When a team wins the championship, if there are many people in the team facing a contract extension, then the management of this team will be very headache, because winning the championship can increase the value of rotating players, especially players who perform very well, even if the home team is not willing to give a big contract, but there are definitely other teams in the market who are willing to provide a good contract, which is also a very common thing. Last season's championship was the Warriors, and after winning the championship, although the Warriors' boss also expressed the idea of retaining the core lineup, but due to the existence of the luxury tax, the Warriors had to make a trade-off, after all, the team also needs to make a profit. In recent years, the Warriors boss has invested a lot in the luxury tax, of course, Curry did not disappoint the boss, after a two-year trough, he once again led the Warriors to the championship. The Warriors boss will continue to pay the luxury tax in the future, but also emphasize that the total salary investment will not exceed 350 million.
Due to the luxury tax, Porter and Payton Jr. have left the Warriors, and the Warriors' management has also signed their replacements in the free market, namely DiVinchenzo and Jermichael Green, but now there are core players who also need to renew their contracts. Poole, Wiggins and Green are the core members of the Warriors' current lineup, originally the Warriors management handled the renewal of Poole and Wiggins is very troublesome, but the recent Green is also eligible for a contract extension, this time Green directly proposed a maximum salary renewal request. Regarding Green, he is also the hero of the Warriors' four championships, but with the aging, his competitive level has been in a state of decline, especially in the past two years, his projection ability is basically gone, although the defensive end can help the team, but from the performance of last season, when Green is off the field, the Warriors' offense is more fluent.
Green wants a 4-year, $138 million maximum salary extension, plus he has 2 years left for $53.4 million, which means that Green wants to get a salary of $190 million in the next 6 years, and from his attitude, he refuses to cut his salary to renew, and Green's mother is also pressuring the Warriors, she thinks her son deserves a top salary contract. The reason why Green dared to ask for the four-year maximum salary directly was because he wanted to be as long as Curry's contract years, and the big contract was 38 years old, but Green was not Curry. Warriors reporter Anthony revealed that the Warriors management does not plan to give him a maximum salary contract, and is even willing to let Green try the free market, the implication is obvious, that is, Green is not much of a problem leaving. Last time Green renewed his contract to get a 4-year, 100 million contract, Curry also said a lot of good things for Green, but this time Curry can't help Green.
Judging from the performance in the playoffs and finals, the best performer in the Warriors is Curry, and then Wiggins, Klay Thompson and Poole, in some games, Kerr will abandon Green at key moments, and the team finally wins. Green averaged 8 points, 7.2 rebounds per game in the playoffs, 47.9 percent from the field, 20.5 percent from three-point range, and 2.7 turnovers and four fouls per game, and the team didn't expect him to contribute in scoring. Probably most people think that Green is the core of the Warriors' defense, once he leaves, the Warriors' defense will decline a notch, this view is understandable, but the Warriors do not need the maximum salary of Green, because once he gets the maximum salary, it means that Wiggins and Poole are likely to leave, and the Warriors' luxury tax will increase a lot, but on the other hand, is it important that Green now has Wiggins and Poole?
Green's agent is Paul Fu, and he will most likely insist that Green ask for a maximum salary contract, but the reality is that Green is not eligible for the maximum salary contract, and the Warriors boss is willing to let him go. Before the Olympics, Lillard very much wanted to be a teammate with Green, but when Lillard and Green were teammates together at the Olympics, Lillard never said such a thing again, which is very interesting, because Green's passes are very fixed, standing outside the three-point line, watching teammates run, if teammates do not have a good scoring position, then Green does not know how to pass, and opponents will not defend his offense, in general, the Warriors are 4 to 5 on the offensive end. But Green is very smart, if it were not for Durant's departure, he would not have gotten a big contract of 4 years and 100 million, and this time he may also think of some ways.
The Warriors management must have predicted that this kind of thing would happen, but the team was able to win the championship last season, it was already a very lucky thing, and now the Warriors also have some young people with high picks, such as Cuminga, Moody and Wiseman, the Warriors also consider the future development of the team, from the salary situation, after the end of next season, there will definitely be core players leaving the Warriors. Next season, the Warriors will most likely retain the core lineup to continue to try to compete for the championship, then it will bear the risk of Wiggins becoming a free agent to leave, of course, the Warriors will also be a big hit in the Western Conference next season, after all, Curry is still in peak condition, these players who want to get the top salary also need to have good performance, the more to the time of contract renewal, the more players need to focus on the game.
Curry and the Warriors have four years left on their contract, and in these four years, the Warriors will definitely try to compete for the championship, plus now the Warriors' overall revenue is good, and the luxury tax will continue to be invested, but the luxury tax will not exceed 200 million. Cumminga and Moody's rookie contract still have three years to go, these three years are very critical, after all, there are rookie dividends, once these three years have passed, the Warriors will most likely face the trouble of contract extension. The league's salary restrictions are also the reason why it is difficult for a team to win two or three consecutive championships, and if it is not limited, the Warriors boss will definitely give the luxury tax money to the players, so that the team can continue to maintain a good lineup. I hope that the Warriors management can handle the issue of contract renewal next, and also bless Green to get the top salary contract in the market.