Unknowingly, the 20/21 NBA season is about to enter the final stage of the regular season, and it can be concluded that the performance of the players in the league and the price/performance ratio of wages are about the same. In every NBA season, there are players who become low-paid, high-powered representatives, and vice versa.
Without considering the rookie contracts that are themselves bonuses for NBA teams' poor previous records, which players have performed well this season? Comprehensive salary and performance, the author will list the TOP10 list in this article for reference. Of course, if you have a bead or a choice for discussion, please leave a message in the comment area to discuss.
Ten. Juan Toscano Anderson (Golden State Warriors)
Statistics this season: Averaged 20.3 minutes per game, contributed 5.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists, shooting percentage: 58.5%/41.2%/69.0%, Season salary of $70,000.
If the most inspirational player is selected by the NBA this season, the author will personally choose between the Raptors' Watanabe Yuta and this son. During his college days, Anderson studied at Marquette University, Wade's alma mater. Throughout his NCAA career, he scored 28.3 points and 5.7 rebounds. Lauder. In the 2015 draft, Anderson was unsurprisingly undrafted.
After that, Anderson went to his mother's home country Mexico to play professional leagues to earn a living, and then went to the Venezuelan league for a while, all the way to the age of 26. In 2019, before receiving an invitation to join the Santa Cruz Warriors, a G League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors, Anderson, who has a bachelor's degree in justice, was already considering switching careers and not playing basketball.
The last time, really the last time, Anderson decided to go to the G-League to take another gamble. As a result, this basketball player who has always been prepared has really waited for the chance to succeed.In the G League, Anderson has proven himself as a rookie who can play both offense and defense.
came this season, Thompson fell again before the season started, and the wave of injuries began to engulf the Golden State Warriors in the middle of the season. Since the Golden State Warriors had already fallen into a situation of salary explosion, they had to give priority to the G-League to supplement their combat power, and Anderson was selected.
After entering the NBA stage, is Anderson's efficiency good, showing good adaptability and ball intelligence, especially in the time period when he played with Curry & Green two team leaders. According to statistics, when Anderson played with the two veteran Warriors, the Warriors' team's offensive efficiency reached 117.2; the defensive efficiency reached 106.7, which is the best performance of the Warriors trio in the relevant data.
Before May 7, Anderson was still a two-way contract player with an annual salary of only $70,000. Due to his outstanding performance, the Warriors converted his contract to a formal contract on May 7. The total salary Anderson received this season is temporarily unknown, but it must be far below a standard minimum salary contract. For the hard-pressed Warriors, finding a high-level backup soldier at such a price is not a bloodbath.
Nine, Jaylen Brown ( Boston Celtics )
Average data this season: 34.5 minutes played, 24.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists, shooting percentage: 48.4%/39.7%/76.4%, season Salary is $23 million.In the field of player retention,
mentioned Green Army general manager Anji 's proud work over the years, the first of course is that he was unwilling to give the second-team defender who averaged 29 points per game Thomas A contract with a maximum salary or even a quasi-maximum salary contract was opened; secondly, it must have judged the situation and trend of the follow-up transfer market early, and used a four-year contract of 107 million US dollars to renew the contract of Jaylen, who was still in the senior Luye position at the time. Brown.
After Hayward left the team, Jaylen Brown was blessed with the ball, and he also showed enough performance to prove that he can become a star player in both offense and defense, and his development potential is not inferior to Tatum . In the basketball era when star players often start with an annual salary of 30 million US dollars or even 35 million US dollars, Jay's 23 million US dollars this season's annual salary is undoubtedly a great value.
Unfortunately, people are not as good as heaven. Jaylen Brown was reimbursed at the end of the season because of the torn lunate ligament in his left wrist. The prospects of the Green Army's playoff journey are doubtful. However, the fortunate thing is that Jaylen Brown is not a left-handed player himself, and his attacking state should be able to recover after recovering from his injury.
Eight, Nicholas Batum ( Los Angeles Clippers )
Average data this season: 27.6 minutes played, 8.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists, shooting percentage: 46.1%/40.4%/83.9%, season salary $2.56 million.
Last season, Batum with an annual salary of 25.5 million US dollars gave the Hornets a job, and the whole season refreshed the lower limit again, averaging only 3.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, and the shooting percentage was only 34.6%/28.6 %/90.0%. Anyway, the team is about to scramble for draft picks. After playing for more than 20 games, Batum and the team reached a consensus that he can rest assured to recover from his injury.
