32+31+29!No. 1 in the league!That's why the Suns gave him a $70 million contract
The NBA league is a stage where big waves are rushing to see gold, whether you have unborn talent or outstanding skills, as long as you can gain a firm foothold in the league and have a place, you can sign a big contract worth a lot of money and become a winner in life! Take this season as an example, Green Army guard Holiday is not conspicuous, but at the age of 34, he signed a four-year, $135 million fully guaranteed early contract extension, and the final year player option is also the greatest dignity and respect given by the Green Army to Holiday. Just today, another player signed a sizable contract!
According to a report from NBA's Woshen, player agents Mitch Nathan, Aaron Mintz and Steven Heumann revealed that Allen has agreed to a four-year, $70 million contract extension with the Suns. Allen's original contract expires this summer with a salary of only $8.5 million this season, and the new contract will take effect from the 24-25 season, with a starting salary of $15.63 million, a salary of $16.88 million in the 25-26 season, a salary of $18.13 million in the 26-27 season, and a player option worth $19.38 million in the 27-28 season. This Allen is not Allen, but they all have the attributes of sharpshooters, this contract is the greatest affirmation and praise given by the Suns to Allen, and every penny of Allen's new contract is shot out by him with one three-point shot after another!
Back in the offseason last year, the Suns introduced Beal to create the Big Three of Durant + Booker + Beal, betting on the championship! Durant has an annual salary of $47.65 million, Beal has an annual salary of $46.74 million, and Booker has an annual salary of $36.01 million. Even so, the Suns racked their brains to participate in the Lillard Holiday trade as a third party, and got Nurkic, Allen and others! Many people are worried about Allen's injury history, and some people are worried that Allen's bad resume is somewhat incompatible with the humble and gentlemanly style of play of the Suns' Big Three, and they never thought that Allen would become the most reliable knife guard around the Big Three!
After all the regular seasons were played, the Suns achieved a record of 49 wins and 33 losses, ranking 6th in the West, and went straight to the playoffs! For the Suns, such a record and ranking are not outstanding, but they are not easy to come by! In this process, Beal stopped and stopped, Booker rose and fell, KD worked hard, but Allen became the biggest winner around the Big Three, frequently creating surprises and changing his life against the sky! Among them, the Christmas game played the Mavericks, Allen exploded 32 points + 4 rebounds + 4 assists +8 three-pointers; on January 6 against the Heat, Allen scored 31 points + 4 rebounds + 4 assists + 9 three-pointers; on January 17 against the Kings, Allen scored 29 points + 5 rebounds + 6 assists + 9 three-pointers; on February 26 against the Lakers, Allen contributed 24 points + 6 three-pointers; on March 6 against the Nuggets, Allen scored 28 points + 3 rebounds + 3 assists + 8 three-pointers; on March 21 against the 76ers, Allen scored 32 points + 4 rebounds + 5 assists + 9 three-pointers.
Allen has played in 75 games for the Suns this season, averaging 33.5 minutes per game, averaging only 9.1 shots per game, contributing 13.5 points + 3.9 rebounds + 3 assists + 2.7 three-pointers, shooting 46.1% from three-point range. According to statistics, Allen's scoring ranks fourth in the team, second only to the Big Three; Allen's three-point shooting rate ranks first in the league, and he is also the only player in the league who has a three-point shooting rate of more than 45% this season! In another statistic, Allen has hit at least 8+ three-pointers in a single game 7 times this season, becoming the fifth player in NBA history to complete this achievement, and the top 4 are Curry, Harden, Lillard and Tang Shen! Playing next to the Big Three, Allen's job is very simple, on the one hand, he has to take advantage of the big open opportunity to shoot those three-pointers, on the other hand, Allen has to reduce the burden for Bookerbiel on the defensive end, doing the dirty work! Allen is like a fish in water in the Suns' offensive and defensive system, and he is doing a good job, which is why the Suns gave him a big contract of $70 million!
According to the calculations of NBA salary experts, Allen was originally eligible to sign a big contract with the Suns for four years and $75 million, but he finally chose to take a $5 million salary cut! What's more, the Suns' salary pressure is too great! According to Woshen, after Allen completes his contract extension, the Suns' total salary in the 24-25 season will reach $206 million, and they will also face a huge luxury tax of $104 million! For the Suns, the idea of spending money to rush to the championship is correct, and spending money to get beaten is the worst result. I hope Allen will continue to work hard, the Suns' Big Three need him for the championship! Fans and friends, what do you think about this? Leave me a comment to discuss.