If someone had told you last year that the chairman would lead the sun through the West to the Finals, you would have thought that this guy had a brain in the water and should go to the neurosurgery department to hang up a good check. But this scene happened, from the Lakers to the Nuggets to the Clippers, the three teams recognized as the strongest in the West were eliminated by the Suns one by one.
Yes, you can say that the Suns' luck exploded, the Lakers lacked thick eyebrows, the Nuggets lacked Murray, and the Clippers folded the innings, giving the Suns a bargain all the way to the Finals. But luck often only favors those who are prepared, and if there is no preparation, even if it seems to be within reach, it will be lost... The vast remnants should know what I am talking about and stop there.
The scale of victory is unprecedented, and before reaching the Finals, the Suns have missed the playoffs for 10 consecutive years. As for the last time the team reached the finals, it goes back to 1993, which was also Barkley's most promising year, when he threatened Kevin Johnson, Dan Marley and Danny Angie to play six games with Red Bull and lose with hatred. At the end of his career, he was desperate and did not hesitate to condescend to reduce his salary to hold his thighs, but his vision was too poor to find the thickest one, so that he did not have a crown for life. The unforgettable failure of that year has largely contributed to the perversion of sir today.
However, it is precisely because of the unprecedented scale of the victory that the Management of the Sun is a bit overwhelmed. The original idea of the Suns was to slow down, first play into the playoffs to establish a winning culture, and then talk about other things. Unexpectedly, under the wise leadership of the chairman, the sun team made a super big leap forward in three jumps... So it made the leaders have some headaches.
Should the so-called meritorious servants be rewarded? Of course, it should be rewarded, so Ayton rightly asked the team for the maximum salary. Reasoning in the regular season, Dunbao is soft and soft, and the value of data theory is not as good as Capela. The playoffs are not up, and they directly soar into the sky to become the inside stock, and the tactical value of the offensive and defensive ends is extremely critical. The question arises, is Ayton really evolving? Or is it just a playoff playout? Another issue that then arises is:
Should I give Ayton a maximum salary? In this era, except for Teacher Yo and Embiid, it is a risk for any center forward.
The Suns management was caught up in a long test.
Bridges is also stupid, and the monk can't touch me? Since Ayton wants to pay the maximum salary, brother, I want an early renewal contract with an average salary of 20-25 million, as if it is not too much. It's just that this is bound to burst the salary space of the team, but not every team is willing to pay a high luxury tax.
The current statement is that Ayton and Bridges have discussed early contract extensions with the team respectively, but they have not been able to reach an agreement. There may be a protracted battle, and it may be postponed until next year's offseason. Of course, in terms of this year's offseason, the Suns management has actually done a lot of work.
Introduced: McGee (5 million in 1 year), Peyton Jr. (base salary)
Transaction: Shamet
Departure: Carter, Craig
Contract extensions: Paul (4 years 120 million), Payne (3 years 18 million), Kaminsky (basic salary), Nader (2 years 4.2 million)
At the signing level, McGee can be qualified for the role of a substitute center, the United States is only 5 million, can not buy a loss can not buy a fool; Payton Jr., as the Knicks control last season, can reduce the burden on the chairman to a certain extent. At the transaction level, the first-round pick for Shamet is not a loss, the Tsar is regarded as a joy by Nets fans, but his career has maintained a 39.7% outside shooting rate, and he is a qualitative and quantitative outside shooter. Common sense in the league today is that when you have a pitch commander who looks at six directions and listens to the eight sides, the brainless heap shooter is finished.
Renew this piece, in the CBA gilded, received socialist advanced sex education Payne playoff performance explosion, the award; Kaminsky and Nader are the basic salary level, not much to say. Only the chairman's 4 years 102 million hidden mysteries, this contract is split into two parts, the first two years for the protection part, a total of 60 million, the third year of the protection part of 15 million, the fourth year of no guarantee.
As I said before, this contract is offensive and defensive. Paul's idea is very clear, using the next two years to fully impact the championship, if not the third year to negotiate with the team, take 15 million severance pay to hug the thigh, and strive for career success; from the team's standpoint, such contract terms are also very advantageous, these two years of hard work, even if unsuccessful will not be trapped.
Smart people usually like to work together for a win-win situation. Obviously, the Chairman is such a figure.
Under the bold speculation here, the Suns may not rush to offer Ayton or Bridges an early contract extension, and may choose to wait and see after a year before making a decision. The advantage of this is that the team can use this season to take a good look at the true level of Ayton and Bridges, as well as the upper limit of the existing lineup.
If Ayton and Bridges can go further in the new season, it will be better. In view of the fact that the Suns can theoretically sort out some salary space in the offseason next year, the luxury tax will be paid at that time, and the extreme operation is expected to dominate the world; and if Ayton and Bridges do not show enough ability, and the Suns' new season record is returned to its original shape, then the team's choice will tend to be conservative.
Unlike the extremely aggressive Heat, the Sun does not intend to do everything in one battle, posing as a success if it is not successful. Betting on dog studs may be a big profit, but it may also lose pants and lose money.
This is the practice of rational people, but in the frenzied moment, it is not known whether rational people will achieve good results. You see the Heat Shuttle, the Lakers Shuttle, even the majority of gunmen secretly hate the Klenk who can't eat his flesh... Everyone is not shuttled, and there may not be too good results.
From a personal standpoint, as long as the chairman is healthy, the sun should be the level of the top four in the west. However, for the 36-year-old chairman, can he really be as strong as ever after maintaining high attendance for two consecutive seasons? This requires Monti to pay special attention to the president's health.
Expected record: 52 wins