Beijing time on June 29th, There are less than two days before the NBA free agent market opens. Each team is making active preparations, and many teams have already renewed contracts with their players. about.
According to reporter Jaker Fischer, multiple sources revealed that Raptors are expected to renew their contract with Van Fleet for four years, with a contract value of close to 120 million US dollars. VanVleet averaged 20.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game in the regular season last season. Judging from this data, VanVleet is actually worthy of this annual salary. However, this year's playoffs , VanVleet's performance It's terrible, averaging only 13.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game. It is obviously unrealistic for the Raptors to expect him to lead the team to a breakthrough.
But the Raptors really have no choice. Toronto is one of the cities that NBA fans complain about the most and least attracts stars. The team can steadily enter the playoffs and there are stars that local fans like. In fact, this is It's enough, not to mention that the Raptors have realized their dream of winning the championship before. It's not surprising that the team is willing to maintain this state of neither getting better nor worse. Fortunately, the team still has Scotty Barnes a new star worth cultivating. , the future is not without hope.
According to the famous reporter Shams, Nuggets traded Monte Morris and Patton, and Wizards were exchanged for Pop and Ismael Smith . It is worth mentioning that if the Nuggets retain Ismael Smith, this will be the 13th team he plays for. In this way, Ismael Smith will become the "first homeless man in NBA history." , the teams he has played for are: Rockets-Grizzlies-Warriors-Magic- Bucks - Suns -Thunder-76ers-Pelicans- Pistons -Hornets-Wizards-Nuggets. Ishmael Smith averaged 6.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.8 rebounds per game last season.
The best season of his career so far was the 2014-15 season when he played for the 76ers. That season, the 76ers were going crazy. Ismael Smith got a lot of ball rights and averaged 14.7 points per game. Points, 4.3 rebounds, and 7.0 assists. The reason why he has been transferred to so many teams is not complicated. Ismael Smith is very good at scoring but has poor defensive ability. He is very useful as a substitute on the bench, but Often after using him for a season, the team will find that his help to the team is limited, but other teams still want to sign him to try, so this situation arises. Of course, from another perspective, he can be used by so many It is also a kind of ability to stay in the NBA even if the team abandons him.
