Give up 212 million in 3 years! 292 million in 4 years! The most Buddhist star is born, and the Western giants are about to take off

There is only one championship every year, but there are countless winners in life. As the saying goes: NBA is just a business, and life is greater than basketball! For example, Harden has won 0 championships so far in his career, but his total salary has exceeded 411 million US dollars; on the other hand, NBA legend Horry has won 7 championships in his career, but his total salary is only 53.7 million US dollars. Even Horry himself admitted in an interview: I am eager to compete and win, I like the fact that I win the championship, and I am willing to trade 4 rings for the money Harden earns! There are also some stars who can sign big contracts early to get the money, but they voluntarily give up or cut their salary. They seem crazy and Buddhist, but in fact they have other pursuits!

In this offseason, many stars such as Alexander, Jalenway, Chett, Jabarry Smith, Jalen Jackson, Booker, and Benkairo pursued contract maximization as the main theme in the free agent market, and stars such as Doncic, Bridges, and Irving took the initiative to cut their salaries and also wrote a moving symphony! For example, Irving, considering the injury factors, gave up pursuing a 5-year, $314 million super maximum salary contract, reduced his salary significantly, and signed a 3-year, $119 million contract with the Mavericks. For example, Doncic lost his five-year, $345 million super maximum salary due to being traded by the Mavericks. He chose the latter between $223 million in four years and $165 million in three years. In this way, Doncic can wait until 2028 to win a five-year, $418 million super maximum salary.

Doncic takes retreat as advancement, which comes from self-confidence, but all this seems "not worth mentioning" in front of the Buddhist Jokic. Jokic has won 3 MVPs + 1 championship + 1 FMVP in the past five years, and is recognized as the strongest king in the league. According to statistics from the NBA official website, in the five seasons of 2020-2025, Jokic ranked second in the league in total scores, total rebounds, total assists and total steals. Among them, scoring (11512) ranks second in the league, rebounding (5247) ranks first in the league, assists (3770) ranks second in the league, steals (606) ranks first in the league. In another statistics, Jokic averaged triple-double per game last season, and he is the first center player in NBA history to accomplish this feat. At the same time, Jokic's cumulative positive and negative value is as high as +594, ranking second in the league, second only to Alexander (+918) of the Thunder.

This is Jokic, the real leader, who will help the building fall and turn the tide down, can always give people a down-to-earth sense of security! Jokic is in his year of playing, and his contract has three years left. His salary in the next three years will be US$55.22 million, US$59.03 million and US$62.84 million respectively (player option). According to calculations by NBA salary experts, Jokic is eligible to sign a three-year, $212 million super maximum salary contract with the Nuggets during this offseason. But what is the result? Jokic voluntarily gave up the three-year, US$212 million early contract renewal contract, and he will wait until next summer to negotiate the contract renewal. Jokic is very brave. First, he is highly confident in his ability and health, and second, he must always alert the Nuggets not to lie flatter. More importantly, Jokic can hit a four-year, super maximum salary contract of US$292 million next summer, making $80 million more than renewing the contract early this summer!

Give up the three-year, $212 million contract renewal qualification, and impact the four-year, $292 million super maximum salary, Jokic is undoubtedly the craziest star in the NBA league, no doubt! In the words of NBA legend Cousins, Jokic almost retired in the name of going back to feed the horse before renewing his five-year, US$270 million super salary contract with the Nuggets in 2022. Perhaps the league will never find a second superstar like Jokic. During this offseason, the Nuggets broke the whole into pieces, sent Porter Jr. away, and introduced Huang Zhong, Valan + Hardaway Jr. and Brown. Their strength increased significantly, and this was exactly the situation Jokic wanted. It has to be said that Western giant teams such as the Thunder, Rockets, and Clippers must be careful. Jokic is like a tiger with wings. This Western giant team will take off again and strive for the championship. Fans, what do you think about this? Let me leave me a comment and discuss it.