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Big 3 news: Thibodeau was fired, Towns next home was exposed, and Herro renewed his contract for 150 million yuan in three years!

11:59pm, 5 June 2025【Basketball】

1. According to Shams, a well-known NBA reporter, the Knicks have fired the team's coach Thibodeau and are focused on finding a coach who can lead the team to compete for the championship. Currently, there are many unemployed famous coaches. Former Nuggets coach Malone and former Suns coach Budenholzer are all championship coaches, and former Grizzlies coach Jenkins, who are also famous coaches. Thibodeau coached the Knicks for five years and led the team to the playoffs four times. This season even made the Knicks reach the division final again after 25 years. Facing his old opponent Pacers, G1 was reversed with a 17-point lead in the final quarter, which eventually led to a regretful exit of 2-4. Thibodeau's five-donkey tactic was questioned and frequently had conflicts with the team's main players in the middle of the season. These are the reasons for Thibodeau's dismissal. What's important is that the upper limit of Thibodeau's leadership is visible to the naked eye and cannot lead the Knicks to win the championship. I hope this old coach can learn from his mistakes and adjust his coaching style.

2. After the Knicks were eliminated, the team's lineup faced new adjustments. Towns is a player who may be traded. Towns' next stop is mainly among the following five teams. The Suns lead the battle for Towns. As long as Durant and Towns exchange it, it will be fine. Next season, Towns' salary is 53.14 million US dollars and Durant's salary is 53.28 million US dollars. Durant is obviously a player who can increase the team's ceiling than Towns, and the partnership between Towns and Booker is also worth looking forward to. The other four teams also have strong factors for Towns, such as Magic, Warriors, Jazz, and Mavericks. Among them, Magic has many chips and many high-quality inside players, but the Warriors are powerless because there is no chip to match, and there is no first-round pick to exchange. More importantly, Towns had some minor frictions with Butler in the early years, and he was definitely unwilling to fight side by side with Butler.

3. According to US media reports, the Heat will renew a three-year, $149.7 million maximum salary contract with the home team core Herro. This season, Hero was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career, and averaged 23.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists per game, and led the team to the playoffs. In 2023, a four-year, 120 million contract with the Heat. The last year is a player option. As a shooting guard with the attributes of a shooter, it is not easy to get a maximum salary in the Heat, because the Heat refused to give Butler a maximum salary this season, but now he has given the low ceiling Hero's maximum salary contract. The Heat will definitely make big moves this summer. Antetokounmpo, Durant, and Towns have trade scandals with the team.