Rejected 48.79 million, George regained his free body! The Clippers have made a series of moves, and Harden is optimistic about returning to Harden

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2024-06-30 14:39Creators in the field of sports

On June 30, Beijing time, the offseason competition continued, and the Clippers, whose contracts expired for a number of core players, ushered in a huge challenge, George rejected the player option to officially return to free agency, and in the face of such a situation, the Clippers responded again and again, Wei Shao implemented the player option to return, and Harden was optimistic about the prospect of renewing his contract.

George regains his free body

According to Woj, George jumped out of the $48.79 million player option and became a full free agent.

Previously, Tomer Azarly revealed that the main reason why George jumped out of the player option was because he was not satisfied with the offer made by the Clippers, who have been offering a three-year, $149 million contract (lower than the three-year $152 million previously agreed by the small card).

The 34-year-old George wanted a four-year $221 million salary cap (9 million more than the maximum contract of other teams), which led to the two sides never reaching an agreement, and George immediately chose to return to free agency.

Combined with George's performance in the 23-24 season, and the team's playoff record after bringing in George, it is not difficult to understand why the Clippers are reluctant to offer George a four-year salary cap.

In the 23-24 season, George averaged 22.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game in the regular season, shooting 47.1% overall, 41.3% from three-point range, 90.7% from the free throw line, and +6.2 plus/minus.

As a result, in the playoffs, George's average per game dropped to 19.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.2 steals, the lowest score in the playoffs since the 12-13 season, and the three-point shooting percentage fell to 41/37/84%.

To make matters worse, George's offensive dominance in the playoffs is declining, and as he ages, George is less impactful to the basket than he used to be, and is more likely to use strong shots as a means of finishing.

George is a star who can hit difficult shots, but when the number of such difficult shots increases, George's offensive efficiency is bound to decline.

Coupled with the fact that he is 34 years old and his future athleticism will inevitably decline, it is not difficult to understand why the Clippers are reluctant to give George a four-year contract, plus the Clippers can offer a larger maximum salary contract, and the Clippers can fully observe the operation of other teams before matching contracts.

George, for his part, insisted on asking for a maximum salary, because there are not many big fish in the free market this summer, and George is one of the leaders.

Not only have the Warriors made it clear that they are interested in George, but Chris Haynes of The Athletic has pointed out that the 76ers will also launch a fierce pursuit of George, and The Athletic's Shams has followed up by pointing out that George will meet with the Clippers, 76ers and Magic when free agency market opens.

Warriors reporter Tim Kawakami revealed the reason for the Warriors' defeat, even if George strongly hinted that he wanted to join the Warriors, the latter also offered a random combination of Paul + Wiggins + Kuminga + Moody + future first-round picks, but the Clippers were unwilling to send George to the Warriors.

Willis is back on the team

According to Woj, Willis opted to exercise his $4 million player option to return to the Clippers next season.

Last season, Wei Shao gave up his starting position after Harden joined, averaging 11.1 points, 5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.

But Clippers reporter Law Murray quickly poured cold water on it, saying that Willow might not be on the Clippers roster next season (hinting at a trade).

The outlook for Harden's contract extension is positive

Leonard's Chinese agent barbecue sister Lu Yinqing revealed that the prospect of the Clippers renewing Harden's contract is very optimistic, and the two sides should have reached a consensus very early.

Previously, Lawrence Frank, president of basketball operations of the Clippers, publicly stated that the team would keep Harden, and Azarly, a reporter from the American media ClutchPoints, even said that Harden would stay with the Clippers no matter if George stayed.

Handle multiple role players

First: Rejection of a qualifying offer for Brandon Boston, who became a free agent.

Second: Refusal to make a qualification offer for Xavier Muenti, who became a free agent.

Third: There is no qualifying offer for Moussa Diabat, but the latter is expected to return, and the Clippers want to give him options and flexibility.

Fourth: Refused to exercise Kay Jones' 2.19 million team option, who did not play a game for the Clippers, watched the game live throughout the game, and received a salary of $12,000.

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