鵜鶘將Trey Murphy的要價從4首輪降至3個
Following the blockbuster Jaylen Brown trade, there are those within league circles wondering if New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III will be the next big trade domino to fall.
Before this past trade deadline, the Golden State Warriors, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers, Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, and Los Angeles Lakers called to express interest in trading for Murphy, as
previously reported by HoopsHype.
Some teams have faded from the Murphy trade conversation. Indiana got Ivica Zubac before the trade deadline. Portland acquired Ja Morant. San Antonio went to the NBA Finals and has since agreed to deals with forwards Harrison Barnes and Tobias Harris in free agency. The Lakers just made a flurry of offseason moves.
Teams that are in the mix for Murphy to varying degrees now are the Celtics, Pistons, Warriors, Clippers, and Hawks, league sources told HoopsHype.
The Celtics have monitored Murphy’s trade market, and following the Brown trade for Paul George, two first-round picks, and two second-round picks, they have gained extra draft capital that New Orleans has desired in any trade talks.
The Pistons have consistently circled the wagons on Murphy in trade talks, but felt the price was too high. With the asking price dropping from the equivalent of four to three first-round picks in any Murphy trade talks
recently, will Detroit have more of an appetite to make a trade following the loss of Tobias Harris in free agency?
Golden State’s interest in Murphy is to be determined with a LeBron James free agent pursuit in the air.
The Clippers traded Kawhi Leonard and have more draft picks to pursue the 26-year-old Murphy, who’d fit the timeline of their current young core.
Atlanta has always monitored the trade market on Murphy and other available players. The Hawks have several future first-round picks and tradeable
contracts to dangle.
After Brown and Leonard fetched two first-round picks in trades, some NBA executives believe that should be the ceiling for a Murphy trade. Others argue his valuable contract with three years and $87 million remaining of team control could help New Orleans net a third first-round pick.
繼Jaylen Brown的重磅交易之後，聯盟內部人士開始猜測，紐奧良鵜鶘的前鋒Trey Murphy III是否會成為下一個掀起交易連鎖反應的球員。
根據HoopsHype先前報導，在上一個交易截止日之前，金州勇士、底特律活塞、亞特蘭大老鷹、印第安納溜馬、波特蘭拓荒者、聖安東尼奧馬刺和洛杉磯湖人都曾表示有意交易得到Murphy。
但一些球隊已經退出了Murphy的交易討論。溜馬在交易截止日前得到了Ivica Zubac。拓荒者得到了Ja Morant。馬刺打進了NBA總決賽，並在自由球員市場上簽下了前鋒Harrison Barnes 和 Tobias Harris。湖人則在休賽期進行了一系列操作。
根據HoopsHype引述聯盟消息人士，目前仍在不同程度上參與Murphy交易的球隊包括塞爾提克、活塞、勇士、快艇和老鷹。
塞爾提克一直在關注Murphy的交易市場，在用Jaylen Brown交易得到Paul George、兩個首輪和兩個次輪，他們獲得了鵜鶘在任何交易談判中都夢寐以求的額外選秀權。
活塞在Murphy的交易談判中始終嚴陣以待，但他們認為要價過高。最近，Murphy的交易要價從四個首輪降至三個，在Tobias Harris 成自由球員離隊後，底特律是否會更願意進行交易？
勇士對Murphy的興趣有待觀察，因為LeBron James的自由球員市場動向前景不明。
快艇交易掉了Kawhi Leonard，並且手握更多選秀權，因此他們更傾向追求26歲的Murphy，Murphy的時間線也與他們目前的年輕核心陣容相符。
亞特蘭大老鷹一直密切關注著Murphy和其他可交易球員的市場。老鷹擁有多個未來首輪和可交易的合約。
在Brown和Leonard都在交易中換來了兩個首輪籤之後，一些NBA高層認為Murphy的價碼應該不會超過這個上限。但也有人認為，Murphy剩餘三年8700萬美元的合約仍然由球隊控制，這筆交易或許能幫助鵜鶘獲得第三個首輪籤。
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如果最後塞爾提克能把交易Jaylen Brown的報酬
換成 Trey Murphy III
好像也不差
但老鷹快艇比較有本錢去競標
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