The Lakers signed two heavy contracts a day. Is the NBA really over?
Earlier today, according to chams, a famous NBA player, James and the Lakers reached an $85 million contract extension for two years in advance. Two heavy signings a day, and the Lakers' core lineup will be stable in the next few years. The reason why Thick Eyebrows chose a long contract instead of 1+ 1 or 2+ 1 is also related to Lao Zhan's contract.
In 20 18, James signed a four-year contract with the Lakers for $654.38+54 million, in which the 202 1-22 season was a player option. Now, after reaching this early contract renewal, James' salary for the 20021-22 season is 4 1 18000 USD, and that for the 2022-23 season is 44.47 million USD. He is also the first Mr. 40 million in Lakers history!
According to NBA salary expert Bobby Marks, when this new contract expires, Lao Zhan's career total salary will reach 435 million US dollars, ranking first in history. Among them, playing for the Cavaliers 1 1 season earned $654.38+699 million; Played for the Heat for four seasons and got $64 million; He played for the Lakers for five seasons and earned $654.38+$95.6 million.
Regarding this signing, NBA reporter Ramona Shelburne commented: "The Lakers have a tradition of rewarding top players with big contracts, so that they can end their Hall of Fame career in Los Angeles." Team reporter Dave mcmenamin added: "By the way, when Kobe was 35 years old, his contract was renewed for two years, with $48.5 million."
However, this signing also has an impact on the subsequent operation of the Lakers. According to Winhorst's analysis, Lao Zhan's early contract renewal basically made the Lakers withdraw from the competition for big-name stars in the offseason of 20021:"If Lao Zhan and Thick Eyebrows wanted to, they could have been guaranteed to become free agents in Mingxia, but at present the Lakers only have the salary space of 202 1-22 season150,000."
Although Lao Zhan has no intention to help the team attract free agents in Mingxia, his ability is enough to make up for this shortcoming. In the 2019/20 season, James averaged 25.3 points, 7.8 rebounds 10.2 assists in the regular court, becoming the league's assists king. In the playoffs, he averaged 27.6 points 10.8 rebounds and 8.8 assists and shot 56%. While leading the team to the championship, he also won his fourth FMVP trophy.
Even if he is not as strong as when he was young, Lao Zhan's experience and organizational ability can still keep him at the top level. Coupled with Davis, who is in the prime of life, perhaps the Lakers' double star+high-quality puzzle model will be easier to succeed again than the Big Three.
Speaking of old Zhan, according to chams's follow-up report, Brownie will graduate from high school in 2023. At that time, if the NBA and the players' union cancel the rule that high school students can't enter the NBA, then Lao Zhan is likely to realize his wish and compete with his son. The leader boldly guessed that Brownie might be a Thunder player then.
Some American media have calculated an account for Lao Zhan. From 202 1 to 2023, his monthly salary is 3.57 million dollars, his daily salary is 1 17000 dollars, and his hourly salary is 489 1 dollars. He earned $82 per minute, 1.36 per second. By then, the 38-year-old Lao Zhan can still get such a salary, which can be said to be beyond 99% of the players.