On May 10, Beijing time, the NBA Clippers team reporter exposed: forward player PJ Tucker has decided to choose to exercise the $11.54 million player option contract next season, which means that he will continue to stay with the Clippers next season!
PJ Tucker once gave an interview to the American media after suffering an elimination in the Clippers playoffs, answering the question of where he will stay next season: "
"I've already won the championship, I don't need to prove anything! At a certain point in your career, you need to understand what you need most at the moment. Healthy? Honor? Or salary? Obviously, it all depends on the situation, timing, and so on. ”
"I worked hard to get all the rights I have now, it's not so easy to give up, it means a lot to myself, and it takes a lot of thought to make a decision!"
Although PJ Tucker has rarely played with the Clippers this season, he has a player option worth $11.54 million next season, the 2024-2025 season. As for the 39-year-old Tucker, he has already won the championship with the Bucks, and only he and Leonard have championship honors with the Clippers. Tucker's choice to exercise the player option contract for next season is completely understandable, after all, $11.54 million How many professional players want to get such a high-value contract in the final stage of their careers is purely a luxury, and he has booked a most luxurious pension in advance, Tucker can directly choose to retire honorably after completing the final year of his contract!
PJ Tucker has an annual salary of $11.02 million in the 2023-2024 season, played in 34 games in the regular season, played an average of 16.3 minutes per game, and only scored 1.7 points + 2.9 rebounds + 0.5 assists + 0.6 steals + 0.3 blocks, shooting 36.4% from the field, 37.5% from three-point range, and 100% from the free throw line.