4 Years, $212 Million! Career Low! The NBA's Worst Contract Is Born, and the Warriors Are Too Lucky

NBA star salaries have been skyrocketing, with supermax contracts flying around, and garbage contracts are also emerging one after another. Just in the past 10 years, many star players' garbage contracts have reached textbook levels, serving as lessons of blood and tears! Take Harris for example, from signing a 4-year, $64 m i l l i o n c o n t r a c t w i t h t h e M a g i c t o a 5 - y e a r,$ 64millioncontractwiththeMagictoa5−year,180 million contract with the 76ers, and then a 2-year, $52 m i l l i o n b i g c o n t r a c t w i t h t h e P i s t o n s, e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e r e p u t a t i o n o f t h e " E m p e r o r o f W o r k e r s . " T h e r e^{'} s a l s o B e a l, h o l d i n g a 5 - y e a r,$ 52millionbigcontractwiththePistons,establishingthereputationofthe"EmperorofWorkers."There′salsoBeal,holdinga5−year,251 million supermax contract in one hand and a trade veto power in the other, lacking virtue but causing great harm!

Last offseason, the NBA league signed an 11-year, $77 b i l l i o n s u p e r b r o a d c a s t i n g c o n t r a c t, b r e a k i n g h i s t o r i c a l r e c o r d s! A t t h e s a m e t i m e, m a n y s t a r s i n t h e l e a g u e h a v e s i g n e d c o n t r a c t s w o r t h o v e r$ 77billionsuperbroadcastingcontract,breakinghistoricalrecords!Atthesametime,manystarsintheleaguehavesignedcontractsworthover200 million, such as Tatum of the Celtics (5 years, $315 m i l l i o n), B a r n e s o f t h e R a p t o r s (5 y e a r s,$ 315million),BarnesoftheRaptors(5years,224 million), Markkanen of the Jazz (5 years, $238 m i l l i o n), W a g n e r J r . o f t h e M a g i c (5 y e a r s,$ 238million),WagnerJr.oftheMagic(5years,224 million), Mobley Jr. of the Cavaliers (5 years, $224 m i l l i o n), C u n n i n g h a m o f t h e P i s t o n s (5 y e a r s,$ 224million),CunninghamofthePistons(5years,226 million), George of the 76ers (4 years, $212 m i l l i o n) a n d M a x e y (4 y e a r s,$ 212million)andMaxey(4years,202 million), Anunoby of the Knicks (5 years, $212.5 m i l l i o n), a n d M u r r a y o f t h e N u g g e t s (4 y e a r s,$ 212.5million),andMurrayoftheNuggets(4years,209 million), etc. Next, let's take a look at the garbage contracts in the NBA this season and see who is the "MVP" among them.

Among these $200 m i l l i o n g i a n t s, t h e l e a s t f a m o u s a n d m o s t c r i t i c i z e d i s M u r r a y o f t h e N u g g e t s! M u r r a y i s l u c k y t o h a v e j o i n e d t h e l e a g u e a n d h u g g e d J o k i c^{'} s t h i g h, t a s t i n g t h e t a s t e o f t h e c h a m p i o n s h i p; M u r r a y i s a l s o u n l u c k y, h i s s t r e n g t h, d a t a, a n d p o p u l a r i t y a r e n o t e y e - c a t c h i n g a m o n g t h e l u x u r i o u s W e s t e r n C o n f e r e n c e g u a r d s, a n d h e h a s n e v e r p l a y e d i n t h e A l l - S t a r G a m e . E v e n s o, M u r r a y s t i l l m a d e s t e a d y p r o g r e s s i n t h e r e n e w a l n e g o t i a t i o n, N u g g e t s g e n e r a l m a n a g e r B o o t h h a d n o c h o i c e b u t t o g i v e h i m a 4 - y e a r,$ 200milliongiants,theleastfamousandmostcriticizedisMurrayoftheNuggets!MurrayisluckytohavejoinedtheleagueandhuggedJokic′sthigh,tastingthetasteofthechampionship;Murrayisalsounlucky,hisstrength,data,andpopularityarenoteye−catchingamongtheluxuriousWesternConferenceguards,andhehasneverplayedintheAll−StarGame.Evenso,Murraystillmadesteadyprogressintherenewalnegotiation,NuggetsgeneralmanagerBoothhadnochoicebuttogivehima4−year,209 million max contract. According to statistics, this contract is the largest contract ever signed by a non-All-Star player in NBA history. In the new season, Murray played 25 games for the Nuggets, averaging 19.8 points + 4.2 rebounds + 6.4 assists + 1.5 steals + 2.2 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 44% and a three-point shooting percentage of 36.5%, which is really not comparable to this big contract! Of course, there is another star whose contract is even worse than Murray's!

