Earlier, the Warriors officially announced that their early contract extensions with Wiggins and Poole have been completed, and the contracts between the two and the Warriors are currently extended to 5 years. Coupled with Curry's 4-year contract remaining, Looney has 3 years left on his contract, and Klay, whose contract expires for 2 years, is also likely to stay with the Warriors, in this case, the Warriors ensure the stability of the core roster for many years to come. For Curry, this is his best chance to continue chasing greatness, and for the Warriors, after completing consecutive contract extensions with Poole and Wiggins, management should really consider their salary structure. Drifting away from Golden State, it's time to say goodbye to the Warriors, single-handedly ruining your future with the Warriors, and not even Curry is on your side this time.
While blessing Poole and thanking Wiggins, the most embarrassing person on the Warriors roster today is undoubtedly Green. Over the past week, Green has been condemned by Warriors fans for his impulsive actions, while also pushing himself to the forefront. A week later, Poole got a maximum salary extension, Wiggins also signed a long-term contract with the Warriors, and Green, who also faced an early extension, did not get any kind of contract. Obviously, the renewal of Poole and Wiggins is a warning and reminder from Warriors management to Green. In today's Warriors roster, Poole is a man Green can't move, and Wiggins' contract extension is a show by the Warriors to Green if he wants to stay on the team, like Wiggins, accept a huge salary cut.
Poole, Wiggins, Green, these three players facing early contract extensions, Warriors management have been looking for, but Green is the only one who has not been renewed, and he knows this in his heart, in previous interviews, Green bluntly said that he does not think he will get an early contract extension before the end of the new season. And Green also said that although he wants to stay with the Warriors, it doesn't depend on him, in the end, it's a business, he just takes money to do things, he's a part-time job. He needs to think about his children, he needs to think about his children, he needs to make money, and the implication is that Green will not accept a contract that is lower than the market price in order to stay with the Warriors.
At the same time, after the contract extension of Poole and Wiggins, Warriors general manager Myers also talked about Green's contract extension. First, Myers talked about team spending for next season, '23-24. When Poole's rookie contract ends and he begins the first year of his four-year, $140 million contract, the Warriors' 12 players (on the premise that Green executes the 27 million player option in his final year) will be paid $215 million, not counting the last three roster spots, the Warriors' luxury tax has already reached $268 million (160 million this season), and their total spending will be $483 million. And for the remaining two seats, the Warriors sign two base salaries at will, and their total expenses will exceed 500 million.
Myers said he wasn't worried about the issue yet, and in addition to praising the Warriors for having a good owner, Myers said it was unclear what the Warriors' roster would be like at that time. No one knows how they will play this season, let alone next season. Myers' understatement raises questions about whether the Warriors will make roster changes after the end of the season, and his next paragraph is even more convincing that Green's future is likely not with the Warriors. Speaking about Green's contract extension, Myers said: "Draymond [Green] is in a fantastic position, he has the player option, which is very beneficial for any player, he can control his own destiny, he has a lot to do. ”
I believe fans have discovered that the Warriors' attitude towards Green has changed a lot. If you put it in the past, even before Green's boxing incident or Pulwiggins' contract extension, when Myers talked about Green, he basically said that Green will definitely stay with the Warriors, he is the most critical part of the Warriors, the core of the Warriors, the Warriors would not win so many championships without him. However, now Green has punched Poole, especially after Poole's top salary extension and Wiggins' salary reduction and contract extension, Myers' words have changed. They established Poole as the future leader, the man the Warriors need to rely on after Curry. Wiggins' pay cut reinforced the Warriors' principle that everyone else needs a pay cut.
In the interview, Myers said that Green is in control of his future, which basically shows that the Warriors are willing to let Green seek a big contract on his own and look for another opportunity on other teams. Myers' words can be understood to mean that Green has a great opportunity to play well with the Warriors and lay the groundwork for his own season-end jump out of contract to other teams to fight for big contracts. To be honest, it turned out that due to Curry's pressure back then, the Warriors management was still a little jealous of Green, but when Curry began to criticize Green Boxing Poole and the way he handled it, the Warriors management didn't have to cower anymore. Kerr has criticized Green many times, even calling it inappropriate for him to oust Durant, and Green's status on the Warriors roster now drops a lot because of his own punch.