On January 10, Beijing time, the much-anticipated Klay Thompson will officially return to the NBA stage after a full 941 days of violation. For a legendary shooter who scored 37 points and 60 points in 29 minutes, the return after two consecutive major injuries is undoubtedly exciting. In the more than two years of recuperation, Tang Shen did not delay making money, and earned even more money than when he was healthy.
According to statistics, Thompson received a total of $85.6 million (about 546 million yuan) in the 941 days of recuperation. That includes $32.7 million in the 19-20 season, $35.3 million in the 20-21 season, and $17.6 million so far this season. And this 85.6 million US dollars, more than the sum of Tang Shen's contract income in the previous 7 years (78.7 million US dollars), can be said to lie down and count the money. The rocket's old parsons saw it and didn't know if he would call out to the insider.
But I believe no Warriors fans will think Thompson is not worth such a salary. Even if Thompson has been recuperating from injuries during this 5-year contract, he deserves it. First of all, Thompson is one of the most important heroes of the Warriors' 5-year 3-crown dynasty team. Needless to say in the regular season, Tang Shen's containment power objectively made Curry Lianzhuang MVP. And in the playoffs, especially the most important games, it is often Tang Shen who comes forward.
In the 2016 Western Conference Finals, the Warriors vs. Thunder were both small. When the Warriors were 1-3 behind the building, G6 Tang Fo was shining, scoring 41 points in a single game, leading the team to take home advantage, and finally completing the reversal, the 2018 Western Conference Finals G6, and in the case of 2-3 behind the Rockets, Tang Shen hit 9 three-pointers in the whole field, leading the team to drag into the seventh. In the 2019 Western Conference Semifinals G6, Tang Shen still scored 7 three-pointers in a single game, leading the team to eliminate the Rockets.
In addition to his outstanding performance on the court, deserving of the Warriors to renew his contract, Thompson's own cheap contract is also worth compensating. As mentioned earlier, Thompson's contracts for the first seven seasons of his career totaled just $78.7 million. For a historic shooter, this is nothing more than a child labor contract. Considering that the Splash Brothers made the Warriors famous in the world, the benefits they brought, 190 million US dollars in 5 years, is not enough to hang teeth.