Get a maximum salary of 205 million in four years, and 0 of 5 debuts in the new season! With Adebayo as the cornerstone, can the Heat still rise?

The NBA preseason kicked off in the new season. Judging from the operations of various teams in the offseason, the competition in the Western Conference is becoming increasingly fierce. The Nuggets are increasing in number of combat power. The Rockets have obtained Durant's hikes. With limited salary space, the Clippers rely on Harden to reduce their salary and proactive recruitment to attract Bill, Collins, Paul and Daluo to join. The defending champion Thunder faces more challenges in the new season. In the East, as the Celtics cut their salary and sent away Boshen + Holiday and others, the team lost their competitiveness in the championship in the new season. There are also Pacers. Both teams have chosen to hide their strength and keep a low profile for a season due to serious injuries to the core and wait until the next year. The only ones that are truly competitive in the East are the Cavaliers and the Knicks.

, and in the second echelon, there are three young teams, including Magic, Pistons, and Eagles. They have enough talent, good growth limits, and the ability to disrupt the situation. As for the remaining teams, they are basically the playoff edge teams, including the Heat, which is easily overlooked. The Heat successfully sent Butler away in the middle of last season in exchange for chips such as Wiggins, Lee Kyle, Schroder and a protected first-round pick. This summer, they obtained former Clippers player Powell through trades. But the Heat team is indeed very strange. The total salary on the team is about the same as that on the Nuggets, both of which are around 195 million, which is more than the Thunder. Where did the money be spent? As the team's talker, Pat Riley was reluctant to give Butler a maximum salary, but he was willing to give Adebayo.

Last summer, when Butler and the Heat were having a big fight, the Heat quietly handed Adebayo a maximum salary renewal contract of 166 million yuan. Including the contracts, Adebayo's salary in the next four years will be: 37.1 million + 51.94 million + 56.09 million + 60.24 million US dollars, totaling 205 million in four years. Of course, this is incomparable to the top-tier leagues, but this is the greatest sincerity that the Heat can show. In addition, there are quite a few Heat who have earned over 20 million in the team in the new season: In addition to Adebayo, Hero has 31 million, Wiggins has 28.22 million, Rozier has 26.64 million, and Powell has 20.48 million. More than a decade ago, Riley was trapped by the middle class trap. Now he is still reluctant to give a lot of money, but the contract at the middle level is really unambiguous.

Heat's first preseason game in the new season, Rozier did not play and was already on the trading shelves by the Heat, asking prices all over the world. As the cornerstone of the team's future team building, Adebayo played 13 minutes, made 0 of 5 shots, and scored 7 points and 5 rebounds by relying on free throws. He only matched Wendel Carter Jr. and Bitaze, the third-tier insider at the league. He missed the above basket and did not make a tip-in, and the mid-range distance was completely gone. As a sports couple, he and WNBA MVP Aja Wilson are enviable, but it is obvious that in his own circle, he is far inferior to Aja. He has been selected as an All-Star, won the Olympic championship with the American men's basketball team, and was also selected as the best defensive team, but has never been selected as the best team.

What is puzzled is that in the third year of his career, Adebayo can average 16 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game, but in his eighth season of his career, he averaged 18 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, and 20 points became his biggest bottleneck. Until last season, he finally slowly developed outside shooting and averaged 1 three-pointer per game, but what is not very understandable is that Adebayo's On-Off value was -1.1 last season, and one more season forward, it was -3.1! Adebayo is actually not young anymore. He turns 28 this summer and when Butler is still in the team, Adebayo is a pretty good second-in-command. His mobility and coverage area are very strong, and his frame protection is good, but he definitely has no stability in proactive attack.

For comparison, Zubac, who is the same age as him, is only a second-round pick. He was abandoned by the Lakers without any mercy. He was like a little transparent in the first three seasons of the Clippers. However, after Harden came to the team in the past two seasons, Zubac's absolute pick-and-roll value, efficiency of eating cakes, and real hit rate have all soared significantly. Last season, Zubac was also selected for the best defensive second team. In the words of US media, Zubac has grown into a first-line center in the league and is expected to compete for DPOY in the new season. But Zubac's annual salary is only 18.1 million US dollars. From this perspective, what is the cost-effectiveness of Adebayo? He was just selected as an All-Star, and he was ranked first in the Eastern Conference where competition is not fierce. In essence, the Heat management failed to select and make decisions, and Adebayo was not enough to become the team leader.

In Pat Riley's worldview, meritorious or the core of the team is used to make sacrifices, both Wade and Butler later on. When it comes to Adebayo, it is Riley's turn to admit defeat! Previously, some media said that the Warriors were interested in Adebayo. According to US media analysis, if the Warriors want to get Adebayo, they need at least three first-round picks. It's really unnecessary, he's not worth it! Let Adebay stay with the Heat, anyway, the Heat has no competitiveness. Just like George is on the 76ers, it’s not that the whole family doesn’t enter the goal, and the team thinks he’s worth it, that’s fine. As for us outsiders, let’s watch the fun and see how it ends.

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