《勇士与鹈鹕的交易传闻：六支球队迫切寻求变革》
（本文发布于12月17日，作者是Bleach Report网站的记者Grant Huges，文章内容不代表译者观点。）
随着12月15日的到来，NBA交易季正式开启，各支有意进行交易的球队可以开始行动。预计从现在起直到明年2月6日的截止日期，联盟内关于交易的话题将逐渐增多。
在众多球队中，有几支显得更具主动性，包括像金州勇士这样的竞争对手，以及表现令人失望的新奥尔良鹈鹕。这些队伍正在积极推动潜在交易。以下是我们评选出的，在即将到来的交易截止日前最急需做出改变的六支球队：
金州勇士
库明加曾被寄予厚望，希望他能成为除了库里外的重要得分手，但他的高光时刻并未持续太久。目前，他作为首发球员场均仅得到16.8分，并且真实命中率低至50.5%。此外，他缺乏防守意识和“阅读防守进攻”的能力，这使得勇士不得不对他进行最终评估。
近期，勇士通过与篮网达成一笔涉及梅尔顿和施罗德的换人协议，为库里的压力减轻了一定负担。然而，这仍无法解决他们面临的问题，也不足以让勇士重回总冠军争夺行列。因此，将库明加交换为所需经验丰富得分手，对目前正处于夺冠窗口期的勇士来说是一项理智之举。据报道，他希望续约金额达到3500万美元，而今夏管理层已拒绝了其提前续约请求。
印第安纳步行者
If the Pacers do not act quickly, they risk becoming the next team to experience a significant decline after reaching the conference finals last season, similar to what happened with Atlanta in 2021.
Their defensive struggles continue while they work on improving their offense. After suffering from a hamstring injury last year,哈利伯顿's MVP-caliber performances have been scarce; meanwhile, third-year player马瑟林 has struggled to provide support in the backcourt.
The duo of 哈利伯顿 and 马瑟林 together ranks poorly offensively when both are on court simultaneously—just above league averages at +1.4 points per hundred possessions.
Adding players who can contribute defensively as well as offensively could be beneficial for them. They may look into trading either 马瑟林 or 贾雷斯-沃克 for two-way talent that can help alleviate some offensive burden since 馬瑟林’s assist rate is among one of the worst across his position.
Currently, 哈利伯顿's salary takes up about 30% of their cap space while西亚卡姆 commands max-level paychecks—a sign that Indiana isn't rebuilding but rather looking for trades to address multiple weaknesses within its roster hoping also he returns healthy soon.
当然，他们要避免的是简单地引入一个出场机会微乎其微的小角色，比如托马斯·布莱恩特那样的人物。.