Give up 110 million! Bill bought out and signed with the Clippers, and his annual salary plummeted to 5.33 million and reshapes the Western Conference championship map

Suns 210 million bet on Booker, Clippers get a bargain at 0 price All-Stars

⏳ 48-hour transaction full documentary ()

🕒 July 17th morning:

ESPN famous reporter Shams exclusively revealed: Bill reached a buyout with the Suns

Key concessions: Bill gave up 13.8 million US dollars💸

🕒 The clarification period ends:

2211 million signing contract with Clippers ✍️

▸ 2025-26 season: 5.334 million

▸ 2026-27 season: Player options

📉 Salary cliff comparison (Data source: Spotrac)

Original contract (Sun)

Current contract (Clippers)

Total amount

11 million

2 years 11 million

2 years 11 million

1}2 years 11 million

1/100

5th️⃣ (50.2 million)

200th place in the league

↘️1/10

} ☘️Sun Saving 210 million: Salary is reduced to the luxury tax line, and 180 million tax + salary capital is exempted!

❓ Why did you politely reject the Lakers Warriors? (Clutch Points disclosed)

Pursuiting Party

Quotation Plan

Fatal Flaw

Warriors

2 Yearly Final Salary (≈2.6 million/year)

No Tactical Status Guarantee 🚫

Lakers

5.13 million Biennial Special

No Player Options 🚫

Clippers

5.33 million Partial Middle Class + Player Options

Flexibility + Championship Potential

🚀 Clippers Summer Trading Complete Disassembly

1️⃣ Renewal Core: Harden + Batum Stayed ✊

2️⃣ Split the middle class: 14.1 million to sign Lopez (8.77 million) + Bill (5.33 million) 🧩

3️⃣ Front line upgrade: Powell + second round → Swap Collins 🔄

⚠️ Salary alert: The team is only 1.4 million away from the first luxury tax line! If the veteran's basic salary is used, it will be triggered. 💰

📊 Bill's combat power reset report (2024-25 season)

Data dimension

value

League position

Average score

17 points (53 games)

SG 25th place

Real hit rate

57.3%

Above the passing line

Annual salary cost-effectiveness

50.2 million → 5.33 million

Soar 9 times📈

🔍Reference group: Lillard's buyout price is 3.33 million/year, Bill's cost-effectiveness is better ✔️

⚔️ The Western District Top Four Arms Race

Teams

Core Operations

Advantages/Risks

Thunder🏆

Retain the championship lineup + first round pick

Salary health full score💯

Clippers

Bill + Daluo + Collins

The combat power is upgraded but approaching the tax line‼ ️

Nuggets

Nuggets

Renew Gordon + Dillon

Defensive strengthening🛡️

Rockets

Sign for George + Shin Kyung to grow

Talent overflow but there is doubt in running-in❓

💎 Three major trends behind the transaction

1️⃣ High-paid teams cut off their wrists: Suns/Bucks/Cavs collectively cleared space (imitating the Bucks Lillard)

2️⃣ Player privilege backfire: veto power to force the Suns to buy out (Bill's contract includes veto power❗)

3️⃣ Clippers' precise stop points: use the middle-class residual amount to complete a fatal final score 🔪