Beijing time on June 28, NBA offseason There are still three days left before the start of the transaction, but each team is already starting to make moves. Everyone hopes to get their favorite players while achieving the highest cost performance to prepare for the championship next season. In just one night, the league's three top guards decided on their new homes, involving a salary of 130 million, and the two of them were the top picks!
First of all, Irving , who had made a lot of noise with Nets before. When everyone thought that he would jump out of the contract and sign with Lakers , Irving's choice surprised everyone. According to The Athletic reporter Shams Charania, Irving will exercise a contract player option worth $37 million for the 2022-23 season. According to reports, Irving will not choose to apply for a trade after executing the player option, and will continue to stay with the Nets in the new season. Irving said: "Normal people make the world work, but people who dare to make a difference lead us into the future. I have made the decision to execute the player option. See you in the fall." According to ESPN reports, multiple sources revealed that in After executing the player option, Irving has lost the possibility of signing and trading to a new team. He plans to stay with the Nets next season.
However, Irving’s decision also attracted ridicule from many reporters. Jazz reporter Eric Walden also retweeted this tweet and wrote: "For Kyrie, taking $37 million to continue playing for his team What a brave choice it is to play for the team instead of earning a middle-class salary of 6.4 million elsewhere. This kind of "dare to be different" is a truly high level." Then columnist Michael Lee also tweeted: "This is. Just dare to perform differently! When the alternative is $6 million, you choose $37 million." Some reporters also speculated that the exchange between James and Davis caused the latter to give up joining the Lakers.
The second is the chain reaction caused by Irving. According to a report by well-known reporter Marc Stein, Russell Westbrook will exercise his 47.1 million player option for next season to stay with the Lakers. Next season is the last year of Westbrook's contract. This season, Westbrook started 78 games on behalf of the Lakers, averaging 18.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game, shooting 44.4% from the field and 29.8% from the field. Three-point shooting percentage.
After the Lakers failed to form the Big Three of James + Davis + Westbrook, the Lakers originally planned to acquire some assets by trading Westbrook in the next season. However, after asking around, no one was willing to take over. In the end, they had no choice but to I have to fight for another year, but I don’t know if James can afford to wait.
The last one was also the league's top draft pick. According to ESPN reports, John Wall is expected to sign with the Clippers after becoming a free agent. There are currently some other teams pursuing Wall as free agents, but Wall's purpose is to join the Clippers. According to previous reports, the Rockets and John Wall have reached a buyout agreement. In the buyout agreement with the Rockets, Wall gave up $6.5 million of his remaining $47.4 million salary.
Affected by injuries, Wall did not play a game with the Rockets last season. The Rockets, who wanted to rebuild, could not hinder the pace of team building because of his contract. Therefore, after a stalemate between the two sides for a season, the management finally chose compromise. And Irving, Westbrook and Wall, the three once top defenders in the league, have now become "cancers" for each team. The salary involved by the three of them is as high as 130 million, which is extremely terrifying!
