(The original article was published on May 3. The author is Sam Inn of CBS Sports. The content of the article does not represent the translator’s point of view)
Dillon Brooks is unlikely to get a 25 million-year contract in the free agent market. According to ESPN reporter Ramona Shelburne, Dillon hopes to get a contract with an annual salary of $25 million. This is higher than the annual salary of Micar bridges and OG anunobi, and they represent the ceiling of 3D players. Now the former is stronger. Even if Dillon’s value is as high as theirs, the salary space of modern NBA becomes so precious that such a big contract is very rare. Last season, only six free players received a contract offer with an annual salary of more than 25 million, of which only two-Brunson and Elton, it was the contract given by the new team (walkers quoted Elton for $0.133 billion in 4 years).
Dillon needs to find a new team. According to The Athletic website reporter Shams Charania, Dillon has been told that The grizzly bear will not renew its contract under any circumstances. If Dillon really wants a 25 million-year contract, grizzly bear is the best choice. If Dillon stays because of Bird rights, the grizzly bear can renew Dillon with any amount below the top salary. It is much more difficult to play for a new team to get 25 million annual salary. Either it needs to find a team with so much salary space, or it can only be achieved by signing first and then changing. Due to the scarcity of salary space, the former is unlikely; The latter is actually unlikely, because Dillon’s performance in the just-ended playoffs, which team would be willing to give up a lot of assets for Dillon?
At this stage, Dillon is lucky enough to get half of the 25 million annual salary. This figure is close to the middle-class exception standard of non-tax teams, and the annual salary is about 12 million to 13 million dollars. For a defective but stable starter, the price is reasonable. So, who can give Dillon such a contract? The grizzly bear is no longer under consideration at present. For Dillon, the following five families are wise choices.
Cleveland Cavaliers
I know what you are thinking: the team with the worst offensive efficiency in the playoffs has to sign a player with only 10 out of 42 points? Will Mitchell let go of the dispute between Dillon and Dillon in February? The following are the reasons why I think Knights are suitable for Dillon:
The Knight does not necessarily need to strengthen the attack, but it must need players who can play. The G1 Knights in the first round of the playoffs put Osman on the stage at the last moment of the game. The Knights were so eager for the flanking players who could bring contributions that they played Danny Green for 40 minutes in the playoffs, it is equivalent to half of the playing time (95 minutes) of the whole regular season. In the free agent market, the first-level flanking players are the rarest commodities, especially for those teams with only special cases available.
Knicks just eliminated the Knights through five games and successfully advanced in a relatively comfortable way. Knights really need more players with good physical quality, and their relatively low-key lineup may need an instigator to drive the atmosphere.
At least Dillon’s fixed-point projection ability is what the Knight needs. Sun signed Damien Lee with a contract with an annual salary of more than 2 million, and his three-point shooting rate this season exceeded 44%; Celts signed Hauser for three years with a contract with a total price of less than 6 million; the Knight can also find an attacker who can fight without investing a lot of resources.
Dillon was once an excellent attacking player. In the first four seasons after entering NBA, Dillon hit more than 35% in three points, with an average of 18.4 points in the last season. Although he performed badly in the series facing the Lakers, please remember that in the first round of the playoffs two years ago, Dillon averaged 25.8 points in jazz and he also had a high performance.
The Cavaliers started most of the season in ocorro and have become accustomed to the crowded space. However, if the problem becomes too serious, the Cavaliers can lower their lineup and let little mobry play center. At present, only enbide in the east is really capable of punishing them.
The Knight will actively increase the total salary of the lineup in the next few off-season, because once the rookie contract of little Mobley is renewed, the knight may far exceed the tax line, then it will be difficult to add another eight-digit contract. Sign Dillon to see how it works. If it doesn’t work, you can use him to trade a more suitable player.
Dillon is a defective player, but at least he is better than ocorro now. It is difficult for the Knight’s middle exception to have a better choice than Dillon, especially the quality of flanking players in this year’s free players is not high. If Knights want to keep Lewell, they may have to give up one or two contracts, but Osman and Rubio are both very important and it is not realistic to give up. Although Dillon has many defects, he has proved that he is a qualified starting player and his value is within the range that the knight can afford. Few flank players can satisfy the above two points at the same time during this off-season, so the Knight may have no choice but to consider Dillon.
