Before the start of the playoffs, the NBA play-offs are also worth paying attention to, this season, the 76ers and the Heat in the East can be described as Mars hitting the earth, and the West is the Lakers and Warriors gathering in the play-offs, with James, thick eyebrows, Curry, Fox, Sabonis, Ingram, Zion and other stars competing in the play-offs, which is full of excitement. However, there are also teams that have already started to build for the playoffs and even the future of the team.
After the Suns completed the contract extension, the luxury tax rose to the first place in the league!
According to a report by NBA reporter Woj, multiple agents of Grayson Allen confirmed that the Suns and Allen reached an early contract extension with a specific length and amount of $70 million for 4 years, and Allen's annual salary this season is only 8.5 million, which is an expiring contract. At the same time, after Allen's contract extension, the Suns' overall salary for next season has reached $206 million, and according to calculations, they need to pay a huge luxury tax of $104 million, which rises to the first place in the league.
I have to admit that the new owner of the Suns is indeed quite arrogant, after he took over, the Suns made a big move, brought in Durant, traded Paul for Beal, and now the luxury tax ranks first in the league. In terms of trading, the main focus is a lively, stud, and there is nothing left in his pocket. There is no reservation in terms of expenses, no matter what the team's results are, the money must be spent in place, no money should be spent, and no point seems to be left in the province, with such a boss, no matter whether the Sun can win the championship or not, at least their competitiveness is not bad.
The Lakers rise to the challenge!
Going back to the play-offs, the most talked about the Lakers is the possibility of facing the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs. Some people believe that teams in the play-offs are not qualified to pick opponents, because once they anger the basketball gods, it is very possible that they will not make the playoffs. Some people also believe that instead of going in to "give people away", the Lakers should let go of the first play-off game and go all out to prepare for the second game. There are no answers to these arguments, and judging from the attitude of the Lakers themselves, they are ready to face the difficulties. The Lakers have released their injury list for the next game, James is in a state with a high probability of playing, and Thick Eyebrows is doubtful for back cramps.
If the Lakers want to put it, James doesn't need to play, most of the core can be rested, but including Reaves, Russell, Hachimura is in a state where he is healthy and can play, James has been doubtful for a long time this season, and this time he has upgraded his playing state, which can be seen from this that the Lakers want to go all out to win, and it is no surprise that the thick eyebrows will also play, and the 8th place in the West that is finally fought for, the Lakers have no reason to miss in vain, even if it is difficult to play the Nuggets in the first round, but the Lakers did not choose to escape, they chose to face the difficulties, if they can't beat the Pelicans, then prepare for the second play-off, but the Lakers will not take the initiative to surrender, do their best, and then go with the flow.
The Warriors have hope to make history!
Things are worse for the Warriors, who have little hope of making the playoffs just by looking at their 10th place in the West. What's more, since the inception of the play-offs, there have been a total of 6 10-ranked teams in the East and West, none of which have made it to the playoffs. But records are always broken, and if there's one of these teams with the best chance, it's the Warriors. On the one hand, the Warriors are the 10th team with the best record in the entire history of the NBA, and they have the same record as the Kings this season, both 46-36, and they are 2-2 this season, and the Warriors are only in 10th place because their record against Western Conference opponents is not as good as the Kings, and the strength of the two teams is very close.
On the other hand, the Warriors have a full lineup, Curry has 2 games off in the last 5 games, the Kings are missing Huerter and Monk, and the No. 2 position has completely collapsed, which is also the reason why they have fallen rapidly from the top 6 positions in the West, in terms of lineup, the Warriors have the advantage, and the two sides have a psychological advantage, the Warriors eliminated the Kings in the playoffs last season, they have a psychological advantage, this group of matchups meets, the Warriors really have a great chance, and once they get the first win in the play-offs, it is really impossible to say what will happen next, the Warriors have become the first team in history to break into the playoffs as the 10th in the division, which is nothing impossible。