The Hornets have a chance to acquire Hayward before the season starts.In order to avoid the luxury tax, Joe's boss resolutely agreed to release Batum, who had one year of his contract unexecuted, from the team, and the unsettled wages were distributed to him for three years. After entering the free market, Batum joined the Los Angeles Clippers with a one-year minimum salary contract.
Because he has to work hard for the last big contract of his career, Batum has regained his long-lost vitality and won the reuse of Tyron Lue. Before Rondo joined as a commander, Batum's role as a support axis was quite obvious. Under the Clippers system, Batum is the glue of the panacea, and everything can contribute to the team. The basic salary contract is far beyond the value.
7. Blake Griffin (Brooklyn Nets)
Average data for this season: 26.2 minutes played, 11.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists, shooting percentage: 42.4%/34.8%/73.9%, season salary $1.23 million.
came to March 2021. In order to free up future salary space and accelerate rebuilding, the Pistons reluctantly officially waived Griffin , who became a free agent. Subsequently, the strong Nets signed Griffin, who has nothing but a championship, with a basic salary. The price he needs to pay this season is only $1.23 million.
Griffin's degeneration is an indisputable fact, and playing in the Pistons with more than $30 million will certainly be ridiculed by fans for being overpaid and incompetent. However, in terms of Griffin's actual level, he is at least a tens of millions. For the Nets, Griffin is a really low-paying, high-energy option. In the same way, Ade, who joined the team later, is actually the same, but because Ade had to retire early due to heart problems, the Nets wanted to use the star of the lineup to attract those stars who have passed their peaks. The plan fell short.
6. Jeff Green (Brooklyn Nets)
Average data for this season: 27.4 minutes played, 10.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists, shooting percentage: 47.8%/39.5%/77.7%, season salary 2.56 million Dollar.
Once upon a time, Jeff Green was a new force in the thunder and a highly anticipated rising star in the league. However, with the passage of time, Jeff Green has not been able to break through to the field of stars in the basketball era when the dual-energy front is not popular. The most peak positioning is around high-quality starters.
After the age where he still has potential to be discovered, and he has undergone heart surgery, Jeff Green is gradually being neglected in the market, and NBA jobs can still be found, but since four or five years ago, there has been no NBA ball. The team is willing to provide Green with more than the base salary. In fact, Jeff Green has held up very well, and has been a mini-middle to mid-level player.
This season, under Nash's transformation, Jeff Green has completely transformed into a small ball insider, with the best three-point shooting rate in his career, and the ball quotient of empty cutting and opening space for his teammates is still online. In terms of low-paid and high-energy representative players, this old face, dubbed by fans as his brother-in-law, deserves a place.
5. Shake Milton ( Philadelphia 76ers )
Average stats this season: 23.3 minutes played, 12.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists, shooting percentage: 44.5%/35.1%/83.9%, season salary $1.7 million.
Old Rivers has a good transformation system, Embiid shows the true character of a superstar, and little Curry's new aid is powerful. When it comes to the reasons why the Philadelphia 76ers can be the leader of the East for a long time this season, it is best not to forget Shake Milton's is good value for money.
Back in the 2018/19 season, the Philadelphia 76ers promoted Shake Milton from the G League, bringing the latter to the NBA League on a two-way contract.After turning in 4.4 points and 1.8 rebounds in the first season, the Philadelphia 76ers decided that he had the strength to play in the NBA, and then used a four-year, $7 million contract to keep him long.
A confidant dies, and Shake Milton has grown into an important rotation player for Philadelphia this season. As a backup shooting guard, he has a certain organization and shooting performance, and his on-court value and effect are better than many NBA players who are above tens of millions. Converted to PER36 data, Shake Milton is a dual-energy guard with 20 points and 4.5 assists.
Fourth, Carmelo Anthony ( Portland Trail Blazers )
Average data this season: 24.5 minutes played, 13.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists, shooting percentage: 42.3%/40.6%/88.7%, Season salary of $2.56 million.
years can take away the explosive power and physical fitness of any player, but it cannot take away the basketball skills that have been engraved in the bones, nor can it hinder the accumulation of field experience. Before the start of the season, Anthony and trailblazers happily agreed to work together on a base salary for another year. For melon at this stage, salary is no longer the most important thing, and the respect of the team and the space to play are more worthy of melon's consideration.
