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The 7 most embarrassing free agents this summer: Westbrook is no one to care about, Kuminga is embarrassed, 46-point champions are on the list

3:52pm, 12 August 2025【Basketball】

The NBA's free market operation this summer is coming to an end, but there are still some free agents. The situation is very awkward. Today we will take a look at the seven most awkward free agents this summer. Westbrook is not interested, and Kumingga is embarrassed, with a 46-point player on the list. First of all, Westbrook, who played well in Denver last season, and even ranked seventh in the Best Sixth Man selection, but Denver had no intention of reuniting with him. Westbrook became a homeless person at the end of his career. In the past seven years, he has changed to six different teams to play. Many people hope Westbrook will return to the Thunder, just like Lillard will return to the Trail Blazers and Paul will return to the Clippers, but the Thunder's general manager has declined, and the Thunder does not want him to destroy the existing chemistry. Westbrook is about to be 37 years old. Sources revealed that the team he is most promising to join is the Kings. His meeting with DeRozan a few days ago has also been seen as a positive signal.

The second place is Kumingga, the longest soap opera this summer. Because his contract renewal is unresolved, the Warriors are still invincible, and no transaction or signing is reached. In the middle of last season, Kumingga refused a five-year contract renewal of 150 million yuan, but now he doesn't have to think about his annual salary of 30 million yuan. The Warriors wanted to talk to the Suns and the Kings to sign and then send him away, but the chips were unacceptable and they were stranded. Now the Warriors are only willing to pay 45 million for two years, and the second year is the team option. Kumingga disagreed and got fucked again. Then Kumingga simply "showed it off" and returned to the Congo to play in the African Championships.

The third place is Ben Simmons, who is likely to set the largest "pay cut" in NBA history. It is hard to say whether Simmons can earn a contract in the NBA next season. The New York Knicks were interested in signing him, but they failed in the end. Simmons is not only a problem with poor shooting, but also a back injury, slower lateral movement, worse defense, and mentality problems.

The fourth place is Al Horford. Although Horford is 39 years old, he has no worries about work. Many people believe that after Kumingga's problem is solved, he will join the Warriors quickly. Warriors reporters said that he will be the starting center of the Warriors next season, and he still has oil in his fuel tank.

No. 5 is Cameron Thomas, a young defender who is only 23 years old. Just looking at the data, it would be fine to give him 40 million or even 50 million, but the Nets are not willing to give him an annual salary of 25 million now. To put it bluntly, Cameron Thomas is the kind of player who kills 100 enemies and loses 12 themselves. The offense is good, but it is not stable. The defense is really bad. The most important thing is that it is unwilling to defend, which is a headache.

The sixth place is Josh Giddy, another guard with gorgeous statistics but average effects. After trading with Caruso last season, Caruso became the champion and helped the Thunder win the championship. In fact, Giddy played well with the Bulls, especially after the All-Stars, who averaged 21+10+9 per game. The trumpet's core playing style of holding the ball is very suitable for him. Giddy hopes to get a contract with an annual salary of 30 million, but the Bulls are only willing to give 60 million for three years.

The seventh place is Grimes, who is also a scoring expert. After joining the 76ers last season, he played many good goals while George was injured, scoring 40+ games in a row, scoring 46 points in a single game, and rescuing the master alone, which was very exciting. But Grimes has inherent flaws, lacks the size of the shooting guard, over-reliance on shooting, mediocre breakthrough ability, and average defense, so the market response is not high. In addition, last year's first-round pick McCain and this year's Tanhua show VJ Edgecom both have the same position as him. It is almost unrealistic to Grimes want to renew a big contract with the 76ers.

source:7cm cn