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As shown, from 20-21 to 24-25Lakes, Wizards, Nuggets, MagicPop has made a total of 373 appearances in the four seasons, all of which are starting and starting at 100%.
Then the question is: Will this old Lakers player, who won the NBA championship twice with the Lakers and Nuggets in the new season, become the Grizzlies' starter?
Description point: Location.
See as shown in the figure below, Pope played a total of 27,036 minutes in his NBA career, of which 75% played the second position. In this position, the Grizzlies have Ty Jerome, who just signed this summer, with a contract amount of 28 million for 3 years. The 24-25th season averaged 12.5 points per game, was eventually behind the Celtics in the Best Sixth Man Selection and Beasley of the Pistons.
Although there is a strong contender Jerome, I think Pope will still be the second starting position in the new season.
Positioning
The starting rate of 912 games in NBA career is 84%, and the Jerome value is 4%. It can be said that the gap between the two is very big, or in other words, Jerome is positioned as a substitute or the sixth player of the team. has positioning advantages, which is one of them.
Contract
As shown in the figure below, Pope still has two years and 42 million contracts. No matter how you look at the substitute with an annual salary of 21 million, it is a very luxurious existence. The key point is that the Grizzlies are not a championship team like the Cavaliers, Thunder, and Knicks. Therefore, from a contract perspective alone, it is basically unlikely that Pope will play as a substitute in the new season.
Of course, it is also the contract, and there is another saying.
As mentioned at the beginning of the article, if Morant is still suspended due to off-court matters in the new season, it is not ruled out that the Grizzlies lineup will be rebuilt or even reorganized. In this way, the meaning of Pope playing the starting lineup comes:At the age of 33, he will definitely not be in the team's future plans. Potentially, "brush" data for the first release to prepare for subsequent transactions. The big contract factor is the second.
In summary, the reason why Pope can become the Grizzlies starter in the new season is the following two points:
1. Compared with Jerome, you have positioning advantages;
2. Carry a 2-year contract.
Relatively speaking, I think the second point is the main reason.
After all, the Grizzlies are not a championship-winning team, so it is unnecessary to spend a large contract to "raise" the substitute. On the contrary, Jerome's three-year and 28 million is the contract of the standard sixth person. Secondly, Morant is still suspended in the new season, and the Grizzlies are likely to reorganize or even rebuild the lineup.
Therefore, Pope is basically the first-timer under the big contract factor. Of course, there is also the possibility of being traded in the future.
