The contract renewal conflict between the Suns and Ayton lasted for a whole season...
Just when everyone thought that the Suns would not give a maximum salary and that Ayton's departure was basically a certainty, things seemed to have arisen again. variable.
According to draft expert Jonathan Givony, the Suns are considered to be one of the teams that may trade with the Pelicans.
The specific chips are mainly the No. 8 pick obtained by Cameron Johnson and the Pelicans from the Lakers this year. The Suns' move is to release the salary space for renewing Ayton's contract.
As of now, I don’t know if everyone understands it. Anyway, someone Yang understands Taiyang’s thinking.
This season, the Suns have been showing that they will not give Ayton a maximum salary and can leave as you please, trying to lower the price. When Ayton really leaves, the Suns are a little reluctant to let him go! So quickly try to send Johnson away to leave room for Ayton to renew his contract.
Some people may say that Johnson will still have a rookie contract next year, how can it affect Ayton's contract extension?
In fact, this is not the case. Based on the numbers Johnson has produced this year and the potential for improvement, it is already a high probability that he will get a contract with Canada next year. By then, the Suns will also face the problem of renewing the contract. Since renewing Ayton is also difficult, It is also difficult to renew Johnson's contract. If there are 10,000 people to choose between these two people, the priority should be to renew Ayton's contract, right?
To put it bluntly, although Johnson is cheaper and very useful, in the long run, Ayton is undoubtedly the cornerstone the Suns need.
is the number one pick after all. If you miss this one, you don’t know when the next one will be available. Secondly, although everyone usually thinks that Paul and Booker made Ayton, after all, Ayton’s talent lies in Well, once Paul declines or even retires, the future of the Suns will not depend on Booker and Ayton, so they can't let it go.
But it should be said that James Jones, the general manager, is a little too shrewd, or even a little too shrewd?
After trying to keep Ayton's price down, we still have to compromise in the end. Now that something is wrong, we want to trade Johnson for the Pelicans' No. 8 pick. That's the No. 8 pick. Although Johnson is good, he shouldn't be able to trade for the No. 8 pick. Bar? It's almost the same to use Dunbao to replace it...
Although this quotation is indeed a bit whimsical, and in layman's terms, it is even a waste of money, but after all, the Suns are not a big city team, and it is also the general manager's job to be prudent.
It's just that sometimes being too shrewd is not a good thing, because if a little advantage affects the sophistication of the world, it will be worth the loss. Think about how frustrated Ayton has been this year. Once the people's hearts are gone, it will be difficult to lead the team. Yes.
