According to statistics, in the past five games, Tobias Harris has shot less than 40% of the three games, including 2 or even less than 25%, and there are signs that the 76ers management is more eager to help Harris get back to form than how to send Ben Simmons. Not only that, before next year's trade deadline, once it is found that Harris's net efficiency on the court is still in the middle and lower reaches of the league, or the state continues to be sluggish, then it is not ruled out that Harris and Simmons will leave the team hand in hand. In addition to the above reports on Harris's recent situation, there are 3 new news to share with you: the Lakers are about to chase the all-around front, the old Zhan talks about retirement time, and Ayton gets a new contract.
According to NBA reporter James Edwards, because Westbrook's trading prospects are too bleak, the Lakers have to focus on Horton Tucker to see if they can get a quasi-giant-level forward through more than one. The news now is that the Lakers are willing to use Tucker + Nunn + 2027 first-round signing to trade Pistons all-round forward Jeramie Grant. It is understood that the 27-year-old Grant has a very high heat in the trading market, not only the Lakers, but also the Clippers, Warriors, Jazz and other 3 teams are interested in getting Grant through trade.
It should be mentioned that in this robbery war, the Lakers followed the success of last season and made a starter commitment to Grant, but other competitors can also provide this condition. Under such a premise, the Lakers began to seek other ways, James Edwards was told, in order to impress Grant's "heart", Lakers general manager Pelinka is willing to provide a 4-year deal, The total value of more than 100 million yuan (expected to be $112 million) to renew Grant early, the data shows that the technically comprehensive forward will become a free agent in 2023, when Westbrook's contract will also expire, so the Lakers have the ability to free up salary to sign Grant, which is difficult for other teams to do.
Then there is LeBron James (hereinafter referred to as "Old Zhan"), as the absolute leader of the Lakers locker room, Old Zhan scored 32 points + 11 rebounds + 11 assists in today's Lakers and Rockets game, and after this game, Old Zhan scored more than 36,000 points in his career, becoming the third player in NBA history to complete this achievement. In the post-match interview, the good mood of the old Zhan talked a lot, when asked about his retirement plans, the old Zhan admitted that with the increase of age, he is already on the other side of the mountain, that is, the group of people who are going down the mountain, for the specific time of retirement, old Zhan has no way to give an accurate answer.
Because in his eyes, even if he is about to turn 37, his body can still support high-intensity competition, "the game will tell you the answer, if your body tells you that you have invested enough energy, it is time to say goodbye to this work, when that (retirement) time point really comes, I will gladly accept." 」 Old Jen said. It is not difficult to see from the words that Old Zhan is well aware of his physical situation and has been prepared, and the main reason why he has no retirement plan now is that he can still play a high level of performance.
Finally, Ayton, although he failed to get a super salary of $172 million, but the Suns potential rising star Ayton did not give up on himself, in the 24 games he has played this season, Ayton has always treated the game with diligence, averaging 17 points, 11.1 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game. As the old saying goes, the most rare quality of young people is to abstain from impatience, and Ayton obviously did that. Without the absolute trust of the Suns' management, Ayton continued to move toward the goal of the top salary step by step, and all of this sponsors were in the eyes.
The source comes from NBA journalist Nick DePaula, and sports brand Puma offered Ayton a new contract that will continue to endorse the brand's basketball line products. It is worth mentioning that Ayton thanked Puma for the first time after signing the contract, saying that he was both excited and lucky. In this regard, many fans are talking about it on the Internet, saying that they don't know how the Management of the Suns is feeling now, if the contract extension work is delayed, Ayton is likely to lose patience, and the Warriors and rockets are waiting. Do you think Ayton will renew his contract with the Suns? Welcome to leave a comment below to discuss, thank you for reading and following.