NBA player contracts, especially the contracts of star players, has always been a topic of great concern to fans and friends, this season's NBA regular season has passed the halfway point, the status of players and teams has been Dadi Zhigen, the offseason will be a wave of big contracts full of moments, the birth of the maximum salary contract after the end of this season is mainly concentrated in the 19 rookies who can be renewed in advance, the 18 players who must sign contracts and the superstars whose contracts expire, today we will take stock of it. The top eight players who are destined to receive a top-salary contract after the end of the season.
Eighth, Spurs almighty Dezhang Taimeri
Who would have thought that Murray, who was selected with the 29th pick in the first round of the 16-year draft, would become the new leader of the Spurs, but Murray is one of the representatives of the successful evolution of active all-round players step by step, and Murray can average 19.3 points, 8.5 rebounds and 9 assists this season.
With the departure of Leonard and Aldridge, the Spurs have completely entered a period of reconstruction, a large number of players are basically not named, Murray's annual salary of $15.43 million is the team's largest contract, the team's total salary of $117.9 million ranks 22nd in the league, for the spurs now, all players can be traded, as long as there are good draft picks and building cornerstone players.
However, with the rise of Murray, the Spurs have unconsciously cultivated an all-star player, for the current Spurs, through the trade to find another all-star player, the Spurs can take off in place, the original rebuild is such a simple thing, this season is Murray's contract year, the offseason want to keep this all-round young player, the Spurs how to show sincerity, the maximum salary to retain human reason.
Seventh, gorgeous turn andrew Wiggins
If the most hated player in the active duty is None other than Andreo Wiggins, Wiggins has outstanding physical talent, the template is LeBron James, but it is such a highly anticipated player, eight years of career has never been selected for the All-Star Game, although the stadium performance is not satisfactory, but the super joyful smile and indisputable personality are loved by fans.
However, this season Wiggins really achieved a gorgeous turn, so far in the new season, Wiggins has averaged 18.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2 assists and 0.9 steals per game, although the personal data is not so explosive, but the efficient offensive efficiency and continuous improvement of defensive ability, so that Wiggins has become curry's best helper, this season The Warriors have achieved an excellent record of 33 wins and 13 losses in the West, it can be said that Wiggins is indispensable.
This season's NBA All-Star Game will be held in Cleveland on Feb. 22, and Wiggins currently has 2.64 million fan votes, second only to James and Jokic among Western Conference frontcourt players, and it's safe to say that Wiggins has become the starter of the All-Star Game, which is definitely the best affirmation of Wiggins' performance this season.
Wiggins is currently carrying a 5-year, $148 million contract signed in 17 years, and the contract expires in 2023, but Wiggins can choose to jump out of the contract after the end of this season, which means that the league teams can quote Wiggins in the offseason at the end of this season. I think Wiggins is very likely to jump out of the contract at the end of the season, because Wiggins has performed very well this season, and he has also been selected as a starter in the All-Star Game, and when he is at the highest price, it is certainly the best time to consider the next big contract.
At present, the warriors' total salary is as high as $175.9 million, ranking first in the league, need to pay a luxury tax of $170.3 million, the amount of tax paid by the Warriors is much higher than the total salary of the Thunder players, so if Wiggins chooses to jump out of the contract in the offseason, the Warriors will face a dilemma, unless the Warriors win the championship, otherwise the Warriors' top salary to leave Wiggins is a very difficult thing, about what the future holds, we wait and see.
Sixth place, Bill who scored like a probe
Beal is 12 years of flower exploration, in this draft, in addition to Anthony Davis and Lillard, Beal should be the best player, but from the current development point of view, it is obvious that the younger Bill is more popular than Lillard, although it is the same player, but Lillard is three years older than Bill, Lillard is currently 31 years old, and Bill is only 28 years old.
Beal is a very good offensive player, but early in his career Beal was suppressed by John Wall, who entered the NBA two years earlier than himself, until John Wall suffered a major injury to the Achilles tendon, Beal was given more opportunities, after which Beal's offensive talent was fully developed, in the 19-21 season, two consecutive seasons of scoring more than 30 points per game, last season's battle with Curry's scoring champion once became the focus of the league.
Beal is a superstar who will never give up for the Wizards, last season Bill and Westbrook at most was not successful, informed sources revealed that Bill was very dissatisfied with the current situation of the team last season, so put forward the idea of leaving the team, and finally the offseason Wizards management sent Westbrook to the Lakers, of course, there is no contradiction between Bill and Westbrook and Westbrook and Wizards players, Bill is just not optimistic about the future of the team, so for the Wizards, the young and powerful Bill is unlikely to be traded.
