The big fish in the free agent market have basically been caught. After experiencing the madness in early July, the situation throughout the offseason has become calm.

Although there are still several signings every day, those who complete the signing are all people who are not painful.

Just then, an incredible news suddenly appeared.

"Dwight Howard joins the Memphis Grizzlies with a non-guaranteed contract of only $2.6 million a year! The former super center will assist Link!"

This news broke the calm of summer and once again caused heated discussions.

Of course, Howard no longer has the influence he had back then, and he is no longer a giant player. His joining the Grizzlies is not a major personnel change.

The reason why this incident has attracted so much attention is that this contract is so bizarre!

First of all, 2.6 million yuan a year, for a former super center like Howard, this is simply a bargain price. What's more, it's still an era of soaring salary caps.

Howard's rookie's annual salary during the season was 4.18 million. Last season, Howard, who had fallen from the altar, received an annual salary of more than 5 million.

But now, just one year later, he has only received less than 3 million!

Most importantly, Howard's 2.6 million is still a "summer contract".

The so-called summer contract means that no cent in Howard's contract is guaranteed. From the regular season, Howard settles his salary in "days".

In other words, if the Grizzlies ask Howard to get out the next day, then he will not get all the salary the next day and after.

Such a contract gives the Grizzlies an absolute initiative.

If Howard is injured or disrupts the locker room or performs poorly, he will be left with a bedding at any time.

If he was given up before the regular season, he wouldn't even get a penny.

The Grizzlies have to pay almost no price to cut Howard.

Under normal circumstances, if a team cuts a player, they have to continue to pay his remaining salary.

But if Howard's non-guaranteed contract is laid off, the Grizzlies will only have to pay him $6,000.

It’s not 60,000, nor 60 million, it’s 6000.

$6,000 is a lot, but for professional players, this is a negligible number. After all, Link's salary in the Development League was not calculated as a thousand.

To put it bluntly, Howard's contract is no different from a ten-day short contract, or even worse.

After all, NBA stipulates that a team will sign a ten-day contract with one player at most twice. If you want to sign a contract after two times, it must be a guaranteed long-term contract.

This is how Link stayed with the Grizzlies back then.

However, Howard's this may be in a non-guaranteed state throughout the season and may be unemployed at any time throughout the season.

It's hard to imagine that such contracts specially prepared for undrafted and non-drafted players would be used on the former super center.

What is even more unimaginable is that Howard actually accepted such a harsh contract!

And on social media, Howard also said that he was very happy to get this opportunity and would cherish it.

If you don’t know, you thought the Grizzlies and Howard had signed you 20 million.

In addition to the price of this contract is bizarre, it is bizarre for Howard to join the Grizzlies.

It's no secret that Link and Howard have a bad relationship.

Although he has not had any conflicts with Link for a long time because Howard disappeared in recent years.

But during the Rockets era, Howard and Link were old enemies.

Every time the two sides meet, they can talk trash at the least, and at worst, they can serve each other with iron elbows.

Link has never been a "good person" and has not been so tolerant.

Against this background, the Grizzlies actually signed Howard, which was as incredible as making Durant and Link called brothers!

This bizarre signing made many fans complain.

"Grizzlies sign Howard? Hahahaha, wait for the Grizzlies locker room to explode next season!" Clippers fans were happy, and they gloated in advance.

If there is a problem with the Grizzlies' locker room, they will collapse from the inside. In this way, the Clippers' chances of winning the championship will definitely be greatly improved.

"Howard is useless to the Grizzlies. What else can he do now? Maybe he will be cut soon." Some fans disagree with this matter. They think the Grizzlies just want to ride a donkey and find a horse.

Sign Howard as a spare tire first, and then cut him off when you encounter a better one. Anyway, you don’t have to pay.

"The Grizzlies are so destined to sign Howard. It seems that they really can't even rush out of the West next season." There are naturally sarcastic voices.

Not only fans from other places are complaining, but even some local Memphis fans cannot understand the signing.

"This is really an incredible signing. Howard joins the Grizzlies? Did he ask him to fight Link?"

"What a crazy signing contract. I can already imagine how Howard refuses to pick-and-roll for Link next season and then plays on the inside. Fortunately, it's a non-guaranteed contract!"

"It's really helpless. It would be great if the Grizzlies could have taken Cousins ​​one step earlier. Cousins ​​and Link have a good relationship, and they will definitely be able to perform a good chemistry. Alas, it's a pity."

This is a rare occasion, even Grizzlies fans are not optimistic about their team's signing.

How down and out of the way Howard is now, it is obvious that he has almost become a rat crossing the street that everyone shouts and beats.

No one believes Howard will play basketball honestly and be a blue-collar worker.

Some fans even made a vote online: "When do you think Howard will be cut by the Grizzlies?"

Among them, more than half of them voted for the option of "reduced within one month after the start of the game".

Only 1.3% of fans chose "Howard will play until the end of the season."

So people joked that this 1.3% were all Howard's trumpet...

Durant, who was far away in Brooklyn, felt as if he was offended.

In short, no one is optimistic about this contract now. The "Warcraft" of the past has long overdrawn people's expectations for him.

However, Howard never updated his social media account except for the news of "I'm glad to get a job offer".

There are no business activities, food, drinks, and fun.

After Howard signed the contract with the Grizzlies, he immediately started his training this summer.

He believed that as long as he could show his expression, these sounds would disappear.

The 34-year-old veteran is as hardworking as a 24-year-old undrafter.

Link is also preparing for this summer training camp, but has not invited Howard.

Although Howard is now modest, his strength is not up to Link's training camp requirements.

In fact, among the new players joining the Grizzlies this year, Link only invited Rose and Jamie Cheung.

Even for teammates, Link's invitation system will never open the back door.

However, the training camp is always in late July. These days, Link is still in the holiday state.

After finishing the free agent signing, Link can finally spend time with his family, take them out for fun, and enjoy the real holiday life.

Of course, business activities are also indispensable.

Due to the Basketball World Cup and Japanese rookie Hachimura, NBA has put a lot of business activities in Asia this summer.

Link also went to China. In addition to promoting sneakers, he was also preparing for the training camp he discussed with Kobe a few years ago.

Looking at the dark Chinese fans cheering for him, Link couldn't help but sigh.

Originally, he was also one of the people among the group.

But now, he is at the top.

Finally, Link returned to the United States and participated in an ESPN talk show before the start of the training camp.
Chapter completed!