NBA official announcement: Hornets player Miles Bridges was fined $50,000. In the previous play-offs between the Hornets and Hawks, Bridges was expelled by the referee, and he slammed his braces on a female fan as he exited. Bridges expressed the desire to contact the female fan to apologize, and the fan replied: I am embarrassed to poke you...
The female fan was indeed innocent, and she was dazed after being smashed. The real coaxing was the yellow-hated male fan next to him, Bridges, who lost his hand. After calming down, Kobashi also regretted it, saying at the press conference that his behavior was unacceptable and took full responsibility for the matter and was willing to take all responsibility.
Bridges has been paid $5.42 million this season, and 50,000 knives is not a small amount for him. According to BR reporter Jake Fischer, bridges will seek a five-year, $173 million top-salary contract extension in the offseason this year. Kobashi's current contract is $15.72 million for 4 years, signed in 2018 and expires this summer.
In the 2021 offseason, the Hornets offered a four-year, $60 million early contract extension, which Bridges declined. As it turned out, he made the right choice. You can compare the data of Kobashi's two seasons: in the 2020-21 season, he averaged 12.7 points, 6 boards, 2.2 assists, 0.7 steals per game, and three shooting percentages: 50.3%, 40%, 86.7%.
Bridges has played in 80 games for the Hornets this season, averaging 35.4 minutes per game and can have 20.2 points, 7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 0.9 steals. He shot 49.1 percent from the field, 33.2 percent from three-point range and 80.2 percent from the free throw line. While his average of points, rebounds, assists and steals per game improved, all three shots declined.
Bridges ranks 42nd in the league for offensive efficiency, but only 263rd in defensive efficiency. Coupled with the Fact that the Hornets are only 10th in the East and have not made it to the playoffs, Joe will most likely not give Bridges a maximum salary of 173 million. In the eyes of many fans, Kobashi's annual salary is more appropriate between 20 million and 25 million.
For comparison, we can look at the Performance of the Suns' Mikal Bridges, or bridge. Ohashi has played in 82 games for the Suns this season, averaging 14.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 53.4%, 36.9% and 83.4% per game. The data is indeed not as good as the small bridge, but the bridge has a higher hit rate of the three.
Bridge's offensive efficiency ranks 11th in the league, defensive efficiency 44th in the league, and net efficiency 7th in the league. Last offseason, the Suns gave Bridges a four-year, $91 million contract extension. The Suns' record is the first in the league, and the bridge is not the top three choices for the team to attack, and it is understandable that the average score is 6 points lower than the small bridge.
In this comparison, it is reasonable for Kobashi to take a contract of 90 million yuan for 4 years, or about 110 million yuan for 5 years, and if he insists on 173 million US dollars for 5 years, the Hornets may give up. In the 2020 offseason, the Hornets gave Hayward $120 million for four years and Rozier $97 million for four years in 2021.
How big a contract do you think Kobashi should take for his performance?