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The Grizzlies cannot break the contract! I hope Jaren Jackson Jr. will not become the second Parsons!

10:10pm, 6 July 2025Basketball

One of the biggest losses in the NBA is Chandler Parsons of that year. Relying on the Rockets' outstanding performance, he successfully completed the counterattack and signed a 4-year maximum salary contract of 9,600,000 yuan. At that time, this contract was comparable to the superstars in the league.

After signing this contract, Parsons began to get injured and could not play a few games in a season. After mixing the salary in the contract, he quickly announced his retirement, and he was also praised for his nickname "who is afraid of money."

I wonder if the situation of Jaren Jackson Jr. reminds the Grizzlies of this terrible story. In order to show sincerity, the Grizzlies cleared off guard Bain shortly after the trading window opened, with the goal of leaving enough room to renew Jaren Jackson Jr.'s contract. Seeing the Grizzlies' sincerity, Jaren Jr. quickly reached a five-year, $240 million contract extension with the Grizzlies.

Success The contract has not been officially signed yet, and Jaren Jr. suffered a toe injury while playing jungle ball and will undergo surgery. It is expected to be reviewed in three months, and you will have to wait four to five months after returning to the court, and you will miss the Grizzlies' early game in the next season.

Any fans may be curious that it is just an injury that needs several months of rest? Why does it seem like a major injury that will affect your career?

This is because Jaren Jackson Jr. had a serious injury history, so he signed a bargain contract with a decreasing annual salary that was signed only in the first contract. Moreover, foot injuries have a great impact on inside players. Many inside players start to become brittle from foot injuries, and their competitive level gradually declines until they retire.

Of course, there were also sudden ideas, saying that it was an oral agreement and no formal signing was made. Grizzlies are afraid of the risk of injury, can they directly break the contract?

Such an idea is undoubtedly a whimsical idea. Players do have precedents of not following oral agreements. Jordan and Morris Jr. have both done this, and Jordan Jr. has also been called "Joe Shouxin". But this doesn't matter to the players. Anyway, it's the last big contract in his career, and it has no impact except being scolded.

But the team is different. If the team dares to break the contract, its reputation among the players will become bad, and you will not be able to sign free agents in the future. Therefore, the Grizzlies can only bear the risk of Jerlen Jr., and hope that the 3J will not become brittle afterwards.

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