NBA Crazy Night: Klay officially bids farewell to the Warriors, Magic renews his 270 million rookie, and the Pacers officially announce!

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2024-07-06 07:49Posted in Henan Sports Creators

While there are no games in the NBA right now, the league is still very busy in the offseason, and it will continue for some time before free agency officially ends. In the early hours of this morning, various news broke out one after another, so let's make a summary to see which players and teams have become the protagonists of today's NBA.

1. Klay officially bid farewell to the Warriors and ushered in a new chapter in his career

Klay Thompson is approaching a turning point in his career at the age of 34 after posting his farewell to the Warriors on social media, and he is undoubtedly one of the most important players in franchise history as part of the Warriors' dynasty that has helped the team lift the O'Brien Cup four times over the past 13 years. Although Thompson suffered a major cruciate ligament rupture injury in 2019 and a torn Achilles tendon, even that didn't stop him from returning to the Warriors and helping the team win another championship in 2022.

I thought that Thompson would continue to fight with the Warriors like this, but there is no banquet in the world, and he finally took this step. Now that Thompson has joined the Mavericks, it is a foregone conclusion, as one of the best shooters in the league, his arrival will greatly improve the offensive level of the Mavericks, plus the Mavericks and Doncic, a top ball-handling core, playing next to him, Thompson can also get more vacant positions and opportunities, it depends on whether he can grasp it.

2. Magic renewed rookie Wagner for 270 million

As the No. 8 pick hand-picked by the Magic themselves in 2021, Wagner's performance after entering the league can be regarded as a fulfillment of his talent, with a height of 2.08 meters, he is good at holding the ball on the offensive end, and now he even has many skills that only guards have. This season, Wagner averaged 19.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game, shooting 48.2% from the field and 28.1% from three-point range.

Under Wagner's leadership, the Magic returned to the playoffs as fifth in the East this season, and in the first round of the fierce battle with the Cavaliers, Wagner averaged 18.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, shooting 40.8% from the field and 26.5% from three-point range. It can be seen that Wagner, who played in the playoffs for the first time, is still a little uncomfortable with this kind of game, and he even played a "famous scene" of only 6 points on 1-of-15 shooting in the tie-break.

However, the Magic did not give up on renewing Wagner's contract early, according to Shams, they have offered Wagner a five-year contract of 224 million, and if Wagner can be selected for the best team in the new season, the maximum of this contract will become 5 years and 270 million. Considering that Wagner is only 22 years old, this contract is not very expensive, and he still has a lot of potential to tap into in the future, and if he can really be selected to the All-Star team in the new season, it will be even more obvious that the Magic have not lost their eyes.

3. DeRozan joining the Kings may only be a matter of time

With the Lakers and Clippers withdrawing from the DeRozan race, he is now most likely to be left with the Heat, Spurs, and Kings, of which the probability of joining the Kings is the largest. The Kings are now willing to satisfy DeRozan's desire to get a contract with an annual salary of 20 million to 25 million, and they are now actively trying to get DeRozan by signing and trading, but considering that the Bulls want to avoid taxes, the Bulls have to bring in a third party to take over the players that the Kings send to match the contract, and at the same time they have to give the Bulls some first-rounders.

According to Woj's report, it may be a matter of time before DeRozan joins the Kings, and they will form the Big Three of Fox, Sabonis, and DeRozan in the new season.

4. Warriors offer Markkanen

After Thompson's departure, the Warriors did not completely give up, and they have now become one of the most active teams in the offseason, and after signing Lee Kyle, Hield and others in succession, the Warriors still want to trade an All-Star caliber player. Markkanen, as a top-notch off-ball player and a very physical interior player, can be said to be quite compatible with the Warriors' system if you only look at his past resume.

The most critical thing is that Markkanen only has an annual salary of 18.04 million in the new season, which means that the Warriors can easily match his contract, but if they want to get Markkanen, that first round must be indispensable. Now that the two sides may still be in the early stages of negotiations, the Warriors may continue to adjust the offer later, among which the Kunam plus will be the key to this deal, and if they are willing to send the latter to the Jazz, it is estimated that Aggie will be able to nod directly.

Summary of the rest of the messages:

The Pacers officially announced that they have signed Wiseman with a two-year final salary, of which the second year is still a team option, this signing can be said to be quite a bargain, after all, Wiseman is only 23 years old, and the Pacers can try to discover his talent again, if it really can't be done, it can be just refuse to exercise the team option in the second year.

The Spurs and Hornets are interested in Ingram, and it is already a well-known thing that the Pelicans put Ingram on the trade shelf after the end of this season, but his response in the trade market does not seem to be good.

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