4 for 0 big deal! 3 picks for air! Goodbye, NBA championship guard

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2024-06-30 00:08Creators in the field of sports

According to ESPN, another deal was struck: The Nuggets traded Reggie Jackson and three unprotected second-round picks (2025, 2029 and 2030) to the Hornets. What did the Nuggets get in exchange? Nothing! 4 for 0! The Nuggets want to clear Reggie's contract, so naturally they have to take a draft pick, and the Hornets have enough room to eat the contract.

Reggie is going to have his heart broken, and he just announced that he will exercise his $5.25 million player option for next season. It stands to reason that the contract is not large, and it will be difficult for the Nuggets to sign a better guard for the same amount of money. There is no way, the team in the small ball city will have to save money! The Hornets are not expected to keep Reggie and may continue to trade him, or buy him outright.

Reggie's trade is just the beginning, and another championship defender, Pope, is also leaving. Pope declined to exercise his $15.4 million player option for next season, jumped out of his contract and tested the free market. Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth said: "We're ready to put Braun in the starting lineup, and even if Pope doesn't come back, we're going to be fine. ”

If the Magic can't catch up with Klay, they are willing to give Pope a 2-year $45 million contract, or even a 2-year 50 million contract, and the Nuggets won't even give an average salary of 20 million. The Mavericks are interested in Pope and must sign and trade before they can offer the salary Pope wants. The Nuggets are not stupid, and would rather send Pope away for nothing than sign and then trade with the Mavericks.

The Nuggets are reluctant to give Reggie an annual salary of 5.25 million, nor do they give Pope an annual salary of 20 million, are they really a dime? Neither nor not! The Nuggets are about to sign a four-year, $209 million early contract extension with Mullera and an average annual salary of more than $50 million. Don't forget, the Nuggets still have two big contracts on the lineup, Jokic and Porter Jr.!

Jokic's contract is $270 million over five years, which is not expensive as a three-time regular season MVP. Porter Jr.'s contract is five years and $173 million, and his form has been up and down. Add to that Murray's $209 million for 4 years and Gordon's $91.4 million for 4 years, the average annual salary of the four of them is more than $163 million, how much money is left for others?

Although the Nuggets won the championship last year, they are not a team in the big ball market, and the owner is reluctant to pay a huge luxury tax. The Nuggets have a total salary of $185.7 million this season, ranking eighth in the league, and are subject to a $22.74 million luxury tax. Neither Pope nor Reggie want it, and depending on what the Nuggets mean now, they don't even want to pay these luxury taxes.

In the 2023-24 season, Reggie played 82 regular season games, averaging 10.2 points, 1.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 0.5 steals and 1.3 turnovers per game, and shooting 43.1%, 35.9%, and 80.6% from three. In the playoffs, he averaged 9.8 minutes per game, scoring 3.5 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.2 steals and 0.7 turnovers. Three-point shooting percentages: 33.3%, 34.8%, 100%.

Looking at Pope's stats, he started 76 regular season games this season, averaging 10.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.6 blocks per game, shooting 46%, 40.6%, and 89.4% from three. In the playoffs, he averaged 8.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.4 blocks per game, shooting 39.5%, 32.7% and 100% from three.

Finally, looking at Murray's statistics, he averaged 21.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1 steal, 0.7 blocks and 2.1 turnovers per game in the regular season, and shot 48.1%, 42.5%, and 85.3% from three. In the playoffs, he averaged 20.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.5 blocks and 2.6 turnovers per game, shooting 40.2%, 31.5%, and 92.3% from three. Everyone is welcome to discuss: With the departure of two championship guards, do the Nuggets still have any hope of competing for the championship?

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