At the end of each season, the value of some players will skyrocket, and even if they can't make the playoffs sometimes, it won't prevent these players from getting a decent contract in the offseason. To say that during the regular season this season, there are still quite a few players who have increased their value. We can look at Maxi and the guy is quite brave. During the regular season, Maxey averaged 25.9 points per game, and although the guy's record was not very good during his solo leadership of the team, it did not prevent him from getting a big contract this summer. In fact, the game is like this, when a player is on the rise, sometimes the team is willing to give some premium contract, after all, it is the potential value that is valued.
In addition, players like Brunson, their side has also increased their value, and the next contract must be a super maximum salary. Of course, there's one more player we need to pay attention to, and that's Lakers veteran Monk. I don't know if you have noticed it, but in recent years, the role players who have studied with the Lakers or played with the Lakers can basically have good results. Not to mention players like Caruso, Monk's side has also come to reap the fruits. Monk's season with the Lakers, he didn't have any problems with his own performance. He averaged 13.8 points and 2.9 assists per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. The Lakers went one step further by voting for the Kings after one season.
Not to mention the 22-23 season, Monk continued his super form. After this season, Monk is even more aggressive. He averaged 15.4 points, 5.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game, with career highs in points and assists. Monk's surprising surprise is that his passing is more subtle than the previous passing pattern. Of course, when it comes to scoring explosiveness in a single game, Monk is also quite strong. Against the Timberwolves, Monk scored 39 points. Against the Magic, Monk scored 37 points and hit seven three-pointers in a single game. Against the Bucks, Monk scored 28 points. Monk's scoring ability is undeniably one of Fox's best helpers.
For the Kings, it is also quite a pity that they did not make the playoffs this season. It's been a beautiful season for Monk though. Monk has scored a total of 1,110 points, 370 assists, and hit 148 three-pointers this season, which is quite a lot. Among the candidates for the Sixth Man of the Year was Munch. Even if it is possible that he will not be able to get the sixth person, this does not hinder Munch's own value. In fact, Monk has been quietly changing the pattern of the Kings in the regular season this season, and you can see that without Monk, the Kings' record plummeted, and in the end, they didn't even get the playoffs. Although Monk is the team's sixth man, his on-court value and impact on the game are well understood by the Kings themselves.
What we need to know is that a super sixth man like this has an annual salary of only 9.95 million this season, not even 10 million annual salary. At this price, it doesn't match Munch's current value. With Monk's playing form, it is more reasonable to get a contract of 25 million, after all, Monk is still young, and he deserves such a contract. From Monk's point of view, this summer will be his harvest season, and the big contract can be served. Considering that this summer is a small year in free agency, maybe Monk will get a bigger contract, so you can wait and see.