The Clippers officially announced that the team signed an early contract extension with the small card.
Then Shams, the king of the news, revealed that the small card received 152.4 million for three years, which was fully guaranteed, excluding player options.
With an average annual salary of more than $50 million, it takes off directly.
The little card is certainly qualified to sign such a big new contract.
He has played at an MVP level this season, averaging 23.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game, shooting 51.6% and 43% from the field, respectively.
The bottom line is that he's healthy this season, with the Clippers playing 36 games so far, and the Clippers have played in 32 of them, with an 89 percent attendance rate.
You must know that since joining the Clippers in 19, Xiaoka has been plagued by injuries, with an attendance rate of only 56.1%, and the 21-22 season is fully reimbursed.
And now that the small card has "changed its face", his performance is still super high, and he can stay healthy, the Clippers naturally have no reason not to give him an early contract extension.
In the same vein as George, an unnamed but reliable reporter said that the Clippers are in ongoing negotiations with him on a contract extension, and the team plans to keep Joka for a long time.
As for Harden, he is not necessarily in the Clippers' long-term plans, and he is required to get an offseason to sign a new contract.
In other words, Joka was able to regain the trust of the Clippers management, which was inseparable from the arrival of Harden, who shared the pressure of their ball-handling well, thereby indirectly reducing the glass attributes.
The chemistry between the three has developed again, leading the Clippers, who were previously only on the brink of the playoffs, all the way to the top of the West.
It is also worth mentioning that according to the current salary space of the Clippers, they can still get a player with an annual salary of about 20 million without losing rotation players, and there is also a first-round pick that can be traded.
With the trade deadline approaching, the Clippers will definitely want to make a difference in order to improve their championship probabilities, and most likely to strengthen the center position.
The best choice for the 20 million interior line in the trade market is none other than the Cavaliers' All-Star center Allen, who is averaging 14.8 points and 9.9 rebounds per game this season, and can run and jump without fear of being targeted by opposing guards.
If the Clippers can finally win the championship this season, Harden, who is destined to enter the free market this summer, will have more confidence to fight for an ideal big contract!