370 million max salary + 296 million max salary, if you win the championship, you will face a team demolition! The strongest team in the NBA has become a flash in the pan

This season's NBA has come to an end. The Thunder Finals led the Pacers to the match point 3-2. In the trading market, news about Durant is emerging one after another. It is simply summarized as: many teams want Durant, but they are unwilling to spend too much for the 37-year-old Durant. After all, Durant's annual salary next season is 54.7 million, and he is old and has suffered from injuries. A deeper interpretation is that since leaving the Warriors, Durant has never proved himself in the playoffs. Harden is gone, Durant and Irving are swept in the first round by the Celtics; last season with Booker and the Timberwolves are swept in the first round, and this season cannot even enter the playoffs. Legendary stars including Durant, James, and Curry are old, and the new generation is fully in power, and problems are coming here again.

Take the Thunder as an example. The Thunder won 68 wins in the regular season, swept the Grizzlies 4-0 in the first round of the playoffs, and easily defeated the Timberwolves 4-1 in the Western Conference Finals. In the finals, they also got the match point against the Pacers, but they were a little more difficult to play against the Nuggets. It is undeniable that the Thunder, which has MVP Alexander, is indeed the strongest team this season. Last summer, Harten and Caruso introduced two defensive gates to strengthen the team's shortcomings. In addition, the team was originally talented and kept taking advantage of the trading dividends of sending George away and getting the Clippers. It is reasonable to rise. But the NBA has never been a general, especially in the past seven seasons, since the Raptors won the championship in 2019, the Lakers dominated the Bubble Park in 2020, the Bucks made a profit in 21, the Warriors dominated the Warriors in 22, and the Nuggets in 23, including the Celtics last season.

The king changes every year, and Thunder is no exception! In the entire playoffs, there were only three people who averaged double-digit points per game: Alexander averaged 30.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.5 assists at the age of 26, Jewe averaged 21.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5 assists at the age of 24, and Homgren averaged 15.6 points, 8.8 rebounds and 8.8 rebounds at the age of 23. The three core giants are all very young, but the Thunder will definitely not be able to retain these three people at the same time! Starting with the second in command, Jie Wei, in the first five games of the finals, Jie Wei averaged 25.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. From 17 points in G1 to 40 points in G5, his score was higher than the other. He is the fourth player in NBA history to have at least 25+10+5 in a single game in the Finals and no mistakes. At the same time, he was selected as the All-Star + Best Defensive Second Team + Best Team 3rd Team this season, joining the ranks of super giants!

You must know that this is his third year in the NBA! According to data, Jewe is the first player in the NBA to unlock the All-Stars + Best Team + Best Defensive Team + Finals in the third season of his career! This season, Jewe's salary is only $4.98 million, and next season, $6.58 million is the last year of the rookie contract! According to NBA salary regulations, if he is selected into the Best Team again next season or is elected as the Best Defensive Player, he can get a maximum salary of 296 million yuan for 5 years! Even if he didn't get it, he is eligible to renew his contract for 5 years of US$246 million! In addition, Alexander, the team's core team, has locked in a super maximum salary of 294 million in four years ahead of schedule this summer. Including the existing contract of 79 million, Alexander's salary in the next six years will be 370 million! What does the contract between these two people mean? Thunder’s market value is less than 2 billion, but the contract between the two of them is expected to be equivalent to 35% of the market value! As the team's core insider, the second-tier Homgren also has the conditions for renewal next summer. How much is the Thunder's right? Judging from the growth trajectory and potential limit, Homgren is very efficient, but he has not received much playing time in the past two seasons. Even if he does not compare it with Wenban Yama, Homgren will at least get a contract with a starting salary of 40 million yuan. This means that in the 26-27 season, if the Thunder keeps the Big Three at the same time, these three will have to eat at least $140 million in salary space in one season!

And the Thunder's salary this season is only $168 million, and they don't even have to pay luxury taxes! This easily reminds people of the story of Harden + Westbrook + Durant's youthful days. Thunder was reluctant to pay more millions of dollars for Harden and eventually sent Harden away. Harden has also grown into a league super giant in the Rockets, and the Thunder led by Westbrook and Durant are just one breath away from the championship. As Durant defected to the Warriors, the Thunder fell sharply. As a small club, the Thunder's vision of selecting personnel and the team's long-term operation strategy are very healthy, and it is also an excellent example of the league. In the next seven years, the Thunder will hold 13 first-round picks + 16 second-round picks. Teams such as the Clippers, Nuggets, and Jazz will also provide the Thunder with every year.

But thunder cannot keep people. There is no big suspense for the Thunder to win the championship this season, but what about next season? Harten + Dortmund are team options in the last year of the contract; both Jewish and Homgren need to strive for maximum salary contracts, play better data, and need more playing time; and the team's handling of young and combat effectiveness on the bench and the middle class trap, the Thunder cannot avoid it. The Bucks won the championship in 21 years, including the Thunder's coming to stability this season, but facing the problem of demolition of the team, which proves one thing: if you want to win the championship with the help of the league, it may not be difficult, but if you really can't keep people after winning the championship, it is destined to be a flash in the pan.