The so-called “free agents” is open less than 24 hours, and in NBA A lot happened during that time. One of the main news was that Nikola Jokic agreed a record contract with the Denver Nuggets for 5 years and $ 270 million (in total over the next six years, he will earn 303 million in Denver), but even that was not what US basketball fans live the most.
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Shock in Brooklyn. Kevin Durant wants to leave
And all thanks to the star Brooklyn Nets – Kevin Durant. The 33-year-old basketball player, who was expected to lead the project in Brooklyn for years, no longer wants to play for the Nets, has asked club officials to replace him with another team, the US media reported.
The club is already working on possible solutions. As Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN wrote, Durant would most like to hit the Phoenix Suns or Miami Heatbut the Nets in turn intend to transfer it to where they get the best solution for them.
Everything means that it is exactly on the third anniversary of Brooklyn Nets winning the trio Kyrie Irving – Kevin Durant – DeAndre Jordan, the whole project of the great Nets team will collapse spectacularly. Brooklyn not only failed to win the championship at that time NBA whether to make it to the final but win more than one series in the playoffs. And this even despite the transfer of another star, James Hardenwho has already moved to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Jokic is the highest earning player in history. Historical contract
4 x 200 million. The big deals of Beal, Towns, Booker and Lavine
Kevin Durant’s decision is just one of many things that have happened in the last 24 hours in the NBA. They negotiated new big contracts with their teams, worth more than $ 200 million Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards), Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves), Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns) i Zach Lavine (Chicago Bulls).
Beal will sign a new maximum five-year deal with Wizards, earning him a whopping $ 251 million. Towns i Timberwolves and Booker and Suns agreed on four-year and $ 224 million contracts, while Lavine and Bulls agreed on a five-year deal for $ 215 million.
Only a slightly smaller contract will be awarded to the star Memphis Grizzlies Me Morant, who will sign a five-year contract for $ 193 million. Yeah addition under various conditions, however, it may increase to as much as 231 million. He will definitely get less from Los Angeles Clippers John Wallwho will sign a two-year contract for $ 12 million, but it must be remembered that Wall has just negotiated a buyout of his contract by the Houston Rockets, and was to receive nearly 50 million from them in the next season.
Big contracts, but also big exchanges. Gobert at Timberwolves, Brogdon at Celtics
In addition to specific new contracts, v NBA There were also two very interesting exchanges. Center Rudy Gobert will relocate from Utah Jazz to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Forest Wolves will in return send basketball players such as Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Walker Kessler and Jarred Vanderbilt to Salt Lake City, as well as numerous first round draft elections.
Playmaker Malcolm Brogdon replaces Indiana Pacers with Boston Celtics. On the other side were Daniel Theis, Aaron Nesmith, Nik Stauskas, Malik Fitts, Juwan Morgan and the first round selection in next year’s draft.
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