28+20+4, third in the league, a low-priced contract renewal, instead of giving off the best data and strength in his career

In the active NBA league, blue-collar centers may be worth a lot of money, such as Gobert, the best example. Gobert's salary this season is 43.83 million US dollars, which is very expensive (110 million US dollars in the next three years). This season, Gobert averaged only 8 points + 9.8 rebounds + 0.3 assists + 0.6 steals + 1.3 blocks per game in the playoffs, with a shooting percentage of 55.3%. Many fans say that Gobert scored 27 points + 24 rebounds + 2 blocks in a match against the Lakers, which is worth 40 million. If the Timberwolves can win the championship this year, it is understandable that the Timberwolves give Gobert an expensive contract. In the active league, blue-collar centers such as Kessler and Zubac have surpassed Gobert's data and strength.

2024-25 NBA fastest-progress player award, Hawks Dyson Daniels won (332 points), Clippers Zubac ranked second (186 points), and Pistons Cunningham ranked third (122 points). Zubac is indeed awesome this season, playing 80 games in the regular season, averaging 16.8 points + 12.6 rebounds (third in the league) + 2.7 assists + 0.7 steals + 1.1 blocks, and shooting 62.8% of the field goal (third in the league). In the playoffs, Zubac averaged 17.4 points + 10.1 rebounds + 2.3 assists + 0.7 steals + 1.1 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 65.9% (second in the league). According to NBA statistics, Zubac averaged key data such as scores, rebounds and assists in the regular season and playoffs this season, all of which set a career record. This season, Zubac scored 20+20 in a single game in four games, with the most NBA career. Zubac has had a total of 5 doubles and 20+ times in his career, only once in the previous eight years, and has done 4 times this year. For example, this season, Zubac's 28 points + 20 rebounds + 4 blocks in a single game, 35 points + 10 rebounds + 3 assists + 4 blocks in a single game, 21 points + 22 rebounds + 3 assists + 3 blocks in a single game, 24 points + 20 rebounds + 5 assists in a single game, 20 points + 11 rebounds + 20 assists in a single game, etc.

Being a blue-collar center can easily score 20+10 or even 30+10 data, then his inside scoring and rebounding ability will reach the level of an All-Star center. According to an expert reporter from the US media ESPN, Zubac ranked first in the NBA league blue-collar center ranking this season. He did a very good job in scoring, rebounding, efficiency and defense, far surpassing Gobert this season. It is worth mentioning that Zubac has a defensive efficiency of 113.7 this season, ranking 23rd in the league, and his defensive confrontation ability is much better than before. Even the league's first player Jokic was defended by Zubac, which was really good at 4 of 13 shots.

Harden has helped Zubac a lot. When Harden first joined, he pulled Zubac to practice pick-and-roll tactics. This season, Zubac, Harden, Leonard and others have become more and more tacit in their internal and external pick-and-roll tactics. The core system of the Clippers: Leonard, Harden, Zubac and Powell, these four teams are inseparable. The key is that Zubac's annual salary is very cheap. He has a salary of US$11.74 million this season, and Gobert's salary this season is US$43.83 million. Gobert's agency team is really smart and smart: after five years of max salary of US$205 million, he got a three-year contract of US$110 million.

Zubac renewed his contract with the Clippers in advance in the offseason last year: 58.6 million US dollars in three years, with an average annual salary of 19.53 million US dollars, which is really cost-effective. With a low salary renewal, Zubac actually played the best data and strength in his career. If he waited until the offseason this summer, Zubac would have won $100 million in three years with his data and performance this season. The key is that Gobert is not as good as Zubac now, and he can get 110 million US dollars in three years. Gobert is getting older and is on a downward verge. Zubac is 28 years old and can still maintain his peak for 3-5 years.