57 million! The biggest premium contract in the NBA, no one wants it for free? The Big Three is really time to break up

If you want to select the team that is most disappointed in the NBA this year, the East will definitely have the 76ers, while the West should be the Suns. Compared with last season, the 76ers' winning rate this season has dropped by nearly 30 percentage points, from a regular player in the playoffs to a bottom team, ranking last in the league in multiple data, and is still the only team in the league with no more than 40 rebounds per game. To be honest, part of the reason for the decline of the 76ers is understandable. After all, the team is troubled by injuries. McCain, the demon fairy nominee, was reimbursed after only 23 games. The star Embiid also reactivated the glass man attributes and played 19 games throughout the season. However, their regression is indeed too large, and the results are not good, as well as the two star players George and Maxi leading the team. In contrast, the most disappointing Suns in the West, with several core players not low attendance rates, but they still played a very bad season. Their final record in the regular season was 36 wins and 46 losses, ranking only 11th in the West, and the threshold for the playoffs was not met. You should know that the Suns' paper strength is not only not bad, but it can also be said to be the most luxurious in the league. The luxury tax they need to pay is as high as 190 million US dollars, ranking first in the league. In the past few seasons, their winning rate has not been low. The Suns made it to the finals 4 years ago, and three years ago their winning rate in the regular season was as high as 80%, ranking first in the Western Conference. So why did the Suns start to fall in the speed of light this season? There are two main reasons: one is that there are shortcomings in the lineup structure and lack of inside and defensive resources. Second, the three giants are flashy and incompatible.

The Suns, the three giants, Durant, Booker and Bill, seem to be full of combat power on the surface. The three of them have strong scoring abilities and experiences as the boss leading the team, but they are not very good at holding the ball and need a lot of ball rights to find the feel. In fact, Durant's performance this season is quite normal, averaging 26.6 points per game. The key is Booker and Bill, both of whom are regressing. Regarding Booker, the most impressive thing should be the 23-year playoffs. It is no exaggeration to say that he played like Jordan at that time. He averaged 33.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game in two rounds of series, with a shooting percentage of 58.5% and a three-point shooting percentage of 50.8%. Who else can I ask about this efficiency? Unexpectedly, Booker's super-god performance in the playoffs was just a flash in the pan, and he began to decline in the next two years.

Bill, when he was the boss of the Wizards, averaged 30+ points per game for two consecutive years, and was second only to Embiid in the league in 21 years. But soon, as he grew older and accumulated injuries, he was out of tune with the new team system when he came to the Suns. Bill's personal ability dropped sharply, from averaging 30+ per game that year to averaging less than 20 points per game for two consecutive seasons. The most important thing is that Bill's contract is huge. In 22 years, he signed a five-year, 251 million maximum salary contract with the Wizards, and then the Suns took over. Unexpectedly, Bill began to decline as soon as he got the big contract, and the premium was a bit too serious, which was the largest garbage contract in the active league. It's hard to believe that Bill's annual salary this season is 50.2 million, ranking fifth in the league, second only to Durant, Jokic, Embiid, and Curry, the top super giants who have won MVPs.

Not only that, Bill has two years left in his contract, and by the 26-27 season, his annual salary will rise to 57.13 million, which is quite terrifying. Moreover, Bill also has the right to trade in the Suns. Unless the Suns persuade Bill to leave, or buy him out directly (almost impossible), there is no way to deal with him. So, this offseason, the focus of the Suns management is not only to consider which team to send Durant to, but also to care about the future of Booker and Bill. Booker is a star trained by the Suns after all, but Bill seems very tricky. According to NBA reporter Jake Fischer, the Suns have confidence in Bill. They believe that trading Durant may give Bill more offensive opportunities, which can allow him to play a performance that matches his big contract. To be honest, this is a bit self-deception, and it means to throw apart.

It is worth mentioning that the Suns are also working hard to find a new coach to take over. After being eliminated in the regular season, they cut off their original head coach Budenholzer. Previously, there was a very interesting little episode between Buden and Bill. When the two met and talked in the middle of the season, Buden told Bill: "I want to turn you into Zhu Holiday of the Suns." This made Bill feel very dissatisfied and thought Budenholzer did not respect him. On the one hand, Buden was a bit ironic, just like the leader told you, look at others, and then look at you, how do you feel. On the other hand, is it a bit difficult for Buden to make Bill Holiday? The two are not the same type of players. Bill has always been strong in offense and weak in defense, and Bill's position is stronger than Holiday, no matter what, so how can Buden describe it like this?

So this time, when the Suns were looking for a new coach, the coaches who came to the Suns for interview were asked about how to use Bill in the future, and it depends on whether they could turn Bill, who averaged 17 points per game last season, into magic. At least for now, Bill’s contract is indeed the most premium and most difficult to deal with in the entire league. What will happen to the Suns after Durant leaves?