At the end of the season, Beal has a one-year contract of $37.62 million left, but Beal can choose to jump out of the contract in the offseason, when Beal can sign a super top salary contract with the Wizards, the contract comments will reach $40 million a year, and The Offseason Bill will most likely jump out of the contract, and the Wizards will do their best to keep the super scorer.
Fifth, the flying Zion Williams
Mention of Zion Williams has to mention his outstanding physical talent, as a 19-year show, Zion Williams is a rare talented player in a decade, when he first entered the league, Zion Williams although he was only 2 meters 03 tall, or even lower, But Zion Williams can easily jump at a maximum bounce height of 46.5 inches on top of his 128 kilograms, which directly breaks the NBA's record for the largest bounce height, and we all understand that the heavier the weight, the better the bounce, indicating that the player's impact will be stronger.
It is true that although Zion Williams' height does not have any advantage in the position of the frontcourt, But Zion Williams' flying style of play is beyond any player's ability, including the league's hot super frontcourt players such as Alphabet Brother, Davis and Embiid, the picture of Zion Williams' thick eyebrow brother believes that any fan friend will not forget, the thick eyebrow brother known for his talent is simply vulnerable in front of Zion Williams, which is the terrible talent of Zion Williams.
However, we all know that injuries have become the biggest obstacle to Zion Williams becoming a superstar, this season is the third season of Zion Williams, but Zion Williams has only played 83 games so far, averaging 25.7 points, 7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.
In fact, the author believes that our injury to Zion Williams does not have to be too alarmist, Zion Williams suffered a leg injury, can not overactive his weight surge is a reasonable thing, for a professional player to lose weight is not difficult, in addition, we have to understand that history is used to break, not to say that Zion Williams is big, playing style will be injured, we once thought that LeBron James will have a significant decline after 30 years old, James is still one of the league's best players.
So when you have the league's top physical talent player, you can't easily give him up, even if Zion Williams is plagued by injuries, the Pelicans will also do their best to keep this young talent, this season is Zion Williams' third season, after the season Zion Williams can get an advance appointment contract, then the Pelicans will definitely pay the top salary.
Fourth-place James Harden, who is obsessed with the championship
Last season's James Harden is one of the most depressed players in the league, Harden gave up the glory and wealth of Houston for the championship of his heart, came to Brooklyn, harden who scored like a probe, willingly played the role of the team tandem, but last season's Harden not only did not win the championship, personal honors were also nothing, so Harden last season was the most depressed player.
Although Harden plays the role of a tandem team in the Nets, the responsibility of scoring is fully entrusted to Durant and Irving, but the importance of Harden is self-evident, harden was the Nets' highest attendance player last season, this season Irving was banned, Durant was once again plagued by injuries, Harden still became the nets' most dependent player.
At present, Harden's back contract is 4 years and 170 million US dollars in the summer of 2017, the contract ends with the 22-23 season, and Harden also has player options, that is to say, at the end of this season, Harden can choose to jump out of the contract to become a free agent, and the Nets intend to renew Harden in advance in the offseason last season, and the Nets sent Harden a 3-year, $160 million sky-high contract, but was rejected by Harden.
The reason why Harden rejected the Nets' big contract is mainly to consider that he is still very young, and he is carrying a huge contract, postponing it for a year, and then renewing a long-term maximum salary contract is the most appropriate, so at the end of this season, the 32-year-old Harden will most likely jump out of the contract to reach an early contract extension with the Nets, if Harden and the Nets reach a contract extension contract in the offseason, The contract amount is about 270 million US dollars for 5 years, and after adding 44.31 million US dollars next season, Harden's total salary for the next 6 years will be as high as 314 million US dollars, and it is clear that harden chose to jump out of the contract at the end of this season.
Third place, Zaklavan who bucked the trend
Lavin and Wiggins are from the same draft, obviously in the 14th draft Lavine's comprehensive talent and Wiggins is not comparable, unexpectedly the two people also went to the same team (Timberwolves) to play, so that In The Wiggins and Towns around Lavin got very few opportunities, even in the 16-17 season Lavin handed over an eye-catching stat of 18.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3 assists per game, the Timberwolves chose to abandon LaVine for the development of the double.
However, for LaVine, rather than staying and being suppressed, being traded is obviously a better way out, and in the second season of the Bulls, Lavine broke out in full swing, averaging 23.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.
