Fox, who is "full of money", is about to usher in another peak in his life.
ESPN Payroll Specialist Bobby Marks analyzes two trends in Fox's future contracts:
First, Fox has two years left on his contract - 34.8 million for the 24~25 season and 37.1 million for the 25~26 season;
The Kings have the option to renew his contract early, and if Fox can make it to the All-Star team in the 23-24 season, which is the season, he will be eligible for a four-year, $267.5 million contract extension.
Second, if both Fox and the Kings choose to stay on the ground by Oct. 22 this year, he will be eligible to sign a four-year, $229 million contract next offseason;
Of course, if he is selected to the best team in the 24-25 season, the contract will be full to 346 million for 5 years!
In other words, if they want to go the first route, Fox must enter the All-Star team of the year, even if it is three teams. The question is, does Fox, who hasn't been able to lead the Kings to a breakout this season, have a chance to achieve this small goal?
Before the official announcement, it must be a matter of opinion, and the brothers must have picked up their mobile phones and discussed it hotly.
ESPN's Zach Lowe made his own best team to keep Fox out.
His prediction of the best lineup is as follows:
For a while: Dongzi, Yali, Otter Rabbit, Kunkun, Teacher Yue;
Second formation: big head, small card, small handsome, Ah King, thick eyebrows;
Three formations: Moe God, Booker, Huazi, Brown, Haliburton
(PS: Personally, I don't think there should be a seat for Xiao Sa in the three formations?)
It's not that Fox is not unpopular, he played 74 games for the Kings this year, averaging 26.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2 steals per game, shooting 46.5% from the field and 36.9% from three-point range.
In addition to assists, points (8th in the league), rebounds, and steals (1st in the league) all reached career highs.
It's a pity that at a time when the older generation of stars has not yet retreated, the stars of the Mesozoic generation are in their prime, and the new generation of stars are rising in the involution, it is difficult for Fox to get ahead.
Choosing the best team is not a brainless thing to look at, but also a combination of factors such as team record, team contribution, and on-field efficiency (influence).
Looking at the three major lineups proposed by Zach Lowe earlier, it is difficult for Fox to squeeze out any of them;
The star data of the first and second teams is not bad, and the record is not bad, so there is no need to touch hard; in the three teams, compared with the cute gods who missed the playoffs, the on-court efficiency and true shooting rate Fox are slightly inferior;
As for Booker, whose average per game statistics are almost the same as Fox's, he has at least contributed to the Suns' efforts to avoid the playoffs in the Western Conference six.
From the perspective of economic freedom, Fox debuted in a good era - now the top salary of 100 million yuan is flying all over the sky, and the cash trucks are one after another;
From the perspective of the competitive environment, it was a bad time - most of the time in the wolf-like West only took a beating, it has been 7 seasons in the league, and so far it has only experienced the playoffs once...
Wait, if you don't make the best team in the 24-25 season, there will be a chance to upgrade to the top salary;
However, when the Grizzlies recover from injury next year, Morant returns strongly, plus the Nuggets' Murray and the Mavericks' Arving have the standard of the lineup, and Fox will only face a lot more competitors!!
It seems that 346 million in the past 5 years is really not good...