On February 23, Beijing time, the premium contracts in the league have reached the point where they are flying all over the world, which has also caused some players to be unable to recognize the reality at all, and they don't care about their state and strength at all, just hoping to get the highest salary to renew their contracts. But there is no team management that gives a contract with a maximum salary without considering the strength of the players. Klay's situation is the best embodiment, the former Klay can indeed call the wind and rain in the league, but now, Klay can only be called a role player, if he has insisted on renewing the contract with the highest salary, the final end may be similar to Schroder, resulting in his future career, directly and completely losing the opportunity to get a big contract extension. rejected 48 million, left the Warriors, and pursued a contract with a maximum salary, but could not prove his worth.
Recently, Clay has gradually become a substitute player due to his poor personal condition, even in today's game, Clay has not found his personal form, and he wants to score on the field and get gorgeous data, but his hand is very sluggish. However, it is undeniable that Klay's ability to organize tandem is very good, and the whole person has become very reasonable, and he began to constantly share players with his teammates, and today he led the team for 28 minutes, and handed over a report card of 3 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. And in today's game, the Warriors team handed in a total of 32 assists, and Klay also had 42 assists when he played against the Jazz not long ago. It is not difficult to find that with Clay reduced to a substitute, the players have begun to actively share the ball. Interestingly, Wiggins believes that Klay should play more on the court and be confident, and his teammates around him believe in him.
Even the members of the Warriors know how strong Klay is, but it is undeniable that the former Tang God is still unable to maintain an efficient performance. Even if Klay can gain the trust of his teammates and coaching team, he just doesn't have the form to speak of, although the Warriors have recently won two in a row, and even scored 35 points against the Jazz not long ago. But then again, are the Jazz competitive? And James, the second leader of the Lakers, is directly rested. If the Warriors face a tough opponent head-on, Klay probably won't be able to get that many shots. It is undeniable that the former Klay is indeed a scoring guard in league history, and he has been selected as an All-Star enough times. But since the major injury problem appeared, Clay has never been able to return to the top, and even the major injury directly made Clay recuperate for more than two years.
Some fans may think that Klay also helped the team win the championship trophy in the 21-22 season, but only fans who watched the game know how small Klay's role on the court was. And this season, Clay is even more brilliant. So far this season, the Warriors have delivered a 28-26 record, and in 51 of those games, Klay has been able to lead the team, and the attendance rate is naturally very high, with an average playing time of about 30 minutes per game, and 17 points and 35 rebounds and 2He averaged 3 assists per game, but his two shooting percentages were among the lowest in the league. When the Splash Brothers were famous, Klay was not only a super scorer, but also had excellent defensive ability, and this season, Klay's defensive efficiency and net efficiency were at the bottom of the league, but the usage rate was very high.
In other words, Klay has a very high proportion of ball possession this season, but the efficiency is very low, when leading the team to play, due to the defensive hole, it also affected the team's rhythm, it can be said that the Warriors lost defensive deterrence on the outside, Klay is definitely indispensable. In the last 11 games, the Warriors have a 9-2 record, why the Warriors are caught off guard and the competitiveness has come up, not because Klay's ball share and team status are slowly declining, and even after Klay became a substitute, the Warriors' efficiency at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends has become better and better. But what's interesting is that Klay hasn't been able to find his own form, and even become a drag on the team, but in Klay's heart, he should still get a big contract extension, and some insiders have revealed that Klay hopes that he and Green will get a contract extension that they have figured out.
At the beginning of the season, the Warriors did not hesitate to send a two-year salary contract extension of 48 million, but unfortunately Klay did not recognize it at all, and refused without hesitation, he even wanted to learn from Green, enter the free market to test the waters, and then, like Green, after getting a higher **, he stayed directly in the Warriors, not only won a good reputation, but also retired from the Warriors for the rest of his life. However, as far as this season's situation is concerned, I believe that there will be no team in the league that is willing to give an annual salary of about 20 million to **Clay. A player who is inefficient on the court and is a leaky player on the defensive end can get a contract of tens of millions of dollars, even if it is a high incense. In fact, fans who know Klay know that this is a player with a lot of self-esteem and a very confident player.
When he first entered the league, he was tough with Warriors boss Ellis, and after the big injury, everyone knew that he couldn't find his peak form, but Klay could still emphasize in an interview that what Durant can do, he can definitely do, and he is no worse than anyone else. Sometimes it's good for players to be confident, but it's not good to be overconfident. Next, you can see all kinds of waves on the field of Klay, causing Cole, who has always trusted Klay very much, to gradually stop trusting Klay and directly arrange him as a substitute. But even so, Klay still can't recognize the reality and still wants to get a maximum salary contract, but how can a player who can't prove his value on the field get a maximum salary contract.