The China Tour plan is cancelled, Westbrook, who is averaging 13.3+6.1 per game, is also worried about his work

The China Tour plan was cancelled, and the charity match was delayed. Westbrook, who averaged 13.3+6.1 per game, was also worried about his work. This may be the most embarrassing moment in Westbrook's basketball career. Westbrook suddenly appeared on the poster of the charity match released by Yao Fund in July this year. Just when everyone thought the young master would land in Hangzhou in August to contribute to charity. Westbrook was missing in the list of international teams in the latest charity tournament. What's worse is that Westbrook's plan to travel to China was also cancelled, which means Westbrook will not come to China this summer. The reason why he didn't come to China was that he couldn't find a job.

Westrow played 75 games for the Nuggets last season, averaging 27.9 minutes per game, 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.4 steals. This data is very good for a 36-year-old veteran with a basic salary. It is difficult for anyone to have two big and nuclear data around Jokic and Murray. Westbrook has more performance than he is still alive.

Perhaps Westbrook himself also realized this, so he chose to jump out of the contract this summer to try the free agent market. In the end, it was ignored. Although only one month had passed during the offseason, Westbrook had at least one month to find his next home, Westbrook's style of play and the current unspoken rules of the NBA free market have made the Young Master's next stop unattainable.

The current alliance has seen a "Matthew effect", which means that the two-level differentiation is becoming more and more serious. The salary of maximum-paid players is getting higher and higher, while the salary of basic-paid players remains unchanged all year round. What's even worse is that many players who can get middle-class contracts are gradually getting their basic salary.

Westbrook doesn't want to get a basic salary, he wants to get a contract with an annual salary of at least 10 million yuan. So he chose to leave the Nuggets, which had a low salary. Unfortunately, the Nuggets cannot give him a contract, and other teams have no plans to give it to him. The reason is that there are very few middle-class contracts now, and many people think they are a bit wasteful when used on Westbrook. Therefore, the consensus reached by the league team is that "it is only cost-effective to sign Westbrook with a basic salary." Westbrook is unwilling to accept this, but it cannot change the ideas of other teams. He was unwilling to accept the basic salary, so he could only wait for the willing to take the bait.

In addition, Westbrook's style of play also hindered him from finding a job. As a ball-holding core who can make it to the playoffs alone. The team that needs Westbrook the most is the kind of team that wants to enter the playoffs but struggles with insufficient strength. Signing Westbrook will at least allow them to play in the playoffs. Although they are not far away, they are still a dream come true. Just like the Wizards of the 2020-21 season.

But this kind of team is almost extinct in the NBA now. There are only two types of teams in the NBA now. One is a team that has been playing badly for many years without any trades to win the championship without any trade, such as the current Thunder and the Warriors in previous years. Another type is to start rebuilding the stars, and they just want to make a big splash and get super stars. They either turn over or train teams that make a lot of money for a few years. Most teams in the league don’t compete for championships have this mentality.

Neither team will want Westbrook. What the first team needs is the championship puzzle that is not a big core with the ball. The second type of team wants youth and potential, and has no interest in old stars. Don't even mention Westbrook when James comes. In the words of the Nuggets reporter, "I don't dare to sign him if I play a bad team, for fear of winning too many games." Although it is sarcastic, it also makes sense.

Westbrook can't find a job, but the times have changed. Nowadays, the NBA championship group is playing the life span, while the fish belly group is very flat and has no intention of standing up. A star like Westbrook who is capable of leading the team into the playoffs but who is not capable of leading the team to compete for the championship is destined to have no market. It's just that he doesn't believe in evil.