Lillard and Paul go home, warm human feelings

The Trail Blazers' warmth for Lillard is not 42 million in three years, but three key details:

- 2025 signing: I know that he has no chance to play in the 2025-26 season.

—Transaction veto.

——2027-28 Lillard can choose to jump out in advance.

2025-26 season, everyone knows that Lillard can't play. If the Trail Blazers simply want Lillard, they can sign him again in the summer of 2026 - but they still signed it now: in the 2025-26 season, Lillard can recover from his familiar hometown. Add the transaction veto and jump out in 2027. What does it mean?

You are injured and sick, and you need to rest.

I will give you 28 million for two years - in fact, 28 million for a year, because you have to take care of your injuries for one year - please go home to recuperate.

If you want to leave, you can still leave the year after.

If you don't want to leave, I won't send you away.

This is in Lillard's thrombosis + Achilles tendon. The Bucks knew that he would rest in the future and had no combat power, so they cut off his life's trough.

The Bucks gave Lillard a lot of money: This is the relationship between money.

The warmth that the Trail Blazers gave Lillard was:

"You fight for a year but you will give you two years of money."

"You can leave if you want to leave after the year."

"If you don't want to leave, I won't send you away."

This is much gentler and considerate than simply giving him a contract.

Paul returned to the Clippers in two directions to the last dance, the details were Harden and Bill.

—They are notoriously in 2019.

- Harden was the fifth in the league playing time last season, pushing Leonard to 50 wins, which had been missing for most of the season. The Clippers continued him for two years: the team has a very high status.

—So before signing Paul, the Clippers first ask Harden for his opinion: If Harden is not happy, the Clippers may not sign Paul back.

—Harden approves, Paul returns.

—The unpleasantness six years ago is unpleasant, and it has passed.

- Bill has worn No. 3 all his life, and now he has given No. 3 to Paul.

He came to the Clippers for two years and gave him a discount. The number was given out again. Economic and human relationships are in place.

The old and new ones were welcomed by Paul's return.

Professional sports, money is always the first priority. But for Lillard and Paul at this moment, money is not the most critical: respect and recognition are not necessarily all reflected in money.

"You are out and back; there are still everything you are familiar with here, waiting for your return."

is the gentlest courtesy in this wandering and troubled times.

source:vn 7m cn