recently joined the team with the contract matching of Ayton and . It seems that the competition for , Durant and has come to an end! The compensation that the Nets and want to get is far from matching the offers that the league's teams can offer! Part of the reason is also because Gobert's premium transaction was too high and the trading market expectations were too high, which made Adu unable to trade smoothly!
Former NBA star O'Neal also talked about this in the podcast today. He said he was too jealous of Lillard for being able to get such a high-priced contract in this era! And in their day, a multi-million contract was very luxurious! He said: "I am very jealous of Lillard! 122 million in 2 years! Congratulations to Lillard and his family, I am really jealous! I also want to play in this era! Because Lillard can get 1.22 100 million, Gobert got 250 million! If I were still here, if it were legal, I would get a 5-year, 400 million contract!”
According to the famous reporter Brian Windhorst, many insiders in the league are complaining about Gobert’s contract. trade!
Windhorst said: "Can you believe it? I have talked to 10 people about this and they all complained to me about this deal. Jazz got everything, got everything. Danny Ainge (Jazz GM ) changed the game again! "
In the deal between the Jazz and Timberwolves , the Jazz received Beasley , Beverley , Kesler (the 22nd pick in this year's first round), Vanderbilt Special, Leandro Bobanmaro and first-round draft picks in 2023, 2025, 2027 and 2029! There are also first-round swap rights in 2026!
In this transaction, the Timberwolves only got a blue-collar rim protector! And the Jazz got nothing more than generous assets! Gobert is currently in his prime at the age of 30. In the 2021-2022 regular season, he helped the Jazz achieve fifth place in the Western Conference, averaging 15.6 points, 14.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game! Won the rebounding title this season! playoffs averaged 12 points, 13.2 rebounds and 1 block per game! The team stopped in the first round!
