The Clippers and the Mavericks G3 battle, there was an explosion before the game, according to American media BR reporter Eric Pincus, multiple sources told him that George is expected to renew his contract with the Clippers, and the two sides will sign a new contract. The Clippers and George have been playing game before, and George has taken the initiative. Because Philadelphia is ready to free up 50 million in the offseason to sign George, Philadelphia hopes to form a triumvirate of Embiid, George and Maxey.
With Philadelphia, the 50 million annual salary guarantee, the Clippers are in a dilemma, they have paid the price of Alexander and multiple first-round picks in order to get George, and now it is impossible to lose George for nothing. But with George's resume and his playoff performances over the past few years, the Clippers are hesitant to give him a big contract. Although the Clippers had previously renewed Leonard's contract, the contract signed by the two sides was only three years and $153 million. In other words, the annual salary of Kazi's new contract is only 50 million US dollars, which is a salary reduction compared to the big contracts signed by some recent stars, such as Jaylen Brown.
If the Clippers are to meet George's demands, they will need to offer a four-year, $233 million contract. The annual salary will surpass Leonard's, and both the Clippers and management are hesitant about whether to give such a super contract. And the Clippers also want to renew Harden's contract, originally the Clippers wanted to see how George and Harden played in the playoffs first, and then decide whether to give a big contract. Now George is expected to sign with the Clippers, which also shows that the management does not want to wait, and they hope to make George and Harden have no worries and focus on playing in the playoffs with the promise of contract extensions.
If George signs with the Clippers, it will be a big plus for Harden. Harden is also very hopeful of getting a 3-4 year contract with an annual salary of 40 million. The main reason is that the new NBA broadcast contracts will increase significantly in the future, which also means that the salary cap will also rise sharply. The news previously revealed that the total price of the new NBA media broadcast rights contract will be between $60 billion and $72 billion, which is 2.5-3 times the broadcast contract reached in 2014.
In 2014, the NBA reached a nine-year, $24 billion TV rights deal with ESPN and TNT. So that's why Jaylen Brown's highest annual salary in the future will be 70 million per year. Just like when Curry signed a child labor contract, he missed the dividend of the sharp increase in the salary cap later. Later, the Warriors made up a big contract in return, and Curry was the least paid of the giants in the Warriors. For Ballmer, he's certainly not bad for money. Even if the salary cap does not usher in a skyrocket, he still has the money to renew the Big Three.
After all, the Clippers paid $128 million in luxury tax this season, and after getting Harden, the Clippers' luxury tax directly increased by 30 million. Ballmer's determination can also be seen here. So like we said before, the Clippers keep the Big Three is a surefire business. With the Big Three, the Clippers' commercial revenue ticket prices will all be significantly boosted. What's more, the Clippers still have Wei Shao, which is equivalent to the Big Four lineup, although the stars are old, but the influence is still there.
George's news is going to get the Clippers giants excited, as Leonard said at the time of the contract extension, he can get more money, but he wants to make some necessary sacrifices for the Clippers to re-sign Harden George. So no matter how far the Clippers can go this year, the retention of the Big Four is a certainty. Last offseason, Harden was forced to leave the team because Philadelphia did not give him a 35 million annual salary for 3-4 years, and this year Harden is very hopeful of success with the Clippers. If the Clippers can win the championship, it will be good, and if the Clippers can't win the championship, Harden will also renew his contract and continue to play in the next few years. Harden is not yet 35 years old, George is 90 years old, Leonard is 91 years old, and theoretically the Clippers Big Three still have 2-3 years of peak tail period.