With about half a week to go until the start of the NBA playoffs this season, the East and West have one final playoff spot, with the No. 8 seed in the West coming from among the Pelicans and Kings, and the No. 8 seed in the East going through the winner-between the Heat and the Bulls. However, in addition to the competition in the playoffs, many teams have already begun to prepare for the offseason armament game.
The Rockets complete two contract renewals!
The first is the Rockets, who have long been sure that they have no play-in hopes, but after a successful season, the direction of the Rockets is clearer, and they are just a few wins away from the play-offs, which proves that the work of management has been very successful. Under this premise, the top management of the rocket decided in advance to keep their two general managers for a long time. According to a report by NBA reporter Woj, sources confirmed that earlier, the Rockets had completed contract extensions with their general manager (Stone) and deputy general manager (Vitus), and the Rockets signed a multi-year contract extension with them, which also means that in the coming years, the core personnel of the Rockets' management will not change much, which is also the key to a team's transformation from a fish belly to a strong team.
The Warriors are facing the dilemma of many people leaving the team!
Another team that has attracted much attention is the Warriors, whose total expenses for the season have finally settled at $382 million, and according to the calculations and estimates of NBA salary experts, the Warriors will lose up to $200 million this season, which is completely beyond the expectations of investors. A large part of the Warriors' revenue comes from playoff tickets, their average ticket price ranks first in the league, and they are ahead of other teams, a playoff game can bring more than 20 million ticket revenue to the Warriors, excluding the league's commission, the Warriors can also get more than $10 million in ticket revenue, last year they played 6 home playoff games, and this season even the play-offs are played at the home court of the Kings, the Warriors can say that the playoffs can't earn a penny.
There is no doubt that the Warriors face the problem of cutting back on expenses, and in the words of well-known NBA reporter Shams, the future of all the players on the Warriors roster except for Curry and Green is up in the air. Including core players such as Klay, Paul, Looney, Wiggins, and fringe players such as Saric are all players who are likely to be waived because of ability, salary, etc. Failing to make the playoffs is the bottom line of management, and in the eyes of many, the Warriors have had an incomparably failed season, and even the stubborn Kerr admitted in interviews that the Warriors need some bigger players. After Kerr gave a different attitude, this dismal exit, maybe the Warriors should indeed not break or stand and reform the lineup.
The prospect of the Clippers winning the championship is uncertain!
Back in the playoffs, and those predictions like a win, loss and promotion aside, fans absolutely want to see every team battle it out with a full lineup. Even if some teams have some injuries, at least in terms of the core lineup, everyone wants to see a battle between the healthier teams. However, the hidden danger of the Clippers is Leonard. During this time, there has been a lot of speculation about Leonard, and it is still unknown whether he will play in the first round of the series G1. In the process of preparing for the first round series of the Clippers' official update, it can be seen that Leonard still did not appear on the training court, he did some light individual training, and did not participate in the team's confrontation training.
Leonard G1 is difficult to make a comeback!
Aside from the speculation about Leonard's injury, a player has not played an official game for more than 20 days, and has not participated in training or confrontation training, most of the time is to do some treatment, and when the playoffs start immediately, few teams will risk letting an injured player play immediately without being tested against him, and it is still a playoff game, once the injury recurs, it is basically difficult to return. Judging from the training state, the probability of Leonard G1 playing is getting slimmer and slimmer, and when he returns will directly determine the trend of the Clippers Mavericks series.