Jokic, the first active player in the NBA, is "unworthy" of the team to strengthen him?
So far, let's take a look at what the Nuggets have done in the trade market, first of all, to renew the team's outside core Jamal Murray with a maximum salary of 209 million. The second is that the team's outside core Pop was poached by the Magic, Pop's importance to the Nuggets is self-evident, he and Gordon's defensive combination is the basic plate of the Nuggets' defensive system, and the Nuggets actually let him be snatched away by the Magic 3 years 6000w, which is really a stupid move! The third is to trade Reggie Jackson to the Hornets, which is another incomprehensible operation, the Nuggets are not rich in the bench lineup, he is an important rotation player for the team as Murray's number one substitute, and the Nuggets are just trading for 3 unprotected second-round picks, which is extremely stupid! Other than that, there is no action!
The most incomprehensible thing is that the team can't handle Gordon's contract extension now, we all know how good Gordon's performance in the playoffs last season was, and now he is the Nuggets' No. 2 man, and his role is no less than Murray's, and the Nuggets' defensive system will collapse if he leaves! As the management of the Nuggets, it is clear that Jokic, the first person in active combat power, does not strengthen him, but continuously releases the core players, I really don't understand what he thinks, there are many role players to choose from when the free market opens, including Hield who went to the Warriors, with an annual salary of only more than 10 million, and Klay is also suitable for the team's system. Not to mention the rotation players, Lee Kyle and Valan are perfect for them! As long as they keep their original lineup unchanged and choose any one from here, the Nuggets can hit the championship again! But the management didn't do anything at all, doesn't Jokic deserve the team to strengthen him? What a shame!
Jimmy Butler, the hardest man in the playoffs, "doesn't deserve" a contract extension with a maximum salary?
Just now, the Heat management bluntly said that their team does not need reinforcements, they just need to stay healthy and be competitive enough! This is understandable, the Heat have created a lot of miracles for me in the past few years, and they have counterattacked all the way to the Finals in 20 years, and they have eliminated the Pacers, Bucks, and Celtics all the way! In '22, they also reached the Eastern Conference Finals, and played 7 games against the Celtics before they lost!
Then in 23 years, it can be said that the Heat played the most incredible grassroots basketball in the NBA, and the playoffs began with the Heat starting the playoffs as the eighth, facing the Bucks led by Brother Alphabet, no one was optimistic about the Heat before the game, but Butler averaged 37.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game and shot 59.7/44.4/70.8%! The 4-1 gentleman swept the Bucks, and in the second round against the Knicks Heat, who had no superstar, they also easily eliminated the opponent 4-2! came to the Eastern Conference Finals to face the Celtics, and went straight up to win three games in a row, although the Celtics stubbornly dragged the game into a tie-break, but Butler once again played superbly, with a shooting rate of nearly 50%, cutting 28 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the team to the finals! All three rounds of games are under the gram, of course, we can't deny the excellence of the Heat team, but Butler is their basic plate, the absolute core and spiritual leader of the team, and the team would not have gone so far without him!
When it comes to the issue of contract renewal, on June 27, the team management can't wait to reach a three-year contract extension with a maximum salary of $166 million with Adebayo! And for Butler's preferring a 2-year, $113 million contract with a maximum salary, the management has been procrastinating! Looking back on Butler's five seasons with the Heat, he helped the team reach the playoffs, led the Heat to the NBA Finals twice, and reached the Eastern Conference Finals three times! This kind of performance is not worthy of a two-year contract with a maximum salary? And the Heat is strictly a superstar in the sense of the word, who can achieve such results in today's league? I really don't know what the Heat management thinks!
So far this offseason, the most aggrieved should belong to these two people, it is really a shame for the NBA! One is that the team picks the door, and the other is that the management does not know how to cherish and use the combat power of the first person! Is Nuggets management and Heat management competing against each other to see who is more shameful?