Join the Greek League! 31-year-old Holmes has not stayed in the NBA!

The official announcement from Greek giant Panasinaks, the team officially signed Rijon Holmes.

Subsequent European journalists reported that Holmes signed a two-year contract, with a salary of 2.35 million euros after tax (about 2.736 million US dollars) in the first year and 2.5 million euros after tax (about 2.911 million US dollars) in the second year, including player options in the second year, and also has an NBA jump clause next summer.

Let's talk about the Greek giants Panasinaix. This team has been very active in recent years and has been recruiting former NBA players, including Nunn and Juan Hernan Gomez, who have joined the Greek League. This strategy has also been successful. In 2024, Panasinaix successfully defeated Real Madrid and won the European Basketball League championship.

In this offseason, Panathinaks also actively recruited Valan, who was willing to give up his remaining $10 million salary and bought out with the Nuggets, but the Nuggets disagreed. In the end, Valan stayed in the NBA. Panathinaks had to find another goal and finally signed Holmes (Nunn is said to be actively recruiting).

Let's talk about Holmes, it's a pity to leave the NBA.

Homes was the second round pick in 2015. He played for many teams in his career, including the 76ers, Suns, Kings, Mavericks and Wizards. He should be more famous during the period of the Chinese King and Mavericks.

During the Kings period, Holmes played for four years, and the peak was in the 2020-21 season. This year, he played 61 regular season games, all starting, averaged 29.2 minutes per game, scored 14.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.6 blocks, and his shooting percentage was as high as 63.7%.

It is also because of the highlight of this season that Holmes signed a four-year, 55 million contract with the Kings. The salary of this contract in the last year was 13.28 million, but only 250,000 was guaranteed.

In the 2023 offseason, the Mavericks used a trading exception to get Holmes and Prospe from the Kings, and Holmes became Doncic and Irving's teammate. When Holmes first joined, he was actually highly anticipated, but during the Mavericks, he was not valued by Kidd. After only half a season, he was given a draft pick by the Mavericks to the Wizards in exchange for Goverd.

The data he left with the Mavericks is: 23 games, averaged 10.3 minutes per game, scored 3.4 points and 3.4 rebounds, and shot 55.9% from the field.

With the Wizards in the reconstruction period last season, Holmes played a total of 31 games, averaging 17.2 minutes per game, scoring 7.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.7 blocks, and shooting percentage of 64.7%.

This summer, Holmes' previous four-year 55 million contract with the King is about to enter its final year, and the Wizards chose to cut it, and Holmes lost $13.03 million.

The original news was that after the Wizards cut Holmes, he would give him a relatively low-priced contract. At the same time, the free market, including the Hawks, Cavaliers, Warriors, and Heat, may also pursue him. However, from the results, Holmes finally chose to leave the NBA.

Pure personal point of view, Holmes still has the strength to stay in the NBA. He is 2.03 meters tall and belongs to the small inside line. He does not have much independent offensive skills, but has excellent finishing ability. He also has a small throw at the peak, and his rebounds, blocks, and physical fitness are also good. The disadvantage is that he is too short as an inside line, and his defense is not good, and his athletic ability has also declined due to major injuries.

As a player, Redick once commented on him: "Homes is a guy full of energy. He has a special skill that can influence the game with toughness, offensive rebounds, running, cover and complete execution."

The reason why he chose to leave the NBA is still related to money - although Panathinaks only gave a two-year 4.85 million euro contract, this contract is after tax, and in the NBA is equivalent to 10 million in two years and still bringing players. This is a salary that Holmes will definitely not get at this stage.

Of course, the possibility of Holmes returning to the NBA is not ruled out in the future, but he will be 32 years old next year. A short inside player who has suffered serious injuries, relies on athletic talent and poor defense often ends up in a state of one year after 30. It is hard to say whether he can return to the NBA. I hope he will see you again in the NBA one day.