NBA | Averaging 23+7+7 per game in the playoffs, how could Wei Shao accept the Clippers' base salary contract?

In the 16-17 season, after Durant chose to join the Warriors, the Thunder did not slump as expected. Instead, under the leadership of Wei Shao, he achieved a 47-35 record in the sixth place in a single season and forced himself into the playoffs.

In addition to leading the team to the playoffs, Wei Shao also played the peak performance of his career this year, with a triple-double of "31.6 points, 10.7 boards and 10.4 assists" per game, and won the MVP trophy and the scoring king trophy...

Given Wilson's outstanding individual performance and team-leading record this season, Thunder management offered him a five-year, $205 million contract extension in the 17-year offseason to retain the super guard. Unfortunately, this super top salary contract did not retain Wei Shao's heart to chase the championship.

After George applied to leave the team to join the Clippers in the 19 offseason, as a small ball team in the league, it was difficult for the Thunder to rise again in a short period of time with the background of the Thunder at that time. However, fortunately, the Thunder management did not force Wei to stay less - let him join the Rockets as he wished, and formed a "double MVP combination" with Harden to continue to attack the championship.

But disappointingly, the combination of Wilson and Harden did not achieve the expected results. So in the context of Harden's single-minded desire to leave the team, Wei Shao joined the Wizards. In the first season of Wilson and Beal's team, after regaining a lot of possession of the ball, he once again averaged a triple-double per game this season...

It's just that the combination of Wei Shao and Beal, whether it is chemistry or team records, has always been tepid. In the end, the Lakers, who were eager to change in the 21-year offseason, used "Kuzma, Pope, Harrell and the No. 22 pick in 21" as a trade chip, and successfully won Wei Shao to form the "Jane Wei Mei" Big Three combination.

I thought that the "Janeway" Big Three joined forces to allow the Lakers to return to the championship ranks. Who ever thought that the "Janeway" Big Three led the team not only missed the playoffs for a year, but even fell out of the top ten in the West last season. So under the premise that the Big Three could not produce a chemical reaction, the Lakers management had to give up Wei Shao...

After leaving the Lakers, Wei Shao joined the Clippers with a base salary of 780,000. And after joining the Clippers, his performance did not disappoint - not only did he average 15.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game in the regular season, shooting 48.9% from the field; The playoffs also had 23.6 points, 7.6 boards, 7.4 assists, and shot 41.0% from the field.

If you look at the performance of the Lakers period, it is indeed difficult for Wei Shao to get a satisfactory contract. But judging from the performance of the Clippers last season, the outside world is optimistic that this summer, Wei Shao can get a multi-year contract with an annual salary of $15 million + dollars.

But with the emergence of many contracts of 100 million yuan and 200 million yuan in the free market this year, Wei Shao did not get a multi-year contract of 15 million + US dollars. Instead, he chose to sign a 2-year, $7.8 million contract extension with the Clippers, compared with the annual salary of $47 million last season, and the salary reduction of Wei Shao in the new season was as high as 43.2 million...

So, averaging 23+7+7 per game in the playoffs, how can Wei Shao accept the Clippers' base salary contract?

1. Compared to the Clippers' two-year $7.8 million, the league 29 team did not offer a better contract. In the absence of George in this year's playoffs, Leonard was unable to play due to injury, and although the Clippers' ending was already predictable, Wilson still played 23+7+7 statistics.

And with Wei Shao's excellent playoff performance this year, not to mention that he will definitely be able to get the top salary; But in today's era of 100 million yuan contracts, getting an annual salary contract of 15 million to 20 million should not be a problem, right? So after the Clippers were out this year, many teams in the league reported that they were interested in less power - among them, the Nets quoted $56 million for 3 years, and the Thunder offered $88 million for 3 years.

These two three-year contracts may not be much for stars who are in their prime, but they are very attractive to Wei Shao, who is in the twilight of his career. However, Wei Shao accepted the Clippers' 2-year 7.8 million US dollar extension, which is not to say that Wei Shao is now "money like dung", in fact, it shows that the 29 teams of the league have not offered Wei Shao an average annual contract of 15 million + US dollars.

2. Compared with the league 29 teams, the Clippers can play more than Wei Shao's advantage and have a better chance of winning the championship. In the first two years, the reason why the three giants of "Zhan Weimei" were unable to produce a chemical reaction was mainly because Wei Shao and James and Thick Eyebrows repelled each other. Among them, James needs to cede some possession of the ball, thick eyebrows need to increase mid-range and long-range projection, so that they cannot maximize their strength.

George and Leonard are different, they not only have top-level defensive ability, offensive ability, but also some off-ball ability. What they lacked the most was the ability to organize tandems, and Wei Shao's arrival just made up for this, and his addition was able to free up their offensive firepower.

In addition to that, while George and Leonard remain healthy, the Clippers are also one of the strong contenders for the championship. If Wei Shao continues to play efficiently with the Clippers in the new season, and even helps the Clippers win the championship, he may not have a chance to win a satisfactory contract next year. Therefore, under the premise of no better contract than the Clippers, as long as it is not stupid, Wei Shao will choose to stay in the Clippers...