Too much! The American Ji suggests that Harden cuts his salary and the Clippers can make room for reinforcement, but Batum makes the point clearly

In this year's playoffs, the Clippers lost to the Nuggets 3-4 in the first round. But judging from the performance of the Nuggets against the Thunder in the second round, the Clippers' loss is acceptable. After all, the Clippers have also forced the Nuggets into a desperate situation, which also shows that either the Nuggets or the Clippers will go to the second round, either posing a significant threat to the Thunder. The Clippers' most important task during the season is to keep James Harden. According to previous reports from Clippers reporters, Harden is expected to break out of the player option of 36.3 million in the last year and re-sign 75 million in two years to stay in the team.

is equivalent to Harden's performance this year to get a salary increase of 5 million yuan. Clippers reporters believe that the two sides will most likely reach an agreement. However, Danny Leroux, a famous reporter from TheAthletic, believes that if Harden can cut the Clippers' salary, the team may be able to free up 20 million in space to sign ups. Danny gave two plans. The first is that Harden and Batum both implement player options, so the Clippers will have 12 million reinforcements.

In addition, if the Clippers give up Eubanks, they can pull the space to 17 million. The second type is that both Batum and Harden give up the player option, and then cut their salary and re-sign a 2-year contract with the Clippers. Then the Clippers will free up more than 20 million space to make a big move in the free market. The Clippers can also have full middle class special cases and biennial special cases. But Danny also admitted that getting Harden to cut his salary was just an expectation and he was unlikely to continue to sacrifice.

And after the famous reporter suggested, Batum has announced the implementation of the player option, and it is impossible to reduce the salary. Batum has a player option of 4.9 million. He said that next season is his last year and he will retire after playing. Harden's salary cut is not once or twice. He cuts Embiid's salary for the 76ers. Last season, Harden signed 70 million with the Clippers for two years and a salary cut is already a salary cut. Where can he go? In the regular season, Harden has proved that he is worth 40 million yuan in annual salary.

Including this year's playoffs, Harden is the same as Butler, who earned an annual salary of 60 million yuan. Judging from the performance of the second in command, Harden really doesn't owe the Clippers anything. To put it bluntly, the 75 million yuan mentioned earlier in the past is a bit low for Harden, and 80 million yuan in the past two years is a more reasonable contract. Considering that Leonard's maintenance needs to be absent in the regular season, his attendance rate is certainly insufficient. It means that Harden in the regular season has to continue to take on the jobs of two people, and it is not an exaggeration to get an annual salary of 50 million.

Of course, it is hard to say whether Harden will continue to cut salary for the Clippers. Although it seems that the probability of Harden's salary cut is very low, sometimes Harden is inexplicably PUA. In addition, there is also bad news for the Clippers, and Ballmer doesn't want to spend money anymore. Danny Leroux ended up saying that Ballmer could pay a luxury tax, but it had to be a small luxury tax, not a huge luxury tax. In other words, if you want Ballmer to spend tens of millions or 100 million in luxury tax, it is estimated that he will be able to spend less than 10 million.

This also shows that Ballmer has no confidence in building a team with Leonard as the core to compete for the championship. Now everyone knows where to play. Harden needs to think carefully. The Clippers are a very suitable team for him, but leaving the Clippers is also a good option. Harden can sign teams with space naked, and he can sign and then exchange without space. The Clippers' situation is clear and clear, and we all know without analysis. The offseason is being repaired, and next season's regular season will be ruthless, Harden will protect the basic market, and then sell tickets to recover the blood. The Clippers' configuration to win the championship is really not enough.