The CBA team’s offer to Westbrook is four times that of the Kings? This news is obviously fake news?

The Athletic reporter Sam Amick was a guest on local Sacramento media person Carmichael Dave's show "The Carmichael Dave Show." The two also talked about the situation of veteran backcourt Russell Westbrook (Russell Westbrook), who is still a free agent. Kings reporter Carmichael Dave said that he heard that Westbrook may have received a lucrative offer from the Chinese CBA team. This contract lasts for about half a season, and the total amount of the contract is approximately four times the total amount of the contract that the Kings can provide him.

In the NBA regular season last season, Westbrook played a total of 75 times on behalf of his old club Denver Nuggets in 82 games, averaging 27.9 minutes per game. According to statistics, he had 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.5 blocks, 3.2 turnovers and 2.5 fouls, shooting 44.9% from the field, 32.3% from the three-point range, and 66.1% from the free throw line. In the playoffs, Westbrook played a total of 14 times, averaging 24.1 minutes per game. He averaged 11.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.9 steals, and 0.1 blocks per game. He also had 2.3 turnovers and 3.2 fouls. He shot 39.1% from the field, 31.7% from the three-point range, and 70% from the free throw line.

This summer, Westbrook's market conditions are not ideal, and no team has ever offered him a contract. Judging from the current situation, the only one interested in him is the Kings, but it seems that all the Kings are willing to provide him is a veteran's minimum salary contract. Considering that Westbrook has played in the NBA for more than 10 seasons, he can get a veteran's minimum salary contract with a total amount of approximately US$3.63 million. Westbrook may not necessarily care about his salary. He may be more concerned about his status in the team and playing time. The Kings still have certain shortcomings at the No. 1 position, but they may also want to clear out some existing players and make more room for Westbrook to join.

If the news of Carmichael Dave is true, then what Westbrook received from the CBA team is almost a contract with a total amount of 14-15 million US dollars. According to the latest CBA rules, a team's foreign aid salary cap is US$4.25 million. The amount exceeding the salary cap does not exceed 1 million U.S. dollars, and the tax rate is 0.5; the amount exceeding the salary cap exceeds 1 million U.S. dollars, and is not higher than 2 million U.S. dollars. The tax is paid in two parts. For 1 million U.S. dollars, the tax rate is 0.5, and the tax rate exceeds 10 million U.S. dollars. The tax rate for the portion of 00,000 is 0.75; the amount exceeding the salary cap is more than 2 million US dollars, and the tax is divided into three parts: 0.5 for 1 million, 0.75 for 1 million, and 1.5 for the portion exceeding 2 million. If Westbrook's salary is US$14 million, even if the salaries of other foreign players on this team are ignored, this CBA team will have to pay a lot of extra salary for Westbrook.

Assuming that this CBA team pays Westbrook a salary of US$14.25 million, then according to the above rules, the taxes and fees this team needs to pay are 50+75+(1425-425)*1.5=16.25 million US dollars. Add in Westbrook's own huge salary, which is almost more than 30 million US dollars, not to mention that they have to sign other foreign players. I don't really believe in paying such a price for Westbrook, who is at this age, has declined significantly, and is in a mess in the NBA market. Under normal circumstances, a sane CBA team would have no reason to do this.