Before the trade deadline of 4 a.m. today, the Lone Ranger and the Wizards reached a deal, the Lone Ranger side sent out the inner core Porzingis and a second round of signings, got Dinwiddie and Bertans from the Wizards, and according to alliance sources, the Lone Ranger has always wanted to send out the big contract of Bo Shen before the trade deadline, that is to say, this deal with the Wizards, the Lone Ranger is just to send away the big contract, and there is not much to do with reinforcement, but after the completion of this transaction, the strength of the Lone Ranger will undoubtedly be greatly reduced. Because the team already lacks an interior player, although Bo Shen has been a little unhappy in recent years, as long as he remains healthy in the playoffs and Doncic maintains a stable play, the Lone Ranger really can't be underestimated.
Now 26 years old Bo Shen, 2 meters tall, weighing 108KG, it is true that his knee injury has always been a hidden danger, but in the case of Bo Shen to maintain health, he is definitely one of the top big men in the league, in the lone ranger in these 3 years, Bo Shen can basically maintain a stable double-double output, 19-20 season at that time healthy Bo Shen, but also in his first playoff trip, handed over 23.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1 block, he and Doncic composed of "European Twin Stars" It really makes the Lone Ranger fans see unlimited hope.
And after the Lone Ranger traded Boshin from the Knicks, Immediately reached a 5-year 158 million maximum salary contract with him, not counting this season, his contract is still 2 years left nearly 70 million, the last year (23-24 season), Bo shen's salary is as high as 36 million, the contract is large, but Bo Shen did not play a decent performance, this season again suffered from knee injuries, in fact, in the middle of the season, he stopped for a while, and recently he has missed 5 games of the Lone Ranger because of knee injuries. Health problems always seem to be a stumbling block that plagues Boshin to keep going.
This season, after the Lone Ranger replaced the manager with Kidd, the latter also made it clear that he wanted To let Bo Shen gain a more important tactical position this year, and in the case of Bo Shen maintaining health, it is indeed the most important internal core of the Lone Ranger team, as of now, he has played for the Lone Ranger in 34 games, averaging 19.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.7 blocks per game, and the shooting percentage has reached 45.1%, although the offensive efficiency is decent, but the deterrent power on the defensive end is indeed what this Lone Ranger needs very much.
And paying such an All-Star player, only to get a Dinwiddie who also suffered a major injury and a space-type No. 4 Bertans whose contract is worse than Bo Shen, the lone ranger who failed to get substantial reinforcement, is really wasting Doncic's "child labor contract". Although a 5-year 207 million maximum salary extension was reached with the Lone Ranger last summer, Doncic is still fulfilling his rookie contract this year (10.17 million in the last year), that is to say, after the end of the season, Doncic's super maximum salary will officially take effect, and the Lone Ranger who eats Doncic's salary dividend did not take such an opportunity to strengthen the inside line, but sent Bo Shen out, really a bit of wanting to give up the meaning of this season.
As of now, the Lone Ranger is temporarily fifth in the West with a record of 32 wins and 23 losses, and it is very likely that he will be in the upper half of the zone after that, but now send out the core of the inner line of Bo Shen, there is no orthodox No. 5 Lone Ranger, is it really going to learn from the Warriors to play the five small lineups, in a vain attempt to break out of the sky this season?