The NBA playoffs have been going on for a while, and now there are only 8 teams left in the league that are still fighting for the championship, while other teams have begun to plan for next season, and it is reported that Phil Zen will be involved in the lakers' coaching work, in addition to the Lakers in the offseason also have to consider trading Westbrook, renewing Munch and other issues. Other teams in the league will certainly not be idle, presumably some teams have begun to consider giving their core a big contract, today we will take stock of the 6 players who are expected to get the top salary in the offseason.
Ayton is bound to win
In last year's offseason, the 18th Doncic, Trae Young and Porter Jr. all won a maximum salary renewal contract, but the Suns did not send a contract to the 18th Ayton, in the first year of his career, Ayton averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds per game, and last season helped the Suns reach the Finals, averaging 15.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 blocks per game in the playoffs, shooting 65.8%.
A playoff rookie, but also a third-year player, can play such a performance has shown how good his potential is, but the Suns said that Ayton does not have the strength to get a maximum salary, the two sides also shelved the renewal of the contract, the result did not expect the Suns backhand to give Bridges a 5-year 90 million big contract, Bridges is the first round of the 10th pick in the 18th, is he more potential than the champion?
In fact, the main reason for this is that the Suns don't want to spend so much money, after all, Booker and Paul have big contracts, and the team doesn't want to send a third salary to bear the high luxury tax, so they want Ayton to regress, if Ayton agrees, maybe Bridges' 90 million is his. But now, the Sun should have no reason not to give Ayton a maximum salary this time, and his current performance is fully worth a maximum salary contract to renew.
So far in the playoffs, Ayton has averaged 21.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 blocks, shooting 68% from the field and 50% from three-point range, looking at these data alone, you may think that Ayton is still not so good, and in the high-level statistics, his game contribution value is as high as 17, ranking seventh in the league, in front of him are Doncic, Paul and the like, his defense, rim and offensive ability are very good, He won 6.2 points per 100 rounds against the team, so it is estimated that the Suns are reluctant to let him leave, and a big contract is inevitable.
Morant's strength dictated
Morant is the 19th leader, here by the way, the 19th champion Zion, Zion in the second year of his career averaged 27 points per game, his talent is unquestionable, but Zion's biggest problem is that he is not healthy, his career so far 3 seasons because of injuries for three years a total of 85 regular season games, talent alone he is also worth a top salary contract, but the probability of injury will make him unable to get the maximum salary, he may wait until the 23-year offseason to consider renewing the contract.
Morant can be said to be a soaring in this season, last season he was still a player who averaged 19 points, 4 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game close to the all-Star strength, this season directly improved to the top star data of averaging 27.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game, considering that he is the best-in-class show, the rise is normal, but is this growth rate too fast?
And seeing his performance reminds me of Rose when I was young, when Rose won the MVP at the age of 22, coincidentally, Morant is also 22 years old this season, although this season he is likely not to get MVP, but he led the team to achieve the second record in the league, and Rose's ability to lead the team that year is almost the same, coupled with his beautiful data, I think this season Morant was selected for the best team is a sure thing.
At the same time, getting an early renewal of the maximum salary contract is also a matter of course, a player who can play such a good result in the third year of his career, and also lead the team to the second round of the playoffs, Morant is undoubtedly one of the best cornerstone players in the active duty, although the overall quality of the 19th draft does not look as good as the 18th, but there are also many talented players in this year, and they still have several who can get the top salary in the offseason, we will talk about it below.
Bartree grows savagely
Barrett is the 19th Tanhua, second only to Morant and Zion, his draft template of the year is Maddy, although Barrett did not show Maddy's terrible athletic ability and talent, but his arsenal is rich, offensive skills are sufficient, in time to become the top scorer, it is only a matter of time, in fact, since this season's All-Star, Barrett began to have his talent on the offensive end.
After the All-Star Game, Barrett has a single game of 46 points, but also 6 consecutive games to score 20+, this season before Barrett honestly does not have the ability to pay the maximum salary, last season averaged 17.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3 assists, this season his data has improved to 20 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3 assists per game, which is still for Walker and Fournier after sacrificing tactical positions, Barrett played performance.
