However, the so-called gentleman loves money and takes it properly. Some stars rely on their past achievements, even occasionally high-profile moments, and deliberately ask for high salaries beyond their ability, which not only caused the team's turmoil, but also brought extremely adverse effects to the league.
Today, let's take stock of the six star players who are mercenary this season.
Sixth place: proud little black bean Schroeder.
Schroeder 20 17 was selected by the hawks in the first round of 20 13. As a small guard, Schroeder gradually gained fame and popularity in Thunder with his own efforts.
In 2020-2 1 season, Schroeder went to Los Angeles to play beside James and Davis. The defending champion Lakers sustained injuries last season, especially the frequent injuries of the two giants, which also gave this thin little defender a chance to make a name for himself. Schroeder also seized the opportunity to help the Lakers stop bleeding in time after losing two giants.
In the middle of the season, the Lakers also sent a big contract with an annual salary of nearly 20 million because of Schroeder's outstanding performance, which is already a value-for-money contract for a starting point guard. However, the arrogant Germans rejected the contract and threatened hundreds of millions of super contracts.
In the end, Schroeder's arrogance made him break up with the Lakers. It also made the Lakers completely embark on a road of no return and lost the strength of the super team. During the offseason, Schroeder was also delayed by the invitation of any team. Before the deadline, Schroeder had no choice but to sign a middle-class contract with Celtic with an annual salary of 5 million pounds. However, Schroeder's farce is not over.
Before the closing day of the new season, Schroeder's performance in Celtic was still very low, and even his worth of 5 million could not be brought into play. The Celtics made another trade.
For Schroeder, if it weren't for greed, he might have played basketball with tens of millions of salary and didn't have to bend over for five dou meters.
Before the trade deadline, the Celtics traded, and Schroeder, who came to the Rockets, had no distractions, and once again played the ultimate game presentation, which also made the arrogant little guard once again play a dazzling data presentation.
In the offseason, if the Rockets don't show sincerity, Schroeder is likely to wander again for a big contract. After all, for the 28-year-old Schroeder, he still has the strength of starting point guard. Even if he gives up hundreds of millions of contracts, it is more than enough to sign a contract with an annual salary of1.5-20 million.
Ramstein, who is extremely thin, will once again run around for the top salary in the offseason and try the free market again for a long-term super big contract. After all, this is also one of the few opportunities for German defenders to play their peak again.
Fifth place: inside the Eton Tower
20 18 the first round 1 was selected by the sun. As a chosen son, Ayton's performance in entering the league is not shocking. Even though they were left behind by Dansis and Treyan, they got a new contract renewal last season, worth hundreds of millions. However, as a top scholar, Ayton is still begging for a top salary.
Last season, Paul's parachuting promoted the team from the bottom team in the west to the super team in the west, and after many years, it entered the playoffs and even reached the finals, breaking many records in one fell swoop, making the Sun famous and becoming the most shining super team in the west and even in the league.
Although, due to the inexperience of the young team, Sun finally lost to the Bucks, but last season was undoubtedly the most brilliant season in the history of the team for Sun.
As a giant tower inside the sun, Elton grew up with the triumph of the sun last season. Even in the face of Jokic, he once crushed last season's MVP, which made people see Elton's growth. However, the instability and weakness under tough confrontation are still exposed to the fullest. In the face of tough insiders such as Embiid and Alphabet, Elton has become difficult, not only the offensive end is extremely hesitant, but also the defensive end is full of loopholes. As an inside tower, Elton still has a long way to go.
In the new season, under the leadership of Paul and Booker, the Suns continue to make great strides, not only with excellent record, but also with extremely stable competitive state and team record, making the Suns the most stable king team in the league.
However, Elton's performance was only remarkable. After all, his aura is hard to be seen by people around Paul and Booker, and his lethality in the paint is still far behind that of Embiid and Jokic.
As the No.1 pick of 20 18, Ayton's rookie contract will expire at the end of this season. It is reported that Aiton has always wanted a contract with the highest salary of 65,438+700 million, but for the Sun, Aiton still has weaknesses and a huge gap from the top insider, so the Sun is not willing to give such a contract with the highest salary.
The regular season is coming to an end, and the Sun naturally wants to get back the lost championship. But for Aidan, he should give up the idea of a top salary and help the team win the championship with peace of mind. After all, this will be the top priority.
For Elton, his ability is not enough to get the top salary, and there may be a new turn to help the team win the championship. After all, compared with the rock-solid Paul and team leader Booker, Elton is only a three-stage master and is not as good as the two big stars in all aspects. Instead of chasing an unrealistic top salary, it is better to help the team win the championship.
Fourth place: Wilkins, the chosen son.
Wiggins was selected by the Cavaliers in the first round of 20 14. After James and Owen, the knight is another chosen son. But the knight sent Wiggins away in order to enhance his real-time combat power.
