Rejection 1$400 million contract, Harden says goodbye to the Clippers! The Big Four will not last long!
After beating the Pistons, the Clippers are 32-15, they are at arm's length from the teams ahead of them and are expected to move up the standings. However, the performance of the Clippers has been smooth sailing, and they have been riding high all the way. In fact, the Clippers still have some problems, such as injuries, such as the main team. In addition, because the core position of the team is still there, it is difficult for several superstars of the Clippers to maintain a long-term cooperation. Giving up a three-year, $140 million contract, seeing the Clippers again, and not being willing to compromise on wages, you have to thank Harden.
The Clippers won against the Pistons, and this result was also expected by everyone, although it was a tough game, but the Clippers had an absolute advantage. However, the goal also gave the Clippers some threat. The situation of Harden and George has not changed much, after all, a season is long, and the players are limited, especially after so many games, it is not uncommon for their performances to fluctuate. However, there is still a lot of debate about George's condition. The game entered the second half, and George's performance was very bad, his three-point shooting percentage reached 4-of-10, and his three-point shooting percentage was also 0-of-0, and he did not score any points and did not score 8 points.
Moreover, the Clippers also had a big explosion in the final quarter, they already had the absolute upper hand, logically speaking, George had just recovered from injury and could not play, but Tyronn Lue put George in the last minute of the game, which made the Clippers worry that he would be injured again. Even without George, it will be difficult for them to beat the Clippers, judging from the results of the game, George was very "excited" at the end of the game, and his offense was also very positive, his shooting rate reached 8 of 16, 2 of 3, scored 18 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, which made his performance much better, with a plus/minus value of +13 in the whole game, and the overall statistics were a lot brighter.
Honestly, George is the most worrying player on the Clippers. Everyone knows that Leonard's signing a new contract with the Clippers in order to get more pay for the team is a good example. Leonard did this just to get the Clippers players to unite in Los Angeles and fight for the championship. However, compared to Leonard's low profile, George has made it clear that he wants to renew his contract with the Clippers, and he is also very optimistic about the new contract of the two, but it has been almost a month now, and George has not yet renewed the news.
There are reports that the Clippers have offered George a new three-year, $140 million contract. George's annual salary is $10 million less than Leonard's, and his annual salary is more than $50 million a year, it stands to reason that this ** is still very cost-effective for him, the No. 2 player, because George's annual salary is about the same as Leonard's, but he has not created a good record for the Clippers. Now the Clippers' Big Three are all three people who have to pay high salaries, and everyone has to pay a price to keep the team stable, and Leonard is an example, so George has to bear more salary.
Despite all that, George doesn't seem to have any intention of lowering his salary. First of all, the 33-year-old George, if nothing else, his next signing could well be his final destination. If the Clippers were still the same, then George wouldn't have gotten a big contract, because he hasn't been in great form in recent years, so the Clippers have been looking for George. This time, however, it was a different story. With George's new contract with the team expiring, both the 76ers and the Pacers are interested in George.
Even the NBA's Jake Fisher revealed George and Haliburton's interest in a trade, and while it was just a rumor, it turned out that George didn't sign a new contract with the Clippers, and the rumors continued. But either way, George's Bazaar is the most important thing. From George's own point of view, he is still worth a lot of money, and many teams will offer him a top-tier salary, which is why he can get leverage from the Clippers. However, the biggest credit for George to get to where he is today is Harden. If it weren't for the appearance of Harden, who shared a lot of burdens for him and Leonard, George would probably be different now.