Both of them entered the division finals! The first win-win deal in the league was released: soft eggs become tough guys, iron will become accurate

How to determine whether a transaction is a successful transaction in the NBA? I think it is meaningless if you simply consider the short term, and you need to consider it in the long term. Did the Warriors make a profit when trading Butler? I think the Warriors are probably satisfied with this deal now. After all, without Butler, they will not be able to make the playoffs, but this deal may not be profitable. Butler is at this age, and his condition will decline in the next two years. It is hard to say whether it will become a junk contract.

Did the Lakers make a profit by trading Doncic? This deal is not easy to comment now. Although the Lakers have won the core of the team in the next 10 years, can Doncic lead the Lakers to win the championship? His defensive ability is limited. If Pelinka insists on his backcourt combination with Little Li, then I think the Lakers may not make a profit in this deal because they can't win the championship. The Mavericks may not lose. If they win the championship next season, then Dallas fans will forget the pain of Doncic leaving.

The Lakers' deal will be left to be observed later. If we start from the interests, then the Lakers have made a profit. Doncic's attention and traffic are obviously greater than Davis. He is one of the most watched players in the league. It is actually very difficult to make a deal. Everyone is betting, so there is rarely a win-win situation, but it does not mean that there is no such deal. Halliburton exchanged for Sabonis back then, which was a win-win situation for both sides.

There is also such a deal this season, which is the swap between Towns and Randall. After this deal was completed, everyone was more optimistic that the Knicks made a profit because they won a top second in the league. Towns helped the Timberwolves reach the Western Conference Final last season. The outside world even predicted that if Towns did not trade this season's Timberwolves would have a chance to win the championship. As a result, in order to save money, the Timberwolves chose to trade, and they were all criticizing the Timberwolves' management at the time.

Success Connelly proved how good his operating ability was this season. The deal was Randle and Divinezo, and there was also a first-round pick. Although Divine did not meet expectations, Randle performed beyond expectations. He helped the Timberwolves reach the Western Conference Finals. Last season, Towns also helped the team to the Western Conference Finals. Randle's deal saved the Timberwolves a price difference of less than 40 million. Even though the Timberwolves still stopped in the Western Conference Finals this season, they saved money and still achieved the same record as last season. Isn't this a profit?

Randall performed beyond expectations in the playoffs this season. Everyone knows that Randall is a rough guy who likes to play back and fall back. His skills are very rough, but he still shows off his life, which also leads to his frequent playoffs. Last season, he averaged 16.6 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. His data alone was good, with only 37.4% shooting percentage and 25.8% of three-pointers. He made it into the playoffs once before, averaging 18 points, 11.6 rebounds and 4 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 29.8% and 33.3% of three-pointers.

Such efficiency, giving his ball rights to a blue-collar worker, and the data is probably not worse than him. As a result, Randall proved himself this season, averaging 23.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists per game, a shooting percentage of 51%, a three-point shooting percentage of 34.5%, and averaging 1.9 three-point shooting percentage. Such data and efficiency are completely the level of the top second-in-command. It can be said that Randall is indispensable to be able to enter the second round of the playoffs. In Cole's words, Randall defeated them and the team could not defend Randall at all.

Downs was favored by him when he was traded to the Knicks, but the outside world did not disappoint. He helped the Knicks to reach the division final. In the second round against the Celtics, the Knicks were able to establish a lead in the first two games. In addition to Bridges' key defense, Towns' involvement and lethality are also indispensable. He played at a top inside level in the playoffs. After the Emperor was injured, he said that Towns was the number one center in the East, and there was probably not much doubt.

Before, Towns was often criticized by fans for being too soft, saying that he could not fight hard battles, but this season, Towns proved his ability. Under Thibodeau's PUA, Towns became harder, and the inside defense, rebounds and strong kills were significantly improved compared to the previous Timberwolves' period. Towns can't be called soft-ton, he is clearly a tough guy. So far, Towns averaged 19.8 points, 11.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game. He shot 48% from the field and 34% from three-pointers, and averaged 1.3 three-pointers per game.

Without this deal, the Timberwolves may not be able to succeed this season. Towns may not be able to play Randle's effect when facing the opponent's five small lineup. Randle is reckless. He is strong, strong in confrontation and fast speed. It is simply a nightmare for the Lakers and Warriors' small lineup. If Towns stays in the Timberwolves, he may not have changed his previous soft style. On the contrary, if Randle did not come to the Timberwolves, he might still struggle without the ball next to Brunson.

This is a win-win deal, both for players and teams. Having said that, what do you want to say about this transaction?