On July 3rd, Beijing time, the free trading market entered its third day and ushered in a number of blockbuster contract renewals. According to Mingjian reports, Knights has reached a five-year agreement with Garland of US$193 million, with a maximum of A five-year, $231 million max-salary contract extension. As a result, as of today, three rookies in the 2019 class have renewed their contracts with maximum salaries, but many netizens believe that only one is worth the maximum salary.
The first person to reach a maximum salary extension was Morant . As the second pick in 2019, Morant has reached a five-year contract extension of US$193 million with the Grizzlies. If he is selected for the All-NBA Team next season, Morant will trigger Rose's clause, and the contract will be changed to 5 years and 231 million US dollars.
Morant is also the only one among the three who is considered worthy of a maximum salary contract by netizens. Last season in the regular season, Morant averaged 27.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game, and was selected to the All-NBA Second Team; in the playoffs, averaged 27.1 points, 8 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game. There is no doubt that Morant will become a superstar in the league in the future.
The second person to renew his contract with the maximum salary is Zion Williamson. As the No. 1 pick in 2019, Fat Tiger also signed a five-year, $193 million maximum salary extension contract with the Pelicans in advance, with the maximum contract amount reaching $231 million. If you only look at the data, Zion is certainly worthy of the maximum salary. So far in his career, he has averaged 25.7 points, 7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 60.4%. He is the only player in the history of NBA to average 25 points per game and hit 60% from the field.
However, Zion only played 85 games in the first three seasons of his career, and he was unable to play last season due to injury. There is no doubt that Fat Tiger is the most talented player among the 2019 rookies, but his excessive weight makes his knees easily injured and his attendance rate is too low. This is why many netizens believe that Fat Tiger is not worthy of the maximum salary. The biggest reason.
The third one is Garland. As the No. 5 pick in the first round in 2019, the first thing Garland has to thank for getting the maximum salary contract is Sexton . If it weren't for Sexton's injury, Garland would not have averaged 21.8 points per game. With 3.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists, he was also selected for the All-Star main game. However, although the data is good, Garland is still not considered worthy of the maximum salary. He was able to sign the maximum salary only because Cleveland is a small city and no big-name stars are willing to come.
In addition to these three people, there is currently a chance to renew the contract with the highest salary of the third overall pick Barrett. Last season, Barrett averaged 20 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3 assists per game. It depends on whether the Knicks think he can become the core of the team. Potential.
Among the remaining players, Herro and Poole are likely to receive a four-year contract extension of approximately US$100 million.
