Brother Alphabet signed a five-year salary of 19 million yuan with the Lakers. Before that, everyone had been predicting whether Davis would sign a short contract, but I didn't expect him to express his loyalty to the Lakers directly with a long contract. This is good for both sides, and they will work together to build a long-term competitive team. Previously, it was speculated that Davis would sign a short contract. A large part of the reason was that the Lakers were interested in recruiting Alphabet in the offseason in 221. After all, this year, the Lakers signed Alphabet's brother with a two-way contract again, and the meaning of drunkenness seemed obvious.
But now it seems that the Lakers may have given up this idea, and some recent comments by Brother Alphabet also show that he will probably complete the contract renewal with the Bucks. The Bucks may also offer Brother Letter the most historic contract: 24 million yuan in five years. Then, it's all five years' maximum salary. Why did the Lakers only give Davis 19 million, but Brother Alphabet can sign 24 million? Judging from the length of service, Davis entered the league in 212, and the letter brother was in 213. Davis's ball age is higher than that of the letter brother. Of course, neither of them has reached the age of 1 years, which does not meet the terms of the veteran's maximum salary. If you only look at the age of the ball, you can't get the starting salary of 35% of the salary cap. However, there is another regulation in the NBA that allows players (7-9 years old) to enjoy the special case of designated veteran under certain circumstances.
However, three conditions must be met: first, the player has been in the league for 8-9 years, and the player who renews his contract in advance has a service life of 7-8 years. Second: Players must be selected by the current team, or players who have been traded to the team during the rookie contract period. Third: meet one of the following three honors: 1. Won the MVP； in the last three seasons; 2. In the last three seasons, he has been selected as the best team for two consecutive seasons; 3. In the last three seasons, he won the best defensive player for two consecutive seasons.
If we only look at the first two conditions, many people can achieve it, but with the third condition, the players who can meet it are framed as superstars. For example, Curry, Wei Shao, Harden, Lillard and others are all beneficiaries of this provision. At present, there are still qualified players in the league, including Gaubert and Brother Alphabet. Davis was traded to the Lakers through a rookie contract, and he was not selected for the best team in 1819 because of injury. So Davis signed a five-year contract with the Lakers, with a starting salary of 3% and an annual salary increase of 8%. The Bucks can offer Brother Letter a starting salary of 35% of the salary cap, an annual salary increase of 8%, and a five-year contract.
It can also be seen from this that there is still a gap between the top salary and the top salary. In addition, Davis's contract will be implemented from this year, that is, the starting salary will be determined according to the salary cap for next season. The letter brother's contract renewal will be implemented in 221 at the earliest, and the starting salary will be determined according to the salary cap for the 221-222 season, so there will be some increase in the starting salary. Of course, 19 million yuan in five years is already the biggest contract that the Lakers can give within the prescribed scope, which is enough to reflect the sincerity of the Lakers. I believe that if the rule is to give Davis an annual salary of 5 million, then the Lakers will not hesitate.