The Clippers and Jazz made a deal.

The specific scheme is as follows:

The Clippers sent PJ Tucker, Bamba, a future second-round pick and cash to the Jazz in exchange for Mills and Eubanks.

Half an hour before the news broke, Jazz officials were still celebrating Eubanks' birthday... This is the NBA.

Stats from this season: Tucker hasn't played so far this season, Bamba is averaging 4.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game this season, Mills is averaging 4.4 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game this season, and Eubanks is averaging 5.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

From the perspective of both parties, let's talk about this deal.

For Clippers:

It's not a big deal, so it's not going to be a big boost for the team's squad capabilities.

It's nothing more than getting an old pitcher, Mills, and switching options in the center position.

However, it is significant in other ways.

First, get rid of Tucker.

On June 29 of last year, Tucker exercised a player option worth $11.54 million.

This 10 million annual salary, as long as the player's brain is fine, will choose to execute.

Last season, he played in 28 regular-season games, averaging 1.6 points and 2.5 rebounds in 15 minutes per game. During this period, he did not play in 38 consecutive games.

In October last year, the Clippers officially released a statement announcing that PJ Tucker would leave the team.

Tucker has had a lot of career accolades, but he has more goals to achieve. We will continue to work with Tucker and his agent to find the best fit for his future. ”

I couldn't find a suitable pick-up team, so it dragged on until now.

Then, there's what it means for the Clippers to have salary space.

Mills is on a 209w base salary contract, Eubanks is 500w this season and 475w next season is not guaranteed.

According to a follow-up report by Bobby Marks, the Clippers are now $400w below the tax line, and in the end the Clippers still chose to avoid taxes.

For the past four years, the Clippers have been the team subject to the luxury tax.

At the same time, the deal also created a trade exception for the Clippers in 650w and 210w.

If there are no follow-up details, then this is a player-for-2 trade that does not create a roster quota for the Clippers, and if the team wants to focus on the buyout market in the future, it will need to find a way to free up roster slots.

Since the Clippers have so many benefits, the Jazz have lost? No way.

Don't forget, their helmsman is Angie.

What is the positioning of the team? Reconstruction.

Bamba will hardly be a part of the team's future, and the Jazz are likely to choose to buy out Tucker's contract, with Tucker's value being more in the trade chips or buyout market.

So, the gains of this deal are: draft picks, cash, space clearance.