Sun boss Robert Savall was severely punished by the league for scandals such as racial discrimination and misogyny. He was banned from participating in team affairs for one year and fined 10 million dollars.
The heavy punishment of Savall by the league is not the end of this high-level scandal. From the perspective of competitive sports competition, the next question that the sun will face is, can this competition team be preserved now?
Today’s sun is like a giant ship, which seems to be magnificent, but in fact it is in danger and there is a possibility of being trapped at any time.
Originally, although the sun has failed to win the championship in the past two seasons, their strength is still the level of competition. Moreover, Sun’s lineup configuration, salary status and age structure are top-notch in the strong teams, and there is still a chance to compete for the championship in the next two years at least. Booker, Ayton, Mical bridges are still young. Although Paul is 37 years old, he remains in good condition and has 3 years left in the contract (partial guarantee for the 2023-24 season and no guarantee for the 2024-25 season).
As long as everything goes well, the Sun dare not say that it will reach the other side of the ideal, but at least it will not encounter too many bumps in the process. But unexpectedly, the sun went farther and farther on the road of self-destruction of the Great Wall.
In dealing with the renewal of Ayton’s contract, the operation of sun management is full of Savor’s “Koukou search” style. Including the renewal of Cameron Johnson, the two sides have not talked about the renewal negotiation so far, and they are stuck in the price.
During the off-season in 2021, the sun can renew the contract of Etton in advance according to the designated rookie terms for 5 years and 0.177 billion dollars, but the sun is not willing to do so. They choose to let Etton become a restricted free player during the off-season in 2022, let him enter the free market, and the market will decide his value. Finally, the walkers offered a top salary of 0.133 billion dollars for 4 years. At this time, the Sun chose to match and left Elton.
The operation of the Sun saved about $6 million more than the four-year top salary they offered to leave Elton. Although Elton smiled at the signing ceremony and the general manager James Jones repeatedly stressed that the renewal dispute and the failure of the general manager were a thing of the past, no one except Elton himself knew that after being ignored by the sun management, whether the knot in his heart can be solved after the dispute with Monty Williams broke out and was abandoned in the semi-finals of the West.
In the past two seasons, the winning rate of the sun has exceeded 70%, and bridges and Elton are the core of the flanks and inner lines of the sun. But Jones admitted that after Durant applied for the transaction, they had quoted Durant. Although Jones didn’t say it clearly, this quotation must include Elton (which had not been renewed at that time) and bridges. The cold-blooded business practices of sun management inevitably make players have ideas in their hearts.
Moreover, Durant withdrew the transaction application, and Sun’s withdrawal from the durant battle may be only temporary. If the basketable nets record in the new season does not meet expectations, Durant may apply for the transaction again, on January 15, 2022, after the cooling-off period of Ayton’s trading ended, the sun may still quote Durant with chips such as Ayton (with trading veto power in the new season), bridges and picks again. As for whether Durant still regards the sun as the ideal family after the sun boss scandal, this has to be said separately.
Solar front General Claude expressed his willingness to leave through social media several times during the off-season this year. The new season is his contract year, and there are many reports about his desire to return to the heat. In the first five tigers of the Sun, Claude scored the lowest, but his defense and hard work were the precious assets of the sun.
After all, Ayton, bridges and Claude are supporting roles in the sun. The sun will not break up. The key is Paul and Booker.
After the alliance announced its punishment decision for Saval, Paul publicly expressed his dissatisfaction on social media, saying Saval’s behavior was unacceptable.
Booker, who is still busy dating Jenna, has not yet expressed his attitude, but Stephen Bundy, a New York Daily News team Reporter, analyzed in the podcasting program that, he thinks the Knicks who missed Mitchell before will definitely chase Booker again. Knicks are like sharks smelling the smell of blood, lurking behind prey quietly, waiting for an opportunity to attack.
Bondi’s analysis was not unreasonable. Leon Rose, the president of the Knicks, was once a CAA Super Agent. After he joined the Knicks, he outlined a recruitment plan to help Knicks turn over, including Booker, carl Anthony Downs and Mitchell are clients of CAA brokerage company. During the off-season this year, Booker and Downs renewed their contracts ahead of time. The Knicks had only one goal left for Mitchell to achieve, but the Knicks lost to the Knights in the Mitchell battle.
After missing Mitchell, Knicks had turned around and prepared to observe the trend of thunder to see if there was a chance to introduce Thunder defender Alexander. But now, the Saval scandal was actually hammered, and he fell to the point of rebellion. Knicks saw the hope of chasing Booker again.
According to all kinds of information, the current sun seems to be walking a tightrope on the cliff, and it will be shattered if you are careless. The only good news is that the sun may still have a buffer period of one year.
This year, Saval will not be able to participate in team affairs, and under the pressure of all parties, it is not excluded that Saval will sell the team.
This year, Booker will not be able to be traded. He will renew his contract with the sun for 4 years in advance according to the super top salary, which is worth 0.224 billion dollars. According to the rules, he cannot be traded within one year.
However, if the sun does not win the championship in the new season, the internal environment of the team will not be improved, and the relations between all parties will not be smooth. The off-season next year may be the period when the sun falls apart.