Wall has reached a buyout agreement with Rockets . He will officially join Clippers after the clarification period. He is expected to sign a mid-level contract with the Clippers worth $6 million. Wall was also a top defender in NBA during his peak period and was known as the son of Washington. After two seasons of layoff due to injuries in recent years, his arrival can make up for the Clippers' shortcomings in organization. Reggie Jackson, a guard who performed poorly last season, is likely to be pushed to the bench. . Although Wall signed a mid-level contract with the Clippers, considering the current salary situation of the Clippers, this signing will cost the Clippers management $20 million in luxury tax. In other words, the total cost of signing Wall is US$26 million.
But this little money is just drizzle for the wealthy Ballmer . Especially last season, the Warriors successfully won the championship after paying a huge luxury tax, which further stimulated Ballmer. If possible, he will make the team's lineup a perfect upgrade. As for the luxury tax, it is not something Clippers fans need to worry about. After getting rid of Wall, the Clippers will also make reinforcements. According to the latest reports from the US media, Griffin is likely to leave the Nets after the end of this season, and he will seek a mid-level job. contract. Currently two Los Angeles teams, the Clippers and Lakers have joined the battle for Griffin.
Back then, Griffin and Paul formed the Clippers' golden combination, making the Clippers a famous alley-oop city in the league. However, the two were still unable to lead the Clippers and went one step further in the playoffs. With Paul's departure, Griffin was also traded to the Pistons by the Clippers. Since then, he has entered an inflection point in his career and has been on a downward trend. Compared with the Lakers, which has become a mess, Griffin will obviously join the Clippers, his old club that is stronger and more familiar to him, and join hands with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to compete for the championship. As a result, the Clippers will use two mid-level contracts to package the two No. 1 picks, Wall and Griffin. The Clippers will also have a Big Four lineup composed of Kawhi, George, Wall, and Griffin.
Although Wall and Griffin have long passed the peak of their careers, these two are veteran players who have been in the league for many years and have rich game experience. If they use some time to regain their form and form a good chemical reaction with the Clippers, these two NBA veterans will bring huge help to the Clippers in the playoffs. Moreover, the Clippers can also use role players such as Kennard and Morris as trading chips to exchange for some heavyweight stars to upgrade the lineup again. For example, the Jazz's inside core Gobert and the Clippers' No. 1 draft pick Ayton may become the Clippers' next targets for reinforcement.
As long as he can help the team win the championship, Ballmer will not account for the huge luxury tax. Moreover, the Clippers' new stadium is about to be completed, which will also bring huge commercial income to the team. And if the Clippers can win the championship before the new arena is completed, it will further increase the commercial value of the new arena, which will allow Ballmer to earn more economic benefits. Take the Warriors who won the championship this year as an example. Each additional game they play in the playoffs will bring an additional US$20 million in revenue to the team. Compared with the huge luxury tax, the huge advertising and investment income is the value that the bosses really value.
