On July 8, Beijing time, the NBA offseason entered a quiet phase, with DeRozan joining the Kings, there are no big stars on the free market, and the rest are some leftovers, but even so, the Lakers are still holding their ground, and they seem to be determined to rot. In contrast, the Thunder, Mavericks and Spurs are all actively strengthening up, and on the Eastern side, the 76ers have become the biggest winners, they have successively acquired George, Zhuang Shen, Roundface Deng and Caleb Martin, and also completed the contract extension with Maxey and Oubre.
George's four-year, $212 million contract, which includes a 15% trade margin, was interviewed today and said of signing to the 76ers: "I'm so excited to join this legendary team with extremely passionate fans, and I can't wait to be a part of this talented team and bring a championship to Philadelphia." "It's clear that George is confident, and even though he's made similar remarks with the Thunder and Clippers, it's always good to be confident. Zhuang Shen's contract is two years and $10 million, and he will be Embiid's backup next season, and Roundface Deng is a veteran base salary signing.
Caleb Martin is the last player to join the 76ers, with a specific contract of $32 million for 4 years, plus a maximum bonus of $40 million, and a player option for the fourth year, similar to Klay's situation, he also took a salary cut to change teams, according to a report by Scotto, the Heat had successively offered Martin a 4-year contract extension of $58 million and a 5-year contract extension of $65 million, but he did not agree, Martin still chose to take a salary cut of $25 million to join the 76ers, Because he sees the strength of the 76ers now, he thinks that he has a better chance of winning the championship than the Heat, and at the same time, Martin also said today that he wants to play with Embiid.
Last season, Martin played 64 games for the Heat, 23 of which were starts, averaging 10.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, Martin is an undrafted pick, now 28 years old, with a height of 1.96 meters, can play the No. 2 and No. 3 positions, and he has played very well in many games, such as 24+12+3 against the Raptors, 20+9+5 against the Hornets, 22+7+3 against the Nets, and 20+3+2 against the Pacers. Then in the 23 playoffs against the Green Army, Martin scored double-doubles in all 6 games, including 20+ in two games, and the three-point shooting rate was 40%+ in each game, becoming a big surprise in eliminating the Green Army.
After signing Martin, the 76ers' lineup has basically been finalized, and they can discharge the starting lineup of Maxey + Martin + George + Oubre + Embiid in the new season, and the competitiveness in the East is still very strong, and the strength on paper is basically second only to the existence of the Green Army. Now it's wise to think that George joins the 76ers, because the 76ers' roster is not weaker than the Clippers, and they also have round-faced Deng and Zhuang Shen on the bench, and there is news that the Clippers will cut Paul Reed and then seek a better forward player, which means that the 76ers have not stopped reinforcing them.
The Clippers are really losing this wave, they are indeed inferior to the 76ers in the arms race, Maxey averaged close to 30 points per game last season, and even cut 50+ 3 times, Maxey is young, only 23 years old, has strength, momentum, and is improving every year, so it is only a matter of time before he continues to become a superstar. As long as Embiid is not injured, then the proper MVP level, coupled with George, who is still at the top of his peak, the 76ers are absolutely strong on paper. On the other hand, the Clippers have been strengthening after losing George as soon as possible, but unfortunately they didn't get any big-name stars, and the Clippers used to compete with the Lakers for DeRozan, and as a result, DeRozan went to the Kings.
Although with the addition of Bamba, Dunn, Kevin Porter, Batum and Jones Jr., to be honest, the Clippers' lineup will not be stronger than last season, after all, George's personal ability is much better than these new signings, so in comparison, the Clippers are really compared to the 76ers, and at present, George joined the 76ers, just choosing the opportunity to be closer to the championship. Next season, the competition in the West will be more fierce, the Thunder, the Mavericks and the Kings are getting stronger, we can't ignore the Rockets, with the Clippers' current lineup to play hard, but the 76ers can basically rush to the Eastern Conference finals, unless Harden can go down next season and play the data of the Rockets.