100 million US dollars in 2 years! Reduce salary and renew the Rockets, US News discusses Durant s contract

The previous news about Durant's contract renewal was not optimistic, and it would be difficult for him to take away a maximum salary of 124 million yuan from the Rockets in two years. But the two sides did not say that the negotiations were over, but would continue to be postponed. The Rockets don't mind Durant starting the new season with an expiring contract, and they also have the confidence to keep Durant next year. All this depends on the Rockets' record. If Durant can lead the Rockets one step closer in the playoffs, then it is not impossible to give the maximum salary.

Of course, Durant himself has a big structure, and when he joined the Rockets, he let the news go to reporters. Durant will not ask the Rockets for maximum salary. He hopes that it will not affect the team's young people's stay or stay, and to preserve the team's combat effectiveness as much as possible. Durant wanted to stay with the Rockets to end his career, but in fact, Durant cut the team's salary when he was in the Warriors. He has been unhappy after leaving the Warriors, and now the Rockets are almost the last place Durant proves himself. If he can lead the Rockets to win the championship, it will be a real explosion in his historical status.

Then how much will Durant sacrifice? Ashish Mathur, a well-known reporter, reprinted the news that Durant had previously reported by the US media "NBC Sports". The latest news he gave is that Durant may sign a two-year, $100 million contract extension with the Rockets, which is 24 million less than the maximum salary. This contract is in the interests of both parties. Durant is willing to make concessions to make the Rockets stronger, and the Rockets are more inclined to give Durant a contract with a maximum salary, because Durant is 37 years old, and both parties know the problems facing age.

Ashish Mathur wrote: "The Rockets really don't want to give Durant a 2-year or 122 million yuan in two years. If both sides cannot renew the contract during the offseason, Durant can get an additional 2 million yuan in renewal next year. But the news I got is that Durant will not want so much. The Rockets and Durant may both tend to sign a 2-year or 100 million contract renewal. This is a contract that is lower than the maximum salary. KD's annual salary will be 54.7 million yuan next year, and after the renewal, his annual salary will be 50 million yuan in two seasons. In this way, he can be deeply bound to the Rockets."

The Rockets have renewed Smith for 5 years, plus a total of 6 years in rookie contract. The Rockets' recent negotiation target is not Durant, but Ethan. The Rockets also want to extend a contract for Ethan, but they cannot reach an agreement at the moment. There may be problems that cannot be met in terms of money, and there may be team status, Ethan is unwilling to be a substitute. In the final analysis, although Smith is a Tanhua, Ethan is currently better than Smith in terms of 2K game ratings and valuations.

The good news for Ethan is that he has hope to start back-to-back next season. Famous reporter Binkley talked about the Rockets' rotation issues next season and the veteran's schedule today. He said the Rockets will take preferential treatment to Durant and give him a big gift of back-to-back non-playing. Last season, the Rockets adopted a back-to-back non-playing strategy against Adams, and now the Rockets are the same with Durant. They must ensure that Durant is healthy and enters the playoffs.

Before this, Rockets general manager Stone said that although Durant wants to play in every game, their strategy remains unchanged, that is, Durant will take a rest most of the back-to-back times, especially some back-to-back experiences that have been experienced in five consecutive days. The Rockets would rather lose the record than let Durant play. The Rockets were second in the Western Conference last season, and the first round of the game also shows that the regular season record does not need to be paid so much attention, just to be able to enter the top four. Just like the Cavaliers, the Eastern Conference was beaten out in the first and second round.