The thing is probably like this. Recently, according to Hoopshype reporter Michael Sotto, the negotiations between Celtics and Grant Williams were at a deadlock. Sources revealed that Gway is willing to accept a contract with an average salary of 14 million to 15 million in the negotiations, but the Celtics are unlikely to give this number.
Garway is the 22nd pick in the first round of the 2019 class. He will enter the last year of the rookie contract in the new season. According to the labor-management agreement, he can renew the contract with the Celtics in advance. At present, many players have signed large contracts in the 2019 class. includes Zion, Morant , Garland , Shero, Poole, and Barret have all signed contracts of 100 million yuan. However, the early renewal deadline (ends on October 16 local time) is coming soon, and Garway's contract is still not included.
It should be said that this is not the first time that Gway renews contract this summer. As early as last month, a reporter reported that the Celtics and Gway camp discussed it. At that time, it was believed that The Celtics might have given a four-year contract of about 48 million similar to Rowe, but what Gway wants is 55 million to 60 million .
Then a few days ago, a reporter from " Boston Globe " also posted a message saying that the negotiations between the Celtics and Gway were not going well, Because Gway wanted a four-year contract with an average salary of 13 million to 17 million , the Celtics' quotation could not give this number.
annual salary is 15 million yuan, is Gewei worth it?
Last season, Gway played for the Celtics in a total of 77 games, including 56 substitutes. He is an important member of the Celtics' bench. can average 7.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.7 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 47.5%, a three-point shooting percentage of 41.1%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 90.5%.
Although Gway is only 1.98 meters tall, , but his body is very strong, so strong that he can even beat Antetokounmpo . However, because of his weight, Gway's horizontal movement is not particularly good. For this reason, Gway lost 9kg in the offseason. His defense is quite distinctive, but overall it is relatively tough.
offensive end, although Gerwit scored not many points, he is one of the most reliable players on the outside of the Celtics. averaged 3.4 shots outside the three-point line last season (a total of 5.6 times), and the three-point shooting percentage was 41.1% . Because the three-point shooting accounted for a high proportion and the free throws were accurate, Gerwit's efficiency was very good, and his real shooting percentage reached 63.5%.
Generally speaking, young players may experience a sluggish or decline in the playoffs of . However, last season, Gway's performance was still stable. averaged 8.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.8 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 43.3%/39.3%/80.8% in three events, and a real shooting percentage of 59.9%.
In the series against Bucks , Gway's performance was particularly amazing . He scored 6 three-pointers in G2, scoring 21 points in ; in the tiebreak, Gway again, made 7 three-pointers in a single game, scoring 27 points in , and his score was even higher than the double-Tanhua ( Tatum 23 points, Brown 19 points).
However, in the finals, Gway's performance declined a bit. 6 games, the average playing time per game was reduced to 17.0 minutes, and he could only score 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds , with a total of 3 of 10 shots in three-pointers, and there were not many opportunities.
From the data perspective, Gerwei is indeed at a disadvantage, , but he is a player whose role is greater than the data, and he is only 23 years old at the moment . Considering that the salary cap may rise sharply in two years, if Gerwei wants a four-year contract of 56 million to 60 million, the Celtics can actually try it.
However, the Celtics have probably "tasted" the sweetness of renewal players in the past few years. For example, Brown's contract renewal is a non-maximum salary (106 million in 4 years), and the defensive core Rowe has only 54 million in 4 years (of which 48 million guarantees, and the other 6 million is a difficult bonus), so he always wants to keep the price down in renewal.
As for Gwei, if he didn't get the early renewal, it doesn't mean that his strength is not good. His performance in the past three years has gradually improved. He will still be one of the main players of the Celtics in the new season. If he performs better, the Celtics may have to spend more money on renewing the contract next year.
