The first round survived the impact of the young King. The Warriors fell in the semi-finals and lost to the rising Lakers. However, flameout does not mean scrapping. If the lineup is adjusted in place, it is absolutely realistic for Warriors to return to the Championship competition.
The next few weeks will be a critical moment for Warriors to discuss the road ahead at the highest level. Due to the high tax bills (the new labor agreement will bring worse punishment), the most difficult choice is how much money can be spent and who should be spent on.
However, the news recently obtained from people familiar with the matter points to a conclusion: The Warriors still believe that this mature but old core can still compete for the championship, because Curry is still the top five stars in the league, and dream chasing and clay have no signs of a sharp decline. Dream chasing was selected as the best defensive team again. Although Clay’s hit rate in the second round could not be seen, it was still the third King of the season. As long as there is Curry, Warriors are still popular with Champions, which in turn makes the team more determined. It is necessary to guard and help him to maximize his peak dominance, even if he is over 35 years old.
The big boss lacopu must give the green light to all places where money is spent. He had previously felt uneasy about the total salary of more than 0.4 billion dollars and the tax bill. If the Warriors want to retain the existing lineup (including the Dream pursuit facing the option of 27.6 million players), 0.4 billion may only be a starting point.
But lacopu is also eager for the championship, and the top has seen how irreplaceable the value of chasing dreams is this season. Losing a dream is basically equal to losing any possibility of winning the championship.
Insiders revealed that this was also the reason why the warrior was going to discuss the renewal of the contract with the dream. Whether it was the renewal after the execution of the option or the renewal of the option, the warrior was determined to keep him. Chasing dreams naturally has the initiative. If you test the free market, he will surely get the chase of many strong teams. But at present, dream chasing and Warriors should still be one-piece, as long as the price is right, he will stay. After all, he has been playing here for 11 years.
Another more far-reaching hidden danger lies in the presence of President miles. The whole alliance has been paying attention to this matter for a long time, and Miles is expected to think it over in the next few weeks. His contract will expire on June 30, but he must make a decision as soon as possible. June 22 is the draft, and Warriors have to arrange plans for the off-season and free market.
Whether in public or in private, lacaub made it clear that he wanted to keep miles and let him continue to serve as the helm, and lacaub had already offered him a price. The same is true within the management. I hope that the existing leadership structure will not change. But no one knows what Miles himself thinks. Even if lacaub gave him the ideal quotation, whether he was willing to accept it was still unknown.
If Miles leaves the team, the Warriors will not airborne the new leader, but choose to promote from the inside. Warriors are very confident about the abilities of the Myers deputies. Little Mike Dunleavy’s succession is considered to be logical. In the past two years, his qualifications have greatly increased. After losing G1 to the Lakers in the second round, someone saw Deng Liwei and Myers talking with Curry and dream chasing in the power room, which was obviously a signal that warriors were cultivating successors.
Kirk and Kent-lacopu both hold important positions in management. Kirk’s authority covers the two major departments of basketball and business operations. Compared with the future general manager, he is more likely to take over the position of boss. Kent’s voice in the basketball department is getting louder and louder. Over the years, he has gained a lot of affirmation from his participation in overseas competitions and G League scouts.
Livingston is also deeply trusted and is very optimistic about the development of management. In addition, Nick Juren, Johnny West, leian Atkinson, Larry Harris, parbel West (analyst) and Onsi Saleh (salary cap expert) they are all senior members in the current management.
However, to say the status in the players’ minds or the relationship with the players, these people cannot be compared with miles. After leaving Yogueta, no one can repeat the subtle and profound harmonious relationship between him and the three giants, which is crucial to contract negotiation, lineup formation, and even the value of the whole team brand, because the brand of Warriors is shaped by stars.
Clay is eligible to renew this summer. Next season is the last year of his current contract, with an annual salary of 43.2 million. If he talks about renewal this summer, he is expected to accept a pay cut, just like Wikins last year. If Miles made this request, the effect would be much better than that of lacobu.
In the past few years, there have been two dark lines in the seesaw battle inside the Warriors. Under Curry, the ambitious young talent on the team list seemed too crowded. This season is a critical point. Wiseman’s trade for Peyton is a necessary concession, which represents that Warriors focus on the present rather than the future.
But tension still exists. Cuminga performed well in the second year of his career. If he can play the role of the defensive backbone and flanking receiver, he should be able to enjoy a very long career in NBA. During the closing period of the regular season, when Wikins left the team for some reason, cuminga performed well in the playoff ranking battle. After all-star, he played for 24.2 minutes in the midfield in 21 games, contributing 13.2 points.
When Wikins returned to the team, Peyton was also mentioned as the starting line. Cumin added out of the playoff rotation team, which made this young man who was extremely eager to get the opportunity to prove himself to the management very disappointed.
The Warriors also admitted that it was time to adjust the rotation. Cuminga may be marked with a question mark in the future of warriors. There are two non-shooters, dream chasing and Rooney, who are in the front. It is difficult to find a place for cuminga. The current situation of front court congestion is not expected to change.
Insiders said that the Warriors and cuminga team will discuss his future development during this offseason. If Warriors can’t give cuminga a stable rotation role, then the seventh show in the first round of 2021 will choose to leave.
But to say that the most serious problem faced by Warriors is the future of Poole. His renewal contract will take effect next season with a starting salary of 27.4 million. Poole’s salary increase, together with the cost of renewing the contract to pursue dreams, is likely to make lacobu completely unable to sit still. The sky-high tax will also limit other reinforcement channels for Warriors, including the loss of the middle class exception-the contract signed by dichenzo last summer.
If warriors decide to cut costs, they are most likely to use Poole. Poole has experienced ups and downs in the past season since the early season training camp was chased by the old fist. After being beaten, he tried his best to maintain his professional attitude and chose to make things smaller, at least he could continue to work with the dream. But the rift has never been really fixed. Poole’s struggle on the court will only make the situation worse. In the playoffs, his efficiency dropped sharply and he was no longer reused.
But whether to send him away or not, the warrior has not made up his mind. Poole has averaged 20.4 points this season. The contribution he can make on the offensive end is difficult to replace players outside Curry. As the core is one year older, poole is sure to be more and more useful. Now his player value has fallen to the lowest point in a year. Is it really wise to send him away at this time? Will capital throttling make Warriors helpless?
Coach Cole also arrived in the last year of the contract. He only made it clear that he hoped to continue to be the warrior coach and was still enthusiastic about this business. In the next few years, he will also serve as the coach of the US men’s basketball. Therefore, all signs indicate that he will return, although it is not clear when he will discuss the renewal with the Warriors.
This is one of the relatively easy tasks faced by warriors in this complicated offseason this year. The domino effect will not really begin until miles stays.
Original Author: Anthony Slater & Shams Charania
Original link: https://theathletic.com/4515361/2023/05/13/warriors-offseason-free-agency-trades-draymond-green-bob-myers/
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