As the best professional basketball league in the world, the NBA has been able to maintain its vitality for a long time, not a few dominant ones, partly because basketball talents from all over the world have joined those teams that are not in a good condition through the draft every year.
On the other hand, the league has detailed and flexible trading rules, allowing teams to complete various transactions such as two sides and multiple parties, and realize the free trade of players, which is a great thing for players and teams.
It is the existence of these rules that allows a large number of teams in the trough period to achieve the process of changing from a fish belly team to a championship favorite through careful investigation and accurate vision off the court, which is one of the most attractive places in the NBA.
In such a process, it naturally involves the estimation of a player's value and the signing of a contract, which is also the most core factor to measure the strength of a team's management.
A large number of these teams looked at each other, and after giving a player a big contract, the player's status declined rapidly, resulting in the contract becoming a garbage contract.
But there are also some teams with a vicious eye, always able to sign some value players at the right time through relatively low prices.
In response to this topic, the US media "hoopshabit" also selected 5 low-paying and high-energy signings, of which the Warriors accounted for two seats, the Lakers made big mistakes, and the Nets successfully picked up leaks.
Fifth place: Oubre
It was the first player on the warriors-related list, and he spent a losing season with the Warriors last season.
The Hornets bottomed out Oubre with a two-year, $26 million contract in the offseason, and this season Oubrey bottomed out with the Hornets.
He averaged 16.5 points per game and shot from 39.4 percent to 57.4 percent, while shooting a career-high three-point shooting rate of 36.9 percent and a career-high plus-minus of -0.4.
Fourth place: Rudy Guy
As a 35-year-old veteran, after becoming a free agent, Guy didn't get much attention from the team.
The Jazz decisively signed him to a three-year, $18.5 million contract, and as a result, Gay became an irreplaceable part of the Jazz this season.
In his games, the Jazz had a record of 15 wins and 4 losses, and in his absence, the Jazz record was 9-6.
Third place: Otto Porter Jr
This is the second player on the list to be related to the Warriors, and compared to the unhappiness with Oubre, the Warriors have dug into the Wizards Little Otto Porter this time.
As a billion-dollar gentleman of the past, after the big contract expired, the Warriors only spent a $2.4 million base salary contract to sign Otto Porter Jr.
The 28-year-old 3D player quickly integrated into the Warriors system, playing the best block efficiency of his career, as well as more than 13 rebounds, plus a plus-minus of +5.8, Otto Porter Jr. is undoubtedly a representative of low salary and high energy.
Second place: Caruso
As a player cultivated by the Lakers, Caruso was the best outside defender in the league during the Lakers period, and after the contract expired, he also intended to stay with the Lakers, and as a result, the Lakers chose to leave the remaining salary space to Tucker.
Caruso then joined the Bulls on a four-year, $37 million contract and then played career-high rebounds, assists, steals, shooting percentages, free throw shooting, and plus-minus (+4.6).
Caruso used all this to prove that his success is not based on the influence and restraint of a certain person, but on the embodiment of his own strength, and the Lakers have obviously made a big mistake.
1st place: Mills
Another Spurs player, the Nets wouldn't have had a chance to get Mills if it wasn't for the Spurs' rebuilding period.
And he also got Mills on a two-year, $12 million contract, who quickly became the most stable helper next to Harden and Durant after joining the Nets, and even overshadowed Harden in his ups and downs at one point.
Since the beginning of the season, Mills has set a new career high in terms of average three-point shots per game and average points per game, and his three-point shooting rate has reached an exaggerated 44.1%, which is an important reason why the Nets can remain the number one in the East despite Irving's absence.