Rumors refuted! Detailed 6-dimensional explanation: Westbrook got four times the offer from the Kings from the Chinese team? It’s simply impossible to achieve

On October 10, the 36-year-old NBA history triple-double king Westbrook will come to China to play? According to Kings reporter Carmichael Dave, Westbrook received a half-season contract offer from a Chinese team that was four times the price offered by the Kings. Just through a simple analysis, it can be concluded that such rumors are basically impossible rumors. After all, no Chinese team can afford such a high offer, especially the CBA team that is limited by various constraints and cannot offer such a sky-high signing price.

First, four times the NBA base salary of more than $14 million is ridiculously expensive.

Westbrook has played in the NBA for more than 10 seasons. As a veteran, if he signs, the minimum veteran base salary is US$3.634 million (standard for the 2025-2026 season). If it is four times the price quoted by the Kings, four times the veteran's basic salary will also reach US$14.536 million. For the absolutely sky-high price of the CBA team, it is really ridiculously expensive. Even if Westbrook joins and the market is booming, it is absolutely impossible to make back the money and will definitely lose money.

Secondly, the CBA foreign aid salary cap is only US$4.25 million, which is far lower than the rumored quotation.

The CBA foreign aid salary cap is only 4.25 million US dollars. If it is four times the King's offer to sign Westbrook, it will already exceed the CBA foreign aid salary cap by 10 million US dollars. Even if Westbrook accepts the NBA veteran's basic salary of US$3.634 million, there will be less than US$1 million left. It is simply unrealistic to sign three more foreign players.

Thirdly, if the CBA team signs Westbrook at such a high price, the investment in foreign aid will exceed US$40 million.

Even if a CBA team bites the bullet and signs Westbrook at such a price, they will need to pay a huge luxury tax. Westbrook received US$14.536 million, exceeding the salary cap by US$10.286 million. Calculated based on the luxury tax: According to the CBA ladder tax rate, the tax rate for the portion exceeding US$2 million is 1.5 times, so the tax = 1 million × 0.5 + 1 million × 0.75 + (10.286 million - 2 million) × 1.5 = 16.429 million US dollars.

In this way, the total cost of introducing Westbrook: salary and taxes will be US$14.536 million + US$16.429 million = US$30.965 million. As for signing other foreign players, the team will have to sign more than 40 million US dollars for foreign players alone. As for most CBA teams, they do not invest more than 100 million yuan a season, which is less than 14 million US dollars. It is simply impossible to sign Westbrook with such a high salary.

Fourthly, if you only sign for half a season, you will miss the playoffs, and the CBA team will not agree.

According to reports from Kings reporter Carmichael Dave, Westbrook received a blockbuster invitation from a Chinese team, but what he received was a half-season contract, which is about three months. As a result, Westbrook will never be able to catch up with the CBA playoffs, and the CBA team has no reason to make such a ridiculous signing.

Fifth, if it were not for the CBA team, it would be even more impossible for the NBL team and the Taiwanese team.

If the Chinese team that the King’s reporter broke the news about is not a CBA team, then China’s NBL teams, Taiwanese teams, and Hong Kong teams have even smaller investments, and they are even less likely to be able to afford such high salaries.

Sixth, there is only a single source of information, and there is no news from China, which is basically a rumor.

At present, there is only a single revelation from Kings reporter Carmichael Dave. As for the so-called "rumors" between the Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team and Westbrook, which were previously rumored, the Xinjiang Men's Basketball Team has refuted the rumors and has no connection. The basic prototype of foreign aid selection for CBA strong teams has been revealed, and there is basically no possibility of introducing Westbrook.

CBA now has a complete salary system. Unlike in the past, when it was able to recruit Westbrook at sky-high prices using the gold-dollar model, it is simply unrealistic to want to introduce Westbrook at such a sky-high price.