Last season, the Bulls could send LaVine an early contract renewal contract, but according to the regulations, the starting salary of the early renewal contract can only be up to 120% of the previous year's salary, the longest term is 4 years, an increase of 8%, LaVine previously signed a four-year 78 million US dollar contract with the Bulls in 2018, so the Bulls' 4-year 104 million US dollar contract for LaVine last season offseason is already the maximum amount, but LaVine can of course choose to refuse.
After the end of this season, LaVine's contract officially expired, when Lavine can reach a 5-year, $210 million contract with the Bulls, this season the Bulls got DeRozan and Lonzo Bauer through a trade, the strength of the team is obviously hidden, the new season so far the Bulls have achieved a good result of 28 wins and 17 losses in the East, the team's excellent results coupled with Lavin's talented attributes, how can the Bulls let Lavine go.
Second place, Champion Lang de Andrea Ayton
Last season's 18-time outstanding players in the offseason have been awarded the coveted big contracts, including luka Doncic, Trae Young, Alexander and Porter Jr.'s top salary big contracts, but surprisingly, the Suns ignored Ayton and did not give Ayton any contracts, and the bright-eyed people can see that the Suns are hesitant to renew Ayton's salary.
So is Ayton worth a top salary contract? The author believes that Ayton's maximum salary contract can not be less than a penny, the sun does not give the maximum salary, Ayton can find another high, and other reconstructed teams will scramble to give Ayton a large contract with a maximum salary. Ayton's talent is visible to the naked eye, the template is Admiral David Robinson, Ayton's current performance is indeed a little bit different from the maximum salary contract, but fans and friends know ah, Ayton in the current Suns is only the third choice of the team, tactical deficiencies, is the main reason why Ayton's data is not good.
In the second season of his career, Ayton handed over a brilliant stat of 18.2 points and 11.5 rebounds, but at the beginning of the third season, due to paul's arrival, Ayton had to reduce his role, especially in the offensive end, there was no tactic to speak of, and even became a blue-collar center, the Suns' record was soaring, and Ayton's sacrifice was crucial.
Recently McGee and Biyongbo two inside players have performed very well, and even some people ridiculed mcGee and Biyombo to beat Ayton's maximum salary contract, in fact, it is not to this extent, the regular season Suns can also use McGee and Biyongbo to top a top, to the playoffs against the Nuggets Jokic, Lakers Davis, Bucks alphabet brother and 76ers Embiid, obviously Ayton are better defenders.
Although Ayton's offensive firepower is not up to the top level of Davis, Embiid, Alphabet Brother and Jokic, and the influence of the defensive end is not as obscure as That of Alphabet Brother and Gobert, but in addition to these few people, Ayton is one of the best big men in terms of comprehensive offensive and defensive considerations, so do you think the Suns will give up on Ayton? It is wise to honestly send a large contract with a maximum salary in the offseason.
First place, the league's new favorite Morant
In the 19th draft, Morant was picked up by the Grizzlies in the second pick, when Morant became the best show, many fans and friends were in an uproar, the unknown Morant Hod he could suppress barrett, who was once the first high school student in the United States, but rookie Game Morant conquered everyone, rookie Game Morant averaged 17.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game, and won the honor of the best rookie without suspense.
In the second season, Morant was steady and progressive, averaging 19.1 points, 4 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game, and this season Morant broke out again, averaging 25.3 points, 6 rebounds and 6.9 assists so far in the season, shooting 48.7% from the field and 35% from three-point range, all of which are career highs.
At the beginning of this season, NBA retired star Crawford said in an interview that Morant will become the facade of the NBA for the next decade, at that time, listening to this sentence, the author also thought that Crawford was a bit of a favorite, but through the performance of half a season, Morant has indeed become the league's new darling, the All-Star third round of voting results came out, Morant won more than 2.62 million votes, second only to Stephen Curry in the Western Conference backcourt, not surprisingly, Third-year Morant will be the starting player for the Cleveland All-Star Game.
Morant is a talented high-quality idol, and it is well deserved to win the league's praise, Morant is not only outstanding in appearance, but also plays very vigorously, when Morant breaks through, the opponent's interior players have to tense their nerves at all times, and a little attention will become the background of the day's headlines.
The 19th time of the young army can get an early contract extension at the end of the season, obviously Morant has become the best player in the 19th class, and the Grizzlies management will definitely be eager to give Morant a maximum salary big contract at the end of the season.