Afterwards, Anthony accepted the team's advice and started to help the team as the sixth man, and played a very cost-effective first quarter. Melo's performance is about the same level, despite averaging 8 minutes less per game than last season. Playing as a substitute leader, Melon has more space to show his singles firepower and can run tactics less as a tool, which is not a bad thing. When the hand is smooth and the game is good, Anthony will also be kept by the coach until the final decisive moment.
is not only the management team, but the players in the team also respect Melon, and the atmosphere in the internal locker room is very good.After Melon was among the top ten scorers in history, the team jointly gave him a special commemorative rebound, which was very enjoyable. It can be said that the rebirth of melon is inseparable from the good environment of the pioneers, and the performance of high cost performance can be regarded as a repayment for the kindness of the olive branch that was extended at that time.
In the active league, Melon is the fourth oldest player (the only active players older than him are Haslem, Varejao, Andre Iguodala ). Judging from this state, the melon can play for at least two more years. During the offseason this season, where Melon will go should also be a matter of great concern to many fans.
Third, Christian Wood (Houston Rockets)
Average data this season: 32.3 minutes played, 21.0 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks, shooting percentage: 51.4%/37.4%/63.1%, season salary of 13.01 million US dollars.
look at the career experience of wood , you will find that his inspirational level is actually close to the black version of Jeremy Lin . In the ronin years, he seized the opportunity to play explosive data, and then established himself in the NBA league, and then changed teams to get a ten million-level contract. For the Houston Rockets fans, after experiencing the fluff of the Harden runaway incident, the management bought Kristen Wood at a low price among the crowd for four years, which can be regarded as watching football. Greatest relief.
As far as the style of the game is concerned, Wood has both inside and outside. He can either attack from a low position like a traditional insider, or switch to a mobile turret mode to fire from the outside. After owning the ball at the core level, Christian Wood handed over an equal performance, proving that his ability is actually beyond the fans' original imagination.
2. Domantas Sabonis ( Indiana Pacers )
Average data for this season: 36.1 minutes played, 20.4 points, 12.0 rebounds and 6.6 assists, shooting percentage: 53.9%/32.5%/73.2%, Season salary of $17.18 million.
Sabonis is the most cost-effective among all-star players on non-rookie contracts this season. After the rookie contract ended last year, the Pacers bet on Sabonis, who had not yet reached the star level at the time, with a four-year, $77 million contract, which can be regarded as the most forward-looking and visionary signing in the same period.
As a representative of the inside line of technology flow in today's league, little Sabonis has made great progress in personal offense and organizational support this season. There are not only the shadow of his father's heyday in his gestures, but also the adaptation characteristics of the inside line of this era. . 20+10+5 has become his game norm.
After the middle of the season, little Sabonis became more and more brave, showing the possibility of breaking through the ceiling. In the 6 games played in May, Sabonis scored an astonishing 26 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, carrying the Pacers' hopes of finally sprinting to the playoffs. It can be said that in the short future from the end of the season to the end of the regular season, Sabonis Jr. and his Pacers will be quite noteworthy stars and teams.
1. Andre Drummond ( Los Angeles Lakers )
Average data for this season: 27.2 minutes played, 15.0 points, 11.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists, shooting percentage: 48.8%/0.00%/60.9%, Season salary of $790,000.
After the mid-season of this season, the discussion on whether the current buyout mechanism should be revised was put on the agenda by the outside world, and the use of signings by the Nets and Lakers was the main reason for triggering such a topic.After all, before joining their respective teams at the cabbage price, Griffin, Ade, and Zhuangshen were all superstar salaries.
Another thing worth mentioning is that the Cavaliers had no intention of buying out Zhuang Shen early in the season. However, after rumors that the agent threatened the Cavaliers with not cooperating and would not be able to get their stars in the future, the Cavaliers changed their minds and decided to buy out Zhuang Shen, who was 28 years old at the time.
After joining a team like the Lakers , Andre Drummond's averages dropped to 11.4 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists. It is true that Zhuang Shen's 17+13 data in and is suspected of water injection, but the Lakers only spent 790,000 US dollars to get a double-double machine, what a high cost performance.
