Lakers sign ups and run again! The inside gate renews the contract with the basketball net

On July 1, another signing was added in the NBA free agent market. According to well-known journalist Michael Scotto, the Brooklyn Nets have reached a two-year contract extension with young center Deron Sharp, a total value of $12 million. The rumors that the Lakers were interested in Sharp that the Lakers eventually ended with the Lakers "running with" again.

As the 29th pick in the first round of 2021, Sharp has played in Brooklyn for the past three seasons. In the just-concluded 24-25 season, Sharp played 50 regular season games for the Nets. In his limited playing time per game, he handed in comprehensive data of 7.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists, with a shooting percentage of 52.1%, showing his outstanding inside finishing ability. However, his three-point shooting percentage is only 24.4%, and his free throw shooting percentage is 75.7%, and there is still room for improvement in the stability of outside shooting and free throws.

This contract was signed quite interestingly. Just a few days ago, Nets management made a key decision: Sharp did not offer a one-year qualification offer worth $5.98 million. This operation made Sharp directly become a complete free agent and no longer restricted. At that time, the Nets' strategic intention was very obvious - the "hard matching right" for qualification quotations was given up to make more flexible salary space so that they could re-sign the potential insider with a longer-term and more controllable contract. Now it seems that the Nets' operations have achieved their goal and have successfully retained Sharp with a two-year contract with an average salary of 6 million.

The Nets' move is a "trick of hard to get" salary space management case. Giving up qualifications and quotations seem risky, but in fact they are accurate. On the one hand, it avoided using nearly 6 million to lock out the space for a year. On the other hand, it used a long appointment to lock in the golden development period of this young insider. The average salary control was reasonable, and elasticity was reserved for subsequent operations.

For Sharp, this contract is also a recognition of his steady growth in the past few years. As a player from the end of the second round, Sharp gradually gained a foothold in the Nets' rotation lineup with solid basket fighting, active rebound protection and increasingly improved response ability (1.8 assists per game are valuable for the inside). The new contract not only provides guarantees, but also gives him the motivation to continue to make progress.

For the Los Angeles Lakers, who have been frequently associated with Sharp's name, this is undoubtedly another experience of losing their recruitment targets. The Lakers management has been seeking cost-effective interior supplements. Sharp's youth and vitality meet their needs, but the Nets eventually succeeded in keeping people, and the Lakers can only become the "runner" in Sharp's battle again.