As the saying goes, the white lady drank the male yellow wine! This proverb also applies to the NBA stage, in the business league, tens of millions of contracts abound, in such a big environment, some stars in the rookie season or contract year, but where to play a shocking game presentation, will be favored by the management, even at the expense of a thousand dollars, it will be under the command, but not all of them are Durant, James, often some players after getting a big contract, like a deflated balloon, instantly lose their peak state, or even completely useless, It has become a full-fledged garbage contract and a cancer contract.
Today, take stock of the eight biggest stars of the season.
8th place: City Hero Randall
Randall was selected by the Lakers with the 7th pick in the 2014 first round. As a major contributor to helping the team return to the playoffs in the 2020-21 season, Randall not only won the fastest improved player, but also became the city hero of New York, and in the offseason, the Knicks also gave the hero a super contract of 4 years and 117 million in advance.
This big contract also caused controversy at one time, but Randall did not use excellent performance, hit back the doubt, but after getting the big contract, completely lay flat, not only did not have the heroism of last season, even the flying character is constantly exposed, the regular season, Randall averaged 20.1 points, 9.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, and the three statistics fell sharply from last season, not only that, Randall's ability to lead the team is also overwhelmed, and even worse than rose, who bottomed out, because of Randall's sluggish performance, also made the Knicks once again like a deflated balloon after last season's short-lived, vulnerable.
As a mr. billion yuan, Randall did not play the temperament and responsibility of the leader at all, and even stubbornly adhered to his own concept of playing, Randall and the coach Thibodeau also had a constant contradiction, it is reported that the Knicks once moved the idea of trading Randall.
As for the Knicks, this hundreds of millions of contracts can be called a cancer contract, the Knicks not only lost hundreds of millions of salaries, but also destroyed the self-confidence and vitality that has just been established, the Knicks can be described as a model of unladylike encounters, and all this is no wonder to others, the Knicks can only break their teeth and swallow in their mouths, if Randall can not recover, or even trade, Madison Garden to rebuild the glory may be far away.
Seventh place: Pseudo-interior giant Tamarkanen
Markkanen was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 7th pick in the 2017 first round. A big 213cm player, Markkanen is tall and talented, and was once hailed as the all-round big forward of the new era.
In 2017, Markkanen showed good strength when he first entered the league, and on his debut, Markkanen scored 17 points and 8 rebounds, which is definitely a very eye-catching debut for a young man.
In the next game against the Spurs and Cavaliers, Markkanen scored 13 points, 12 rebounds and 19 points and 8 rebounds respectively, fully playing a very potential scoring performance.
But as a big forward, Markkanen more often likes to float on the outside to shoot three-pointers, the impact on the inside, as well as the lethality is extremely limited, and the projection ability of the outside line is not enough to defeat the opponent, which also once made Markkanen's deterrence decline significantly.
In 2021, the Bulls refused to offer Markkanen a big contract due to the weakness of Markkanen's lack of ability to fight inside, so Markkanen went to Cleveland and signed a big contract with the Cavaliers for 4 years and 67 million.
In the 2021-222 season, the Cavaliers once played a very explosive performance, as one of the core of the team, Kalmanin averaged 14.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, the data improved slightly, but the increase was extremely small, and Kalmanin as an interior lineman, too many projection of three-pointers, but also made the Cavaliers inner line pressure huge.
On the defensive end, Markkanen's defense on the inside is also not flattering, compared to Allen, Markkanen is far from the same, and as an interior line with an annual salary of 17 million, the Cavaliers' deal has indeed been miscalculated again, and Markkanen's overall performance in the season is completely incompatible with this contract.
Sixth place: Rising star Collins
Collins was selected by the Hawks with the 19th pick in the 2017 first round. As the core player of the Hawks' 2020-21 dark horse season, in the offseason of that season, the Hawks signed a 5-year, 125 million super contract with the young big forward, which also made Collins another Hawk signing a hundred million yuan after Trae Young.
After getting this big contract that all young people are looking forward to, Collins failed to continue to work hard, complete the sublimation and transformation, but became more and more frantic, not only frequent verbal quarrels with teammates, but also openly questioned the head coach due to the uneven distribution of ball rights, and once pushed the contradiction of the coach to the peak.
