Boom 28 points and 8 assists! Boom 33 points and 7 assists! Not $150 million, but you stay with the Clippers for the best ending

Lao Liang commented

2024-05-12 23:11Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

This season, the NBA has reached the division semifinals stage, and it has been a lot quieter. First of all, the rapid ascension of the Mesozoic and some supernovas, they only brought fans surprises, such as Brunson, who averaged 34.6 points and 7.9 assists per game in the playoffs, it is estimated that the Mavericks management has regretted it, why did they refuse Brunson's price of only 4 years and 55 million US dollars? and Mitchell, who averaged 29.6 points and 4.7 assists per game, and the ceiling he led the team alone could be the division semifinals. Including Edwards in the West, who averaged 30.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game, has become one of the most dominant supergiants in the playoffs. It only took one season, and there were 8 remaining teams in the East and West, and the oldest turned out to be Irving, who was still Doncic's deputy. I can only say that the years are ruthless, James + Durant + Curry, slowly withdrawing from the competition stage.

In fact, the Warriors missed the playoffs + the Suns were swept out by the Timberwolves + the Lakers were swept by the Nuggets 4-1 gentlemen, the ending was not too surprising, in the end, these three teams have obvious shortcomings, and they are the kind that cannot be solved: the confrontation between the new generation of the Warriors and the merits, the management is bound to choose one of the two; James and Thick Eyebrows can only play 30-35 minutes per game, but the game is 48 minutes, and others can't help; The Suns are the Big Three, and nothing else. In contrast, the Clippers stopped in the first round, which is really difficult to settle, and to be honest, I still don't quite accept the way the Clippers are out of the game this season! Among the Big Four: George's playoff relegation is the norm, but he's worked hard this season; Wei Shao can provide spiritual attributes, but he drags space on the spot, and the finishing efficiency is low; Harden is a cow and a horse in the regular season and a father and mother in the playoffs, but what about Leonard?

After the Clippers were out, everyone from the American media to our fans was talking about Harden's ownership next season. But the premise of this question is George's future! First of all, I would like to emphasize two major premises: the so-called Pistons are interested in Harden, and they are even preparing a 3-year $150 million contract, which is purely imaginary, and no American media has confirmed it! Secondly, George's choice determines Harden's subjective desire to stay with the Clippers, according to the barbecue sister, George jumped out of the player option is inevitable, and he can sign a four-year $221 million contract with the Clippers and up to a four-year $212 million contract with other teams. But the Clippers are willing to give George $100 million for 2 years at most, or $120 million for 3 years, and it is impossible to exceed Leonard's $152 million for 3 years! After four months of tugging back and forth, it can be basically concluded that George's departure from the team is almost a foregone conclusion even for the last big contract.

Harden was really unlucky! After leaving the Rockets, in the 21 regular season, Harden led the Nets to the first place in the East for a time, and won the best of the month in the East twice in a row, but he strained his hamstring, and the old injury of the Bucks recurred in the second round, and finally the Nets were unfortunately kicked out of the Bucks + League 3-4, because the referee reports in the last three games were all biased towards the Bucks, and they didn't plan to let the Nets win! In the summer of 22, Harden, who came to the 76ers, met the Heat in the second round, averaging 18.2 points + 7 assists per game, and the elder Rivers clearly asked Harden to hand over the ball, and Embiid averaged 19.8 points and 10 rebounds per game in that round series, and the shooting rate was 42.6%; 2-4 regrettably! In the second round of the playoffs last year, Harden had a 42-point + three-point kill and a 45-point + three-point kill, but Van Embiid was tougher, and the Celtics could not turn the tables.

In this season's playoffs, the Clippers won two games, Harden scored 28 points and 8 assists in one game, and 33 points and 7 assists in the other, and Harden had no problems in the first four games, and the last two games obviously couldn't keep up, he couldn't shoot, and he couldn't run! Could it be that the Clippers are counting on Harden to guarantee the regular season and Harden to lead the team through the first round in the playoffs? To put it simply, although Harden does not have the scoring explosiveness of the Rockets period, he is willing to be the second or even the third core of the team, giving up the ball and sacrificing data. But when Harden is needed in the playoffs, he has broken out a lot of games, do they all remember him pulling his hips, but ignore him leading the team to win? However, compared with the Nets and 76ers, the Clippers are the most friendly to Harden, and to be honest, Leonard does have the ability to lead the team to win championships when he is healthy, but how to stay healthy?

According to the analysis of salary expert Bobby Marks, Harden's market is not high but not low, with an average salary of 30 million to 33 million, which is acceptable to Harden. Including Leonard's initiative to reduce his salary, to put it bluntly, it was to make room for Harden and limit George's contract ceiling. When George leaves the Clippers and the Clippers sign and then trade, they must strengthen the No. 4 position and can play the No. 5 position in the small lineup. Can't overconsume Leonard on the defensive end in the regular season, which is the premise of the Clippers' championship rush. As for whether there is George or not, it doesn't matter that much, George as a forward, when he is 34 years old, his substitution value is far higher than Harden and Leonard. But the Clippers can't let George go on a free ride and must sign and trade.

Regardless of whether Harden can win a championship or not in the rest of his career, at least staying with the Clippers is the best ending, Harden's home is here, and Leonard is different from other leaders, even if it disappoints in the playoffs every year, but his premise is to respect Harden and cooperate with Harden. If George leaves, there is little pressure on Harden to renew a contract with an average salary of $30 million, and the last trace of luck is to expect Leonard to really lead the Clippers next season, 5 years, the first year of infighting, and then every year after that, even if others don't evaluate it, is Leonard feeling better?

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