230 million US dollars in 4 years! Become the most overrated star? But without him, the Spurs really can t make it to the playoffs

During this summer's offseason, many large contracts were signed, but most of them were cheap, with two exceptions. One was the contract extension of the Grizzlies Jaren Jackson, with a maximum of US$240 million in five years. Although Jackson is an All-Star center, his advantage lies in his defense. His offensive skills are still too rough and his style of play is not tough enough. It is difficult to evolve into a super giant inside line like Jokic and Peak Embiid. Besides, he is not even the leader of the Grizzlies, Morant is. 240 million in 5 years is indeed a premium. The other is the contract renewal of Thunder Chetholmgren, with a maximum of US$250 million in five years. Chet's grade is even worse than Jackson, his blue-collar playing style is the third leader of the Thunder. But he did benefit from the Thunder team and won the championship this year, which is why he will have the next super contract.

Now, another seemingly premium contract renewal has been born. Dalong Fox and the Spurs reached a four-year, $229 million maximum salary contract, which does not include any player options and transaction terms. It has 230 million yuan in four years, with an average salary of nearly 60 million yuan, which is higher than the annual salary of Doncic who just signed a three-year contract with the Lakers for 165 million yuan. With this maximum salary contract, Fox's current career income reached US$416 million, directly jumping to the top 20 in NBA history, surpassing Chris Paul and rising to 19th in history, while Fox is only 27 years old now. It is worth mentioning that in another year, Fox and Vanban Yama are expected to become the most expensive duo in sports. If Vanban Yama wins DPOY or is selected into the best team next season, he is eligible to sign a five-year, $326 million renewal with the Spurs, and the two will have a total annual salary of 122 million.

Let's take a look at the NBA media's evaluation of Fox's signing. Celtics blogger Celtics Unite teased: "Suddenly, Jaylen Brown's contract doesn't look too bad." Last year's offseason, Brown reached a five-year, $285 million renewal with the Celtics, once setting a new record for the largest contract in league history at that time. The background for Brown to sign this contract at that time was that the Celtics had just won the championship and he was the absolute core of the team. Since entering the league, Brown has been playing for the Celtics as his parent team. And Fox, now he has just joined the Spurs, and his personal ability is not necessarily stronger than Brown. His annual salary in his contract is higher than Brown. The cult blogger's jokes are obviously not unreasonable.

Kevin O 'Connor said: "I don't like the Spurs' operations. Fox is not a top point guard in any team, and in the Spurs, his skill level overlaps with Castle and Harper." Spurs media Spurs Muse said: 35-year-old Lillard has a torn Achilles tendon due to injury, but I think he is still better than Fox now, and there are too many defenders better than Fox. Let's count, Jamal Murray, Darius Galand, Terrys Maxi, Trae Young, Halliburton, Brunson, Cunningham..." Last season's performance was indeed difficult to convince fans. After joining the Spurs, he played for him in 17 games. , Fox averaged less than 20 points per game, averaged 19.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.5 steals per game, shooting percentage of 44.6% and 27.4% from three-pointers.

However, there are some different views, and some people think that the Spurs renewed their contracts are worth it. The main reasons are, first, when the Spurs got Fox from the Kings' trade, basically no bargaining chips, only the scrap players such as Collins, Trey Jones, and Sissoko, plus three first-round picks, Fox seemed to have designated the next home as the Spurs, and the two were running in two directions. Second, Fox's advantage It is still very obvious that he has the fastest speed among active guards, and his ability to organize and defensive ends is also medium and upper-level. The most critical attribute is the big heart, his scoring ability is super strong in the final quarter, and his ability to lead the team to maintain the lower limit is still good. Before joining the Spurs, Fox averaged 25 to 26 points per game in the Kings. His scoring ability is not the top, but he also has first-class level.

Third and most important point, the reason for the Spurs to introduce Fox is very simple, which is to hope that the team has guards of this level to assist Wenban Yama. First of all, the level must be enough, and the level must be at the All-Star level, and secondly, it is rich in experience. Fox was also a player who led the Kings to almost perform the Black Eight Miracle. He lost to the defending champion Warriors in the first round of 23 years. In addition, this summer, Paul's contract expired and Paul left the Spurs to go to the Clippers. Then Fox's position in the team became more important. Without Fox, would it be expected that young defenders such as Harper and Castle will reach the star level in the next season? It is very likely that the Spurs will have to play for a few years, and Fox will no matter how good it looks, no matter how good it is, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Next season, Fox is also one of the most critical factors that lead the Spurs to the playoffs.