44 points + 46 points, rejected 4 years and 39 million US dollars! 76ers are not ethical, Grimes has a promising future

With the 2011-year broadcasting contract of US$76 billion, each team can receive US$145 million in TV broadcasting fees in the new season, which also means that NBA stars’ wages continue to rise. For any star, early renewal is a great decency and praise, and early renewal of a large contract is the most primitive pursuit and satisfaction! Take the 2022 rookie for example. The rookie contract is only one year left, and only five young people have completed the contract renewal ahead of schedule. They are No. 1 pick Kaylo (5 years, US$239 million), No. 2 pick Homgren (5 years, US$239 million), Tanhua Jabary Smith (5 years, US$122 million), No. 12 pick Jalenway (5 years, US$239 million) and No. 27 pick Jovic (46.2 million US dollars). If nothing unexpected happens, most of the other 2022 rookies will have to wait until next offseason to receive the baptism of the free market.

In this offseason, the four stars Kiddy, Grimes, Kumingga and Thomas among the 2021 rookies have become restricted free agents. They all have a dream of an annual salary of US$30 million, but the contract renewal negotiations are long and tortuous, and the endings are also different. Previously, Thomas was the first to accept a one-year, $6 million qualification quotation contract, Kiddy offered a four-year, $100 million long contract, and Kumingga signed a two-year, $48.5 million short contract. Just today, Grimes made his own choice. According to NBA famous reporter Shams, Grimes will accept a one-year, $8.7 million qualification quotation contract, returning to the 76ers. Subsequently, the 76ers officially announced that the team officially renewed its contract with Grimes.

Everything has been settled, and Grimes's contract renewal negotiation process and result are inevitably sad. You have to sigh: The NBA is a business after all, and capital is the most ruthless! Turning back to last year's offseason, the Mavericks offered Grimes a three-year, $27 million early contract renewal, but Grimes refused. The Mavericks know the value and potential of Grimes, and are unwilling to spend a lot of money, and are unwilling to let him try the waters and be poached by the poison contract. This is also the reason why the Mavericks traded Grimes to the 76ers in tears in the middle of last season. After joining the 76ers, Grimes happened to catch up with the Emperor, George, McCain and others who were injured and plagued by injuries. He was like a wild horse that broke free from reins, and it was out of control! For example, when playing against the Warriors on March 2, Grimes scored 44 points + 6 rebounds + 6 three-pointers; when playing against the Rockets on March 18, Grimes scored 46 points + 13 rebounds + 8 three-pointers, scoring and rebounding set a career high! Grimes played in 28 regular season games for 76ers, averaging 21.9 points + 5.2 rebounds + 4.5 assists + 1.5 steals + 2.7 three-point shooting percentage reached 37.3%.

Looking at the games that Grimes played for the 76ers last season, even though the sample was not large enough, he still fully demonstrated his talent, able to attack, shoot, defend, organize, and switch between ball and off-ball roles. He has all the qualities that the top forward guard swinger needs. This is also the reason why Grimes initially wanted an annual salary of 30 million US dollars. Unfortunately, there are only a handful of teams with cap space in the free market this summer, and 76ers are crowded with garbage contracts and are unwilling to pay huge luxury taxes for Grimes. Even though Grimes once gave in and expressed his willingness to accept an annual salary of $20 million, the 76ers still spent Grimes, and they did not show their trump card until the end of the offseason: $39 million in four years!

76 people are not moral, and the quotation of 39 million US dollars in four years is not very harmful and very insulting. Facing reality, Grimes decided to accept a one-year, $8.7 million qualification quotation contract, which is the wisest choice. On the one hand, compared with the four-year long-term contract with an average salary of less than US$10 million, the annual salary of US$8.7 million is not much worse in one year; on the other hand, Grimes automatically has the right to trade veto after accepting the qualification quotation, and he can become a full free agent next summer, and a large number of teams will have salary space next summer. More importantly, 76 wounded soldiers were all over the camp, and Grimes had a lot of opportunities to make a fortune in the contract year! In short, the way of heaven rewards hard work, and gold will always shine. 25-year-old Grimes is about to enter the peak of his career, and his future is promising. I believe he deserves a decent big contract! Fans, what do you think about this? Let me leave me a comment and discuss it.