Collins's sloppy personality, as well as the extremely inflated attitude of getting a big contract, not only made the eagle chicken dog restless, but also laid hidden dangers for injuries, due to the ups and downs of mentality, but also increased the probability of Collins being injured, throughout the season, Collins failed to charge for the team, but became a sick straw, the biggest burden on the team.
Collins's downturn, but also affected the entire team, so that the Hawks can only difficult through the playoffs, barely enter the playoffs, but even after Collins returned, the state still failed to adjust to the level it should be, in the playoffs, Collins averaged 9.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, as a star with a salary of tens of millions, Collins handed over data even worse than Maxi and Poole with rookie contracts. Collins's sharp shrinkage, but also become the culprit that caused the Eagles to reveal their original form, so performance, the Eagles even in the offseason have the heart to send Collins, I am afraid that no one is willing to accept, not only character defects, injuries and declining states, will become a key factor hindering the transaction, this seemingly understated contract extension, now completely reduced to garbage contracts, and even completely smashed in the hands of the Eagles, if Collins can not change their minds, the Eagles 3-5 years are afraid of no turnaround.
Fifth place: Champion defender Lowry
Lowry was selected by the Grizzlies with the 24th pick in the 2006 first round. As an important contributor to the 2018-19 Raptors championship, the team's important hero, Lowry was once known as the top defender of the attack and defense, and the small steel cannon-like body made Lowry occupy a place among the superstar-filled defenders.
In the 2021-22 season, the Heat quickly reached a first-and-then-trade deal with the Raptors, and packed Dragic, a veteran who played well in the 2019-20 dark horse season, as an accessory, and packaged it to the North.
Lowry's joining is not as ecstatic as expected, but the rise of Hiro has become a key factor in the Heat's regular season standing, and Lowry, as a mr. who holds $85 million for 3 years, does not play as well as a Hiro with a rookie contract.
In the playoffs, I thought that Lowry would bottom out with a wealth of experience, but after the arrival of the injury and return, Lowry's slump, as the only All-Star beside Butler, Lowry completely dropped the chain performance, but also made Butler's explosion become a joke.
In the playoffs, Lowry stopped playing, once disrupted the rhythm of the team, but also caused the Heat in the strength and home advantage, completely overturned by the young Celtics, as the team's second highest salary Lowry, naturally became the object of verbal criticism, which is not wrong for Lowry. In the playoffs, Lowry averaged 7.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game, 29.1% shooting percentage, 24.1% three-point shooting rate, such an unsightly performance, should not have come from lowry with tens of millions of annual salaries, but this is the fact, as the heat's proudest reinforcement at the beginning of the season, at the end of the season, it became the heat's biggest tumor, this big deal, not only made the Heat lose soldiers, but also wasted Butler's peak competitive state, the Heat This deal is called a tumor deal.
Fourth place: Gobert, the best defensive player
Gobert was selected by the Nuggets with the 27th overall pick in the 2013 first round. As one of the Utah's doubles, Gobert once became the Jazz's most popular star film with his elite-level defensive ability. He is also the jazz's only Mr. 200 million, as a defensive star, this contract is definitely a compliment and trust for Gobert.
Jazz as a very low-key team, but due to the double brakes, it does not hinder the Jazz's super strength, and even the Jazz once became a league giant, and the first place in the regular season has become a common thing for Jews.
But over the years of playoff powerlessness, so that the Jazz slightly impetuous, but also so that the contradictions between the players continue to be intensified, and Gobert and Mitchell as the core of the team, the two discord rumors have never stopped, the team's record seems to decline, but also made the team contradictions completely intensified, becoming the last straw pushed to the dynasty.
The personal contradictions between the two have also evolved into contradictions between various groups in the team, but despite this, compared to Mitchell's continuous and stable output, Gobert has completely received the impact of the civil war, with greater psychological fluctuations, a sharp decline in competitive status, and a complete loss of star strength.
Gobert's state of the sharp turn, but also made the Jazz a thousand miles, thousands of from the invincible dragon head, fell into the abyss, as the team with the highest salary Gobert, not only failed to resolve the contradiction with Mitchell, but intensified the contradiction, making the situation uncontrollable, Gobert is definitely vulnerable to the big contract, sitting on the fact that high salary and low energy.
