Durant's emotional intelligence naturally couldn't find that Yi Jianlian's face was unnatural, so he continued to talk about himself.

"We really want to invite Yi Dun to join. You should know the current situation of our Thunder. It's really only one step away from winning the championship!"

"If Yi Dun joins, you can imagine that the fourth young master of Thunder will definitely win the championship and will completely dominate the NBA league, and there will definitely be no opponents."

Durant's eyes showed longing, and it was obvious that he had extreme desire for the championship.

Yi Jianlian nodded. He did not doubt Durant's words at all. The Thunder is really only one step away from the championship!

In the just-concluded 11-12 season, the Thunder defeated the Spurs and entered the finals. Although they lost badly, it should be noted that Westbrook and Harden, among the third young master of the Thunder, are still in the rookie contract period. To be precise, they are still newcomers.

In this case, you can reach the finals. Even if Yi Dun is not joining, as long as the Thunder can keep this lineup and allow Westbrook and Harden to continue to grow, it will be fine to win the championship in the future.

If Yi Dun joins the Thunder, the championship will definitely not run away. Yi Jianlian is very clear about this.

"Kevin, you should know that this is impossible."

"You Thunder don't have enough salary space to sign Yi Dun!" Yi Jianlian said with a smile.

Now Westbrook's rookie contract has just ended, and the Thunder has given him a maximum salary contract. Including Durant's maximum salary, these are already two maximum salary contracts. Where can they have money to sign Yi Dun?

This doesn't include Harden. Harden has just finished his third year of his career and he has one more year to finish his rookie contract.

If Westbrook's contract has not been signed yet, it would be easy to say. Sell Westbrook and use Westbrook's salary to sign Yi Dun, allowing Harden to continue to work as a freelancer for a year. Even with such a lineup, Yi Jianlian felt that the Thunder could win the championship.

But now Westbrook's contract has been signed after all, so it is impossible for a team to afford three maximum-paid players. At least the current situation is definitely not affordable.

It’s not that the team boss is reluctant to spend money. If there is no salary cap limit, even if the Thunder boss is stingy, he will definitely sign Yi Dun at all costs.

But now there is a salary cap limit. A maximum salary player has to occupy at least 25% of the salary space, and three maximum salary is 75%!

There are a total of fifteen players on the general roster of a team, which means there are twelve players left to allocate the remaining 25% of the salary space?!

An average annual salary of only one million yuan per person is, how can you find a decent role player?

You should know that Harden's annual salary for his rookie contract next year will be as high as 5.82 million US dollars!
Chapter completed!