When the deal is in progress, second-largest Ball joins the Cavaliers, and his two specialties may make the team give up Jerome

Although the player trading market has not been fully opened, free agents can only sign contracts with the team after July 1, and can only sign contracts after July 7. So that was the time when players traded the most frequently.

However, before that, many players with contracts were already traded by the team. Up to now, many star players such as Bain, Durant, Porzingis, CJ McCollum, Ju Holiday have been traded by the home team.

Not long ago, another trade in the league was reached. The Cavaliers used the second-largest pick in 2017 to get the Cavaliers player Ocorro. If Ball had not been attacked by injuries, his name would at least be tied with the players above, but no one would have thought that as one of the most talented backcourts in the league back then, he could only end up in a situation of interchange with marginal characters.

A period for the Lakers had just ended. The team won the second pick for many years, and chose Ingram and Lonzo Ball one after another. When they had the opportunity to win Anthony Davis, the Lakers did not hesitate at all, and used Ball, Ingram and other players as bargaining chips to send them to New Orleans.

And this also started Ball's growth path. When he was in the Lakers, all kinds of young talents gathered in the team and played in disorganized ways. At the same time, Ball lacked his shooting ability in the first two seasons. However, in the Pelicans' second season, Ball has increased his three-point shooting percentage to 37.8%, and averaged 14.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

Just when people thought Ball was going to start his era when the Pelicans started, he accepted a four-year, $80 million contract and directly joined the Bulls. It was indeed the Bulls at that time were full of imagination, with Ball, DeRozan, Raven and Vucevic on their starting list. Even so, Ball is still the unrivaled controller of the rhythm of this team.

However, in his first year as the Bulls, he only played 35 games on behalf of the team and suffered a serious knee injury and missed the remaining team games. I have to say that the Bulls were not very popular in those years, and they had a lot to do with Ball's injury. In the 21-22 season, he averaged 13 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game, averaged 7.4 three-pointers, hitting 3.1 goals, and hitting a shooting percentage of 42.3%. His injury made the Bulls even worse on the already weak outside shooting and defensive end.

In 35 games with Ball, he helped the team win 22 of them, which also allowed the Bulls to successfully enter the playoffs that season. Since then, Ball's knee injury has been repeated, not playing a single game for two consecutive seasons, and the Bulls have never tasted the playoffs again.

It was not until last season that Ball announced his return from injury. After 1,006 days, Lonzo Ball, who was standing in the NBA again, has long changed. But even though his mobility has dropped sharply due to injuries, he can still help the team in three-pointers and defense. In 22.2 minutes of playing time, he averaged 7.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Because of this, the Bulls once again chose to cooperate with Ball, and the team offered him a two-year, $20 million contract.

At this time point, the Cavaliers traded Ball, which also attracted his defensive ability and the stability of his outside projection. After getting Ball, they can feel at ease to let the team's shooter Jerome leave with peace of mind. Jerome, who averaged only 2 points and 1.5 assists per game in the 23-24 season, suddenly exploded last season, averaging 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game, shooting percentage of 51.6%, and three-point shooting percentage reached 43.9%.

Jerome's salary last season was only $2.56 million, but this summer, it is likely that a full middle-class contract of $14.1 million will be eliminated. This is absolutely impossible for the Cavaliers, which already have three maximum salaries in the team. After completing this deal, the Cavaliers not only got Lonzo Ball, who was good at shooting, but also sent away Okogie, who had a two-year contract with a total value of $22.8 million. There is no need to renew Jerome at all. This time, Ball's arrival saved the team at least more than 15 million US dollars, and he himself once again got the opportunity to win the championship. What do you think the Cavaliers traded to get Ball's choice? Welcome to like, follow, leave a message to discuss!