Another three-way deal has been officially announced.

The specific scheme is:

Spurs get: Fox, McLaughlin;

Kings get: LaVine, Sissoko, three first-rounders (from the 2025 Hornets top-14 protected, 2027 Spurs unprotected, 2031 Timberwolves unprotected), three second-rounders (2025 Bulls, 2028 Nuggets, 2028 Recover themselves);

The Bulls get: Zach Collins, Tre Jones, Huerter, a 25-year first-round pick from the Spurs.

If it weren't for the epic big deal of Doncic and Davis swapping owners, then Brother Di might have used the word "blockbuster" in this wave of Fox.

However, on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, it was indeed adjusted too high, which scared many people's eyes.

Therefore, when I saw the three-way transaction on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, it became a lot more bland and Buddhist.

But in any case, this is a wave of operations that could change the pattern of the West and even the alliance.

Brother Di talked about the needs or gains and losses of all parties separately.

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After seeing this plan, many people felt that Chicago had suffered a big loss, after all, it got too little return.

But understand what the Bulls' core demand is: rebuilding.

They are bent on getting rid of LaVine's big contract, and it's no secret that they want to sell the dunk king.

LaVine's remaining three-year contract is 43.03 million (this season), 45.99 million, 48.97 million, which expires in the summer of 2027, which is a huge burden for the team.

The deal is just one step in the Bulls' rebuild, with Vucevic, Koby White, and Ball all likely on the trade table.

If the team wants to rebuild, it doesn't need stars to take up space, get back its first-round pick, and then you can go straight to the plate.

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The most interesting part is that the old duo of Azan and LaVine are reunited in Sacramento.

In the context of Fox's high probability that he will not renew his contract, the Kings made a trade.

After the substitution, the new lineup can still maintain a certain competitiveness.

Monk + LaVine + DeRozan + Murray + Xiao Sa, replaced the little fox with LaVine, and it became better in terms of space, after all, Zach is a better shooting point to open up space.

However, it is debatable whether Munch will be able to do the job of the No. 1 position.

My question is, what is the positioning of this king?

The current lineup, like "surviving", is a transitional period, which cannot meet the needs of results, and it is not a bad reconstruction.

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The Spurs' management, before the trade deadline, did a perfect job, trading near-robbery chips for All-Star point guards who averaged 25 points per game.

First, young players have been retained.

None of Castle, Kelden, Vassell, Sochan, gave any to the king.

Second, experienced veterans are still there.

Paul and Barnes are still in the lineup.

Third, draft picks were not given much.

The three first-round picks paid to the Kings are the 25-year Hornets pick, the 27-year Spurs draft pick and the 31-year Timberwolves pick, and the 25-year Hornets pick is a lotto protection pick, if protected, it will become two second-round picks in '26 and '27, given the current 12-34 record of the Hornets, it has basically locked the lottery area, so the Spurs are equivalent to only sending 2 first-round picks.

In addition, the 2025 first-round pick sent to the Bulls (obtained from the Bulls in a previous DeRozan deal) is also protected by the top 10 picks, and the Bulls currently have a 21-29 record and are ranked 10th in the East.

It's almost the same as sending a few leftover players and getting Fox...

The Spurs still have a lot of first-round picks in their hands, and the core 25-year-old first-rounder, 25-year-old and 27-year-old Hawks unprotected first-round picks have not moved, which is where they continue to operate.

But even if they don't move, they have completed the structure of the little fox + zebra.

Currently, the team is 12th in the West, just two wins behind the 10th-placed Kings, and as the Magic said, the Spurs have a real chance of making the playoffs.

Wembanyama's progress, with the arrival of an All-Star guard, has accelerated the rebuilding process for San Antonio.

Don't worry about the chemistry between the two.

The little fox likes to break through, and Wembanyama can run and throw outside.

Both of these men will get a better shooting environment.

It's a good fit.