On May 23, Beijing time, the NBA division finals are in full swing, in addition to the fierce battle on the court, the league's off-court news and trade rumors are still endless. According to reports: The San Antonio Spurs officially offered Harden a four-year 120 million contract to assist Venbanyama; the Rockets once again offered Jaylen Brown, one of the Celtics' double prospects, and are also recruiting Harden to return; the Bucks have confirmed that they will hire a new coach in the new season, and the current selection has locked three Nass led two assistant coaches selected.
According to a reporter from the San Antonio Spurs, relevant sources revealed that Spurs management intends to compete for Harden in the offseason after learning that James Harden jumped out of his contract next season, but the Spurs only offered a four-year, $120 million contract.
Previously, the outside world unanimously believed that Harden could get a contract offer of more than 210 million for 4 years in the offseason, and the Spurs' 4-year offer of 120 million was obviously different from Harden's expectations, and although the Spurs can now get Venbanyama through the top sign in the offseason, even with Harden, it cannot suddenly become a team competing for a championship, so the Spurs' offer is a little difficult for Harden to accept. Now it depends on whether Harden is willing to come to the Spurs to assist the growth of Venbanyama and wait for the team to have the ability to compete for the championship, but this also means that Harden's salary in the next few years will be greatly discounted, which is completely to test whether Harden is more eager for a championship or chooses to lie down and get a high salary later.
It is reported that the Spurs currently have more than 60 million salary space, they have enough space to open a contract for Harden, in addition to the salary space, playing under the famous coach Popovich is also every NBA player's dream, under Popovich, many NBA players have gradually played the price. Of course, the cooperation between the two sides needs further communication, 4-year 120 million is obviously not the final offer of the Spurs, with the Spurs' current salary space, it is also possible to open a 4-year 160 million contract, which can also attract Harden to join.
Revealed that the Rockets continue to offer Jaylen Brown Harden is also expected to return
There has been news this season that the Houston Rockets are interested in pursuing Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown in the offseason, and the Rockets have made an offer to the Celtics.
According to the latest news, the Rockets and Celtics are interested in completing a 4-for-1 deal, in which the Rockets send Jaylen Green + Kevin Porter Jr. + Usman Garuba + No. 4 first-round pick in 2023, while the Celtics send Jaylen Brown.
The Rockets did not get the cross-century talent Wenbanyama after this season, and the team will not continue to rot next season, so choosing to form a team roster through talented young players in the team has become the best choice, in addition to Jaylen Brown, the Rockets also intend to sign James Harden in the offseason, according to Keith Pompeo of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the outside world unanimously believes that once Philadelphia 76ers point guard James Harden becomes a free agent this summer, He will reunite with former team, the Houston Rockets, next season.
If the Rockets can finally get both Harden and Brown in the offseason, then the Rockets will return to the playoff competition next season, Jaylen Brown is not currently having a good time with the Celtics, the Celtics obviously want to develop Tatum, and after the division finals G2, Brown and Tatum also had infighting, which also exacerbated Brown's offseason departure.
The Rockets have been in the swing stage since Harden left the team, and the team has always been in the bottom of the rankings, and with the missed Venbanyama out, the Rockets have decided not to continue to swing.
It was revealed that the Bucks selected three Nass led two assistant coaches to be selected
According to Woj, relevant sources revealed that the Bucks have now determined the scope of the final three candidates for coach selection, which are former Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nas, Warriors assistant coach Kenny Atkinson, Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin, these coaches will participate in the final round of interviews with the Bucks this week, and the Bucks' coach next season will also be finalized this week.
Among the three current managers, Nas is also a new coach candidate for many teams, including the Phoenix Suns and the Philadelphia 76ers, the Suns fired Monty Williams immediately after the end of the season, and the 76ers also fired Doug Rivers immediately after the end of the season, and now the head coach positions of both teams are vacant, as a championship team, Nas, who led the Raptors to the first championship in team history in 2019, became the final choice.
The Bucks finished first in the league in the regular season this season, but were eliminated by the Heat's Black Eight in the first round of the playoffs, becoming the sixth team in NBA history to be blacked out, and after the season, the Bucks announced the firing of meritorious coach Budenholzer, who led the Bucks to another championship in 2021 after 50 years.
In addition to the team's final interview, Stein reported that the Bucks' new coach candidate will also be talking to the team's star Alphabet this week. The fit between the star and the new manager is also very important, and a good combination of the manager can form a team to compete for the championship