From a maximum salary of 46.3 million to a basic salary of 3.3 million, Westbrook dislikes the basic salary again! Maybe it s time to consider retiring

There is still one month left before the start of the NBA new season preseason, and the Warriors' book lineup is only 10 people. According to Bay Area reporters, in September, it is expected that the conflict between the Warriors' management and Kumingga will change. The Warriors' management may take the initiative to make concessions and quickly sign people to prepare for the new season after solving this problem. Those who have basically achieved verbal promises include: Horford + Melton + Curry Jr. + Payton Jr., and Brogdon is also not short of next players. Teams including the Warriors, Knicks, and Timberwolves are all interested in him and choose the best choice. There are only two former "big brands" left in the free market, showing two extremes. One is Simmons, who has long been thinking about basketball, and the other is Westbrook, who regards basketball as one of the most important parts of his life.

However, according to famous reporter Amik, the two of them have not found their next home so far because of one reason: they hope to get a contract that is higher than the veteran's basic salary. It is understandable that Simmons wants a contract with a minimum salary. He used to hold a contract with an average salary of 40 million yuan, showing off his luxury house, showing off his luxury cars, and having a top-notch luxury life. He needed income to support his basic salary, and his basic salary was obviously not enough. But what about Westbrook? Westbrook's total salary in his career is 350 million. Including his endorsement and business investment, the US media calculates that Westbrook's wealth exceeds 500 million US dollars! Is he a player with a contract difference of 3.6 million yuan and a contract difference of 5 million to 8 million yuan? Obviously not. Westbrook is not short of money at all, but it is obvious that he dislikes the basic salary and the lowest-level role in the league! What about the facts? In the 22-23 season, Westbrook also received a super maximum salary of 46.3 million. In the last year of the contract, he was sent to the Jazz by the Lakers ruthlessly. When he left, he was named "dressing room cancer". After being recognized by Xiaoka, George helped Westbrook join the Clippers and saved him for the first time. But what I got was only slightly higher than the basic salary (3.85 million). After more than an unpleasant year, the Clippers had a natural conflict of ball rights and playing style with Westbrook. When Westbrook left, he wrote a long article saying that the Clippers did not allow him to maximize his value. The Clippers sent him to the Jazz again, this time it was Jokic and the Nuggets who saved him for the second time, 6.8 million in 2 years, but in mid-June this summer, Westbrook took the initiative to break out of the second year's player option, almost 3 months, no one cared about it.

First of all, Westbrook's past career is very great, with a triple-double king in NBA history, 9 All-Stars and 9 Best Team, including regular season and All-Star MVP. Even if he did not have a championship in his final career, he is also a member of the Hall of Fame level, and has a 75-year-old super giant. But since he took the initiative to leave the Thunder, his performance has declined particularly quickly as he grows older. He was Harden's deputy for one year with the Rockets, and the two were not efficient at the same time. When the Wizards led the team to create miracles and make it into the playoffs, Bill advised him not to be impulsive and not to go to the big market and be exposed to the spotlight. Until the Lakers, Westbrook's various shortcomings were fully exposed. He had to have the ball in his hand, he made too many mistakes, had a single style of play without shooting, and even had a critical round of the game, and he often had a bad temper!

Westbrook has a strong impact and desire to win, including his role as a locker room leader; Westbrook made great contributions to the series of Nuggets playing the Clippers last season; but immediately after playing the Thunder, when Westbrook was on the court, the Nuggets lost 92 points in the Thunder, and the Nuggets lost a total of 64 points in 7 games. Including several key games in the last period of the regular season, Westbrook's key three-point foul was used, which ruined Jokic's miracle of 60+ triple-double; the Spurs made continuous mistakes, and even the pass could be thrown directly into the second row of the audience, and the layup was directly hit by the timer. Westbrook was unwilling to accept his old age and refused to admit defeat, so the Nuggets could only fire Malone, who trusted Westbrook. When Westbrook naively thought that he could get at least a contract of about 5 million if he jumped out of the player option, the Nuggets had already completed the operation.

Westbrook dislikes the essence of basic salary and does not want to be a marginal player anymore. He lets him go, an unknown little character. But in nearly 3 months, who in the entire league dares to ask for him? The teams that have experienced Westbrook say Westbrook is very good (Terron Lu praised Westbrook, and the Nuggets General Manager also praised Westbrook), but everyone's tacit understanding is: If you sign, I recommend it, it is impossible for me to sign. The only one left in the entire league is the Kings management who is still obsessed with Westbrook, but the Kings themselves are a mess: they want to send Monk away to make room for salary, and get Kuminga and sign Westbrook again. The key is that they are reluctant to give the Warriors an unprotected first round; they want to send Devin Carter away, but they can't find the next one! Even if Westbrook comes to the King, what is his role? It's a substitute for Schroeder!

6 years ago in the Thunder, Schroder was Westbrook's substitute! Does the king truly respect Westbrook? What's more, according to the analysis of salary experts, even if the king can get Westbrook in the end, he will not give a contract that exceeds the basic salary. Will the king pay luxury tax for Westbrook? Westbrook's performance in the past four years has completely made many teams lose their trust in him. In the words of an anonymous scout, a candidate who can replace Westbrook can be found at a basic salary or lower price. This is not aimed at someone, but this is a fact. Westbrook is equivalent to a double-edged sword, but the side that hurts the team is getting bigger and bigger. Maybe Westbrook still has a chance to get a contract, but he really should consider retiring.