These four people bet on their own wrong value and missed their salary by billions, and the three of them faded out of the NBA!

In the free market during the offseason every year, huge maximum salary contracts will always be born. For example, last year, Jason Tatum signed a super maximum salary of $314 million for five years. And this year, Shea Gilgers Alexander, who just won three MVP trophys in the ending season and led the Thunder to win the first championship in team history, won another four-year, $285 million early contract renewal, becoming the first player in NBA history to have an annual salary of $70 million. There is no doubt that they not only won many honors on the court, but also made a lot of money off the court. They are the absolute winners in life and face the most generous treatment in the future.

And contrary to them, some players have the opportunity to get a salary of RMB 100 million, but they miscalculate their value and ability and want higher salary. In order to prove themselves, they directly rejected the team's big contract and signed short contracts and low wages. In the end, they not only failed to perform as expected, but also completely lost the possibility of getting a large contract and were even directly eliminated by the NBA. Recently, the famous basketball media CltuchPoint also selected the four most representative players. Let’s take a look at who the four players are!

1. DeMarcus Cousins ​​career data: 19.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks, missed contract: 2 years, $40 million,

First of all, let's introduce Cousins. At his peak, Cousins ​​was definitely the top inside in the NBA. He once had amazing performances per game of 27 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.4 blocks per game in a single season. Although the Kings failed to enter the playoffs, after joining the Pelicans and forming the inside double tower with his Kentucky junior Anthony Davis, the two also formed a very good tacit understanding, and were once regarded as a duo that could end the small ball era. But helplessly, an accidental injury brought Cousins's career to a turning point. This year was the 17-18 season. He averaged 25.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.6 blocks per game, which was completely a superstar data. However, due to an accidental injury, the Pelicans also had a somewhat conservative bid, only giving Cousins ​​a two-year, $40 million contract. Although the salary was pretty good, in Cousins' eyes at that time, this offer was undoubtedly an insult to himself. Therefore, he refused to renew his contract and directly signed a basic salary of $5.3 million with the Warriors.

In fact, if Cousins ​​could stay with the Pelicans at that time, he would likely play a convincing performance again, thereby gaining the trust of the Pelicans and getting a long contract. But he was unwilling to wait any longer. Joining the Warriors was actually to strive for the championship in a short time and pursue a new contract. But helplessly, Cousins ​​did not play well with the Warriors after returning. The reduction in ball rights and the loss of status made it difficult for him to satisfy other teams, and the Warriors did not win the championship this year. What's worse is that injuries kept invading Cousins, first with a torn quadriceps muscles, then with an anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee. At the age of 29, Cousins ​​fell sharply. After that, he went to the Lakers, Rockets, Nuggets, Clippers and other teams, but he could not get a stable playing time. In the end, he was completely eliminated by the NBA in the summer of 2022. Later, Cousins ​​was even down and once played in the league in Taiwan Province, and now he has joined the Mongolian low-level league. It can be said that he is definitely the biggest loser in NBA history.

2. Victor Oladipo's career data: 16.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.6 steals, missed contract: 4 years, $112 million,

Oladipo was also one of the top shooting guards in the NBA. After joining the Pacers in the 17-18 season, he played a performance that exceeded expectations, and averaged 23.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.4 steals per game. Not only was he selected for the All-Third Team, the Best Defensive First Team, and the All-Star Team, but he was also crowned the steal king this season, helping the Pacers still make it to the playoffs after losing Paul George. It is precisely because of this that Oladipo has become the fastest-progressive player of the season and has also become the new core of the Pacers. However, what is unexpected is that in the next two seasons, Oladipo frequently encountered injuries and only played 55 games in total. But even so, the Pacers still hoped that he could stay. With Oladipo's condition in doubt, he actively negotiated a contract extension with him, and once increased the contract renewal to US$112 million in four years.

In fact, this contract is already quite sincere, but Oladipo believes that he can get a larger contract, so he keeps rejecting the team's offer, and in the end the Pacers were helpless to send him to the Rockets. The Rockets were rebuilding at that time, and they had no interest in Oladipo, so after discussing with him, they sent him to the Heat. Just when he wanted to make a career in Miami, his injury came to the goal. He was first reimbursed due to a torn right quadriceps, and he was forced to sign a low salary of $18 million for two years. After that, he suffered a serious injury from a torn patellar tendon on his left knee in the 22-23 playoffs, which directly ruined Oladipo's career. After 2023, Oladipo has never returned to the NBA. Although he is only 33 years old now, he has been unemployed for a long time. In an interview later, Oladipo was also very bitter and said bluntly that his thoughts were indeed too simple and he eventually missed the opportunity to become Mr. Billionaire.

3. Dennis Schroeder career data: 13.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists, missed contract: 4 years, $84 million,

Whenever this type of list is selected, there is one person who will never be left behind, and he is Dennis Schroeder. As the core of the German team's outside line, Schroeder was a superstar performance in FIBA. In the NBA, although not as dazzling as FIBA, he can contribute 13.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game, which is enough to help him get a big contract. In fact, in the summer of 2021, the Lakers also offered him a high salary of $84 million for four years, but unexpectedly, Schroeder believed that he could get a contract worth hundreds of millions, so he chose to reject the Lakers and instead signed a short salary of $5.9 million for one year, becoming a member of the Celtics.

And we all know the stories that later. Although he has good personal abilities and has performed well in different teams, he has never been able to form a relationship with a big contract. What is even more helpless is that he has played for 7 different teams in the past four seasons, but has only received a salary of less than $35 million. Fortunately, he has recently received attention from the Kings and has successfully obtained a new three-year, $45 million contract. But if we count from 2021, he has only received $80 million in total for seven years, but it still has not exceeded the contract renewal benefits offered by the Lakers that year. Therefore, although he still stays in the NBA, Schroeder is probably nailed to the pillar of shame for a long time in the future and is regarded as a lesson by later players.

4.Narence Noel

Career data: 7.2 points, 6 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.4 blocks, missed contract: 4 years, $70 million, unlike the above players, Noel was completely cheated by his agent. Before entering the NBA, Noel was once regarded as the No. 1 pick in 2013, although he finally fell to the sixth pick because of an accidental injury and was selected. But after entering the NBA, he showed good franchise protection ability. After transferring to the Mavericks in the 16-17 season, he averaged 8.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1 block per game. Although it is not that eye-catching, as a blue-collar center, this is already a very good performance. Moreover, the Mavericks boss Mark Cuban has always liked to sign some jump men and is willing to give them high salaries. During the contract extension with Noel, he also offered a four-year contract worth $70 million.

At the critical moment of renewal, his agent Ritchie Paul began to instigate Noel to refuse the contract, accumulate strength next season, and perform more convincingly, thereby getting a bigger contract. Noel actually believed Ritchie Paul's slander and really refused the contract. At that time, the NBA had entered the small ball era. It was basically difficult for traditional centers like Noel to survive in the NBA. As a result, Noel lost his position directly in the Mavericks, and then he went to the Thunder and the Knicks, but he didn't have many outstanding performances. Fortunately, I later changed my agent and successfully obtained a three-year, $27.72 million contract from the Knicks. However, with the invasion of injuries, Noel still failed to withstand the pressure and was eventually eliminated by the NBA. Now he is only 31 years old, he has no ball to play, which is extremely sad.