Will the Green Army pay Tatum a high salary? What is the biggest task of the Celtics in the offseason?
Although the Nuggets in the west and the Celtics in the east lost in the 2020 division championship, the young players in the array made impeccable contributions in the playoffs. In this offseason, if the team is well planned, there is definitely a chance to see them return to the battlefield of regional champions and even enter the championship next season.
No matter in the west or the east, in the divisional decisive battle in 2020, it seems that at every moment of the game, young players aged 22 to 25 can be seen being pushed by coaches. It stands to reason that many young players' careers have just begun, and some are even young, and their nicknames on the court have not yet been decided.
Although the Celtics failed to advance to the championship, Jason Tatum, the main force, is only 22 years old at present, and Taylor Shiloh, the main defender of the Heat who reached the final, is only 20 years old. This year's playoffs, you can really see too many awesome young players. However, in order to get ahead in the division championship or the overall championship, experience is absolutely indispensable besides strength.
Both the Nuggets and the Celtics lost the division championship. In the second round of the playoffs, these two young teams were not afraid of the powerful, and forced their opponents to go home early with seven bloody battles, trying to compete with the stronger opponents in the division championship.
In the offseason, if the management of these two teams operates properly, they will definitely see their strong return next season and even break through the division championship in one fell swoop. In the next few years, both Nuggets and Celtics may achieve good results, because most of the core players in their array are young players. The following are the problems that the two teams need to deal with in this off-season that is different from the past:
Boston Celtics
Where else does Tatum need to climb a flight of stairs?
First, Tatum needs a new contract. During this offseason, Tatum, who has the qualification to renew his contract in advance, can sign a contract for up to five years, which will be implemented from the 20021-22 season. By then, his annual salary will account for nearly 30% of the team's salary space. So far, the salary space of each team after the offseason has not been determined.
According to Bobby Marks, an observer of ESPN NBA's internal operation, Tatum's new contract value will reach $654.38 million+58 million. In fact, the total contract amount is not everyone's biggest concern. Everyone is concerned: Can the Celtics keep Tatum?
For many years, Premier Anji only said the words "team assets" and "future priority" to other teams, and they thought that the deal with the Green Army was mutually beneficial. The most important task for Celtic is to make Tatum willing to stay in Boston and work hard. When many teams negotiate with Celtic, they have no other purpose, that is, to get Tatum from Celtic. The sooner the team makes him make up his mind to contribute to Boston at the peak of his career, the sooner the green shirt fans can feel at ease.
According to the progress of Tatum and 23-year-old Jay Brown, the Celtics should perform better in the new season. In addition, their tacit understanding with Ken Barwalk R and Gordon Hayward (who has the option of players, he should choose to execute the contract) should also be improved. In fact, Hayward's life in the Celtics was not easy. In addition to being troubled by injuries, his importance in the team changed from the main force to the role player after injuries. But he should be cautious and choose to stay in Boston, because his injury history (dislocated ankle and broken left tibia) may not keep him confident in the past.
In the offseason, after Tatum's contract is finalized, the Celtics must find a center who can attack, defend and shoot. Since Horford left the team, the Green Army has not found a suitable center candidate. At present, the center on the team has obvious weaknesses. In order not to be killed by the Bucks of Alphabet, the 76ers of Embiid and the Heat of Adebayor in the future playoffs, the Green Shirt team must solve the weakness of the team's center ability.
Next season, the Green Army will face a lot of challenges. In addition to the Heat, the regrouped Raptors, with Owen and Durant's own nets, will definitely be invincible eastern giants.