100 million US dollars in two years, Ethan can only sign after signing Durant! Durant gradually becomes a big NBA brand green leaf

There are still 40 days left before the new season's regular season starts. After the trading market starts this summer, the Rockets fired the first shot to strengthen the game. The Nuggets and the Clippers followed suit. Even the Lakers tried their best to meet Doncic when their salary space was very limited, and recruited Ayton + Laravia + Smart. More than two months have passed, and only the warriors remained silent. According to Bay Area media, Kumingjia will accept a one-year qualification offer of 7.9 million yuan as soon as one week, and is determined to make the Warriors lose their money tomorrow summer. But many free agents who reached oral agreements with the Warriors couldn't wait. Following the team reporters revealed that Horford, Payton Jr. and others asked the Warriors for an explanation: When will they wait? Wait for the next dawn?

To put it bluntly, the Thunder won the championship, allowing many young teams to see the hope of rising, including the Magic and Cavaliers in the East. They either make big efforts to strengthen and squander future assets, or directly build a lineup under the pressure of the second rich line, leaving no way out. The Rockets, which have a similar lineup framework to the Thunder, have changed the most this summer, sending away Jaylen Green, Brooks, Whitmore and others, and welcome Durant, Finney Smith, Capela, and Oakge. In addition, the most important thing is that Van Vreet cooperated with the salary cut and re-signed the contract, and Jabarry Smith Jr. also received a contract that was lower than the market (122 million in 5 years). The Rockets' next mission is to renew Durant and Ethan, and wait for Amen Thompson to renew tomorrow.

Start with a piece of news, column reporter Gulori revealed that the information he has shown that before the start of the new season, the Rockets will complete an early contract renewal with Durant. According to the existing labor-management agreement, Durant can sign up to 2 years 122 million, and it will be able to sign from the day he comes to the Rockets, but more than two months have passed; or by January next year, the maximum number of 2 years 124 million is 1.8 million, which is actually no impact on both Durant and the Rockets. However, Gullori emphasized a major premise. Before Durant renewed his contract, the Rockets were committed to "prioritizing" the renewal of Ethan, and the Rockets were more anxious about Ethan's contract renewal than Durant. In any case, the Rockets did everything possible to avoid Ethan and Durant becoming free agents (the Heat were eyeing both of them).

Durant will contract $54.71 million next season, fourth in the league, but it is obvious that Durant, who is about to turn 37, will not get a super maximum salary in the future. Last season, Durant averaged 26.6 points, 6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. In the past two months, through Houston media, Durant's attitude was very clear and accepted some salary cuts. He understood that the Rockets are a team dominated by young people. Since Stone took office as general manager of the Rockets, he has been very successful from draft reconstruction to renewal amount, especially for only 5 years, Shen Jing renewed his contract of 185 million yuan. Through his performance in this summer's European Championship, Shen Jing has proved that he has grown into a top five super insider in the league. And Xiao Jia renewed his contract for 122 million yuan in five years. If he wants to become the league overlord, his salary structure must be very reasonable.

According to the Rockets' existing framework, salary expert Kate Smith analyzed that referring to Durant's age, $100 million in two years, is an acceptable balance point for himself and the Rockets. Durant may not agree to this number; if the Rockets exceed this number, they may not be willing to. The key problem is that by the summer of 27, the total salary on the Rockets' books will reach 152 million yuan (it is expected that Abu Magnificent will sign a maximum salary contract by then), plus Durant's salary of 50 million yuan, so the Rockets will still have 18.5 million yuan in salary space (estimated). If Durant can really accept less salary, the Rockets will naturally be happier. The 18.5 million was actually reserved by the Rockets for Ethan. First of all, Ethan's team made a statement as early as August that players hope to stay at the Rockets for a long time.

Secondly, Ethan is the best wing in the league's defense, with impact and explosive power, but also potential injuries. The growth ceiling is not low. He can get a contract similar to Xiao Jia, with a shorter age, which is acceptable for both the Rockets and Ethan, and is more flexible. The average salary is about 20 million, and the options for leading players or playing restrictions are enough to leave room for a second salary increase. According to salary experts' analysis, the Rockets are likely to first reach a four-year contract with Ethan for about 80 million, and then give the rest to Durant. Then the Rockets can take into account the current championship + future framework development, and based on Durant's help to the team in the past 2-3 years, the five talented stars of Xiao Jia + Ethan + Shen Jing + Shepard + Amen will grow and rise.

Simply put, from the Rockets' perspective, they must accurately determine the contract amount to 10,000. After all, the boss Fertita is not a big rich man, but with such a group of promising geniuses in the future, Durant has been destined to be a Green Leaf since joining the Rockets. Although he has the highest salary, a salary reduction and renewal is a foregone conclusion, and the priority of renewal must be placed in the last place. This is the Rockets' attitude. It is certain that the Rockets are getting closer and closer to the championship. For Durant, this may be the chance to finally prove that he can still win the championship after leaving the Warriors.