Third place: Davis the Glass Man
Davis was selected by the Pelicans with the 1st pick in the 2012 first round. As the absolute hero of the Lakers' championship in the 2019-20 season, after winning the championship, the Lakers also repaid the favor, giving Davis a 5-year 190 million yuan maximum salary contract, making Davis a well-deserved Mr. Billion Yuan for the team.
But after the maximum salary contract was handed over, it was not Davis's gratitude report, but the ups and downs of mentality, the recurrence of injuries, and for two whole seasons, Davis left the Lakers with pain and torture. The eruption of expectations and the fall of the dream dynasty.
It is reported that during this period, Davis not only extremely undisciplined, but also gradually played part-time, completely ignored the main business, it can be seen that getting a big contract and the championship thick Davis completely exposed the essence of the bones, and Davis's sloppy personality, once almost fought with Howard, completely affected the lakers' overall team atmosphere, but also for the Lakers speechless playoffs to lay hidden dangers.
Since the arrival of hundreds of millions of contracts, Davis can be described as a dark Chen Cang, the mind is not on the court at all, has enjoyed retirement life in advance, so unenterprising, no wonder Barkley publicly satirized Davis, as a superstar, Davis not only wasted talent, but also brought the team into the abyss, once James is discouraged, go to other places, the Lakers may never see the day again.
Second place: Small forward Potter, who is well attacked and defended
Michael Porter was selected by the Nuggets with the 14th pick in the 2018 first round. As a small forward with excellent physical condition and excellent shooting feel, Porter was once pinned on high hopes, and his agility and excellent defense also gave Porter the potential to become a top star in attack and defense.
In the 20189-20 season, Porter ushered in the first season of his career after a season of recuperation, and made his debut against the Pelicans, Porter scored 15 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, perfectly completing his NBA career debut.
In December 2019, in Porter's game against the Kings, Porter made his career debut, scoring 19 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, completing a career high in scoring.
In the following games, Porter continued to grow, and at one point became the Nuggets' second-largest scorer after Jokic, and at one point the league saw the young man grow.
In the 2020-21 season, in Porter's game against the Rockets, Porter Jr. scored a career-high 39 points, once again showing super scoring explosiveness. In the playoffs, Against the Blazers, Porter cut 25 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks, and made 11/11 of the two-pointers, once becoming the fourth player in NBA playoff history to shoot at least 11 two-pointers to keep all of them.
In the offseason, Porter also signed a 5-year, 173 million contract with the team for excellent performance, and once selected for the best team, Porter could even get a large contract of $207 million.
In the new season, Porter, who got a big contract, did not continue to explode the performance, not only the competitive state fell sharply, but even once reimbursed for the injury season. In the regular season, Porter averaged 9.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, and the data was even comparable to the rookie season, completely in the doldrums, as a star with an annual salary of more than 30 million, Porter's sluggish performance was completely incompatible with the high contract, and also confirmed the soft egg fact that Porter's high salary and low energy.
1st place: Singles King Owen
Irving was selected by the Cavaliers with the 1st pick in the first round in 2011. As the absolute hero of the Cavaliers' championship in the 2015-16 season, Irving's key three-pointer can be described as a lifelong brag, and Irving has also been a god in a war, and his value is also rising.
In the 2019-20 season, Irving signed a four-year, 141 million maximum salary contract with the Nets. Since signing this hundreds of millions of contracts, Owen has the confidence in his heart, more unscrupulous, and his character flaws are constantly exposed to the sun.
From just entering the Nets due to injury season reimbursement, to family affairs, and even evolved into refusal to play, Irving continued to intensify, so that the Nets luxury lineup fell apart, as a star, Irving not only shared the pressure for the team, but constantly created pressure on the team.
As a god who sees through the red dust, Irving is not ambiguous about salary, although, stopping and stopping, extremely lazy, but Irving still wants to ask the Nets for the next top salary contract of more than 200 million. Owen is surprisingly unsure of the sky.
In the four years since the Nets signed a contract with Irving, Irving's appearance rate is extremely low, and even in the 2021-22 season, Irving has played less than 30 games in the regular season, and even less than Davis, who is not as good as a stop-and-go Davis, which shows that the single-round appearance rate is not worthy of this big contract. Not to mention other team leadership capabilities and the team's contribution, the Nets' 141 million contract not only adrift, but even caused the Nets to burn themselves, and even suffered their own consequences.