On July 3, Beijing time, according to ESPN, Zion Williamson and the Pelicans have reached a contract renewal: the protection part is $193 million for 5 years, plus the reward clause, up to $231 million for 5 years! Zion renewed the contract with the Pelicans for several days, and today it was settled and the contract was officially renewed.
Netizen joked: Zion has renewed his contract in 2019, and Aiton has not yet completed the new contract in 2018. In fact, there is more than one Zion who received the maximum salary in the 2019 class: second-tier show Morant and the Grizzlies, 5th-tier show Garland and Cavaliers , all signed a similar contract: up to 5 years of US$231 million. , especially Zion's contract, caused a sensation in NBA! How can I get US$231 million in
? Salary expert Keith Smith listed several conditions: 1. Be selected for the Best Team next season (including the second team and the third team); 2. Be selected for the Best Team at least twice during the rookie contract; 3. Be selected for the Best Team at least twice in the rookie contract All-Star start; 4. Be won the MVP in the rookie contract; 5. Be won the DPOY during the rookie contract.
, just achieve one of them. For Garland and Zion, working hard to be selected for the third team next season is the easiest to achieve among these conditions. It may be simpler for Morant: he has been selected as an All-Star starter this season, and if he becomes an All-Star starter next season, he can get $231 million.
Morant was selected for the second team of the best team this season, and it is not difficult to be selected for the second or third team next season. So compared with Zion and Garland, Morant has more ways and greater chances to get $231 million. Zion also has the chance, it depends on whether he can stay healthy and strive to be selected into the best team.
Many people are unfair for Morant: played 187 regular season games in the first three seasons of his career and 14 playoffs. Zion only played 85 regular season games in three seasons, but the two had the same contract. Pelicans' team reporter Christian Clark also expressed surprise: "In February this year, the Pelicans thought Zion was leaving the team. What happened in just a few months..."
Actually, I think it's easy to understand: When the Pelicans offered a five-year, $231 million maximum salary contract, and there were no restrictions on the number of games, what reason could Zion refuse? General Arenas said: "Zion deserves this contract. He can sell tickets for the Pelicans. If Zion can stay healthy, he can make the Pelicans athletic!"
Many media and fans thought that the Pelicans would set conditions such as the number of appearances, similar to the contract signed by Embiid that year. But according to current reports, this contract does not. In the 2019-20 season, Zion played only 24 games due to injury, averaging 22.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, with three shooting percentages: 58.3%, 42.9%, and 64%.
NBA record: Zion is the only player in NBA history who averages 25+ points per game and has a shooting percentage of more than 60%. 's sample is too small for 85 games, so we have to see Zion's next performance. Salary expert Bobby Marks said: "Zion has reached a contract renewal, and Ingram may be involved in the Durant transaction."
Pelicans coach Willie Green is Durant's assistant coach when he was at the Warriors. The Pelicans currently want Willie Green to lobby Durant. Some Pelicans fans don’t understand: Zion didn’t play in a single game this season, and the Pelicans have already made it to the playoffs. If Fat Tigers return in full blood next season, Ingram + McCollum + Zion may go further.Why trade?
This year's draft, the Pelicans selected Dyson Daniels with the No. 8 draw. In the next five years, the Pelicans will have 9 first-round picks and 2 first-round swaps. Nets must be expensive. Do you think the Pelicans need to go to Soha Durant?
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