There is no such thing as a feast, and in business alliances, trading has long been commonplace. At the end of a season, whether it is the leadership of the team or the will of the stars, parting ways will be commonplace, some for survival, some for honor, some for dignity, but either way, it is already a matter of breaking up.
Today, let's take a look at the top five stars who threaten to take away their talent at the end of the season.
5th place: Strategizing São Paulo
Paul averaged 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 7 assists per game in the 2023-24 regular season, shooting 44.1% from the field, 38.2% from three-point range, and 83.3% from the free throw line.
Paul was drafted by the Hornets with the fourth pick in the first round in 2005. As a traditional guard, Paul has extremely strong organizational skills, super control, and tandem effect on the team, which makes Paul the absolute guide of the team, and also allows him to lead the team to play an excellent performance in any team, relying on excellent organizational skills, so that he can become an experienced, tough style, refined playing style, outstanding ability, and can connect the team, so that the team can play team basketball leaders, efficient performance, and make him a real superstar.
In the 2022-23 season, Paul suffered a decline in form, and a series of injuries made it rare to have huge fluctuations, and the team was extremely dissatisfied with it, after Durant joined, the Suns still did not play a championship performance on the playoff stage, Paul's injury trouble again became the culprit of the team's loss, and it also made this seasoned star completely dispensable, and also made him the initiator of the team's loss, once again became a victim of the team's road to winning the championship.
In the 2023-24 season, Paul did not play the expected performance in Golden State, and his poor scoring ability made him experience the worst season of his career, continued slump, and even continuous injury troubles, which made Paul unable to continue his form, and also made the former star unable to bring any support to the team, dragging the aging body, continue to run for the championship trophy, so that this aging veteran can continue to complete the dream in his heart and the last long-cherished wish and ideal of his career.
Fourth place: Murray, the scoring maniac
Murray, in the 2023-24 regular season, averaged 20.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game, shooting 47.5% from the field, 41.9% from three-point range, and 85.5% from the free throw line.
Murray was drafted by the Nuggets with the 7th pick in the first round in 2016. As a scoring maniac, Murray has excellent scoring explosiveness, as well as super self-confidence and scoring output ability, Murray's good athletic talent, and the ability to play tough battles, have made this young star, once the best assistant for Jokic, but also let the player still be able to play the ultimate performance after a major injury, help the team win the championship, and rely on strong scoring output ability, as well as a certain ability to respond to the ball, become the key hero of the team's championship, and let Murray continue to improve his ability, so that since he returned to the court, he has helped the Nuggets become the best team in the league, and Murray can also be called the team's well-deserved all-round star。
In the 2023-24 season, Murray's performance is still remarkable, but due to the attributes of the glass man, Murray has never had the demeanor of a top superstar, and the Nuggets are reluctant to offer him a super contract, although Murray still has good competitiveness and has become an important factor for the team to stabilize its record, but his uncertain injuries and occasional power outages have made the Nuggets give him a 4-year 130 million contract, but this 100 million yuan contract is obviously very insulting to Murray, the all-star player, still hopes to get a 5-year 270 million maximum salary contract. However, with such a huge gap, it is difficult for the two sides to reach an agreement and tacit understanding.
If the two sides tacitly agree, Murray is likely to force Murray to take away the talent to start a new journey after the team offers such a contract, once Murray leaves, the Nuggets will also loosen, even if Jokic still exists, but the lack of an absolute scorer will still be a huge blow and pressure for the Nuggets, but the Nuggets are naturally unwilling to pay a huge price for Murray, they do not think that Murray has the strength of such a big contract, especially the attributes of the glass man, which has also become the biggest gap and obstacle between the two sides, so Murray takes away the talent and runs for the dream to leave the old club, which will also be Murray's only choice, so that the former scorer can start a new journey。
Third place: Reduced to the triple double king of passers-by
Wei Shao, in the 2023-24 regular season, averaged 11.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, shooting 45.3% from the field, 26.4% from three-point range, and 67.6% from the free throw line.
