Undercurrents are surging in the NBA offseason! Booker may sign a 75 million contract, is it worth it?

Before the finals were finished, the NBA market began to surging undercurrents. All teams are busy formulating offseason lineup changes and player renewal plans to prepare for next season. As Shams said, this offseason will definitely be crazy. Many potential big-name stars may be traded, and some stars are waiting to renew their contracts with the team. Moreover, the NBA's income is getting higher and higher, and the salary of players is also rising. It is rare for 20 million yuan to have an annual salary of 10 years ago. Now there are big contracts of 40 to 50 million yuan everywhere. This is a change too fast!

Recently, it was said that the largest contract holder of the active NBA is the Celtics star Tatum. He signed a five-year, $314 million contract with the team last year, with an average annual salary of more than 60 million, and his annual salary will exceed 70 million US dollars in the 29-30 season. Before him, Brown, the second leader of the Celtics, signed a maximum salary of 304 million yuan in five years, but Tatum is indeed worth the super maximum salary. He has been a top five MVP star in the past two seasons. He averaged 28.1 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game this year's playoffs, and he fought for the season reimbursement of the Achilles tendon tear, which is undeniable. But Brown is a bit of a premium for 300 million in five years. He averaged only 22 points per game this year's playoffs, but the Celtics are willing to build a championship lineup around the double-Tanhua. I don't know if this operation can be achieved.

Speaking of which, Tatum will have an annual salary of 70 million yuan in five years, but Devin Booker of the Suns may be able to get an annual salary of more than 75 million yuan in four years. It is reported that Booker is expected to receive a two-year, $149.8 million contract renewal this summer, so that his annual salary can reach 75 million, surpassing Tatum to become the highest-salary player in active service. Booker signed a four-year contract with the Suns for 224 million yuan in 222 years, and his annual salary by 62 million yuan in the 27-28 season. If he renews his contract this summer, his annual salary in the 28-29 season will be 75 million yuan. This annual salary was simply unthinkable in the past. It was equivalent to the salary of a team 20 years ago. The NBA is really rich now, but Booker has so much money, is the Suns worth it?

ask me to tell you that Booker's annual salary of 75 million is not worth it at all. He is 28 years old and will be 32 in four years. It is hard to say whether he can maintain his peak. Moreover, in the past two years, he has obviously begun to decline and it is difficult to break through the upper limit. The 22-23 season was his peak, with an average of 27.8 points per game in the regular season, averaging 33.7 points per game in the playoffs, and a shooting percentage of 58.5%, but the Suns were eliminated by the Nuggets in the second round that year. In the next two seasons, his average score fell to 27 points, and this season it was 25.6 points, and his shooting percentage also dropped. The title of the league's No. 1 point guard is probably to be given to Edwards. His regression is so serious that it has nothing to do with the changes in the lineup. In the past, the Suns had Ayton, Da Qiao and others to support the defense, and Paul organized it, and he only cared about scoring. Now Durant has become the leader and sacrificed a lot of chips to exchange for Bills. The Big Three has poor compatibility and no one has organized it. He has to undertake more ball-holding organization tasks. It is inevitable that his ability to leave the comfort zone will decline.

At present, Durant's departure is basically certain. How far can the Suns go with the "premium brothers" of Booker and Bill next season? I think it is definitely not as good as this season. It is basically impossible for Booker to compete for the championship in the Suns. This NBA contract looks glamorous, and behind it is the game between the team and the players. But when it comes to the point of viewing the efficacy, it is hard to say who makes money and who loses. Next, let’s see if the Suns’ contract renewal operation is really a hit, and also see what other teams can make big moves during this crazy offseason.