But only Ingram, who was thought to be sure to sign a high-paying all-star with Pelican last season, did not renew his contract with Pelican.
Unlike Mitchell and Tatum, Ingram is a player in Class 20 16. Last offseason, Pelican was eligible to renew the contract with Ingram in advance, but Pelican didn't do so.
Along with Ying Ge, Siakam, Brown, Simmons and Murray all renewed their contracts with the home team. From his interview, you can hear Ying Ge's dissatisfaction:
"Seeing other people who have renewed their contracts, I feel like: Can this TM also renew its contract in advance? Oh, my God, man, now let's have a 15 round of one-on-one combat. I can make them score every point! "
So last season, Ying Ge, after breaking away from Wharton's "egalitarianism", shone brilliantly and played a turning point in his career.
Last season, Ying Ge averaged 24.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists 1 steals, with 46.6% shooting percentage, 38.7% shooting percentage and 58.7% shooting percentage.
Now it can be said that Ying Ge was the top 20 player in the league last season. 20 16 compared with Simmons, Murray and others, Ingram is not much worse or even stronger.
Two days ago, the Pelican offered Ingram a qualification offer, which made Ingram a restricted free agent. If another team offers Ying Ge a contract, the Pelican is eligible to match.
This is a normal operation, otherwise Ying Ge will become a completely free player. But under normal circumstances, the team will not sign the stars in the team with qualification quotation, and the risk is too great.
There have been examples before. On 20 14, the jazz made Hayward a restricted free agent and delayed giving Hayward a maximum salary contract. The Hornets jumped out and gave Hayward a four-year, 63 million contract.
Hayward accepted the contract at that time, and the Jazz matched it three days later. Hayward finally stayed in Jazz on a four-year 63 million contract and failed to leave.
The fourth year of this contract is a player option. In 20 17, Hayward chose not to implement the option of becoming a free agent and decisively went to the Celtics.
When Ying Ge talked with the pelican for such a long time, there must be some rumors. It is reported that Ying Ge did not want to sign a long-term contract, but chose to sign a contract of 1+ 1 and leave next year.
Of course, it is impossible for Ying Ge to sign 1+ 1 according to the labor agreement. However, the current stalemate with the pelican is definitely not as smooth as expected.
Pelicans will definitely have their own concerns. After all, Ying Ge had suffered from deep vein thrombosis before, which made everyone break out in a cold sweat. After all, Bosh retired early because of a blood clot.
I still hope that Ying Ge can sign a five-year maximum salary contract as soon as possible. Getting money is more important than anything else.