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62.73 million in 4 years! The Mavericks signed with Flag! Break NBA historical record

On July 3, the Mavericks officially announced that the team officially signed No. 1 pick Cooper Flag. Flag's rookie contract is $62.73 million in four years and his first annual salary is $13.83 million. This is the first rookie contract in NBA history to exceed $60 million! Second-tier Dylan Harper's rookie contract is $56 million in four years.

There are three top picks in the Mavericks: Irving, Davis and Flag. Some fans are curious: Is this the first time in NBA history that there are three top picks in the same team? Of course not, such as the Lakers in 2020: James, Howard and Thick Eyebrow. In the 1980s, the Lakers had four top picks in the same team: Magic, Jabbar, Worthy and Michael Thompson.

Flag was born on December 21, 2006, with a height of 2.06 meters and a wingspan of 2.13 meters. Last season, Flag played 37 games at Duke, averaging 30.6 minutes per game, scoring 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals, 1.4 blocks and 2.1 turnovers, with three shooting percentages: 48.1%, 38.5%, 84%.

In addition to officially signing Flag, the Mavericks have several operations today: 1. Exam rejected the invitation from two championship teams and returned to the Mavericks at a minimum salary of one year; 2. Former Lakers coach Vogel joined the Mavericks coaching team, serving as chief assistant coach and assisted Kidd; 3. Former Lakers assistant coach Phil Handy and Pembersey before the Mavericks interview.

When I was in the Lakers, Kidd was Vogel's chief assistant coach, but now it's the other way around. The first day of the free market opening, that is, on July 1, the Mavericks signed Russell for 2 years and $13 million, and the second year's player option. Russell rejected higher offers from other teams, which was equivalent to a salary cut to join the Mavericks, and replaced Irving as a starter in the first half of the season.

Russell and Davis are very familiar with each other, and they have worked with the Lakers. In the game where Davis and Russell played together, the team won 72 and lost 43, with a winning rate of 62.6%. If Irving is not injured, the Mavericks next season are indeed worth looking forward to. US media SportsCenter posted a picture: Who can win the healthy Mavericks and the Rockets?