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Ten players whose value plummeted during the offseason: Many players have dropped from tens of millions to basic salary, and the Clippers have picked up two treasures at the basic salary.

8:55am, 1 September 2025【Basketball】

In every offseason, players will have their value plummeted due to their age increase or their poor performance last season. Moreover, with the implementation of the new labor-management agreement, many teams are afraid to give big contracts, for fear of being punished by the second rich line. At the same time, they also hope that the team will have more flexible space, so that it will be conducive to introducing suitable players. During this offseason, the value of 10 players plummeted. Let’s see who is on the list.

Van Jordan

Van Jordan has still had a big contract of about 40 million in the past two seasons. As a result, this summer, it was only renewed with a two-year, 50 million contract, with an average salary of 25 million. The reason for his plunge is that the Rockets need to consider giving young players a large contract in the future. If he insists on taking a big contract, the Rockets may give up on him. Van Jordan sees hope of winning here, and he also wants to chase the championship again, so he chose to reduce his salary to stay in the team.

Boucher

Boucher was still paid 10.81 million yuan last season, but in the offseason, he only joined the Celtics with a contract of 3.29 million yuan. Boucher is a very outstanding small inside player, but with the rise of the big inside player now, the small center is easy to be targeted, so he can only play the role of a substitute center more often. In this case, he can't get a big contract. He waited in the free market for a long time before being signed by the Celtics.

Nans Jr.

Nans Jr.'s situation is similar to Boucher. They are both very outstanding inside players. Nans' defense is better and has rich experience in the playoffs, but in the end he signed a Cavaliers with a minimum salary of 3.63 million yuan. During his time with the Hawks last season, his annual salary was 11.31 million yuan. The arrival of Nans Jr. gave the Cavaliers more choices in the inside match, but he also had no space ability and probably won't have many opportunities to play.

Hardaway Jr.

Hardaway Jr. had a one-year, 16.19 million contract with the Pistons last season, but in the offseason, he only got a one-year, 3.63 million contract with the Nuggets. Hardaway Jr. was able to win a big contract before because of his excellent shooting ability, but everyone has seen it in the past few years that his shooting has become neurotic and he has become a nerve knife player. He is not good at defense and is more suitable for serving as a substitute. If he didn't have a certain amount of space ability, he might have been abandoned by the league.

Clarkson

Clarkson was still the super sixth man during his time with the Jazz last season. His annual salary last season was 10.65 million yuan. As a result, he only received a basic salary contract of 3.63 million yuan in the Knicks this offseason. This signing made the Knicks profit. Clarkson was indeed very good before, but as he got older, his offense was not as stable as before, and his attendance rate in the past few seasons was not high, but he was still able to help the team on the bench.

Paul

Paul got a contract with an annual salary of 10.98 million yuan last season, but in the offseason, he only got a basic salary of 3.63 million yuan for the Clippers in one year. Paul's ability, even if he is 40 years old, he can still want a mini middle class, but considering his family and winning, he chose to join the Clippers, which also made the Clippers profit. After all, Paul's organizational ability and experience are still excellent. He is the head coach on the court.

Da Luo

Da Luo still had a big contract of 23.51 million last season, but he joined the Clippers with a 2-year and 18 million yuan. The annual salary of the new season is 8.75 million. Da Luo's space ability and franchise protection are the top in the league. Although his pace is slow and easy to be targeted by the opponent's backcourt, Da Luo is still very good as a substitute. His experience and projection ability can help the team well. The Clippers can win him to Zubac's substitute, which is also a treasure.

Bruce Brown

Bruce Brown's annual salary last season was still 14.28 million yuan, but in the offseason, he only got a one-year and 3.08 million contract. Brown was able to win such a large contract. The main reason was that the Pacers wanted to fill the poor line. However, he had no problem with Brown's ability, but he played too little in the past two seasons, which also made his value fall. In the end, the Nuggets brought back this former championship puzzle.

Shuila

Russell still had an annual salary of about 18 million last season. As a result, he joined the Mavericks with a 2-year contract of 11.65 million yuan this offseason. The annual salary in the new season is only 5.69 million yuan. The former All-Star is still at its peak age. It can only be said that in the Lakers, he has lost his net worth in the past few seasons. However, coming to the Mavericks is a good choice for Russell. After all, Irving will be absent for a long time due to injury, which gives Russell more opportunities to prove himself.

Landal

Landale was still an annual salary of 8.1 million yuan during his time with the Rockets last season. He joined the Grizzlies this season and asked for a contract of 2.46 million yuan. He almost didn't get playing time last season, which also caused his value to plummet. Langdale is a very good blue-collar center with low post skills and a certain amount of space shooting ability. His joining strengthened the Grizzlies. Having said that, what do you want to say about these 10 players? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.