The NBA league is every inch of land, the league and team owners are making a lot of money, and the players' salaries are also rising! This offseason, a number of players in the league have signed contracts worth more than 100 million US dollars, and the number of players who have signed contracts with the highest salary has reached 6, among them, Sika signed a four-year contract with the Pacers for 189.5 million, Barnes signed a five-year contract with the Raptors for two hundred million, Adebayo signed a three-year extension with the Heat for one hundred and one hundred million, Anunoby signed a five-year contract with the Knicks for two hundred million, Murray signed a four-year extension with the Nuggets for two hundred million, Cunningham signed a five-year extension with the Pistons for two hundred million, George signed a four-year contract with the 76ers for two hundred million, Maxey signed a five-year contract with the 76ers for two hundred million, and Tatum signed a five-year contract with the Green Army for $315 million. The future of the NBA belongs to young people, and the outdated veterans can also get a piece of the pie. After the opening of the free market, the league has two post-80s veterans who have signed decent big contracts, which is well deserved, and it is gratifying!
1 year of 11 million US dollars, Bao Roman spurs go both ways
The first decent post-80s veteran is Paul, who was born on May 6, 1985 and has reached the age of 39. In the NBA today, Paul is the second-oldest player in the league, behind James (December 30, 1984, about to turn 40). Lao Zhan is the pride of the sky and the evergreen ivy of the alliance, he is the absolute core everywhere, and he gets the top salary softly, and ordinary people can't envy him. Paul can't be compared to Lao Zhan in terms of absolute talent and influence, but the attributes of the god of point guard are worthy of his name, and he can shine anywhere, and he belongs to another version of the older the more demonic he becomes. Rising to prominence with the Hornets, sharp with the Clippers, dreaming of returning to the top with the Rockets, Thunder and Suns, and hard work with the Warriors, Paul took the traditional guard style of play to the extreme. One statistic shows that Paul has helped the team improve their win rate in his first year with a new team, which is unprecedented!
This offseason, the Warriors tried unsuccessfully to trade Paul and ultimately refused to execute Paul's $30 million non-guaranteed contract. However, Paul found a new job as soon as he entered the free market, joining the Spurs on a one-year, $11 million contract. Looking at the history of the NBA, there are only a handful of players who can sign a pension contract of 10 million at the age of 39, and this contract is the Spurs' recognition of Paul, and they hope that Paul can bring young talents such as Wembanyama; This contract also reflects Paul's recognition and yearning for Spurs culture, and completely let go of the illusion of competing for the championship! The most beautiful thing is to go both ways, and I believe Paul can play an extraordinary role in this rebuilding young team!
For $70 million in 2 years, the Harden Clippers will take what they need
The second decent post-80s star is Harden, who was born on August 26, 1989 and is about to turn 35 years old. Since bidding farewell to the Rockets, Harden has been running around for the championship dream, and he has also given up his former style of play in order to prolong his career, and has more or less developed in the direction of Paul. But Harden's ending was not good, he sacrificed the ball but did not get back enough respect, he drifted away from the championship and even made hundreds of millions of real money. In the past season, Harden went to the Clippers to assist George Jr., and his personal condition was remarkable, but he couldn't stand the uselessness of George Jr., and the Clippers returned home again, and even lost George in the offseason! In a sense, with George gone, the Clippers' championship possibilities will only be greatly reduced!
The Clippers did not cross the 10,000 mountains, and the apes on both sides of the strait could not stop crying, but Harden quietly signed a two-year, $70 million contract with the Clippers, and a player option worth $36.35 million in the second year. For Harden, who is full of honor and money, and is only one championship trophy away from being a god, he did not leave the stormy Clippers for the championship, nor did the lion ask for a longer and bigger pension contract, there may be two reasons: first, the Clippers paid a lot of chips to introduce Harden, if Harden leaves, how much will he lose the world; Second, with George's departure, Harden will rightfully become the team's second leader, and he believes he can perform impressively in the new season and fight for a big contract next year. Harden's contract is free to advance and retreat, and the Clippers are about to move to a new arena and also need a traffic star like Harden, each taking what he needs, but doing good things doesn't ask about the future!
The NBA's most decent post-80s veteran was born, but Wei Shao became a hot potato
Today's NBA is no longer a point guard boom, but Paul and Harden are both top court conductors who can be met but not found, old and strong, and trustworthy! Paul and Harden have signed decent big contracts one after another, and they can be called the most decent post-80s veterans in the NBA, and the older they get, the more fragrant they are! The old point guard Wei Shao, who was born on November 12, 1988, is about to turn 36 years old, but the dignified historical triple-double king has once again become a hot potato! Before the free market opened, Wei Shao decided to exercise a player option worth $4 million for one year, but the Clippers did not plan to keep him, according to the American media, the Clippers will seek to trade Wei Shao, and if it fails, they will cut him! As things stand, only the Denver Nuggets are interested in bringing in the former MVP! If Wei Shao is traded again, he will play for 6 teams in the past 7 seasons, and he will make a fool of himself! Fans, what do you think about this? Leave me a comment to discuss.