The Golden State Warriors currently have the second-best record in the league, aiming for a championship this season, but even with that current goal, general manager Bob Myers is thinking about the future of this team. Judging by the current composition of the Warriors' roster, it's clear that they're not only going to win championships now, but they also want to prepare for their long-term, sustainable success, which sounds good in theory, but the reality is that the Warriors management, led by Miles, will have to face a series of problems and challenges.
Miles has actually passed his first challenge, and at the beginning of the season there was widespread question about his ability to build a championship line-up while retaining four young players: Poole, Wiseman, Cumminga and Moody. But the evidence to date suggests that the Warriors did build a championship-contending roster while also providing development opportunities for younger players (with the exception of injured Wiseman).
But if the Warriors fail to win the championship this season, discussions about the future of the team will surely appear, and an obvious decisive moment may come in the next offseason, Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole will become free agents, the former as all-Star starters, needless to say, believe that the annual salary will not be less than $30 million, and the latter's annual salary will also exceed $2,000. But the problem is that the Warriors didn't have enough salary space at that time, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green all had contracts, would the Warriors be willing to pay a huge luxury tax for non-starters like Poole? And will Poole have the patience to continue his role as the sixth man after next season? The Warriors will also face problems if they want to sign Wiggins back, because during his contract, the growth of Cummingga or Moody may force Kerr to put Wiggins on the bench with a huge salary.
This will ultimately be an annoyance for the Warriors' happiness, and all four of the young players mentioned above have the potential to become high-level NBA players, enough to be up to the starting role, and if they are the future, how will the torch handover between the new and old generations happen? If Wiggins and Poole could only keep one, who should they keep? Curry, Thompson and Green, who are eligible for the Hall of Fame, will they be seasoned veterans who will sit on the bench like André Iguodala and complete a peaceful change of era?