Today's 9 regular season games are all over!After beating the Thunder, #凯尔特人锁定联盟第一#;The Nets are 30-47 and have missed the playoffs;After defeating the Cavaliers, #太阳升至西部第六#;The Timberwolves beat the Raptors to return to the first place in the West!In the NBA regular season, the Suns defeated the Cavaliers 122-101 at home, overtaking the Kings and Pelicans to rise to sixth in the West, temporarily escaping the play-off zone! Suns defeated the Cavaliers 122-101! With the Atlanta Hawks defeating the Pistons 121-113 in today's NBA regular season, officially locking up the play-in spot, it also means that the Nets behind them completely missed the playoffs and fell into the lottery zone. The Timberwolves overtook the Nuggets, and in the face of the Raptors in a losing streak, the Timberwolves performed strongly, winning 133-85 and winning a 48-point victory. At the same time, the Timberwolves' record came to 53-23, with a winning rate of 69.7%, rising to first place in the West, surpassing the defending champion Nuggets. The Clippers beat the Mavericks and ranked fourth in the West.
Today, the Pelicans lost to the Magic + Suns to win the Cavaliers, and although the Mavericks are still in fifth, the current 5-8 in the West is basically on the same level. It seems that the suspense of the final ranking will continue until the last game. Durant 32 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal, Booker 40 points, 8 assists, 1 rebound and 1 steal!
Without Alexander and Jalen Williams, the Thunder struggled to match the Celtics on both ends of the floor. A wave in the fourth quarter helped the Green Army claim its 60th win of the season. In the 2023~2024 NBA regular season, Malachi Flynn of the Pistons scored 50 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, which was the fourth year of his NBA career, and the score set a new high in his NBA career, and the Pistons finally lost to the Hawks 113-121
The pattern of the West has changed, and after the Timberwolves beat the Raptors by 48 points, they overtook the Nuggets and returned to the first place. The Suns beat the Cavaliers by a wide margin to return to sixth. The Pelicans suffered 3 consecutive losses, and after the Lakers won 3 in a row, they saw the hope of the top six, and James turned around and elbowed Avdija's head and received a first-degree malicious foul!
Avdija: At that moment, I felt like I saw my grandmother. After half-time, Avdija did not return to the game, and then the official said that Avdija suffered a migraine and will not return for this game. This is really an "elbow step": In the Lakers Wizards game, James deliberately elbowed Wizards player Avdija, causing the latter to withdraw from the game due to injury!
NBA Regular Season April 4 Grizzlies 111:101 Bucks, Raptors 85:133 Timberwolves, Magic 117:108 Pelicans, Cavaliers 101:122 Suns, Trail Blazers 89:86 Hornets, Lakers 125:120 Wizards, Pistons 113:121 Hawks, Thunder 100:135 Celtics, without Alexander and Jalen Williams, the Thunder are difficult to match the Celtics on both offensive and defensive ends. A wave in the fourth quarter helped the Green Army claim its 60th win of the season. For quite some time, 60 wins in a single season was a reflection of a team's regular-season dominance.
What's more, so far this season, the Celtics have also delivered an impressive 11.7 points per game net difference. Pacers 111:115 Nets. In the Western card battle between the Mavericks and the Warriors, the two teams are in hot form and are in a winning streak. Now the strength of the Mavericks is definitely stronger than the Warriors, the Eastern European combination is too powerful, stronger than the Splash Brothers, but the Warriors role players are better than the Mavericks, so the result is hard to say, plus this is the home court of the Warriors, so it is a matchup close to five or five.
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According to sources, Jerry West, Carter, and Billups were inducted into the 2024 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame!! and Jerry West will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for the third time as a basketball contributor! Carter was selected as an All-Star eight times, was selected to the All-NBA Team twice, and ranked 21st on the all-time scoring list, setting a record of 22 seasons in league history, and a gold medalist at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Billups was the 2004 champion Pistons Finals MVP, a five-time All-Star, and a three-time All-NBA All-Star in 17 seasons. The 22-year-old became the youngest player in NBA history to average at least 30 points in 11 games, surpassing Hall of Famer McAdoo and Abdul-Jabbar.
