The world is bustling, all for profit. The world is crowded, all for profit. The same proverb applies to the NBA stage. In a materialistic business alliance, everything is based on interests. In the era of chasing high salaries, tens of millions of big contracts abound, and at the same time, cancer contracts and garbage contracts also abound.
However, there are also some little-known or down-and-out stars, who are able to wash away the lead or be born to play the performance of top stars with a base salary contract, a child labor contract or a rookie contract, becoming a clear stream in the flow of materialism.
今天，盘点本赛季低薪高能的五大球星。
5. The Nets signed Lonnie Wall for 2.35 million in 1 year
Walker, in the 2023-24 regular season, averaged 14.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, shooting 48.9% from the field, 46.3% from three-point range, and 76.3% from the free throw line.
Walker was drafted by the Spurs with the 18th pick in the first round in 2008. As a young player, Walker has excellent defensive efficiency and defensive awareness, is good at using opponents' mistakes to punish opponents, is an explosive guard with speed and stable projection ability, once he plays a very explosive output performance, he can bring a strong deterrent to the team, but limited by factors such as talent and size, the overall performance is not stable enough, especially at critical moments, Walker is difficult to balance the competitiveness of both offensive and defensive ends, and is a flawed young star.
In the 2023 offseason, Walker was once refrigerated by the Lakers during the playoffs, so that the young man who had played bloodthirsty performances lost faith in the Lakers, and the Lakers undoubtedly left him, and the two sides broke up unhappily.
As a bench bandit, Walker also provides a huge sense of energy for the team, and even once became the team's No. 4-5 scoring point, stable performance is also for Walker, who gradually occupies a place in this rebuilding team, and is expected to get rid of the momentum and status quo of being snubbed and disliked by the Lakers before, and bottoming out again.
As a young star, although Walker is still growing, this base salary contract is a sure win for the Nets, and as a rebuilding team, being able to get such a scorer on such a cheap contract will be a great improvement for the team's offensive end, and it can also allow the team to improve its overall combat power, which can improve the overall strength of the team and the depth of the lineup。
4. The Hawks signed Bogdanovic for 64 million in 4 years
Bogdanovic averaged 17.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game in the 2023-24 regular season, shooting 45.4% from the field, 39.4% from three-point range, and 89.6% from the free throw line.
Bogdanovic was drafted by the Suns with the 27th pick in the first round in 2014. As a young star, Bogdanovic has the ability to project in basic colors, and as a European player, excellent creativity, and continuous output ability, so that he has the talent and sense of a scorer, despite being plagued by injuries, but as a shooter with stable projection ability, he can still bring great lethality to the team, and is an all-round European player with talent, skill, emotional intelligence, and judgment.
In the new season, Bogdanovic's performance is still outstanding, after returning from injury, Bogdanovic can be said to be more and more courageous, especially in the international arena, which makes his performance on the NBA court extremely explosive, excellent projection ability, but also brings great competitiveness to the team, becoming a scorer to be reckoned with.
Although due to the allocation of team resources, the young man can only be reduced to a substitute player, but Bogdanovic's performance on the bench is still extremely bright, and can even be called the leader of the bench, excellent scoring ability, and certain organizational skills, all bring the young man a strong competitiveness.
As a Mr. 10 million yuan, Bogdanovic played extremely amazing, and even plug-and-play performance, completely exceeding the value of this contract. If this young man can continue to perform, he is not only expected to sign the next big contract, but also expected to become an indispensable key man for the team, becoming the core player of the Eagles.
3. The Suns signed with Oakie with a base salary
Okogie averaged 6.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game in the 2023-24 regular season, shooting 39.8% from the field, 25.9% from three-point range, and 75.8% from the free throw line.
Okogie was drafted by the Timberwolves with the 20th pick in the first round in 2018. As a defensive giant, Okogie has an extremely fierce defensive attitude, as well as excellent defensive awareness, can better appear in the position of assisting defense and supplementing defense, very aggressive defensive style, but also brings great pressure to the opponent, but the inconsistent scoring performance, and less than 30% three-point shooting rate, so that Okogie was once extremely afraid of shooting on the outside, becoming a player with an extremely unbalanced offensive and defensive ends, but a blue-collar player who can provide energy and actively fight for rebounds.
In the offseason, the team kept the blue-collar player with a base salary, after the start of the season, Okogie did provide great protection for the team on the defensive end, although the offensive performance, extremely average, but excellent defensive performance, so that it can limit the opponent's top players well, and put great pressure on it, but also allow the team to improve the overall defensive morale, although, the instability of the outside line, so that it does not have the ability of 3D stars, but Okogie's positivity, often can bring other gains to the team, and can use the impact to create damage, compared to the outside shooting rate, Okogie's performance on the free throw line, can be described as decent, which can also kill opponents in disguise.
As a defensive stalwart, Okogie and Tucker, Beverley, there is also an imbalance between offense and defense, but as a fierce general, Okogie is also the team's source of energy, his existence can provide more opportunities for the team, and it can also allow the team to win the game better, in other words, as a base salary player, Okogie is still worth the money, after all, even if it is a simple defensive titan, it needs at least 10 million yuan of contract, so Okogie can sign the team with such a cheap contract, which can be described as a lot of money for the SunsWith such defensive awareness and impact, Okogie will also confirm the fact that he is low paid and high energy.
