208 million in 4 years! 173 million in 5 years! The new version of the garbage brother was born, Jokic is too difficult

NBA playoffs are successful and losers, and some are happy and some are sad. Only the real strong can stand out in the 7-game 4-win series. In this year's playoffs, four young defenders Huazi, Alexander, Brunson and Halliburton led the team to the East and West Finals. No matter who wins the championship in the end, we will witness the changes in history and the birth of the new king! In this process, many MVP superstars such as James, Curry, Harden, Antetokounmpo, and Jokic were eliminated one after another, which is very sad! Especially Jokic, the well-deserved No. 1 player in the active league, has stood up again and again to change his fate, but has become a lone hero!

Since Jokic joined the Denver Nuggets as a second round pick, this team seems to be unremarkable, but it has moved towards glory one by one! In just 4 years, Jokic led the Nuggets back to the playoffs; in the fifth year, Jokic led the team to touch the floor of the Western Conference Finals; in the sixth year, Jokic won the first MVP trophy in his career; in the seventh year, Jokic won the MVP again; in the eighth year, Jokic failed to complete the feat of three consecutive MVPs, but won the first championship in team history and won the FMVP; in the nineth year, Jokic failed to lead the team to defend the title, but won the third MVP in his career! Jokic is recognized as the most successful second-round pick in NBA history and the most modest leader in NBA history. However, the Nuggets made mistakes in one step and ruthlessly squandered his peak period.

In the blink of an eye, Jokic has grown from a second-round pick to a giant who stands tall, but he has never partnered with an active All-Star teammate in the past 10 years. In the words of fans, Jokicz is the real single-core team. With him, the Nuggets are the champions to compete for the championship; without him, the Nuggets can only be considered the bottom of the Western Conference. Especially after the championship season, Bruce Brown, Highland, brother-in-law Green and Pope left the team one after another. The Nuggets' lineup depth was greatly reduced, and they were gradually drifting away from the championship. Last season, they suffered a 20-point reversal in the tie-evening match in the Western Conference Semi-Finals, and suffered a 32-point defeat in the tie-evening match in the Western Conference Semi-Finals this season. If we want to trace the origin, the key is that the Nuggets' salary space is locked. Jokic, Murray, Porter Jr. and Gordon account for more than 82%. The Nuggets really don't have extra money to sign up, and the Nuggets bosses don't have extra courage to pay luxury taxes.

Jokic does work worth every penny he gets, without saying anything; Gordon cuts his salary and renews his contract to assist Jokic, and becomes a blessing again and again to save the team in times of crisis - G4 contributes a deduction and wins a decisive kill in the first round, G1 stages a three-pointer in the second round, G3 hits a tie in a three-pointer, and G7 fights with a second-degree hamstring strain. But the problem is that Gordon could save the Nuggets for a while but could not save the Nuggets forever! In the words of fans, if Murray and Porter Jr. can also compete with Gordon to have three savior performances, the Nuggets will not be eliminated tragically! But the problem is that Murray and Porter Jr. have changed from Jokic's right-hand man to this season's garbage brother. It's a pity to give up if you eat it!

4 years, Murray lost his courage! If Jokic is Jordan of this Nuggets, then Murray should be Pippen of this Nuggets, and the Jommu combination is also the foundation for the Nuggets to survive! Before the start of the new season, Murray had just renewed a four-year maximum salary contract of US$208 million. He should have done his best to assist Jokic, but he was completely unable to match his value. In the 14 games of the playoffs, Murray averaged 21.8 points + 4.9 rebounds + 5.2 assists + 1.2 steals + 2.4 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of only 44.4% and a three-point shooting percentage of 35.3%. Especially in the second round of tiebreak, Murray made only 6 of 16 shots, 1 of 8 from outside the three-point line, and scored only 13 points, which is not enough to help the Nuggets win.

5 years of 173 million US dollars, Porter became a hot potato! Before the Nuggets won the championship, Porter Jr. signed a five-year maximum salary contract of US$173 million. He did make great achievements in the Nuggets' championship season and played the role of a high-speed turret and rebounder! But the problem is that Porter Little is not stable, his defense is a colander, but there are many injuries! In this year's playoffs, Porter Jr. suffered from shoulder injuries. He played in 14 games, averaging only 9.1 points + 5.5 rebounds + 1.7 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 39.2% and a three-point shooting percentage of 34.3%. Especially in the second round, Porter Jr. scored in single digits in 5 of his 7 games, so he couldn't bear to look at it! Porter Jr.'s contract has two years and $79.1 million, which is too expensive, and he is at the trough of trading value. Even if the Nuggets move, he may not be able to exchange for a high-quality puzzle, and he even has to get a draft pick!

This is the real situation of the Nuggets. Jokic is willing to kill the enemy but cannot make the situation come true. It is too difficult! In this year's playoffs, Jokic played 14 games, averaging 40.2 minutes per game, and averaged 26.2 points + 12.7 rebounds + 8 assists + 2 steals + 0.9 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 48.9% and a three-point shooting percentage of 38%. Jokic has unparalleled bottom-up ability, but the only two Nuggets' shooters, Murray and Porter Jr., have become the new version of the garbage brothers. He really can't lead the Nuggets further! From another perspective, no matter whether Jordan, Kobe, James, O'Neal, Chamberlain, and Duncan came to win the game for Jokic, they may not be able to lead the Nuggets to fight the 68-win Thunder to tiebreak! Fans, what do you think about this? Let me leave me a comment and discuss it.