Houston Rocket
The players of the rival team have been criticizing the young players of the rockets for most of the season. They have transported too many balls, shot too many shots, and played a mess in the attack. These are not problems that Dillon can solve. He can make his own contribution to help the Rockets build a culture that attaches importance to defense. Young players need the veterans around them to set the tone on the defensive end, and Dillon can do this. Wu, the new coach of the rockets, achieved great success in building a defense system around smart in the Celtics ducurno.
As for money, it is not a problem for rockets. They have the most salary space during the off-season and have plans to pursue top stars. Harden is the target candidate in the rumor. Of course, the Rockets will consider every top scorer they can get. No matter how much salary space is left after the Rockets get a top star, Dillon will be their target. Dillon will not be the front of the rocket, and the founders of defensive culture rarely become the front of the team. However, without smart, Celtics would not have entered the finals. Rockets need a cornerstone player on the defensive side, just as they need cornerstone players on the offensive side.
Sacramento King
The King’s situation is very interesting. Although he entered the playoffs as the third in the West, now they also have quite clear plans to clear up the salary space. If Harrison Barnes was released, the king could free up about $20 million. The King seemed unlikely to do so before the series against Warriors began. However, after the whole round of the series, Barnes’s three-point shooting rate was only 29%, and the last two games of the series had only 29 minutes of playing time. Why does the King give a 30-year-old player who is not trusted in a key match the salary of the starting player?
If the king really frees up salary space, improving defense will be the first task. This season, the King’s defense ranked 24th in the league, and Curry scored 50 points in a game where he went home after losing. In today’s NBA, Dillon’s defense against Curry is no worse than anyone else. In the playoffs last year, in the four games Dillon defended curry, curry field goal percentage was less than 40%. More importantly, Dillon can be competent for different positions. He can even defend some elite forwards if needed for defensive counterpositions. No player in the King’s lineup can do this. Whether the King chooses Dillon or not, they need to make full use of the flexibility of salary space this summer, and they can improve their position in Barnes.
Indiana Pacers
The team of the Pacers in the forward position is so weak that the 1.93-meter Hilde played the first small forward position most of the season. The backcourt of the Pacers is crowded with Hilde, Halliburton, masserin, Duarte and nemhard, and all these players are the priority to attack. There are no players in the Walkers lineup that are really suitable for playing small forward positions. Even if Dillon plays will affect the space on the field, Turner can keep the attack smooth through excellent three-point projection.
Walkers have enough salary space to make some big moves during the off-season, but are they interested in Dillon? The team-building style of Pacers is relatively conservative, and they seldom give a shot in the free agent market. At the same time, the budget for operation is always very limited. Dillon will not give in on salary for joining Pacers. Even if he is willing, Pacers coach Carlisle is famous for giving priority to space and has extremely low tolerance for doing things. Dillon on the court is suitable for walkers, but Dillon on the court may not be suitable.
Dallas Lone Ranger
Lone ranger didn’t have enough salary space flexibility to sign him at a price close to Dillon’s wish. This is the worst choice for Dillon, but this situation was not unprecedented before. Harrell hopes to sign a long-term big contract with Clippers before the 2020 playoffs. As a result, Harrell’s performance led to a sharp drop in value in the playoffs and nuggets. So he tried to sign a one-year low-cost contract with the Lakers, hoping to get back his worth and sign a big contract next year. Kaoxins adopted the same approach in 2018 and signed a contract with Warriors. If a player has confidence in his future, but the current market does not recognize his value, he may choose to find a team to sign a one-year cheap contract, I hope the off-season price of the second year will be higher.
If the Lone Ranger signs Owen again, they will have the best combination of creating shooting opportunities in NBA. It can completely make up for Dillon’s space loss when playing, and at the same time, the Lone Ranger is absolutely eager for the defense brought by Dillon. After trading with Owen, The Lone Ranger scored more than 118 points per hundred rounds, and elite-level outside defenders were not so easy to get. The Lone Ranger may prefer to invest team building resources in the center position, but this is easier to do in the trading market. If the free agent market puts enough pressure on Dillon and makes him willing to accept a special middle-class contract, then Lone Ranger should be Dillon’s first choice.
Original: Sam Inn
Compile: Li Taibai
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