Rivers refuses Lakers to renew their contract early

According to the latest news from the NBA, the Lakers had differences on the issue of renewal with team defender Rivers. The Lakers provided Rivers with a four-year, early contract renewal of about 90 million yuan, while Rivers directly chose to refuse the contract delivered to the door, and he believed that he could match a larger contract. As a 21-year undraft, Rivers is not easy to become the leader of the Lakers. In addition to his own strength, it is closely related to the team's training and trust. Now that the two sides have big differences on the issue of contract renewal, it is really sad. Rivers is paying $13 million this season, and has two years left in the current contract, with salary of $13.94 million and $14.9 million respectively. If Rivers waits until he becomes a full free agent in 26 years, his starting salary in the first year will reach $42.5 million. The reason why Rivers dared to reject the Lakers' early contract renewal was closely related to his outstanding performance in the regular season. He played in a total of 73 games in the regular season, averaging 34.9 minutes per game, contributing 20.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.1 steals, including a shooting percentage of 46% and a three-point shooting percentage of 37.7%, which is the offensive scoring point that the Lakers rely very much on.

However, in the playoff series with the Timberwolves, Rivers' performance is difficult to compliment. During his nearly 40 minutes of playing time, Rivers averaged only 16.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game, with a shooting percentage dropping to 41.1%, and a three-point shooting percentage dropping to 31.9%. The performance on both offense and defense is very different from the regular season. In fact, based on Rivers' personal abilities and market conditions, it is more appropriate to get an annual salary of 25 million to 30 million. I also hope that Xiaoli will not follow the footsteps of Thomas and Schroeder!