Finally the deal! The four civilian giants have disintegrated, and their dream of winning the championship is broken! A good hand of cards is played to pieces

In recent years, some civilian giant teams have emerged in the NBA. They are not short of star-level players, and they even have three or four All-Stars in the team. However, these stars have average positions and are quite limited in leading the team. Such a civilian giant team is actually difficult to go far in the playoffs. Just like the Pelicans this season, they formed the Big Four of Zion + Ingram + McCollum + Murray at the beginning of the season, but the team ended up in a bad situation. The Big Four left, Yingge and CJ were both traded, and the remaining two were still troubled by injuries. There is also the Cavaliers. Although there are four stars Mitchell + Garland + Mobley + Allen, these four stars are only real, and none of the other three can reach the stable star level. Even though the Cavaliers played the first place in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, they were eliminated in the second round in the playoffs.

In fact, a few years ago, there was a typical team of civilian giants, that is the Chicago Bulls. In the summer of 21, DeRozan signed first and then joined the Bulls. With him, he also came Ball Ball and center Vucevic, and then joined forces with the Bulls star Zach Raven, and the four giants in Fengcheng came into being. The Bulls' goal is also very clear to be able to recruit three stars at the same time, of course, to compete for the championship. To be honest, they still have the effect of making drastic reinforcements. In the 21-22 season, the Bulls' regular season record did improve, with 46 wins and 36 losses, and the winning rate increased by 13 percentage points compared with the previous year. However, this record is still a bit reluctant for a lineup with four stars. In addition, the Bulls were beaten by the Bucks led by Antetokounmpo in the first round and were eliminated 1-4.

Unexpectedly, 22 years have been the highest brightest moment for this civilian Bulls. In the following two seasons, the Bulls maintained their original lineup, but their record did not rise but fell. The regular season winning rate did not exceed 50%, and they both stopped in the play-offs. DeRozan and Lavin also left one after another, and both were traded to the Kings. To talk about the reason for the failure of this Big Four Bulls, the first point is definitely the common problem of the civilian team, and the lack of an absolute leadership core. Second, the Bulls' lineup structure is somewhat unbalanced. DeRozan, Raven and Vucevic are all offensive players with limited defensive ability. DeRozan's lateral movement speed has declined after growing older, and Raven's defensive focus is unstable. Vucevic also knows that it is a big colander for defense in the interior, and their bench does not have sufficient defensive resources.

The third point is that DeRozan and Lavine, the two cores with the ball in the team, are not very compatible, and their functional attributes overlap a little, both need to launch offenses with the ball, relying heavily on singles to score. It is obvious that after DeRozan joined the Bulls, Lavine's personal data has dropped seriously. He averaged 27.4 points per game in the 20-21 season, and only 24.4 points, 24.8 points and 19.5 points respectively in the following three seasons. Last point, the Bulls were affected by injuries during the period. Lavender only played 25 games in the 23-24 season. The most outrageous one was Ball Ball. In the four seasons he played for the Bulls, Ball only played 70 games in total. As one of the most famous "glass men" in the active league, his attendance rate was lower than that of Zion. If Ball had not been injured, the Bulls would not have been able to hover on the edge of the playoffs. After sending DeRozan and Raven away in succession, the Bulls naturally gave up their Big Four lineup and began to rebuild. This offseason, they also dealt with the big ball Ball. According to Shams' report, the Bulls and the Cavaliers completed a deal, and the Bulls traded Lonzo Ball to the Cavaliers and got Ocorro. Ball has two years and $20 million left in the contract, of which the $10 million contract in the 2026-27 season contains team options. Ball, who couldn't play the ball, was finally traded by the Bulls. The Bulls' original four civilian giants were Vucevic left. In fact, the healthy Ball is definitely capable and is one of the best starting point guards in the league. He has a high ball quotient, organized, and most importantly, his defense is also very good. These attributes happen to be what the Bulls lacked at the time. Before being injured in the 21-22 season, Ball averaged 13.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.8 steals, 0.9 blocks per game, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 42.3%. As long as he could play, he could make positive contributions to the team. Therefore, many people are optimistic about the Cavaliers' operation and think that Ball can become the Cavaliers' championship puzzle. In the words of ESPN reporters, if Ball can reproduce the 37% three-point star in January this year (the healthiest stage of the season), he will perfectly adapt to this Cavaliers team, which is better at scoring than conducting and has been broken through the defense line by the Pacers in the playoffs. At the same time, after the Cavaliers get Ball, they may consider trading Garland. Finally, for the Bulls, they have indeed played a good hand in the past few years. Not only did they not achieve good results, but they also did not get much return in the transaction. Since June 24, the Bulls have sent Caruso, DeRozan, Raven and Ball away in one year. These four people have only exchanged for one first-round pick.