This day has finally come.
Journalists who spoke on condition of anonymity reported,The Clippers packed Wei Shao + second-round pick swap rights + cash to send to the Jazz, and then signed first and then brought in point guard Chris Dunn.
Dunn averaged 5.4 points, 3.8 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1 steal in 19 minutes per game last season and is expected to sign a three-year, $17 million contract with the Clippers.
It is worth mentioning that in the middle of the 22-23 season, Wei Shao was also traded to the Jazz by the Lakers, but then reached a buyout agreement, and he turned around and joined the Clippers.
At that time, it was a three-way transaction, as follows:
The Lakers get Russell, Beasley and Vanderbilt;
The Jazz received Westbrook, Anderson, Jones and a 27-year protected (1-4 pick) first-round pick from the Lakers;
The Timberwolves got Conley, Alexander Walker, the '25 and '26 Jazz second-rounders, and the '24 Wizards & Grizzlies with the lower of the two rounds.
This time is no exception, Wei Shao also uses the Jazz as a transit station, and it is expected that he will soon reach a buyout again.After the clarification period, he will join the Nuggets.
The reason why Wei Shao was appreciated by the Nuggets was more due to the promotion behind Jokic, and the two had a good relationship.
During the '19 All-Star period, Jokic joked about asking for a birthday present from Willis, who actually delivered it on time for his birthday.
And the Nuggets bench is one of the worst in the league, averaging 29.4 points per game in the regular season, 25th in the league, and 14.8 points per game in the playoffs, directly second-to-last.
As for who has the worst bench in this year's playoffs? It's the Lakers, averaging just 12 points per game.
Straight to the point.
Although Wei Shao's performance in this year's playoffs is also stretched, averaging 6.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, and the shooting rate and three-point shooting percentage are as low as 26% and 23.5%, respectively.
But even so, after Wei Shao comes to the Nuggets, he will still be the best substitute, because the other benches are even worse.
In short, the Nuggets brought in Wei Shao not only to give the team's old Jokic face, but also to strengthen it in a targeted manner.
Of course, Wei Shao should also be grateful to be able to join the Nuggets, and the next season will be his best chance to challenge for a championship in recent years.
As one of the league's biggest championship favorites, the Nuggets only won the NBA championship last year, and this year they lost seven games with the Timberwolves in the second round due to bench problems.
When it comes to next year's playoffs, there may be a shortage of Weishao, and the Nuggets will not repeat the mistakes of the past.
Let's talk about Wei Shao's Clippers career, the first year of cooperation was very pleasant, with the full trust of Coach Lu and Joka's new teammates, the regular season (15.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 7.6 assists) and the playoffs (23.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 7.4 assists) all starts, the second spring of his career, so last year the contract extension for two years of $7.86 million.
But in the following year, last season, after his good brother Harden brought his talent to the Clippers, Willis's team status fell sharply and he was relegated to the bench.
According to statistics,In his Clippers career, he started 32 of the 89 regular season games, averaging 12.2 points, 5 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game, shooting and three-point shooting rates of 46.4% and 30%;
In the playoffs, he averaged 14.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 36.1% and 31.1% from three-point range.
Finally, don't look back, look forward, and wish Wei Shao's next stop a successful result, such as realizing the dream of the first championship in his NBA career, many years ago he resolutely left the instinctive Thunder!