On the final day of the All-Star Game, 76ers head coach Brett Brown on the Eastern side coached for the first time, and Kerr coached the whip again on the Western side.

The players of the two teams played very seriously, and at the decisive moment, Irving hit consecutive three-pointers from the outside to lead the team to victory.

Irving scored 33 points and was named the MVP of the All-Star Game for the first time in his career.

The Nets' impressive record, coupled with George's absence, and Irving's contributions, is the icing on the cake.

The All-Star Game is over, and the season is in the second half of the season.

Both the Nets and the Warriors are obviously playing against injuries, but both teams are significantly stronger than the average team, and their records are constantly climbing.

Fast forward to March 1, and the league's trade deadline has been brought forward, but the buyout deadline has not changed.

This year's buyout market is much stronger than last year, with Zach Randolph playing for the Kings, Tyson Chandler of the Suns, and Austin Rivers of the Wizards all rumored to buy out.

These players are either veterans or representatives of high quality at the base salary, but once bought out, the new team will pay very little salary, which will definitely be a strong addition.

Tang Tian is also paying attention to the buyout market, so Jones can follow up as soon as possible.

The Nets now have only 14 players on the roster, and the team's interior looks almost meaningful.

As the deadline draws closer, the rumors in the market gradually increase, and the direction becomes clearer.

The Kings' Randolph is averaging 13.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game this season, but the 38-year-old, who is titleless in his career, is clearly looking to chase a championship in the final moments.

The Warriors are the frontrunners.

The Warriors now only have Looney and Jerebko on the inside bench, Jerebko is proving to be a big problem, and they are in dire need of supplements on the inside, and Randolph, who is good at offense and has a first-class shooting ability, is obviously a good choice.

What many people don't know is that Randolph and Kerr played for the Trail Blazers for a year.

Kerr recalled that Randolph gave a high evaluation, saying that although Randolph was still a rookie at the time, he was not afraid to face Dale Davis and Rashid Wallace in training, and even had the upper hand on the offensive end.

More than ten years have passed, and the roles and low positions of the two have long changed, one has become a champion coach, and the other has reached the twilight of his career.

But the personal relationship between the two has always been good, which is why the Warriors are leading the way.

The news also sent shockwaves through the rest of the team.

The Warriors are on a strong streak right now, and despite a crushing loss in the opener, they also won back in early January after Cousins returned, and are now on their way to 70 wins.

In this case, they even have to sign Randolph!

Although Randolph is old, his combat power is still there, and he is still the core of the fourth position in the king!

This is a real military competition, don't give other teams a way to live!

And just after Randolph, the Suns' "boxing champion" Tyson Chandler also reached a buyout.

Chandler and Randolph are in a similar situation, both are veterans and still have strength.

Jones reached out to Chandler as soon as possible, and the latter also expressed interest in joining the Nets.

However, after them, the Mavericks also reached out to the veteran in the hope that he could help the team make the playoffs.

After much consideration, Chandler decided to join the Mavericks.

Mavericks veteran Dirk Nowitzki and head coach Carlisle have been key figures in this.

Randolph and Chandler are the two biggest fish in the buyout market, and as a result, they have missed out on the Nets, who have been a bit of a back this year.

And before the deadline, other buyouts have also been reached.

The Clippers reached a buyout for Marshin Gortat.

The Wizards and Austin Rivers reached a buyout.

The Kings and Koufors reached a buyout.

……

Gortat eventually opted to join the 76ers after a buyout, and former teammate JJ Redick became a key figure.

Coolfos opted to join the Celtics, and the team's assistant coach, Ron Adams, has a close personal relationship with him.

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After the buyout and signing were reached one after another, favors became the main theme in the market.

The Nets miss out every time because of this.

There is no one to sign in the buyout market, and Tang Tian can only target the free agent market.

Players who didn't play in the NBA this season can still be signed.

But most of them failed to play in the NBA this season, and their strength can be imagined.

After screening, the Nets targeted two men.

One is former veteran David West, who was in the Warriors' rotation last season but waived him by signing Jerebko for the new season, and is now a full free agent.

However, Jones followed up and learned that West is basically enjoying a leisurely life now, and his body is more out of shape.

Although the professional players recovered quickly, I don't know how many percent of West's strength is now.

And West is not particularly interested in playing in the NBA again, after all, the championship he desires the most has already been won with the Nets and the Warriors.

The other is Stoudemire, the last time the "little bully" appeared in the NBA was in the 15~16 season, when he played for the Heat, played an average of 14.7 minutes per game, and was able to get 5.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.8 blocks with a 57% shooting rate, and played in the playoffs with the team.

At that time, the state was actually okay, but because of age and knee injury, he did not appear on the NBA stage again.

However, he did not give up playing after leaving the NBA, and has been playing in the Israeli Basketball League for the past two years, and even played in the BIG3 League last summer, where he performed well, and has been training since then.

Xiao Si has a knee injury, which everyone knows, but Tang Tian doesn't have enough honor points now, and even if Xiao Si is signed, he is only the third substitute, so he just asked Jones to bring people to the team for a trial in the end.

The result of the trial came as a surprise to him.

Xiao Si's knee injury has recovered very well in the past two years, and although his athleticism is no longer there, his experience and ability can still play in the NBA.

He was looking for a chance to return to the NBA at the start of the season, but no team wanted him, so it was a mistake.

After the trial, the two sides reached a contract with a veteran's base salary.

After the league officially announced the signing, "Little Overlord" returned to the NBA after more than two years, which also attracted the emotion of many fans.

After signing Smalls, the Nets' final 15-man roster for the playoffs was also determined.

Point guards: Irving, Murray, Sexton

Shooting guards: Butler, Mitchell, Wade

Small forwards: George, Porter, Bamot

Power forwards: Anthony, Kuzma, Stoudemire

Centers: Jokic, Yi Jianlian, Mitchell Robinson