Take a look at the NBA s worth but average abilities

NBA history is not uncommon for players who are "high-paying and low-energy", especially during the period of salary cap surges (such as 2016), which gave birth to many premium contracts. The following are some typical representatives. Their common point is that the contract amount is much higher than the actual contribution, and cases of serious injuries decline due to serious injuries (such as Wall after his peak period):

1. The "bubble victim" whose salary cap soared in 2016

Chandler Parsons (94 million in 4 years)

Performance: After signing the Grizzlies, they only played 95 games in four years, averaging 7.2 points per game, and a shooting percentage of 39.3%.

Sarcastic: Reborn as a "side-side model" due to repeated injuries and training attitude problems, Grizzlies fans call their contract "the worst in history".

Nicolas Batum (120 million in 5 years)

Performance: After signing with the Hornets, the data plummeted (from 14.9 points → 9.3 points), the offense and defense efficiency was at the bottom. After being laid off in 2020, he only returned to the Clippers with a basic salary.

Key: The Hornets pay for the fantasy of "space forward", but their actual role is not as good as that of a basic salary player.

Evan Turner (70 million in 4 years)

Performance: Averages 8 points + 3 rebounds per game in the Trail Blazers, with a three-point shooting percentage of only 26% (formerly positioned forward).

Result: After being traded to Eagles in 2019, it was directly bought out, becoming synonymous with premium contracts.

2. The "treat trap" that is talented but never fulfilled

Andrew Wiggins (5 years of maximum salary of 148 million yuan)

Performance: During the Timberwolves, he averaged 19 points per game but was inefficient (TS% league countdown), and his defense was scattered, and he was called "civil service basketball."

Turn: After joining the Warriors, it is worth it to transform into 3D, but the original contract can be called a "talent waste tax".

Ben Simmons (5 years of maximum salary of 170 million)

Performance: The 76ers refused to shoot three-pointers in the later stage + psychological collapse in the playoffs. After trading to the Nets, they averaged only 6.9 points per game, and their free throw percentage was 40%.

Sarcastic: The salary in the 2023-24 season was 36.27 million yuan, and he only played 15 games due to injury, and the offensive influence league is at the bottom.

3. Data brush type "system abandoned baby"

Harrison Barnes (85 million in 4 years)

Performance: During the Mavericks, he averaged 18 points per game but his efficiency was mediocre (TS% 54%), and he was invisible in the key battle and was jokingly called "Harkeystone" by fans.

Result: The king cuts his salary and renews his contract after taking over, and the premium attribute is weakened.

Tobias Harris (180 million in 5 years)

Performance: Average of 18 points per game during the 76ers period, accounting for 1/3 of the salary space, and has been silent for many times in the playoffs (average of 15 points per game in the second round in 2023).

Evaluation: Embiid gave up Butler for him and became an obstacle to the 76ers' championship.

4. The sucker who paid for the "Balloon Star"

Christapus Porzingis (158 million in 5 years)

Performance: The attendance rate during the Mavericks was only 51%, and he was named by a small defender in the playoffs. He was traded to the Wizards' stop loss in 2022.

Reversal: After joining the Celtics, it turns out that the Mavericks used the wrong instructions.

Rudy Gobert (5 years of super maximum salary of 205 million)

Performance: DPOY three times during the Jazz period, but was beaten by the Warriors' five small lineup in the 2022 playoffs. Although the defense was improved after the trade to the Timberwolves, the offensive end dragged space + an annual salary of 40 million was obvious.

Controversy: Annual salary = Jokic + Alexander's total, with an influence less than 1/3 of the two.

5. Special nomination: One person destroys a team of finances

John Wall (4 years, 170 million in advance renewal)

Rockets will give a first round of picks to take over its contract, and pay their salary in installments after buying out.

Jokin Noah (72 million in 4 years)

Knicks only played 53 games in four years, averaging 4.6 points per game, becoming a stumbling block to the reconstruction of New York.

Premium logic: Why are there always people making money in vain?

Gambling-style investment: Managers are superstitious about "potential" (such as Simmons) or "system adaptation" (such as Gobert).

Salary Cap Bubble: The salary space soared by 30% in 2016, and the team signed people at a panic premium.

Data misleading: Basic data masks efficiency defects (such as Harris scores 18 points but TS% is only 56%).

Lessons of blood and tears: After 2020, the team attaches more importance to "cost-performance ratio". Similar garbage contracts have been greatly reduced, but historical poison contracts still plague the Knicks, Hornets and other teams. In the future, we need to be vigilant about the "Wenban Yama effect" - the bad team may create a premium trap again in order to retain people.