Congratulations to the Clippers, signing the contract to retain people! Harden successfully raised his salary, but it is difficult for you to win the championship

NBA free market is about to open, and the league has successively achieved several major contract renewals. From the offseason to now, several Western Conference teams have performed very actively in the market. The Suns sent Durant away to create a brand new Big Three in the backcourt. The Lakers are actively seeking the main center, and the chips are ready, and the Warriors are also looking at how to trade Kumingga. Only the Clippers seem to have no movement yet. Regarding some news about the Clippers, veteran Batum decided to refuse to implement the $4.9 million player option next season and would become a free agent. It is estimated that he would sign a new contract with the Clippers. This season, Batum has a great role, and can even play the role of a sweeper, protecting the basket and blocking the shots, and has the opportunity to play the role of a championship puzzle.

Simmons' contract expires this summer, and he is not expected to return to the Clippers. From the Nets to the Clippers, Simmons Ben gave fans great expectations, but he still did not play actively enough and gradually faded out of the rotation lineup. He played for the Clippers in 18 games in the regular season. Simmons averaged only 2.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, played 5 games in the playoffs, with an average of only 0.8 points per game. The former super No. 1 pick fell. This season, his total annual salary even exceeded 40 million, and his next contract is probably only a basic salary. Law Murray said that Powell is the most likely player in the Clippers lineup. If they want to increase the size of the lineup, Powell will become the preferred trading target. It is undeniable that Powell played well during the regular season and was even the team's scoring leader.

Previously, Clippers President Lawrence Frank said in an interview with the media: "Keep Harden is our top priority. We really hope that he can be here and stay here for a long time." After Harden refused to execute the 36 million player option, he and the Clippers re-signed a two-year contract extension. U.S. Shams updates the news. Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers reached a two-year, $81.5 million contract renewal agreement. The second year of the contract includes player options and some guarantee terms. This contract not only provides Harden with a salary increase that matches his value, but also retains the Clippers' future operation flexibility, continuing the win-win cooperation model of the two parties since the transaction. Last summer, Harden and the Clippers signed a two-year contract of 70 million, with an average salary of 35 million. Now, after the contract renewal, Harden has also successfully increased his salary, with an annual salary of more than US$40 million.

However, the contract is only partially guaranteed in the second year, which means that if Harden is seriously injured or his condition declines, he will only get part of the contract next year. It seems that the Clippers are going to fight for the next season. In other words, if they fail again next season, they may start the reconstruction mode and trade all the players in the trade. After all, the Clippers' current lineup is relatively old, and there is no small number of players over thirty years old. Although Zubac is not 30 years old, there is no room for improvement. The Clippers do not have the kind of young players with great potential. They can only focus on short-term combat power and sprint for the championship window with all their might. It is absolutely acceptable for the Clippers to provide Harden with a two-year contract of 80 million, although Harden's performance is indeed a bit terrible in the playoffs this year.

in the first round of the playoffs, Harden averaged 18.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 9.1 assists per game. The average data is reasonable. The main problem is that his condition is too unstable. He is a super god and a super ghost game. He is always in a critical battle. In the most important tiebreak battle, Harden only scored 7 points. Of course, Harden is still very good now and is not playing well in the playoffs, but his performance in the regular season this season is indeed very good. He even found a little bit of the Rockets' feeling. He averaged 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game in the regular season, and his average score increased by 6.2 points compared to last season. During the regular season, Harden returned to the All-Star lineup after three years, becoming the player of the week again after four years, and scored 50+ points in a single game after four years.

So, if the Clippers fight to the fullest next season, is the probability of winning the championship? To be honest, it is very difficult. If you keep their current lineup, the Clippers' combat power is actually not bad. After all, they can compete with the Nuggets to tiebreak, while the Nuggets have competed in tiebreak with the championship Thunder. In other words, the Clippers and the Thunder may also have the power to fight. However, can the Clippers continue this dominance next season? One is whether Harden can maintain his condition. You must know that playing well this season is a large part of the reason for that. If the card is not there at the beginning of the season, Harden will have more ball rights and he will take a lot of shots to regain his confidence. One is Leonard. Whether he can stay healthy next season, he finally got healthy this year's playoffs, but he is a slight difference from promotion.

Finally, the most important question is that the competition in the Western Conference is too fierce. Not only James Doncic's Lakers, Curry Butler's Warriors, active first-machine Jokic's Nuggets, defending champion Thunder, including the Rockets joined by Durant, and the Mavericks who join the three No. 1 picks, will it become extremely terrifying next season. So will the Clippers still be competitive?