1 year and 11 million, Paul signed with Spurs! The Warriors consumed relegation and sent God to assist, and the bottom salary of the lake boat was unsuccessful

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2024-07-01 09:21Creators in the field of sports

On July 1, Beijing time, the NBA free market was officially opened, and many teams quickly completed multiple operations such as signing, recruiting and renewing contracts, among which the 39-year-old Paul experienced big ups and downs in one day, first being laid off by his old club Warriors, and then signing a contract with the Spurs at the speed of light for reemployment, and getting a fat contract with an annual salary of 10 million.

The Warriors cut Paul

On the first day of free agency, the Warriors officially announced the elimination of Paul, who is on a 30 million non-guaranteed contract, and the Warriors do not have to pay anything to cut him.

Before the start of the '23-24 season, the Warriors acquired Paul in a 5-for-1 trade, sending Poole, Patrick Baldwin Jr., Rollins, a '27 second-round pick and a '30 first-round pick (top-20 pick protected).

After joining the Warriors, Paul played in 58 games in the 23-24 season, averaging 26.4 minutes per game, 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.2 steals, shooting 37.1% from three-point range.

Although Paul has performed well and played a reliable second-team brain, as he has aged, Paul's offensive ability has declined badly, and he is completely unworthy of the $30 million salary.

Therefore, for both the Warriors and Paul, a breakup is the best option, with the former making room for follow-up operations and Paul regaining his free agency to find a new home.

Even if the Warriors traded Poole and multiple players and draft picks for the air after cutting Paul, the Warriors also got rid of Poole's multi-year contract, allowing the team to rarely drop wages below the luxury tax line.

Originally, the total salary of the Warriors was 175 million, but it dropped to 144 million in an instant after cutting Paul, slightly higher than the new salary cap of 140.588 million, and lower than the luxury tax line (170.814 million) and the two local tyrant lines.

This allows the Warriors to strengthen the market with a full mid-range exception (plans to split and sign multiple rotation players), plus the loss of George and Klay, the Warriors instantly completed the consumption relegation.

1 year 11 million signed to Spurs

After Paul returned to free agency, the 39-year-old veteran quickly caught the attention of various teams, with the Lakers, Clippers, and Spurs all interested in getting Paul.

After a short period of consideration, Paul made a decision at the speed of light, and Chris Haynes revealed for the first time that Paul had agreed to join the Spurs and would join Wembanyama in the new season.

Woj followed up by revealing that the Spurs did not sign Paul with a base salary, but gave him a one-year pension contract worth $11 million.

Salary expert Marks noted that the Spurs are still figuring out how to structure the salary, with the Spurs either using a portion of the $12.8 million mid-range exception or cutting Graham to make room to sign Paul.

Chris Haynes pointed out the reason why Paul quickly joined the Spurs in a follow-up report, and bluntly said that before signing the contract, Popovich had an in-depth conversation with Paul.

Paul is drawn to the Spurs' culture and is very interested in the opportunity to help Wembanyama improve his game, and he remains eager to show that he is an elite defender in the league.

Back in March, Popovich publicly praised Paul.

After the Spurs' loss to the Warriors, Popovich went public to say that Paul is one of the best contenders the NBA has ever seen, a great leader and contender, always looking scrappy, and that he is one of the best.

The outside world is also generally optimistic about the new and old combination of Paul and Wembanyama, and Thomas Jr. reposted the news with the caption: "I'll go, this combination is fantastic." The perfect point guard went to coach Wembanyama. ”

The Lakers and Clippers ran along

Before the Warriors cut Paul, the Lakers and Clippers have been actively pursuing Paul, hoping to find a base salary after Paul is cut.

It's a pity that the salaries available to both teams are limited, and in the end, Paul's high-quality instant power was signed by the Spurs.

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