Fighting for the championship + splitting the money! The Thunder’s 15+3 lineup is released, and the second leader only costs 6.58 million, which is less than the luxury tax

On October 19, the NBA preseason has been completed, and now each team has begun to clear out the training camp contracts among the teams. Some players were given up by the team because of poor performance, while some players performed very well, so they also received a two-way contract from the team. In the previous article, we talked about the lineups of the Lakers, Rockets, Clippers and Warriors. Next, let’s take a look at the lineup of the defending champions.

Today the Thunder signed a two-way contract with Youngblood. Although this point guard was not efficient in the preseason, his impact is very good and his three-point production is enough. He can play in the backcourt of the third team. In the preseason, he averaged 11.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, and averaged 2.3 three-pointers per game. As the Thunder's third team rotation, he is expected to play more time than other teams. After all, the team will create a lot of garbage time.

The other two two-way contract players are Barnhizer and Karlsson. Carlson performed well in the preseason, averaging 10.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1 assist per game. He has a certain three-point shooting ability, but he is not good enough. He can stay because he serves as a center and the team needs more interior rotation players. Barnhizer is the player who gets the most playing opportunities among the three. He can even become a rotation of the Thunder's second team. He plays very smart and rarely makes any low-level mistakes. He is very mature.

Next, let’s take a look at the Thunder’s current standard contract players. Their standard contract has reached 15 players. Too much talent sometimes puts the team in a dilemma. They have some good talents, and they may not even get much playing time in the new season. The team's starting lineup is Alexander, Jaywe, Dort, Chet and Harten, which is still the starting lineup last season. They renewed the contracts of Chet, Alexander and Jaywe in the offseason, which also allows their core to play together for many years to come, and they all have contracts exceeding 200 million.

It can be expected that the Thunder’s salary space will definitely explode next year. After all, the team has a lot of big contracts. The maximum salary contracts of Chet and Jaywe will be implemented next season, plus Alexander’s super maximum salary, as well as Caruso, Harten and more The team will definitely not be able to afford Walter's large contracts of over 15 million, but we should believe in Presti's ability to operate. He has a bunch of draft picks in his hands. Even if Caruso and the others are traded away, it can be done in exchange for the right puzzle pieces.

The team's main substitute lineup is Caruso, Carson Wallace, Aaron Wiggins, Isiah Joe and Jaylin Williams. Caruso and Carson Wallace are both top defenders in the league. If Caruso is traded away, Thunder will probably Ting will correct Wallace, and his defense is also very good. Aaron Wiggins and Joe are the team's shooters on the bench. Although they are a bit crazy, with the support of the system, they still play a great role in the regular season. Jaylin is the team's fifth center and has a stable rotation time.

In addition to the three two-way contracts mentioned above, the third team rotation also includes Kenway, Dieng, Sauber, Topic and Ajay Mitchell. Sauber could have entered the second team, but he has been reimbursed for the season due to injuries. Although Topic has been called a European magician before, to be honest, his defensive and offensive abilities are so poor, that is, he is trained in the regular season and will not be used in the playoffs.

Sauber and Topic are two high-ranking talents, but the result is only the rotation of the third team. The Thunder's lineup is too luxurious, but even so luxurious, they are not close to the luxury tax line. The team's current 15+3 lineup The total salary is 186.9 million, which is still 1 million short of the luxury tax line. You must know that teams that have not violated the luxury tax line will pay the luxury tax equally among the teams after the season. Last season, they received a luxury tax bonus of 11.5 million.

The reason why the team has not paid the luxury tax with such a luxurious lineup is mainly because Jaywe and Chet are still on rookie contracts, and Jiwei only has 6.58 million. Among the team's official contracts, it ranks fifth from the bottom. You must know that Jie Wei is more expensive than him. This child labor contract is really profitable. Moreover, in the previous rankings of the league's second leaders by the US media, Jie Wei ranked first, still ahead of James.

Chet only has 13.73 million, which is still less than a full middle-class contract. Both Chet and Jaywe will increase their goals in the new season, and the team's chemical reaction will get better and better. Under such circumstances, the Thunder will look stronger than last season. As long as As long as they stay healthy, I think they will still be the favorites to win the championship. Although many teams have assembled lineups that look as good as the Thunder on paper, they have not yet proven their chemistry. If the Thunder can complete consecutive championships, they will probably have the courage to pay the luxury tax next season.

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