NBA history triple-double king Wei Shao officially joined the Nuggets, according to the name Shams report, Wei Shao has reached a new contract with the Nuggets for 2 years and 6.8 million US dollars, with a player option in the final year of the contract, and he will assist Jokic and Murray to impact the championship in the new season.
This summer, Willis exercised his final year-old $4 million player option, but the Clippers still sold him and reached a 4-for-1 deal with the Jazz, sending Willis, a 2030 second-round pick swap, Bosa Koprevica's signing (bought by the Clippers for $2.1 million last June) and $4.3 million in cash to the Jazz for Chris Dunn.
After Wei Shao reached a buyout agreement with the Jazz, it is reported that in order to restore his free body, Wei Shao was looking for $1.7 million in the buyout that gave up the $4 million contract, after the clarification period, as previously reported, Wei Shao signed a 2-year contract with the Nuggets, and teamed up with Jokic and Murray to impact the championship in the new season.
The Nuggets will be the sixth team that Wei Shao has played for in his career, after playing for the Thunder, Rockets, Wizards, Lakers and Clippers, and teamed up with stars such as Durant, Harden, James, Thick Eyebrows, Little Card and George, but has not been able to win the championship so far.
After Wei Shao joined, the Nuggets' 15+2 lineup was released——
15 guaranteed contract players: Jokic, Jamal Murray, Porter Jr., Gordon, Nagy, Saric , Braun, Holmes, Watson, Strausser, Chanchar, Jordan Jr., Westbrook, Pickett and Hunter Tyson
2 players on two-way contracts: Tre Alexander and PJ Hall
Pope and Reggie left the Nuggets this summer, the total salary of the current Nuggets roster is $181 million, and Jokic's annual salary of $51.41 million is the highest on the team; In 2023, Jokic led the Nuggets to win the first championship in team history and was crowned the MVP of the Finals, in the 23-24 season, the Nuggets stopped in the Western Conference semifinals and failed to defend the title, do you think the Nuggets have the strength to win the championship in the new season?