321 million in 5 years! Setting an NBA historical record, Durant was cast!

On June 11, the NBA suddenly threw out the news of the king! Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker is going to do something big - according to reports, he is about to sign a historical contract, which will directly break the league's annual salary record for a single season! As soon as this incident broke out, the fan circle was in an instant: Why should Booker get so much money? Annual salary of 74.9 million is nearly 3.5 million more than Tatum. Is he really going to become the "No. 1 salary person" in the NBA? The key is that the Sun is spending so much money on Booker, is it a bet on the future or a mess?

Several foreign media followed up on the 11th, and ESPN reporter Marc Stein said it clearly: Booker was eligible for early renewal on July 7. This contract is US$149.8 million for two years. With the previous contract, his total salary in the next five years will reach US$321 million. Once the data was released, compared with Tatum's annual salary of 71.45 million and Jaylen Brown's contract, Booker's salary was directly crushed. But the question is: the moment the Suns let Paul go, the team system was broken down, and now Durant is rumored to be leaving the team again. At this time, he was given a super maximum salary to Booker. Should he treat him as the core of the team building, or is he using high salaries to "lock down" the future? Some people in the circle analyzed that this operation looks like a big bet, but it actually contains risks - Booker has strong scoring ability, but his organizational shortcomings are too obvious. The team does not have a reliable point guard. How far can he go with just a swing?

Looking at Booker's salary list in the next five years, it's simply scary: 53.1 million in the 2025-26 season, 57.1 million in the 2026-27 season, and directly soared to 75.1 million in the 2029-30 season! This is not a salary increase, it is clearly a rocket rushing up. But looking at the current situation of the Suns, it is really ridiculous: when Paul was let go, the fans felt something was wrong. Now Durant is playing a frustrated, and the outside world says that he was "badged" by the team. What about Booker? The score is indeed strong, but even Bill looks more like that than him as the core organizer. Now, Durant may have to leave, but the Suns handed Booker a big contract. This operation is like "demolition of the east and the west walls" - does the management really think that as long as you spend money to Booker, the team can return to the top? Who knows, anyway, fans are complaining now: Durant has become the "burden", but Booker has become the biggest winner, and this script is magical enough!

The Suns are taking this move too risky: Booker won the super contract and became the first person in history to have an annual salary, but the team's lack of organization and weak inside line has not been solved at all. If Durant really leaves, can Booker and Bill alone support the playoff threshold? Not to mention the championship. Next, we will look at two things: one is whether Durant will join the Spurs, which may be his last chance to win the championship at the end of his career; the other is whether Booker can prove with his performance that he deserves the sky-high contract of 321 million yuan. Fans are all staring at it - is this money creating a new legend or another "salary trap"? The answer may be revealed soon.