Hard fight controversial deal: Poole can help the team win the championship, dark horses counterattack and stay in the team game heat up

The Pelicans' new executive vice president of basketball operations, Joe Dumas, has made several incredible operations. He sent CJ McCollum away in a deal with the Wizards for Jordan Poole; he also traded upward in the draft and caught the unprotected draft pick in 2026, and finally selected University of Maryland inside Derek Quinn with the 13th pick. These decisions have left Dumas questioned, especially the latter. In an interview with Andscape of ESPN reporter Mark J. Spears, he said he didn't care about the opposition from the outside world.

Regarding the trade, Dumas said: "Looking around the current NBA, high-level, dynamic defenders are almost a necessity. Poole's technical characteristics are comparable to the league's most dynamic defenders. We also see that he was a member of the championship team and made excessively efficient contributions. With his ability, he can help the team win the championship."

Regarding the lineup planning after taking over, he said: "I think Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy, Herber ·Jones and Dejunta Murray are all great, both at around 25 years old. Jordan Poole is a dynamic defender, Sadiq Bay is the perfect candidate for the bench to increase the depth of the team; Kevin Looney is the locker room boss of the team with an average age of 25 or 26 years old. "

According to Grant Afses of the Dallas Basketball Daily, Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison said that Kyrie Irving's recovery from an ACL torn ACL is faster than expected.

"Irving's injury recovery was unexpected, but we had expected it, because he was very positive about recovery, and he trained two to three times a day. Although he was anxious to make a comeback, we don't want him to be too hasty."

Multiple teams put the main players on quit in the summer league. According to Sports Illustrated's Kelly Ico's Twitter report, Rockets Reed Shepard was suspended, who scored 28 points against the Clippers' Summer League last week.

The Nets need to streamline the lineup before the start of the new season, and Drew Tim, who holds a non-guaranteed contract, appears to be a potential layoff, but the former Gonzaga insider has performed well in the summer league, strengthening hopes of staying in the team. Tim averaged 26 points and 7 rebounds in two summer league games, and he still dared not take his own attention as to whether he could stay with the Nets. "There is no feeling that I will definitely stay. I am still striving to do it. I want to stay here. I think I belong to the NBA, so I fight for staying in the team every day."

Another player who performed well in the Las Vegas Summer League is Knicks rookie Mohamed Diavala. The French striker was selected with the 51st pick in this month's draft, and it is not yet certain whether to join the Knicks next season or stay overseas. Knicks Summer League head coach Jordan Blink told The New York Post's Stefan Bundy: "His rebounding ability, fast break awareness, both offense and defensive rebounding are excellent. He performed stably in the loss to the Celtics on Sunday, with a positive defensive end, just improving his defensive ability."

Paul George's latest injury will have a significant impact on the Sixers. According to Sports Illustrated reporter Tony Jones, this may prompt the Sixers to renew their contract with restricted free agent Quentin Grimes, or may replace Kelly Oubre's starting position.