On July 1, 2024, the NBA offseason continued, and today the free agency market has opened, and the explosive trade has followed, George has successfully joined the 76ers, and the landscape of the league has changed again. Xiaobian will share the latest NBA information with you today, mainly related to Harden, James and the Warriors, which is briefly summarized as follows: 3 NBA information in one night! Harden's new contract, James is supported again, and the Warriors usher in good news!
The first is Harden's new contract, today, according to a report from Shams, Harden plans to sign a two-year, $70 million contract with the Clippers, with a player option for the second year. Harden is not the kind of person who has to take how much money he gets, he knows what he wants, otherwise he would not have taken a salary cut to renew the 76ers, he also has a lot of industry himself, and he is not short of money, now he is playing happily, whether there is a championship depends on luck, and luck has not been very good. As management, it is clear that George is gone, and the Clippers have no hope of winning a championship next season, and it stands to reason that there is no need to renew Harden's contract. But going to the new arena soon, you can't accept not having stars. Renewing Harden's contract is still there, at least on paper, the Clippers are still there, and it can still attract fans to the arena to watch the game. And 70 million for 2 years is not very expensive, and the contract is not long. For Brother Deng, the annual salary is also reasonable, and the 1+1 contract leaves a backhand, and everyone takes what they need.
The editor believes that if the Clippers want to compete for the championship, they need a star who can score, George can go, and the vacated salary can be used to try to trade reinforcements, Mitchell, Booker and Durant can all score. To put it mildly, even if the small card comes back, the Clippers' scoring ability is limited, with the current physical condition of the small card, it is also very difficult to play with a large defender, and the ability to solve it has declined greatly, George has proved that it is not as good as Harden can score, there is no shortage of people on the inside, and the front line has made up for Jones to defend, and there is a master who can score steadily. To be honest, it doesn't matter if the defense is not good, which of the Nets' Big Three defends well, Harris defense is also poor, it is not the Big Three offensive organization, Zhao Si defends, Harris also defends, the Clippers defensive resources are much better, which of the small cards, Mann and Jones can't defend? Come on Mitchell and take off directly.
Then there was James' renewed support, with Ball saying on a show that he had never seen anyone watch the footage as strategically as James, not letting go of every detail. Ball is James's super little fan brother, he was a rookie as a Lakers player, the reporter asked him which one is stronger, Kobe Bryant or James, Ball said James without hesitation, it was still 17 years at that time. There is no doubt that James is the most well-rounded player after Jordan, not even one of them, absolute physical talent, and very good technique, all-round technique, those who are black James with rough skills, just ask how to send the ball to the basket without good technology? The Green Army won the championship this year, and as a giant, everyone is still looking forward to the Lakers, but they didn't expect the current trade move to be disappointing, and I hope they can change in the future and strive to get big fish.
Finally, the Warriors ushered in good news, according to reports, the Warriors are currently basically all first-round picks for the next 7 years, and theoretically can send 3 first-rounders, 4 swaps and 4 second-rounds. It is best for the Warriors to let Curry lead young players such as Kuminga to complete the replacement of old and new, and it is more practical to clean up those old players and big contracts, and use the team's internal development + draft picks to move forward steadily. Rebuilding is indeed a good choice, otherwise if you want to pay the super luxury tax, still have the strength to compete for the championship, and keep the future star, you have to want and want, and the result is usually nothing.
Curry and Green did not do their best to keep Klay, and the editor believes that the main reason is that last season the team hoped that Klay would follow Green's example and jump out of the contract and sign a contract of about 120 million for 4 years, and the team could save about 50 million in luxury tax, which was rejected by Klay. Clay's abacus is to execute the last year of the high-salary contract first, and then sign a four-year contract of 160 million. Green gave up his final year to re-sign a four-year, $100 million contract, saving the team $40 million in luxury tax. Klay is unwilling to sacrifice more than 10 million salaries to save the team 50 million in luxury tax, and now that Klay's strength has declined seriously, the team is certainly unlikely to give him a premium contract.