Missing the maximum salary of 350 million, Trae Young became the boss of the NBA s frustrated team, maybe he should have left

There is more than half a month left before the new season's NBA training camp. The European Championship is in the semi-finals, and Finland + Germany + Türkiye + Greece will eventually compete for this championship. These four teams are led by NBA stars, including Antetokounmpo in Greece, Shenjing in Turkey, Schroeder in Germany and Wagner in Jr., and Makanin in Finland. NBA stars can still play gorgeous data on the European Championship stage, but it is not certain whether they can lead the team to the end. For example, the league's number one player Jokic led the favorite Serbia to eliminate the championship early; Doncic scored 39 points in the quarter-finals, setting a record for scoring a single game in the European Championship quarter-finals! But the gap in strength between Slovenia and Germany is too big, and Doncic is unable to play alone.

Doncic has lost 25 pounds this summer and has improved his defense significantly. He averaged 34.7 points, 8.6 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 2.7 steals per game in the European Championship. The six major statistics + efficiency values ​​are the first in the team. In Los Angeles media, it is obvious that the Lakers have high expectations for Doncic in the new season. He wants to strive for the MVP and lead the Lakers to the championship. In order to allow Doncic to renew his contract early this summer, the Lakers signed Laravia + Ayton + Smart continuously, and matched the lineup according to Doncic's tactical requirements. In this case, even James gradually became a marginalist, and leaving the Lakers next summer is a foregone conclusion. Trae Yang, who is in the same class as Doncic, is also the leader of the team, but he is getting more and more aggrieved and is really about to leave.

In the 2018 draft, the Hawks chose Doncic with the Titanhua lottery, and the Mavericks chose Trae Young with the fifth pick. Then the Hawks announced that they would use Doncic to exchange Trae Young with the 10th pick in the first round of 2019 (Redish, after being cut by the Lakers last season, it is expected to play in the Lithuanian club in the new season). Doncic has become the team leader after entering the league, and so is Trae Young. The rookie averaged 19 points and 8 assists per game in the season, and scored 29.6 points and 9.3 assists in the second season, and led the Hawks to the Eastern Conference Finals in the summer of 21, losing to the Bucks. But since then, the Hawks' record has plummeted, and Trae Young can still maintain the average 26 points and 10 assists per game (24.2 points and 11.6 assists per game last season). Although the data is good, he is a regular season brat. Trae Young has two years left in his contract, with a salary of 46 million next season, a player-led option in the 26-27 season, worth $48.97 million. According to the labor-management agreement, if the Hawks provide a contract renewal this summer, Trae Young can get a maximum salary of 230 million yuan for four years, which is consistent with the Spurs' contract renewal of Fox. If you wait until the contract is renewed next summer, Trae Young can get a maximum salary of 347 million yuan in five years. There are three options in front of the Hawks management: renewal before the start of the new season, renewal next summer, and if you don’t renew the contract, you can only trade! First of all, the second half of the third road is no longer working. Last season, Trae Yang was the first in the league in total assists + assists per game, and the 13th average score per game in the league, but since last year's offseason, no one has been interested in it.

A cruel fact, when the Pelicans traded with the Hawks, the Hawks wanted the Pelicans to take over Trae Young, the Pelicans chose Murray! So how do you choose the first two options? According to an article written by column reporter Kumar, the Hawks have no way to get Trae Young. Although they have entered the league for 7 seasons, Trae Young has no upper limit guarantee. His personal excellent data is not linked to the team's record. Trae Young has long been eligible to renew his contract for 230 million for four years, but the Hawks have been hesitant. According to US media, the Hawks closely monitor Jaylen Johnson's situation (played 36 games last season, averaging 19 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game). Jaylen Johnson is more suitable for Trae Young, but if he cannot stay healthy in the new season, Trae Young does not have to stay!

The Hawks traded to Posses this summer, signing Kennard, signing first and then getting Alexander Walker, as well as Daniels + No. 1 Risache + Johnson and other young cornerstones. Trae Young, who is 27 years old, has become particularly embarrassed. To give two simple examples, the rise of the Thunder is the success of the Mesozoic Alexander leading the younger generation of Jewish + Homgren. This requires the team leader to have a very high ceiling, which Trae Young cannot do. Then can we renew Trae Young with a non-maximum salary? Four years ago, Trae Young was the first 18-year draft player to reach a five-year max salary renewal of 170 million yuan. At that time, he was proud and led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals. In the eyes of the US media, he was better than Doncic. But what about 4 years later?

Kumar believes that once a non-maximum salary opening is opened, just like the Rockets treat Jaylen Green (106 million in 3 years), Trae Young will definitely be even more depressed, and the team's trust in Trae Young will also partially collapse, so there is no need to continue to cooperate. Of course, Trae Young is definitely not short of next players. According to FW, Magic has always been interested in Trae Young, but he will definitely not recruit him with a maximum salary contract. Trae Young has become the most frustrated team leader. Without a super maximum salary, the team is not even willing to provide him with a contract renewal. If the Hawks continue to be so irritated next season, Trae Young can really leave the team.