After two seasons of silence over injuries, the Warriors bottomed out this season and became a reasonable favorite for the title.
Even with mid-season status fluctuations, the Warriors are still in second place in the league with a record of 42 wins and 15 losses, and it is no accident that the Warriors will also enter the playoffs as the league's top four.
The excellent record naturally comes from a strong lineup configuration, and with the return of injured players such as Clay, coupled with effective lineup reinforcement in the offseason, the Warriors have the best lineup depth in the league.
Therefore, before the trade deadline, the Warriors held a large number of high-quality chips and still did not choose to complete any reinforcement actions.
But with the end of the mid-season trading period, the Warriors can still make amends in the buyout market to fill the shortcomings of the team's internal line.
To this end, the US media "bluemanhoop" also supported the Warriors, listing three reasons, believing that the Warriors should go all out to chase Robin Lopez, who is the perfect reinforcement target for the Warriors.
The Warriors are currently on the roster, but if Robin Lopez buys out, the Warriors could cut Damien Lee or Anderson to free up a reinforcement position.
Robin Lopez has been playing for the Magic since the start of the tournament, and considering that the Magic team has fully rebuilt, there is also Bamba and Windelcat Jr. in the center position, and the team is entirely likely to buy out Lopez.
Especially given that Lopez is back on a $5 million contract, the Magic have a reason to buy him out, and after the buyout, the Warriors can sign him with a veteran base salary.
Reason One: Experience
If Wiseman can return healthy, then the Warriors have enough manpower on the inside, and Wiseman, Looney and Bjelica can provide all kinds of interior needs that the Warriors need.
But the problem was that the three players failed to combine all the strengths, and Wiseman had both confrontational ability and talent, but was deficient in experience.
Lopez can fill this gap, since entering the league in 2008-09, although he is not a star player, he can still average 8.2 points per game, shooting more than 55%, and has participated in 36 playoff games, including 28 playoffs as a starter.
Reason two: role positioning
In addition to averaging 14.5 minutes per game while playing for the Bucks, Lopez's average playing time per game has been declining over the past five seasons, which has allowed him to gradually accept the positioning of role players.
This is exactly what the Warriors need him to do, because Wiseman will inevitably occupy a lot of playing time after his return, Looney is also a stable rotation veteran, and Lopez can only compress the playing time of Bjelica and Looney.
In the limited time, Lopez's efficiency is completely trustworthy, in the past 5 seasons, Lopez can deliver 13.4 points -17.1 points per 36 minutes, coupled with good defensive ability, he fully meets the Warriors' internal reinforcement needs.
Reason three: team demand
This is the main reason why the Warriors need to pursue Lopez as much as possible, the Warriors lineup depth is good enough, but the interior is their only weakness, so the team has a real need for internal reinforcement.
Especially against some teams with top interior lines, the Warriors' interior defense and rebounding protection often become shortcomings, and the best example against the Jazz is the best example.
Looney has played well this season and Wiseman's talent is also very good, but Lopez has the size and confrontational ability that the Warriors need, and Lopez's value is very low, he is undoubtedly the Warriors' low-salary and high-energy reinforcement choice.