An average of 21+9+5 per game! 6 players who got a base salary but played tens of millions of dollars this season, one of them rushed to a contract of 200 million

Not every player has that kind of luck, but it's important to prepare in advance and do your best when the opportunity comes, so that you can change your career. There are a lot of players this season, they have seized the fleeting opportunity, so their lives have also changed dramatically, and it won't be long before they can become rich people with tens of millions of annual salaries, and some players can even get hundreds of millions of contracts.

6. Wei Shao (3.83 million)

This season, he averaged 11.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game

As the MVP of the year, Wei Shao's current situation is also embarrassing, he was flying on the court at the beginning, scoring, rebounding, and assisting, which made him the NBA's triple-double king. But with the decline of physical fitness, Wei Shao's strength has also fallen off a cliff, and in order to stay with the Clippers to compete for the championship last offseason, Wei Shao made sacrifices and signed a base salary with the team.

However, now it seems that Wei Shao's strength is far from falling to the point of signing a base salary, and many games of the Clippers this season have been won by Wei Shao, his ball handling, breakthrough, and defense are very good, which is still a performance played under the condition that his tactical status is not high. If Wei Shao was willing, it would certainly not be a problem for him to get a 10 million contract, but now he obviously wants to play brother basketball and compete for the championship.

5. Quickley (4.17 million)

This season, he averaged 16.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game

As a two-way guard, Quickley can both score and assist teammates on the court, and this season is the last year of his rookie contract, and Quickley has also pursued a big contract with an average salary of 25 million before, but obviously this price is a bit exaggerated, so the Knicks later traded him to the Raptors, and now he is playing reasonably well in the new team.

Since joining the Raptors, Quickley has averaged 17.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, where his tactical position has significantly strengthened, but while his stats have increased, his offensive efficiency has declined. However, with this kind of performance, Quickley should have an easy time getting a contract with an average salary of 15 million in the offseason, and the Raptors are likely to keep him for about that price.

4. Jalen Johnson (2.92 million)

This season, he averaged 16.1 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game

As the No. 20 pick in 2021, Johnson's physical fitness is very strong, he is 2.03 meters tall, and he can also run and jump on the court, but unfortunately his skills were very rough when he first entered the league, and he could almost only score by eating cakes on the offensive end. After playing Johnson last season, he averaged only 5.6 points per game, and everyone almost forgot about this player, and no one could have imagined that he could actually play famous.

Johnson has made explosive progress this season, averaging 16.1 points, 8.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 51.3% from the field. Not only has Johnson been able to attack on his own this season, but his passing ability has also improved dramatically, which has also greatly increased his ceiling, and the 22-year-old has every chance to develop into the core of the ball in the future.

3. Thomas (2.24 million)

This season, he averaged 21.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game

Although Thomas's draft pick was not particularly high, and he was only selected with the 21st pick in the first round, his scoring talent was among the best among rookies in the same class. In the first two seasons of entering the league, there was no opportunity for Thomas to exercise because there were superstars like Durant and Irving on the team, and this season he completely ushered in his chance.

So far, Thomas has averaged 21.5 points per game, which can also rank 31st in the league, and based on his current annual salary, the Nets are simply making a lot of money. However, Thomas's defensive and organizational skills are average, which also greatly affects his possibility of getting the maximum salary, and he has the opportunity to renew his contract with the Nets in advance this offseason, with his current strength, even if he can't get the maximum salary, he should be able to get a long-term contract of hundreds of millions.

2. Shen Jing (3.37 million)

This season, he averaged 21.1 points, 9.3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1.2 steals per game

When Shen Jing first entered the league, everyone didn't have such great expectations for him as they do now, at that time, his static talent was average, and his projection was also unstable, although his strategy ability was a bit bright, but this was not the core factor in evaluating a center after all. However, as he has been in the league for more and more time, Shen Jing has also been improving his competitive level, and the rise of Jokic and Xiaosa has also shown everyone how strong the ceiling of this type of center is.

Shen Jing's performance this season can be said to be very good, he has stable scoring ability and means on the offensive end, and his passing is more exquisite, it can be said that Shen Jing was the first star of the Rockets before he was injured. And fortunately, Shen Jing did not suffer a major injury, and his state will not be affected much after his comeback, judging from his age and talent, he has every chance to hit the top salary.

Maxi (4.34 million)

This season, he averaged 25.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1 steal per game

In fact, Maxey's performance last season was already outstanding, whether it was the regular season or the playoffs, he was able to contribute 20+ consistently. With the departure of Harden this season, Maxey has gained a higher tactical position, so his strength has improved again, his points per game average has exceeded the 25+ mark for the first time, and he has also carried the 76ers alone after Embiid's injury.

And this season Maxey not only has improved in scoring, he also has a visible improvement in the organization of offense, and the average assists per game are also a career-high 6.2 times, I have to say that in addition to his own efforts, the team's head coach Nas also has a lot of credit, under his coaching, Embiid and Maxey's willingness and level of passing are much stronger than before, and now it seems that Maxey's decision not to renew his contract in advance last year is too wise, with his current competitive level, he will properly get the first maximum salary contract of his career in the offseason.