Wiggins also started a new career in the Timberwolves. As a top scholar, Wiggins has outstanding physical fitness. However, in the Timberwolves for many years, Wiggins was always unable to fulfill his talent and was criticized. Wiggins is extremely reluctant to play basketball and has been playing healthy basketball. The title of healthy brother also came into being.
Wiggins was traded to the Warriors in 2020, but Wiggins was never able to help the Warriors complete their recovery. It has always been tepid, without too many ups and downs, and there are no amazing highlights.
In the new season, the Warriors ushered in a recovery and returned to the ranks of the western giants in one fell swoop. However, as the second leader of the team, Wiggins has no responsibility and responsibility as a core player. Wiggins is also extremely lazy on the court and doesn't have much passion and fighting spirit.
Although Wiggins has just turned 28, his athletic talent has begun to decline gradually because of lack of medical care and ambition. This season is even more obvious. After Curry's absence due to injury, Wiggins was like a helpless doo. Not only did he make no achievements on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, Wiggins was ineffective and had no defensive strength. He was almost easily passed by his opponent and became the biggest loophole of the team.
This season, Wiggins averaged 17. 1 point, 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists. As a top talent, Wiggins is not even as good as Poole, a young man in the Warriors' low draft. Not only did he fail to respect his talent, but he was also hit.
In the playoffs, although the Warriors are still extremely strong, Wiggins, as the core of the team, is still very depressed, even worse than Poole, the young player of the team. During Curry's absence due to injury, he failed to assume the responsibility of the leader, and even the offensive and defensive ends were extremely depressed.
Although Wiggins once reached the peak at the beginning of the season, with the deepening of the game, he fell to the bottom again and even became a dispensable role player of the team. Wiggins, who is in such a depressed offseason, wants to renew his contract with the Warriors for five years with a maximum salary of 207 million, which will be extremely difficult. As the son of natural selection, Wiggins should give up his health-keeping style, seize the peak period and play his own sky, instead of being mediocre and still playing extremely depressed health-keeping basketball.
If the current champion ranks first, Wiggins may also be labeled as a parallel champion. As the son of natural selection, Wiggins has no initiative, so he has never played a bright moment, but now he has a sad ending. Wiggins was completely destroyed by his health-keeping style, never tepid, and once fell into the abyss. His cherished maximum salary contract may disappear with his gradual decline and eventually become a dream.
Third place: scoring machine list
Bill 20 12 was selected by the Wizards for the third place in the first round. As a super scorer, Bill showed his super scoring ability as soon as he debuted. As a shooting guard with great scoring talent, Bill's scoring style is staggering.
Bill has been the team's super scorer for many years in the Wizards. No matter whether he plays with Wall or Shao Wei, Bill's talent in scoring ability is unparalleled in the team. Bill has always been the star of the team, and the wizards have also entrusted Bill with a heavy responsibility.
In the new season, Shao Wei was traded to the Lakers, the Wizards became a single-core team again, and Bill became an absolute superstar in the team. This season, Bill averaged 23.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game. Due to injury, Bill's score dropped slightly, but he is still the top scorer in the team. As a shooting guard, Bill's scoring ability is also one of the few in the league.
In the middle of the season, the Wizards also offered Bill a contract with a maximum salary of 1.8 1 billion for four years, but Bill actually refused, which is also puzzling. This contract is completely matched with Bill's ability. Even though Bill is 28 years old, and compared with last season, Bill's competitive state has slightly declined, the Wizards, as a team that can be rebuilt forever, still kept Bill.
This will be of great benefit to Bill. After all, at Bill's age, many stars are going downhill. Once he refuses to renew his contract with the highest salary, it is not impossible to become the next Schroeder.
The reason why Bill refused was similar to that when Schroeder refused the Lakers and wanted to ask for a contract of over 100 million yuan. They both want to ask for higher wages.
It is reported that Bill wants to ask for a super contract of 242 million yuan in five years, and he needs to wait for another year, which is also very variable.
Once Bill can't get back to the top, don't dream of a 242 million contract. I'm afraid even the contract of 1.5438+0 billion is a dead duck, and Bill will eventually pay for his arrogance.
Second place: Young Hollywood Lavin
Lavin was selected by the Timberwolves in the first round of 20 14. As the selected shooting guard with Kobe Bryant 13. Lavin is also not a natural choice, but through continuous efforts the day after tomorrow, Lavin gradually showed his talent and won the dunk contest twice, making this little-known shooting guard famous.
Lavin gradually gained fame and popularity in the Timberwolves. But because of the conflict with Downs and Wiggins dressing room, Lavin was sent away by the team and went to Chicago in the 20 17- 18 season.
Lavin also gradually played an all-star performance in Chicago, and successively rewrote the team history records belonging to Lavin with his super scoring ability. However, the only regret is that Lavin has never been able to turn his personal ability into a victory for the team, and the Bulls have never missed the stage of the playoffs.