Wei Shao was selected by the Thunder with the fourth pick in the first round in 2008. As a superstar, Wei Shao has explosive physical fitness, as well as athleticism, although he does not have the projection ability of a top star, but Wei Shao's impact, as well as excellent ability to respond to the ball, allow Wei Shao to take what he wants on the court, the seamless connection of scoring and assists, and excellent rebounding awareness, all make Wei Shao have a unique ability, he can rely on the awareness and smell of rebounding on the head of a seven-foot man, successfully pick up the rebound, win offensive opportunities, is a three-double king with a strong playing style, outstanding ability, high ball quotient, and has a superstar demeanor, straightforward personality and tough style of play。
In the 2023-24 season, Wei Shao will continue to stay in the team, but due to the joining of Harden, Wei Shao once lost his competitiveness, and after taking the initiative to ask Ying to become a substitute, Wei Shao was gradually neglected and disliked by the team, and his playing time was constantly reduced and declined, which made Wei Shao completely reduced to a dispensable existence.
After leaving the Thunder, the successive transactions made Wei Shao completely uncompetitive, poor performance, and the fact that he continued to lose competitiveness, all made it difficult for Wei Shao to continue, not only that, but after taking the initiative to cut his salary, the Clippers were in a declining state of Wei Shao, and offered him a 1 million base salary contract, this insulting contract made Wei Shao extremely dissatisfied, so that the infighting with the team broke out, and Wei Shao completely became a wonderful teenager。
Second place: Embiid with a strange personality
Embiid, in the 2023-24 regular season, averaged 34 points, 11.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game, shooting 53.3% from the field, 36.6% from three-point range, and 88.3% from the free throw line.
Embiid was drafted by the 76ers with the 3rd pick in the first round in 2014. As a superstar, Embiid has excellent personal ability and super competitiveness, which makes Embiid have a huge deterrent and lethality on the court, and also makes him the absolute core star of the team.
In the 2023-24 season, Embiid still plays super individual ability, which also allows the team to continue to maintain the competitiveness of the giant team in the absence of Harden, but as Embiid suffers from injuries, the team plummets again, once falling out of the top eight positions in the East, and Philadelphia cannot see the status quo of winning the championship.
If the team still can't go further in the playoffs, the star who once wanted to leave the team is very likely to take away the talent, whether it is the Lakers or the Knicks who have been rumored to have an affair with Embiid, it is possible to trade Embiid, once Embiid leaves the team, this former giant team, will also fall into an endless dormant period with Embiid's departure, Embiid will also take away his talent and strength after being extremely disappointed in the team, so that he can continue to move forward for the championship dream, and fight and run towards the goal and direction of his career。
First place: Durant the scythe-wielding Grim Reaper
Durant, in the 2023-24 regular season, averaged 27.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, shooting 52.8% from the field, 41.8% from three-point range, and 85.4% from the free throw line.
Durant was drafted by the SuperSonics with the second pick in the first round in 2007. As a superstar, Durant has extremely perverted physical talent, as well as super scoring ability, excellent shooting ability, and absolute talent, so that Durant can be described as no pressure on the court, the scoring ability to get what he wants, and the ability to solve at critical moments, all make Durant a real superstar, and can help the team in a desperate situation, play a sense of déjà vu to turn the tide, and become a superstar who will turn the tide in the building.
In the 2023-24 season, Durant continued to fight for the dream of winning the championship. The Suns have not let Durant win the championship trophy, so that Durant's ability to lead the team has been criticized and questioned, and the pressure of public opinion has also made Durant regard winning the championship trophy as the last hope and expectation of his career. It is also Durant's only pursuit and dream.
But the team's performance in the new season is not good enough, Durant also feels desperate again, and even in the face of the Spurs, the Suns can't defeat the opponent who is rotten, so that Durant is extremely dissatisfied with the team, and it also makes him move his intention to leave the team again, the ups and downs and fluctuations of the team, so that Durant can no longer feel any competitiveness, so that Durant takes away the talent, continues to attack the road to the championship, and also allows the veteran who is aiming to compete for the championship to continue to attack and challenge the dream and the other side。