This person is not Markkanen of the Jazz! Markkanen is an All-Star frontcourt player, enjoying the dividends in the spring breeze of the Jazz's rebuilding! This offseason, the Jazz did consider trading Markkanen, and the Warriors also considered trading for Markkanen to assist Curry, but Ainge's high asking price deterred them! In the end, Markkanen became the big winner in the game between the Jazz and the Warriors, happily receiving a 5-year, $238 million max contract. In the new season, Markkanen played 26 games for the Jazz, averaging 19.6 points + 6.3 rebounds + 1.9 assists + 2.9 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 43.9% and a three-point shooting percentage of 37.1%, all of which are career lows for the Jazz. Of course, there is suspicion that Markkanen's decline is due to Ainge's imperial sword, playing water and slumping to impact the Flagg Cup! What I want to say is that the MVP of the garbage contract is George!

Rewind to last offseason, George's renewal negotiations with the Clippers ended unhappily, and the Warriors also considered the idea of signing and trading for George, but George was old and expensive, so it didn't happen! The reason why George had such confidence in the renewal negotiations was that the 76ers meddled, flirting with him and promising a max contract renewal. In the end, George returned to the East under the name of "life is greater than basketball," happily receiving a 4-year, $212 million max contract. With everything settled, George talked eloquently, saying directly: The 76ers have Emperor and Maxey, with better championship prospects than the Clippers. Let's enjoy the process together. I want to help them bring the championship trophy back to Philadelphia!

In the eyes of many people, the 76ers' luxury trio is enough to challenge the defending champion Celtics! But what happened? The 76ers suffered from injuries and lack of chemistry in the new season, only achieving a record of 13 wins and 17 losses, ranking 11th in the Eastern Conference, 9.5 games behind the defending champions (24 wins and 9 losses). What do they have to challenge the Celtics? In this process, George's regression is even more astonishing! So far, George has played 20 games for the 76ers, averaging only 15.5 points + 5.6 rebounds + 4.8 assists + 2 steals + 2 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of only 40.5% (career low) and a three-point shooting percentage of only 31.5% (second lowest in his career, only higher than his rookie season's 29.7%).

I don't know if the 76ers considered the risks or prepared an escape route when they offered a 4-year, $212 m i l l i o n m a x c o n t r a c t t o t h e 34 - y e a r - o l d G e o r g e d u r i n g t h e o f f s e a s o n, b u t o n e t h i n g i s c e r t a i n : G e o r g e d o e s n^{'} t h a v e t h e f a t e t o b e t h e l e a d e r, n o r i s h e s u i t a b l e t o b e t h e t h i r d g i a n t . B u t i n t h i s 76 e r s t e a m, w h e n E m p e r o r a n d M a x e y, t h e t w o b a l l - h a n d l e r s, o c c u p y a h u g e a m o u n t o f b a l l p o s s e s s i o n, G e o r g e c a n o n l y r u n a r o u n d a n d l o s e h i m s e l f . I f h e h o l d s a 4 - y e a r,$ 212millionmaxcontracttothe34−year−oldGeorgeduringtheoffseason,butonethingiscertain:Georgedoesn′thavethefatetobetheleader,norishesuitabletobethethirdgiant.Butinthis76ersteam,whenEmperorandMaxey,thetwoball−handlers,occupyahugeamountofballpossession,Georgecanonlyrunaroundandlosehimself.Ifheholdsa4−year,212 million max contract but does the work of a 3D blue-collar worker, it would be too luxurious. This is the path chosen by the 76ers themselves, and they must finish it no matter how bitter or difficult it is! It must be said that the Warriors are too lucky to miss George but avoid a disaster!

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