In the 20021-22 season, the Bulls signed Demar DeRozan, the former all-star guard of the Spurs, for 8 1.7 million in three years. According to today's league, this transaction is not a big deal, but it has ushered in a new turn for the Bulls. The arrival of Demar demar derozan not only brought the individual back to the peak, but also made the bull stand on the other side completely, and rebuilt the glory and glory of Chicago in the past.
As the leader of the team, Demar DeRozan's joining has squeezed Lavin's living space to some extent. However, in the middle and early season, the team was in full swing, and both Lavin and Demar demar derozan were selected for the All-Star team. I am also worried that the team will once again enter the stage of the playoffs or even the finals after many years. The overall morale of the team is also extremely high.
The weather is unpredictable. In the middle of the season, the bulls suffered injuries one after another. From Jones, Bauer, caluso to Lavin, the Bulls went through a cold spell of injury. This wave of extremely tragic injuries also dampened the morale of the bulls to a certain extent, and the team's record fluctuated for a time.
At the end of the season, Lavin saw that the team had no intention of renewing the contract with the highest salary. After coming back, I was also preoccupied and completely lost my fighting spirit and belief. For Lavin, after Bauer's season reimbursement, the Bulls almost lost the possibility of winning the championship this season, and even the first round was difficult to break through.
For the Bulls, it is precisely because of the ups and downs of Lavin's state that the team's record once fluctuated, and even his remarks about forcing the palace caused a heated discussion among public opinion, which once had a very negative impact on the team.
As the core player of the team, Lavin broke out in the locker room at the critical moment when the team hit the championship, forcing the team to compromise. This is not only extremely arrogant, but also puts the team in a very passive position.
Aside from the performance of Lavin's players whose salaries are not the highest, as a leader, Lavin has not considered the team. After all, the season is not over yet. Lavin should concentrate on playing every game well and try to gain the recognition of the team with his strength, not through past achievements and several highlights. If Lavin can't adjust his mentality in time to help the team go further in the playoffs, Lavin will pay a huge price for his imprisonment in the offseason. Not only can't get paid, but also.
First place: Harden, the almighty god of war who runs for his dreams.
Harden was selected by the Thunder in the third place in the first round of 2009. As a rising superstar, Harden's growing experience is shocking, from the best sixth man to the MVP in the regular season.
Harden played the peak of his career with the Rockets, but he never won the overall high honor. With the growth of age, Harden's desire for the championship reached its peak. Harden did not hesitate to break up with the Rockets and went to new york to form the Big Three team.
Last season, after Harden joined the Nets, the team once played an excellent performance. Harden is also in good shape, winning the best of the month in a row. Under the leadership of Harden, the Nets also topped the Eastern Conference.
In the new season, Harden was troubled by hamstring injury, and his mentality and competitive state fluctuated slightly. He completely lost the competitive state of the top superstar, scored high and low, and failed to score near the box, which once made Harden fall to the bottom.
This season, Kazakhstan averaged 22.5 points and 7.9 rebounds 10 assists. In terms of scoring, this is also Harden's lowest score in the past five years. Harden's depression is closely related to himself. Before the trade deadline, Harden left the Nets and went to Philadelphia.
However, after coming to the 76ers, Harden's play was still anticlimactic, facing the Nets and the Nuggets one after another, and even aroused the dissatisfaction of Embiid and head coach Rivers.
As a superstar, Harden's poor performance this season has become an indisputable fact. Whether suffering from injuries or being influenced by gossip, Harden's aggressiveness in scoring is gradually weakening.
Recently, Philadelphia even revealed that it would not renew Harden's contract with the highest salary, and offered him a five-year salary reduction contract of 65.438+0.8 billion. The 76ers think Harden should pay some salary to win the championship, so that the team has more room to sign role players and enhance the team's combat effectiveness.
For Harden, this salary reduction contract obviously cannot meet Harden's long-cherished wish. Top superstars want to win the championship and don't want to lose their top salary to renew their contracts. For Harden, despite the decline in ability, he still has certain ability to lead the team, especially after coming to the 76ers, the overall strength and record of the team have improved.
But as a man who wants to win the championship, it is obviously impossible for Harden to realize his long-cherished dream of winning the championship by caring so much about personal gains and losses. After all, it's hard to have both. At that time, Paul renewed his contract with the highest salary, which made the Rockets unwilling to pay huge luxury taxes, so they missed the chance to win the championship. Better than Durant, after joining the Warriors, he also won the championship twice in a row.
Obviously, Harden is unwilling to take a pay cut. Even Harden still hasn't implemented the player option for next season. Harden still has his own space. After all, Harden has a slight contradiction in salary, as does Embiid and Rivers. Once the 76ers lose the championship, Harden is likely to leave the 76ers again for the highest salary contract. Perhaps winning the championship is just a cover for the arrogant Harden, and the top salary is Harden's real goal. After all, compared with the illusory championship dream, Harden, who is in a declining state, needs a maximum salary contract to support his life. Perhaps such a wily Harden will eventually miss the chance to win the championship in pursuit of the top salary.