As someone said he probably also needs to remain a relevant player/ be on a top team for his media career, and it is hard to see a contender giving him a max salary as you say. Keeping Currt happy is the major concern, but it would pretty much take winning the title again for Green to have major leverage imo. I just hope they handle the situation skillfully. They will boost his ego, but then offer what they deem is a reasonable contract for him. His best bet is to stay and finish his career here. That and I don't think the market will yield him a max contract. Very few contender teams fit that description. So that team will need a bunch of elite scorers/shooters around him. If he decides to pass on the Warriors offer, he will want to go to a contender that needs a ball distributor that is not a scoring threat. He's a very specific fit that only works to his max abilities in specific situations. Dray knows his career is coming to a close soon. Money_ wrote:Does Draymond deserve a max deal? sure It would be nice for him to accept $25M a year, $30M is probably 'worth' it, at $40 I think they look to move him. Wiggins was playoffs Wiggins for a very short time, and it's something he couldn't manage to find over years of his career. That's worth a lot of money but it's not max money. Poole is an instant offense 6th man plus. I'm not far from saying the same about Poole and Wiggins. One of the reasons the Warriors tax bill was so big last year is that the cap growth was well under what was expected.Īll that said, if Klay or Dray demand max deals and hold to it they are gone. So if Klay, Dray, and Wiggins make the same money as this year and Poole makes $35M the Warriors can STILL spend $40M on other deals and not have a significant increase in the tax they are set to pay this coming year. Between now and 25-26 I've seen some estimates that have the cap going up $75M or more. The BIG part not being talked about is that if the cap goes up $1.00 the Warriors save $7.00 off the tax.

Wiseman's deal I think is less than Poole's I think Poole takes less than Wiggins but also a substantial deal. I think it's reasonable to think Klay, Dray, and Wiggs take less than max deals, substantial money but not max. Unless at least one or more of the vets retire or take substantially reduced money, or trades are made largely for financial considerations, this is where the two timeline situation becomes a crunch. (Admittedly, that’s 1 year after Rollins’ deal, but whatever.)Īssume Klay, Draymond, and Wiggins are on extensions / new deals, right?Īnd Wiseman is in year 1 of a likely extension.Īnd Kuminga and Moodly are about to start extensions the next year (‘26-27). Rollins gets some financial security, and the Warriors get a crucial third year at a low cost.Įxcept the crunch is in no way inevitable. ChuckDurn wrote:In light of the Warriors’ obvious financial crunch, which only gets worse in a couple of years (as the young players are all looking for big extensions while the vets are still making megabucks), this looks to be a great deal for both sides.

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