Compared with Randall, Barrett is more worthy of Knicks training, after all, Barrett is more comprehensive, Randall in addition to playing flowers, show operation is not practical at all, he can play a good performance is by unlimited firing rights, Barrett upper limit is higher than him, in the previous Knicks president in an interview said that Barrett's progress is very large, they will first consider the issue of contract extension in the offseason.
Garland rose with the trend
Garland is the 5th pick of the 19th time, the top five of the 19th draft have no water, as for the fourth pick Hunter, although the potential is full, but his playing style is not yet formed, more like a 3D player, it is estimated that he will not get the top salary in the offseason, but Garland's top salary will be the same as Morant, it is a nail. In fact, Garland showed good potential last season, but because the team boss is Sexton, he did not get many opportunities.
Until this season's Sexton season reimbursement, Garland seized the opportunity, averaging 21.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 8.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game, shooting 46% from the field and 38% from three-point range, Garland's draft template is Curry, which is indeed very similar now, his leadership ability and Curry are as outstanding, this season he led the perennial Fish belly Cavaliers into the playoffs, and he was selected as an All-Star.
Previously, the media exposed that the Cavaliers intend to renew Garland with a maximum salary of 180 million, and it is estimated that the Cavaliers are also moved, after all, they have finally found a suitable cornerstone, and Sexton estimates that there is a high probability that they may leave the team in the offseason, because now the Cavaliers have no place for him. The future Cavaliers will inevitably build a team with Garland and Mobley as the core of the team, and in time the Cavaliers may return to the glory of the James era.
Brunson Grassroots Counterattack
Brunson was the third pick in the second round in 18 years, Brunson was an older draft pick that year, if not with a certain amount of projection ability and organizational ability, his talent may even be lost, but Brunson has a good point is that his ball quotient is very high, and very calm, this is Kidd's favorite player, in carlisle, he did not reuse Brunson, which is the main reason why the Lone Ranger did not renew Brunson early.
After Kidd's arrival, he gave Brunson the opportunity to play, during the regular season Brunson became the second core of the team outside Ofcic, fortunately he played well, averaging 16.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, shooting 50.2% from the field and 37% from three-point range. It is true that his regular season performance is not worth the top salary.
However, after the arrival of the playoffs, Brunson showed his value, Doncic missed the first three games, Brunson led the team to a large score of 2-1, helped the Lone Ranger reach the second round, averaging 25.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4 assists and 0.9 steals so far in the playoffs, shooting 47% from the field, 35% from three-point range, and contributing as much as 15.3 to the 6th in the league.
The Lone Ranger has been struggling to find a second big core of the ball besides Doncic, did not expect that he was already in the squad, Brunson did not get morant's super salary, but a contract of hundreds of millions should still be able to fight, after all, he and Doncic are more familiar, for the team system is also very understanding, the key is to have the ball, no ball ability, defense is still very good.
The future of Lavin Wind City?
LaVine is the first round of the No. 13 show in 14 years, in the third year of his career he played an average of 18.9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game, but next season joined the Bulls suffered a major injury season reimbursement, even so the Bulls also sent LaVine a 4-year 78 million contract, the Bulls such a big bet finally succeeded, the next few seasons LaVine scored an All-Star, showing the strength of the star.
In last year's offseason, the Bulls had considered an early extension of LaVine, and as a result, Lavin told the Bulls: "I want to renew my contract early, but the team must play in the playoffs first", as a result, the Bulls recruited DeRozan and Ball, it can be seen that the Bulls really want to use LaVine as the core of the team for many years to come, but it seems that everything the Bulls do does not move LaVine, according to the US media, Lavin believes that he can get a 5-year 210 million contract.
There is a saying that LaVine is an All-Star level player, it is very good to get a 5-year contract of 150-180 million, and also for the team salary consideration, so that the team has more flexible operating space, but LaVine seems to only want to meet himself, this season's playoff Lavine played that called a pull crotch, averaging 19.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6 assists per game, shooting only 42%, this is a pseudo star, really take yourself as a wrist?
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