2. Rookie contract Williams
Williams, in the 2023-24 regular season, averaged 17.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, shooting 50.5% from the field, 35.7% from three-point range, and 88.2% from the free throw line.
Jalen Williams was selected by the Thunder with the 12th pick in the first round in 2022. As a tall, technical small forward. Williams had a mediocre first two seasons in college, but exploded in his junior year. Williams is 1.98 meters tall but has an astonishing 2.18 meters in reach. Williams is well-balanced offensively and defensively, well-rounded, has a good left-handed and left-handed dribble, and has a high basketball IQ. However, as an older rookie, Williams is thought to be a little inferior to other youngsters in terms of potential.
In the new season, Williams continued last season's good performance, and continued to improve his personal game level and ability, Williams's outstanding performance not only allowed him to sit in the starting position, but also allowed him to play an extremely important role at both offensive and defensive ends. After Alexander, the team on a par with Holmgren's 2-3 scoring points, Williams' excellent scoring ability, and outside shooting performance in key moments have brought great competitiveness to the team.
Williams's good breakthrough performance, as well as explosiveness, can allow him to use his physical talent at critical moments to enter the penalty area to bring great deterrence to the opponent, whether it is to create fouls, or to finish directly, Williams can play an extremely efficient performance, accurate judgment on the court, but also Williams as an older rookie, extremely mature, can better help and improve the team.
As a young man, Williams' constant chemistry with the team has also made him a core player, and even surpassed Giddey in the team's status for a time, and is expected to be called the new three less of the Thunder with Alexander and Holmgren, after all, compared to Giddey who has scoring obstacles, Williams is better on the offensive end, and the defensive end is also an extremely critical defensive gate, and he is a young man who has excellent performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
威廉姆斯惊艳的表现，以及不断地成长，不仅让所有人对其的质疑，不攻自破，也让威廉姆斯成为雷霆一鸣惊人，稳居西部第二名战绩的关键先生，一旦威廉姆斯能够持续成长，作为一名锋卫摇摆人，威廉姆斯拿着一份廉价的新秀合同，却打出球星的表现The importance of the team is self-evident, and his presence will also be a key factor for the team to be able to kill all sides in the regular season and even the playoffs, and put on a stunning performance, so this fledgling young man will prove his ability and talent in an explosive way, so that he can play a shocking game presentation and write his great legendary moment without being favored.
1. The Clippers signed a 2-year 8 million contract with Wei Shao
Wei Shao averaged 11.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in the regular season in the 2023-24 season, shooting 46.5% from the field, 27.5% from three-point range, and 63.5% from the free throw line.
Wei Shao as a triple-double king with extremely explosive physical talent, Wei Shao showed strong physical fitness after his debut, as a two-way guard who creates kills with breakthroughs and creates outside shooting opportunities for teammates, Wei Shao is definitely an alternative in the small-ball era, compared to Harden, Curry, these top pitchers, Wei Shao does not have the ultimate scoring ability, but Wei Shao can use a strong body and excellent impact to achieve the filling of the desire to score, and at the same time, Wei Shao can also be like James, under the high-speed operation, find empty teammates, create easier scoring opportunities for the team, is a triple-double king with body, talent, impact, and finishing ability.
After being dormant by teams such as the Rockets, Wizards, Lakers, and Jazz, Wei Shao once went from an unstoppable triple-double king to an abandoned baby who was slaughtered by others. After being abandoned by the Lakers, the former old teammate George recruited Wei Shao, after some thought, Wei Shao returned to his hometown Los Angeles again, this time to join the Clippers, after a long losing streak, Wei Shao and the team gradually played a good chemistry, and also successfully led the team to the playoff stage when George was out of action due to injury, Wei Shao is also an indispensable core player of the team.
Wei Shao, who regained his self-confidence, faced his big brother Durant in the playoffs, which can also be described as extremely hardworking, and his outstanding performance made Wei Shao's value increase again, but due to the truce of the double stars, the Clippers were outnumbered, and finally lost to the Suns and ended the playoffs in one round, but Wei Shao's performance was remarkable, but in order to stay in Los Angeles, Wei Shao also took the initiative to reduce his salary and chose to sign a 2-year 8 million contract with the team。
In the new season, Wei Shao's performance is still remarkable, whether before Harden joined, or after Harden joined, due to incompatible attributes, Wei Shao took the initiative to return to the bench.
Although Wei Shao was reduced to a substitute, the playing time was visibly reduced, but he was able to play an efficient game presentation, and he could connect with his third brother Harden every game to achieve empty connection, so that Wei Shao was already extremely satisfied, and the adjustment mentality suitable for the matter, as well as the quality of the will to sacrifice for the team, all made Wei Shao still receive praise after the decline in state, and also made the former triple-double king unable to help the team on the court and support the team in other aspects.
From taking the initiative to reduce salary, to returning to the bench, Wei Shao has almost done what superstars don't look like and won't do, Wei Shao's righteous and awe-inspiring approach not only makes him respected, but also makes Wei Shao's contract look extremely expensive, even if Wei Shao's sacrifice for the team, just look at Wei Shao's data and performance on the field, Wei Shao is still worth a contract of 10 million yuan, under the halo of such a superstar, Wei Shao can be willing to play as a substitute and do dirty work for the team. Tired work, Wei Shao's quality, and efficient performance, and the fact that he is definitely low salary and high energy, this down-and-out triple-double king still uses his energy to support his team and continue to be a worthwhile triple-double king.
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