history to be selected as the best rookie since 1966.

He is characterized by a tall and strong body, he can adapt to unlimited defenses on the defensive end, he is quite satisfactory on the offensive end, and his three-point shooting rate is very accurate.

The disadvantage is that his physical fitness is average. Compared with top defenders, Brogdon lacks speed and bounce, and his ability to independently create offensive opportunities is average.

As for the point guard in the second team, Dellavedova is a purely defensive player, and his ability to create offensive opportunities is even worse. Old Terry is old and too slow.

The current Bucks rely almost entirely on Antetokounmpo alone on the offensive end, scoring and assisting.

Antetokounmpo also contributed a lot on the defensive end, leading the team in rebounds and steals and second in blocks.

The arrival of Bledsoe should help Antetokounmpo share some offensive pressure.

After breakfast, He Pan came to school in his mother's car.

There was only one game to score today, but He Pan bet on two games.

The first game is the game between the Cavaliers and the Bucks.

The first period starting at eight o'clock was physics class, and He Pan was lying on the table watching the ball again.

The physics teacher came down and felt it. He Pan's head was really hot, so he didn't say anything.

The game was played at the home court of the Cavaliers.

In the first half, the Cavaliers had a very high shooting percentage at the beginning of the game, felt hot, and took a big lead, but the Bucks responded calmly. Under the leadership of Antetokounmpo, they overtook the score at halftime.In the second half, the Cavaliers regained the lead by relying on the rotation of their role players. In the end, the Cavaliers sent the Bucks to a 124-game losing streak at 119:4.

"In this game, the host bets to lose six points. The current total score is 60 points, and the life value is 40 days." The system said.

"What is the main reason for the Bucks' loss?" the system asked.

"The biggest problem for the Bucks to lose is defense." He Pan replied.

In this game, the total shooting percentage and three-point shooting percentage of both sides are similar, and the Bucks are much better than the Cavaliers in terms of assists, penalty area points and fast break points.

However, the Bucks are much worse in terms of free throws.

The Cavaliers made 38 of 33 free throws, while the Bucks made 16 of 12 free throws.

More importantly, out of the 16 free throws made by the Bucks, Antetokounmpo got 11 of them, and the others got 5 free throws in total.

Correspondingly, the Cavaliers Love alone scored 16 free throws and hit 14, more than the entire Bucks team.

You know, Love is not a master foul maker inside. Even a technical power forward like Love can get so many free throws, which shows that the Bucks' defense has a big problem.

Since the start of this season, Love has been the most stable three-point shooter for the Cavaliers. However, Love did not make a single three-pointer in this game, but scored a team-high 32 points!
It can be seen that focusing on Love and focusing on the Bucks' inside defense should be a targeted strategy that the Cavaliers arranged before the game.

Under such a strategy, the Bucks fouled a lot in this game, and the team leader Antetokounmpo was deeply troubled by fouls.

Most of the Bucks players are tall and thin monsters with long hands and long legs. They can't withstand the defenders well inside and often lose their positions.

In the first quarter, there were two identical scenarios. The Bucks center wanted to catch the ball at the top of the arc, but due to lack of strength, he was unable to hold the position. Under the pressure of the defense, he made a mistake and lost the ball. It is very inappropriate to directly give the Cavaliers a fast break opportunity.

The Bucks' defense is not good. One reason is that the players are generally not strong enough. The other reason is that the players are relatively young, have poor defensive habits, and there are more unnecessary fouls.

This is very similar to the previous Timberwolves.

With Butler and Gibson coming this season, two defensive champions, the Timberwolves' defense is much better.

(End of this chapter)