From All-Star to Trading Difficulties, why did Markanen’s 50 million contract make Anji miscalculated?

As one of the "strongest brains" in the league, Danny Angie played the magical operation of reorganizing the Big Three, dismantling teams and changing signs, and cultivating double-Tanhua during the Celtics. After taking over the Jazz in 21 years, he made a lot of money by sending away Mitchell and Gobert. Even Markan could be "turned into gold" by him to become an All-Star - but who would have thought that this old fox's "replicating the Celtics plan" would have turned a car over Markanin. The story has to start last summer. Anji spent four years of 195 million yuan in maximum salary (annual salary next season is 46.3 million yuan). He has two plans: one is to get stuck in the aging node of the Warriors and Lakers core aging, and when these two teams are eager to strengthen this year, they will be overtaken by high prices; the other is to let Markanen lead the rookies like Kiyant George, and wait until the contracts of Clarkson and Sexton expire in 26-27, the Jazz free up space to sign the stars and take off directly. What about the result of

? Plans cannot keep up with changes.

First of all, the Warriors and the Lakers did not follow the script at all. The Warriors brought Butler to lock the core in the middle of the season, and the Lakers were even more amazing. They traded directly to Doncic to reshape the system - two teams that originally needed Markanen the most, and they didn't need him if they turned around. Anji's "waiting for sale" became a self-talk.

Secondly, the Jazz rookies collectively "fall out of the chain". Kiyante George averaged 16.8 points per game and looked okay, with a shooting percentage of 39% and a three-pointer of 34%, pure "inefficient brushes"; young people like Sensabo and Filipovsky have a single function and a low upper limit. The Jazz rushed to the end at the beginning of the season, and simply threw the jar and even made a "suspended damage and the ultimate kill" "science hides Markkanin" operation - guess what? The league directly fined 100,000 yuan, and finally got a No. 5 draw in the draft, and didn't even find the top 3 lottery tickets.

The worst thing is Markkanin. When he signed the contract, he had a consensus with the Jazz: "The team has to return to the ranks of competition, and I don't want to waste the peak." As a result, the Jazz turned around and made a mess, and his mentality collapsed. This season, averaging 19 points and 5.9 rebounds, shooting percentage of 42.3% and 34.6% of three-pointers, and the game contribution value plummeted from 13.6 to 10.3 - how can this data still be like the All-Star Power Forwards back then?

His playing style has become "negative": he averaged only 2.9 shots per game at 0-3 feet (the lowest in his career), but the proportion of three-point shots increased to 57% (higher than when he was a role player in the Bulls and the Cavaliers), and his defensive end was even "bad" - he was 213cm tall, and only gave away 2 caps in the first 600 minutes, preventing the opponent from hitting the opponent only reduced his shooting percentage by 1.9%. In the words of the fans: "He wishes he could write the "I want to leave the team" on his forehead. "

But to be fair, Markkanen's decline is really not a matter of ability, it is purely a cheating person. He is a power forward who can hold the ball, have space and have strong mobility. It is very popular in the league now. In the 22-23 season, he hit 40.7% of his three-point shooting percentage, scored 1.23 points per round without the ball, and the championship team can be the core of tactical; he can even block DeRozan when defending himself, and although the frame protection is weak, he does not drag his back. If he changes to a team that is not bad, he will definitely recover. The problem is stuck on his contract: the average per game in the next four years is nearly 50 million, and this salary will be the second-in-command for the championship team, but who can guarantee that he can get back to his All-Star form? Among the next odds listed by the US media, the Warriors rank first, but the Warriors have Curry, Butler and Green's Iron Triangle, so where is there room? On the contrary, young soldiers like the Pistons have sufficient salary space, and Cunningham is missing a partner of "Harris Upgraded Version". Markkanen may be able to rush to the East Fourth after he goes.

However, there is another variable - transaction of KD. The Spurs, Rockets, Grizzlies, Knicks, and Heat are now competing for hot streaks. When the dust settles, the remaining teams may use Markkanin as a KD alternative. But Anji asked for too high prices last year and it was difficult to get the first round of picks this year.

After all, Anji's "replicating the Celtics" plan is that he loses because he overestimates two points: one is the "patience" of the Warriors and the Lakers, and the other is the growth rate of the Jazz rookies. Markanin's 50 million contract has gone from "the core of the future" to "the transaction burden". In this drama, there is no winner - Jazz's reconstruction is stuck, Markanin's peak wasted, and the most embarrassing thing is the Lao An who has calculated the mechanism.

As for whether Markkanin can leave the team? It depends on whether any team is willing to take a gamble - after all, who doesn't want a "space 4 position that has been delayed by being disguised"?