The annual salary is 46 million, and the average per game is only 18+8! The NBA fake giant is injured, and the 350 million super maximum salary is gone.

The new NBA season has just started for a few days, and the three generations of stars in the league, old, middle and young, have shown their talents and shined, and they are worthy of every penny they get! Take last season's scoring leader & MVP Bei Bei SGA, who just signed a four-year, $289 million super-max contract during the offseason. He averaged 34.2 points + 5.7 rebounds + 5.7 assists + 1.2 steals + 1.3 blocks per game. He led the Thunder to a 6-game winning streak to start the game, making steady progress! Take Doncic for example. He just signed a three-year, $161 million contract during the offseason. He scored 40+ points in the first three games of the season. The last star to accomplish this was Chamberlain, the ancient beast. As long as Doncic stays healthy, he can sign a five-year, $418 million super-maximum contract with the Lakers as a 10-year veteran in 2028 to recover the economic losses caused by being traded by the Mavericks!

At the same time, there are also some stars who receive high salaries, but fail to perform to match their worth, which is extremely disappointing! For example, Embiid of the 76ers had an annual salary of US$55.22 million, but it was ruined by injuries! After 4 games, Embiid only played 22 minutes per game, averaging only 17.3 points + 5.3 rebounds + 3.5 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was only 46%. In Perkins' words, Embiid was the most embarrassed for the 76ers to win. They deliberately controlled Embiid's playing time as if they were inspecting goods. The 76ers may consider trading Embiid internally! Another example is Thick Eyebrow, whose annual salary is as high as 54.13 million US dollars, and he averages 20.8 points + 10.2 rebounds + 2.2 assists + 1.6 steals + 1.2 blocks per game. The thick eyebrow refused to play the fifth position. When he returned to the fourth position, his offensive and defensive dominance was not as good as before. He lacked the aura of a superstar who could change his destiny. He also suffered a leg injury and had full glass man attributes. There is also a pseudo-giant in the league, his ambition is as high as the sky but his destiny is as thin as paper. Wang Xiaoer's New Year is not as good as the previous one, and he also unfortunately suffers injuries!

What I want to say is Trae Young of the Hawks! On draft night in 2018, Trae Young and Doncic swapped clubs, and the gears of fate started turning. In the summer of 2021, Trae Young, like Doncic, signed a five-year, $215 million designated rookie clause maximum salary contract! During this offseason, Doncic signed another three-year, $161 million contract, but Trae Young got nothing. According to US media and calculations by NBA salary experts, Trae Young was eager to sign a four-year, $229 million early contract extension with the Hawks, but the Hawks did not agree, and Trae Young was frustrated. If you want to trace back to the source, the key is that Trae Young's superstar quality has not reached Doncic's level.

Frustration is worthless in front of capital. All Trae Young can do is prove that he is not a fake giant! In the new season, Trae Young's annual salary is the same as Doncic's, both at 46 million US dollars, but Trae Young's performance on the field has already been left behind by Doncic! So far this season, Trae Young has played 5 games for the Hawks, averaging 27.8 minutes per game, averaging 17.8 points + 2 rebounds + 7.8 assists + 1 three-pointer per game, with three shooting percentages of 37.1%, 19.2% and 82.1% respectively. What is this concept? For comparison, Doncic played 3 games for the Lakers, averaging 38.2 minutes per game, averaging 45.3 points + 11.7 rebounds + 7.7 assists + 4.3 three-pointers per game. His three shooting percentages were 58.4%, 35.1% and 78.6% respectively.

Obviously, Trae Young's average performance of 18+8 per game is difficult to equate with an annual salary of US$46 million. Even if he is not compared with Doncic, compared with himself, Trae Young has also put the reverse gear on at an age when he should be pursuing progress! Trae Young is originally a combo guard, with offensive power and connecting the team as his two major strengths. But judging from the first five games of the season, Trae Young was completely unprepared, his ball usage rate decreased, and the offensive end seemed to be rusty and lost its deterrence. This allowed defenders to concentrate on destroying his passing routes, and he gradually lost his assist-leading style last season.

What’s even more difficult is that Trae Young suffered a serious injury. In the game between the Hawks and the Nets, Trae Young was pressed to the knee by his teammates and exited the game early! According to NBA reporter Shams, Trae Young has sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee and will be reviewed in four weeks. Fortunately, the MRI results showed no serious structural damage. According to the official NBA schedule, the Hawks have 15 games to play in the next four weeks. In other words, Trae Young will have to miss at least 15 games. According to the rules of the NBA collective bargaining agreement, if Trae Young wants to reach the 65 games required to reach the best lineup, he can only miss a maximum of 2 more games in the remaining season. I don’t need to describe how difficult this is.

According to the calculations of NBA salary experts, if Trae Young can win the MVP or DPOY in the new season or be selected for the best team of the year, then he will be eligible for a five-year, $350 million super-maximum contract next summer. At least judging from the current situation, Trae Young's $350 million super-maximum contract may be ruined. On the one hand, Trae Young is seriously injured, and there is a high probability that he will miss the regular season award selection; on the other hand, if Trae Young is really worth the price, wouldn't the Hawks give him a four-year, $229 million early contract extension this summer? It has to be said that Trae Young may be in vain, either cutting his salary and renewing his contract, or trying to find another career! Fans and friends, what do you think of this? Come and leave me a comment to discuss.