Suns beat Cavaliers 122-101!
Booker and Durant couldn't figure it out, and the two combined to score 72 points. Booker, in particular, has a whistle and is significantly more aggressive on the offensive end. The fourth quarter of the NBA's Top 10 Unsolved Mysteries of the Suns. Durant 32 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal, Booker 40 points, 8 assists, 1 rebound and 1 steal, Beal 7 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal, Nurkic 2 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, O'Neal 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Bol 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block, Gordon 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal, Euban 4 points, 5 rebounds and 1 steal, Saben Lee 2 points!
The Pelicans hosted the Magic, leading 26-24 in the first quarter. The Magic led 58-55 at halftime. In the rematch, McCollum threw the first score, Carter Jr. hit a three-pointer, and the Magic took the lead, and the Magic completely suppressed the Pelicans in this quarter, and the Magic led 91-76 at the end of the third quarter. In the end, he defeated the Pelicans, won 3 in a row, and swept the Pelicans this season.
Morant announced: He and agent Jim Tanner officially terminated the contract, and the two sides parted ways!
Morant was born on August 10, 1999, turned 25 this summer, Moran has been in the NBA since 2019, and Morant's agent has always been Jim Tanner. During Morant's suspension, it was also Jim Tanner who helped him speak out and PR. Once a close business partner, the relationship is now broken! Jim Tanner is a veteran NBA agent, and Duncan, Ray Allen, Battier and Jeremy Lin were once his clients.
Agents are not only responsible for the players' NBA contracts, but also for their commercial endorsements. Morant's partner brands include Nike and Powerade (sports drinks), which generate tens of millions of dollars in endorsement revenue every year. There are many stars who have terminated their contracts with agents in the past two years: In the 2023 offseason, Edwards left Rich Paul's Klutch Sports to sign with WME. Immediately after Huazi signed a five-year contract of 260 million, Rich Paul lost tens of millions of dollars. Simmons also terminated Rich Paul's contract and signed veteran agent Bernie Lee.
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If Durant signs a new contract for 3 years and $198 million, the average salary can reach 66 million, how much will he actually get? Deduct $24.42 million in federal taxes (37% annual salary), deduct $8.778 million in California taxes (13.3% annual salary), deduct $6.6 million in affiliate escrow (10% annual salary), deduct $2.64 million in broker commissions (4% The actual annual salary is 66 million US dollars, and after deducting 42.438 million necessary expenses, Durant's actual salary is only 23.562 million US dollars. Although it is also astronomical, it is really a lot smaller than the annual salary of 66 million US dollars!!
Providence College point guard Devin Carter announced his participation in the #2024 NBA Draft# Prediction first-round, signed with an agent, waived his remaining college qualifications, averaged 19.7 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game in his junior season, was named the best player in the Big East league, one of the most versatile and influential defenders in college, has improved a lot on offense this season, and his father, Anthony Carter, served as an assistant coach with the Grizzlies
More than one NBA agent believes Knicks player O.G. Anunoby's next contract is worth at least four years and $150 million. OG-Anunoby was traded from the Raptors to the Knicks in the middle of the season, and he played in 17 games for the Knicks, with a 15-2 record. He averaged 14.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.7% from the field, 36.4% from three-point range and 82.5% from the free throw line.
For NBA players' contracts with NBA teams, agents can take up to 4% of the contract, and commercial endorsements can take up to 20%. For example, Morant and the Grizzlies have a big contract of 200 million, and the agent siphons off $8 million. It's not a small amount, so some players simply don't hire an agent.
Rookie Wemban's total of 235 blocks is more than 86.6% of players in NBA history. In the Spurs' away loss to the Nuggets, Wembanyama made nine blocks in a single game.