Take this season as an example, veterans over 30 years old, such as Lao Zhan and KD, have become more and more demonic as they get older, save the team from the dire situation again and again, and become the spokespersons of "the green mountains stand tall and do not fall into the ambition of the clouds; and the vicissitudes of the sea show their true heroic qualities"! At the same time, there are also two stars who lead the team forward by relying on the attribute of the god of war who never gives up, and they are both the most inspirational and hot-blooded gods of war in this era!
3.84 million US dollars in 1 year, the first person in the history of Wei Shaocheng's team
Back in the West side, the most inspirational hot-blooded god of war is none other than Wei Shao! Back in the offseason last year, Wei Shao rejected invitations from many teams and signed a two-year $7.86 million veteran base salary contract with the Clippers, and the annual salary in the 23-24 season was only $3.84 million, less than a fraction of last season's salary. Wei Shao not only took the initiative to reduce his salary to stay with the Clippers, but with the addition of Harden, Wei Shao also gave up his starting position in a righteous manner and took the initiative to apply to play as a substitute! Wei Shao's sacrifice was a turning point for the Clippers to advance by leaps and bounds, but he played the role of the team's spiritual leader. This season, the Clippers have a 51-31 record, sitting in fourth place in the West. Among them, the Clippers have a record of 45 wins and 23 losses in the 68 games played by Wei Shao, with a winning rate of 6.2%, and in the 14 games in which Wei Shao is absent, the Clippers have a record of only 6 wins and 8 losses, with a winning rate of only 42.9%.
After 68 games in the regular season, Wei Shao played an average of 22 minutes per game, averaging 11.1 points + 5 rebounds + 4.5 assists + 1.1 steals per game, but this did not affect Wei Shao's brilliance at all! Wei Shao is a variant and tool man on the Clippers court, he is willing to accept any arrangement, he is on the court is to do, always like a teenager, can go to the basket and never shoot, can dunk and never go to the basket. According to statistics, Wei Shao has completed a total of 34 dunks this season, ranking second among all guards in the league, second only to Alexander (37 times)! What's even more commendable is that you never have to doubt Wei Shao's fighting spirit, as long as you give him a chance, he can create surprises. In the Clippers vs Suns game, Harden was injured, and Wei Shao returned to the starting line after a few months, scoring 16 points + 15 rebounds + 15 assists. This is Wei Shao's only triple-double this season, and he also became the first player in Clippers history to score a 15+15+15 triple-double!
With a total of $26.35 million in one year, Brunson is the second player in team history
Brunson signed a 4-year, $104 million contract with the Knicks, many people think that the Knicks are stupid and have a lot of money, but they never thought that Brunson has completed the transformation from a player to a star to an All-Star and then to the new king of New York step by step, stunning the world! This season, the Knicks have been plagued by injuries, with second-in-command Randle missing 36 games, starting center Mitchell Robinson missing 51 games, and new signing Anunoby has also been on and off since he joined the team, the team's prospects have been widely downplayed. However, the Knicks finished with a 50-32 record, which is second in the East, behind the Green Army. Statistically, this is the first time the Knicks have won 50 since the 2012-13 season!
This season, Brunson's annual salary is only $26.35 million, ranking outside the top 50 in the league, but Brunson's output is supergiant. Brunson played in 77 games, averaging 28.7 points (4th in the league) + 3.6 rebounds + 6.7 assists + 2.7 three-pointers per game, and scored 40+ in 11 games to rank second in the league, second only to Doncic (14). In the Knicks VS Spurs game, Brunson scored 61 points, and he became the second highest single-game scoring player in Knicks history, second only to Anthony (62 points)!
Fearless of the years and the wind, the NBA's most inspirational and hot-blooded god of war was born
Curry once said: Wei Shao's fighting spirit is a long-lost art in the alliance! That's right, looking at today's alliance, after the Mamba, there are fewer and fewer gods of war like Wei Shao who are not afraid of heaven and earth and are not afraid of blood. Luckily, Wei Shao is still the same teenager who is not afraid of the years and the wind, and Brunson has also become a believer in my fate, no matter who their teammates are, no matter what the situation of the team they are on, they will continue to fight as always. I hope that Wei Shao and Brunson will continue to refuse to admit defeat and not believe in evil, and I also hope that they can continue to write a bloody legend on the big stage of the playoffs! Fans and friends, what do you think about this?