Waiting for two months with embarrassing experience, the NBA75 super giant, but I can t find my next player! Maybe it s time to retire

The NBA is in a long offseason, and in another month, the training camps for each team's new season will be opened one after another. At this stage, except for the Warriors being trapped by the Cumingga trade, the basic operations of other teams have been completed. What should the remaining players in the free market do? One word: wait. To be honest, some excellent free agents will be robbed as soon as the trading market opens, and some veterans who have experience can contribute to the team are also not short of buyers. For example, Bill and Paul who have signed consecutively, the management operations are particularly targeted. Paul shares the pressure of Harden holding the ball, and Bill makes up for the score vacancy after Powell left. But in the free market, there is another embarrassing name: Westbrook, who has been unable to find his next home for a long time. After voluntarily breaking out of the Nuggets' player option contract from mid-June, Westbrook's market conditions are very bad. A few days ago, Westbrook responded to fans on social media: It is no secret that my final destination is coming, but everyone needs to be patient. But immediately after the famous reporter Amik poured cold water. The news he had shown: If Westbrook had not signed a contract when the new season started, the media circle would not be surprised. In the past two months, four teams have had rumors with Westbrook: the Knicks, the Kings, the Bucks and the Heat. The Bucks do have the intention of Westbrook, but since July, they have signed and renewed 10 people one after another, and the lineup has already been filled! With Clarkson on the Knicks' bench, Westbrook doesn't need Westbrook; the Heat are busy selling Rozier and don't care about Westbrook.

The King who had the most hope to sign Westbrook was also very passive. They originally hoped to sign Westbrook as Schroeder's substitute, but the premise was to get Kumingga first, at least one of Monk or Devin Carter was dealt with, and the Warriors didn't care about that. They insisted that the King had to negotiate with non-protected first round, and Westbrook's affairs could only be put to the end! Let’s start with a detail. Why did Westbrook insist on jumping out of the player option and leaving the Nuggets voluntarily? Judging from the attitude given by the US media, Westbrook hopes to get a broader platform and a higher chance of winning the championship, and the Nuggets have given him enough. But one thing was ignored. Denver media previously revealed that the team owner Kroenke made it clear that there were some breakthroughs in the new season, and then signed back to Bruce Brown.

In other words, if Westbrook really forced himself to stay in the Nuggets, he would not be able to stay next season, and he would be sent to the Jazz like he had experienced with the Lakers and the Clippers, and even the Nuggets might be willing to give some chips (the contract he had handled Reggie was to give the second round pick backwards). Leaving the Nuggets is nothing more than giving yourself the last dignity and avoiding repeated encounters with the Lakers and the Clippers. If Westbrook can find his next player in the new season, his performance is still worth looking forward to. Regardless of how much energy he brings to the team, the first in the NBA's history triple-double list (203 times) is expected to continue to be refreshed, with a total assist of 9,925, which is only 75 times away from the milestone of 10,000 times (7 people have done it in history)! But why can’t I find a basic salary contract as an active 75 super giant? There are three reasons for

. First, Westbrook's team has a low upper limit and its own lower limit is even lower. To give an example, in the last two seasons of the playoffs, Westbrook played in the last round, during the Clippers, averaged 6.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 26% + 23% in both events; in the Nuggets' playoff series last season, Westbrook's effective shooting percentage was as low as 40.2%. On the court, the Nuggets lost 92 points to the Thunder, and Westbrook himself scored 17 assists, 18 turnovers and 26 fouls. He was a hero when the Nuggets took the Clippers, and he was a burden to beat the Thunder. Secondly, Westbrook's ball-holding style has actually proved that it is not suitable for a team at the championship level. When the Lakers left from the main player to the substitute, they were labeled as a "collar workplace cancer".

During the Clippers' period, after Harden came to the team, he had a ball rights conflict. When he left the Clippers, Westbrook expressed his dissatisfaction with the Clippers, believing that the team did not put itself in the right position. When it comes to the Nuggets, with Jokic's support, the team gives him enough time, but Westbrook is often shocking for key battles, such as allowing Jokic to score 60+ triple-double, which won the victory with his own hands and lost to the Timberwolves. Finally, if the championship-level teams no longer need him, those teams that are rebuilding or playing badly will not need a ball-holding core like Westbrook, which will limit the growth space for young people. The former Nuggets coach Malone was forcibly fired by the management because he used Westbrook too much and did not use young people.

There are two points to be sure that the energy Westbrook brings to the team is not comparable to that of many players and even stars in the league; but the invisible damage Westbrook brings to the team cannot be completely compensated by his contribution on the court. If the merits and demerits cannot be offset, in this cruel league, why do others still give you a contract? Several Western powerhouses have gone through, and the remaining Thunder and Warriors don’t need him; the lineups of several Eastern teams are full early, and the remaining teams behind are playing badly, and the young people can always see some hope. What about Westbrook? Three months left, Westbrook is about to turn 37 years old. Durant is still in the first three Big Thunder. He is still paying 50 million yuan and Harden is still paying 40 million yuan. As for Westbrook, he can't find his next player in the basic salary, and maybe he should retire.