90 million to 100 million, Durant may give up his maximum salary! The Rockets have become the most successful team in the offseason operation

This summer, many NBA teams fell into a crazy state. In the East, the Celtics used subtraction to send Holiday and Posses away, and the Pacers also bid farewell to Turner. After these two teams lost their competitiveness, the Eastern Conference is expected to become a duo in the new season: the Knicks and the Cavaliers face each other head-on, and the Magic are expected to be a dark horse to disrupt the situation. But to be honest, it takes a lot of money to make a name for the East, such as the Cavaliers. The total expenditure for the new season is expected to be 380 million, and the luxury tax is close to 150 million! The Knicks' total salary is also the third in the league. Most of the contracts obtained by Eastern Conference stars have a premium component, after all, this is an alternative compensation for the lack of attention. But in the West, it can be confirmed that the competition in the new season will be unprecedentedly fierce, and the Thunder will no longer be the dominant one.

starts with two messages. First of all, the US media calculates the expected ranking of the Western Conference in the new season. The top eight are: Thunder + Rockets + Nuggets + Clippers + Timberwolves + Lakers + Warriors + Grizzlies, but the playoff direct ticket that was stuck at sixth place is expected to win at least 53 wins (win rate of more than 64.6%). For Western teams in the regular season, they will lose half of their skin even if they don’t die. Obviously, the "initiator" of everything comes from the Rockets. In the offseason, the Rockets got Durant + Capela + Finney Smith in a super deal involving 7 teams + 13 players (all included in the trade). The Rockets selected the best among the young players, bid farewell to Jaylen Green + Whitmore, two young talents, and signed Oakge as a backup for the forward line. The

lineup is too strong! In the words of general manager Stone, there are only three people involved in the operational decision-making of the team, and they will not inform the outside world of the Rockets' plan (US media analysis is Fertitta + Stone + Uduka), 14 official players, with a total salary of 194.31 million, only 1.63 million US dollars away from the first hard hat, and the operation is perfect. The Rockets are expected to start in the new season: Van Vreet + Amen Thompson + Durant + Jabarry Smith Jr. + Shinkin; bench: Ethan + Shepard + Finney Smith + Oakge + Capela. On the edge of rotation, there are also Adams + Jeff Green + Holiday + Tate. Renewing Van Vritte (50 million in 2 years) and renewing Xiao Jia at a low price (122 million in 5 years). How long can their lineup last? The key to the problem is Durant. Famous reporter Windhorst wrote an article that he has information that Durant is expected to sign a contract renewal with the Rockets before the start of the new season. According to salary regulations, Durant is eligible to sign a maximum salary of 122 million yuan for two years, or wait for a maximum salary of 124 million yuan for two years in January next year. But Durant is likely to accept a contract that is below maximum salary if he wants to stay with the Rockets! In addition, salary expert Kate Smith column analysis: Durant's contract directly determines Ethan's future. If he is willing to accept a two-year, $100 million contract, it means that in the summer of 27, the Rockets will still have 18 million salary space under the first tycoon line. Durant's market is between 45 million and 50 million, and there is no reason to make a big discount, but the discount is the best option.

The rest is Amen Thompson and Ethan renew their contract. Amen Thompson has grown into the team's new leader in the past season, averaging 14 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists per game in the regular season, and 15.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game in the playoffs. Amen's growth trajectory is very similar to that of the second leader of the Thunder, Javi. From the ranking of shooting guards given by the US media in the new season, Amen Thompson has gone from not being on the list in the previous season to being expected to be ranked 7th in the league in the new season, and is at the same level as Herro and Booker! The All-Star + Best Defensive Team + Fastest Progressive Player, with an offense and defense, he will go for a super maximum salary next season. The key is to use the original words of the US media, Durant, like James, is no longer regarded as the absolute core, because the Rockets put all their energy on young people.

Durant is just the last part of the Rockets' championship. As a veteran, he can raise the team's ceiling. Durant should know that this is the ending from his own initiative to come to the Rockets. As for the Rockets' lineup framework, Amen + Xiao Jia + Shen Jing + Ethan + Shepard is the future. It is expected that the early salary cut and renewal of Durant's contract means that Ethan's salary space has been freed up, and the remaining young people in the Rockets don't have to leave. The Rockets were already the second in the Western Conference last season. They fought with the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs for seven games. Jaylen Green was unable to bear the responsibility. The team lacked a key ending point and was eliminated in disgrace. But this situation will not happen in the new season. If Durant cannot stand up in key games and key rounds, the Rockets don't need to continue to keep Durant. The

alliance is about to miscalculate! The teams that have risen in the West in the past few years have actually not been discussed or discussed very much. Whether it is the Timberwolves led by Edwards, the Nuggets led by Jokic, the Thunder and Alexander who won the championship last season but were regarded as typical examples of the opponents, as well as the Rockets who won the championship in the new season. The Lakers and Warriors are rapidly declining, James is no longer the absolute core of the Lakers. Curry has trouble with the Warriors, and there are a lot of troubles around him (Butler's contract, Kumingga's noisy), the old NBA legendary super giants, and the curtain call is indeed very fast. How can the league maximize its commercial value? What if the Lakers Warriors can't enter the playoffs? To put it bluntly, the Rockets are not Durant's team, and they are destined to be a green leaf for young people in the new season.