Announced! Officially terminate the contract! The pelicans have run out of patience

Shams：The Pelicans have fired David Griffin, vice president of basketball operations.

Griffin has been the Pelicans' head of operations since 2019 and has led the team to a 209-263 record in six seasons, reaching the playoffs just twice, and finishing 14th in the West with a 21-61 record this season.

I don't dare to say about the previous season, but this season I can't blame Griffin, it's caused by a serious injury wave, Zion, CJ McCollum, Murray, Murphy and Jones, a starting lineup has been reimbursed season after season, which is miserable enough to make people feel distressed.

Especially as the star of the house, Zion only played 30 games this season, averaging 28.6 minutes per game, scoring 24.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 3 turnovers and 1.2 steals, with a three-point shooting rate of 56.7%, 23.1% and 65.6%.

According to statistics,Zion has played in 214 games so far in his career, earning a total of $115 million in salary earnings, resulting in an average appearance fee of $537,400 per game......

Zion's current contract expires in 28 years, with a salary of $39.45 million, $42.17 million and $44.89 million for the next three seasons, all of which are not guaranteed, meaning that the Pelicans can cut him at any time without paying any price and leave him to fend for himself in free agency.

Of course, the best way for the Pelicans would be to trade Zion for some returns, rather than simply cutting him outright, and there should be a clear answer to the future of the 19-time superstar this summer.

It is worth mentioning that, as mentioned above, in the summer of '19, Griffin served as the director of the Pelicans & Zion joined the Pelicans to start his NBA career, and the two worked hand in hand to bring talent to New Orleans, and maybe retire together, truly achieving happiness and hardship.

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