287 million or 52 million, both in the third grade, who is stronger, Jaylenway or Harden back then?

The Thunder are the biggest winners in the NBA this year. As a small ball team, they have played dominant in the regular season and achieved the league's first record. After entering the playoffs, the Thunder continued their outstanding performance, experiencing two tiebreak battles, but in the end they still laughed to the end and won this year's NBA championship. And during the offseason, the Thunder also faced a sweet trouble, that is, the issue of renewal of the Big Three. In the end, the Thunder waved his hand and provided the three young people with super maximum salaries.

Many fans joked that this was the sequelae of not renewing Harden's contract back then. The Thunder did not renew his contract at that time and missed the dynasty of the Big Three, so this time he won the championship, the Thunder gave him a big contract without hesitation. For comparison, Jaylen Williams received a 5-year, 287 million super maximum salary contract this year, and Harden only received a 4-year, $52 million offer. Needless to say, the gap is too high. That is also in the third grade, who is stronger, Jaylen Williams or Harden back then?

Let's first look at Harden. Harden, a third-year junior, still plays a substitute in the Thunder. He is the sixth super player in the league. He played 62 games that year, and his average time averaged 31 minutes, so he is considered a fake substitute and real starter. He scored a comprehensive data of 16.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, and his shooting percentage reached 49.1%, which was very efficient. He was also elected the sixth man of the year with his outstanding performance.

On the playoff stage, Harden performed well. He helped the Thunder reach the Finals. In 20 playoff games, Harden averaged 16.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was 43.5%, which also achieved the performance that the top sixth man should have. However, on the finals stage, Harden averaged 12 points and 37% shooting percentage, which still lost a lot of points, so the Thunder were unwilling to provide a maximum salary contract.

Look at Jaylen Williams. Although he is also in the third grade, Jaylenway is the second in charge of the team and has unlimited fire. He averages 32 minutes per game in the regular season, which is almost the same as Harden. He averaged 21.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists in the regular season, with a shooting percentage of 48.4%. His data fully surrounds Harden during the same period and is selected into the All-Star + Best Defensive Second Team.

Jeren Williams is also the top second in charge in the playoffs. He helped the Thunder win the championship successfully. He averaged 21.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game in the playoffs, and his shooting percentage was 45%, which is still a trustworthy forward. Not only that, he averaged 23.6 points, 5 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game in the finals, and his performance was completely at the level of a superstar, so he received a super top salary.

It can be seen that in the third grade, Jaylenway defeated Harden in both the regular season, playoffs and finals, so it is reasonable for him to get a super top salary, but Harden's growth after leaving the Thunder was beyond the expectations of all fans.