Ah! Morant terminated the contract with others! The five-year contract with a maximum salary of 200 million yuan was lost
Morant, who went home early to fish and only played nine games this season due to right shoulder surgery, did not play with guns openly, but he was idle and bored, and fired his agent Jim Tanner, who had followed him for many years.
The agent has been following Morant since he entered the NBA in '19, so now the two sides have suddenly parted ways, and it is inevitable that people will scratch their heads.
Dare to guess, it should be the fault of money.
Last season, Morant was banned from the league for eight games for his first public gun possession, resulting in an unnamed All-Star selection, and as a result, he missed out on qualifying for a five-year $193 million contract to a five-year $233 million super-cap contract, losing more than $40 million.
This may be the beginning of the breakdown of the relationship between Morant and Tanner, and it is indeed his mistake, but it is inevitable that he will blame the agent for not saving enough public relations measures, and finally let about $40 million go down the drain, and maybe he will have to post some money in a year.
The last straw that broke the camel's back is estimated to be Morant's second public possession of the ball and a 25-game ban from the league, which may make him suspect that Tanner's lack of ability has been unable to effectively deal with NBA executives, which has led to his own punishment becoming more and more serious.
However, it is necessary to say a few fair words for Tanner, as for Morant's successive deaths, no agent can save him, but someone must take the blame, and the former is undoubtedly the best choice.
Besides, Morant's current contract only expires in 28 years, and he is not in a hurry to renew his contract with the Grizzlies in advance, and he will not be able to get new endorsements and other commercial activities in the short term, so it is irrelevant to cooperate without an agent now.
There are many people who suspect that Morant, who has suffered a series of scandals and major injuries, is no longer good and will no longer be the darling of the league.
It's a bit premature, although it is a headache, but the strength is still a top defender who can be ranked first, and he has scored 30+ points in the first four games of his comeback this season.
Morant's style of play is super capable of gaining fans, even if he only played 9 games this season, he received a lot more All-Star votes than Booker, who has always been more powerful than popular.
The most important thing is not to look at Morant's departure for half his life, everything good and bad things have been done, and when you look at them, you are only 24 years old, 1 year younger than the two current MVP favorites Doncic and Alexander, and the future is still promising.
The Grizzlies, who are fully returning next season, will definitely have something big, and they have ranked second in the West for the first two consecutive seasons.
Morant is also a popular player with high commercial value, outstanding personal strength and great leadership temperament, and players of this nature are very rare.
Maybe in the 24-25 season, this guy will win the MVP, and Xiao Hua, who regards the traffic as his life, will naturally praise him again.
From the abyss to the script that returns to the top and stands directly on the top of the mountain, the more topical audiences will buy it.
The prodigal son does not change his money, as long as it is not a heinous mistake, it is worth giving a few more chances to start over.
Past setbacks will also be a source of energy that pushes Morant to become stronger and more mature, and some people are destined to be great.
For example, the fat tiger who is in the same class as Morant, after experiencing multiple blows before, is now mature to the point of being like a 40-year-old mature woman, and is only about to be able to bring the Pelicans directly to the Western playoffs of the Shura mode as the biggest core!