In the current NBA league, the billion-dollar contract is simply flying all over the sky, and fans are not surprised. As long as you are a team leader or a second-in-charge player, your annual salary is basically 100 million yuan. But if you want to get a contract of more than 200 million yuan, that is one of the few, and currently only Westbrook and Curry can do it. Z1z
Curry, the league’s top star, is indeed worthy of this big contract, bringing the Warriors 3 championships, and he has also won 2 regular season MVPs. Now Curry is 32 years old and he is still in his prime. As for Westbrook’s 200 million contract, it’s a bit far-fetched, averaging 3 doubles per game, and the regular MVP statistics have added a lot of points to him, but Westbrook’s ability to lead the team can’t be flattered. How many rounds?
Now according to US media reports, another 200 million contract has emerged. The core of the Celtics Tatum is likely to get a five-year $181 million contract. If he can be selected for the best team next season, this contract will rise to $218 million! If such news is released, it will definitely explode. Tatum is not comparable to Curry, and even Westbrook cannot be compared. Career honors have only been selected to the All-Star once. Why is he worth $218 million?
My personal opinion is that Tatum has this ability, but it is too early to make a conclusion. The Green Army has time to make a decision.
Let's take a look at Tatum's offensive performance. After Irving left, Jaylen Brown and Tatum gradually became the core players of the team. Judging from this season alone, I think the absolute core of the team belongs to Tatum. The regular season averaged 23.4 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. The playoffs directly rose to 25.6 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists; Jaylen Brown averaged 20.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists in the regular season, and 21.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists in the playoffs.
Tatum converted offense to get 1.22 points per round, more than 72.1% of the players in the league. The overall offensive efficiency reached 110.1, ranking 44th in the league. When he was on the court, the team scored 117.1 per 100 possessions. Points, and only 109.9 points when he is not present. From this data, it can be seen that the Green Army really can't miss Tatum, and it can also be seen that Tatum is still remarkable on the offensive end.
To say that one of Tatum's killers this season is definitely a three-pointer. This season he shot 40.1% of three-pointers (28th in the league) and scored 2.8 three-pointers per game (20 in the league). The three-point shooting rate on catch-and-shoot was 38.9%, averaging 1 per game; the dribbling shots were mostly withdrawn three-pointers, and the shooting rate was 39.9%, averaging 1.8 per game. You know, Harden has shot 35.3% from three-pointers this season. Defensively shooting three-pointers, withdrawing three-pointers, the classic scene of shaking George hitting and tying three-pointers is still fresh in memory, right?
As for his defensive performance, he is also an indispensable part of the Green Army. With his excellent height and wingspan, he can complete the defense mission well. His defensive efficiency reached 103.8 this season, ranking 19th in the league. When he was on the court, the Celtics only lost per 100 possessions. 103.5 points, and vice versa, lost 106.4 points. However, his single-defense ability is a bit lacking. Tatum's average field goal percentage for opponents this season is 45.2%, facing Tatum 43.3%, and DIFF is -1.9. Looking at Leonard's data, Leonard's average shooting percentage of opponents this season is 46.4%, facing Leonard 40.2%, and DIFF% is -6.2.
But now that Tatum is still young, he has the ability to become a better defensive player, and he is still growing.
A young player inevitably has shortcomings, and he still has a lot to improve.
Many fans criticize Tatum's offensive efficiency for low, but this is true. Especially at critical moments, his shortcomings are particularly obvious. In the critical period of this season's playoffs, Tatum made a total of 21 shots, tied for second place in the league with Jimmy Butler. But with No. 1 Jamal Murray and Butler both shooting more than 55.0% of their field goals, Tatum only shot 23.8% of their field goals in this time period, which is horrible, even him. The good three-pointers are only 1 of 9 shots.
and then on offense with the ball, Tatum is not very good either. Many times if notWith teammates coming to cover, it is difficult for him to break away from defense. If faced with some high-intensity defensive pressure, he more chooses to end the mid-range jumper. Tatum can refer to Leonard for this point. Leonard does not have a super strong first step, but with a strong body and superb dribbling skills, he can also get rid of it. Tatum has full time to continuously improve himself. We can see the results of
Tatum. He is very talented. The most important thing is that he is still very young and has not yet entered the peak of his career. But it is too early to talk about the 200 million contract. In the future, if Tatum continues to surpass himself, this 200 million contract will truly be worthy of himself! Z1z
fans, do you think Tatum is worth 218 million in 5 years?
