If you want to talk about the biggest favorite to win the championship this season, how can you get less of the Warriors who are about to be fully online? In the absence of core Green, they were still able to retain the second place in the West and occupy a more favorable playoff pick. Of course, Kerr's strategy is one of the heroes, Curry and Clay's state of courage is also timely rain, they actually have the desire to compete for the championship, the reason why the opportunity this season is so great, the Warriors have successfully created a number of outstanding role players, the best of which is Cumminga.
Only 19 years old, the experience of playing in the league is indeed not much, but the forward strongman's learning and absorption ability is still gratifying, the data may not reflect, this season averaged only 8 points and 3 rebounds per game, but he showed the fighting spirit and dare to fight at key moments, which is a big gain for the Warriors. Personally, I think that the Warriors have only two weaknesses, one is that the interior line is not tall enough to cope with the inner attack with a super center, and the other is the lack of lethality of the core players at key times, which refers to the splash brothers Curry and Clay, who can only rely on the feel to submit to the opponent on the outside.
These two weaknesses are not impossible to make up, the inside line can be reinforcements, but the Warriors' own system emphasizes passing and making up for the position, if there is a tough guy with enough athletic ability, or can make up for the problem of the inner line through vitality and physical fitness, isn't Green a good example? Now Cumminga can already help, he dares to rampage on the inside, the ability to make free throws is visible to the naked eye, and he makes full use of his strong physical fitness. In fact, not only Cumminga has excellent physical fitness, all-Star player Wiggins has also developed excellent physical fitness with his healthy playing style, but his willingness is very critical.
If he is always floating on the outside and only playing a sure back single, it is difficult to pray that he can bring enough lethality, and not getting injured is Wiggins's biggest goal. Boldly predicting that Cumminga's growth rate is already unstoppable, Wiggins' position is precarious, and at a critical stage when Wiggins is facing a major contract extension, the Warriors may be hesitant to offer Wiggins a maximum salary contract. As we all know, the Warriors rarely make earth-shattering deals, and have always been based on a solid core lineup, supplemented by the cultivation of role players, and in the case of renewing players such as Poole and Wiseman, the team's luxury tax has basically reached the standard.
In other words, Curry, Clay, Green, these thunderous players have occupied a lot of salary space, role players are the Warriors' championship guarantee, the only one to sacrifice is Wiggins, especially his contract reached $34 million a year. Therefore, Cuminga's rise seems to indicate that Wiggins' career in the Warriors is basically over, and it does not prevent Wiggins from pursuing a maximum salary contract in other teams, and with his attendance and status as a star of the whole world, it is not difficult to get a maximum salary. Now, personally very optimistic about The development of Cuminga in the Warriors, the future is more likely to succeed Green, at present, Cuminga's defensive efficiency value ranks 28th in the league, you can expect him to become the cornerstone player of the Warriors.