This season, it will be the last dance of the Warriors!
Whether or not the Warriors win the championship, this season will be their last dance.
US media reported that the Nets and Warriors have brewed a 3-for-1 trade plan, specifically for the Nets to send Harris, O'Neal and Mills, and the Warriors to send Thompson.
Thompson was an important member of the Warriors dynasty, and his departure represented the collapse of the Warriors dynasty. Why did the Warrior dynasty collapse? Because they are getting more expensive, the boss can no longer afford their salary.
The Warriors ranked first in the league in salary spending last season, and there's a saying that the Warriors' championship last season was bought with money. The Warriors have the second-highest salary spending in the league this season, behind the Clippers. Clippers owner Ballmer has money that he can put in without restraint, but the Warriors cannot.
If the Warriors can continue to compete for the championship, the owner may still be willing to continue to invest. But this season has already seen that the Warriors dynasty has reached the end of the crossbow. The regular season is coming to an end, and the Warriors haven't secured a playoff ticket, let alone a championship. Next season, the core of the dynasty such as Curry, Thompson, and Dream-Green will be another year older, and the decline will be more serious, and the Warriors will not even want to compete for the championship. And next season, Jordan Poole's new contract will go into effect. If the Warriors continue to retain the dynasty roster, they will not be able to compete for the championship, and it will cost a lot of money. The Warriors boss is not a charity, and of course he is not willing to do such a thing.
While Curry doesn't want the Warriors dynasty to collapse, there's nothing he can do about it. At the end of the day, Curry is a player, even if he is a top ten star in history, he is still a player. The Warriors are still in charge of their bosses.
Sending Thompson to the Nets in exchange for Harris, O'Neal and Mills was just the first step in the collapse of the Warriors dynasty. Next, the Warriors will also clean up Dreamcatcher-Green. The conflict between Dreamcatcher Green and Jordan Poole has become public, and it is clear that the Warriors chose to side with Jordan Poole, who gave Jordan Poole a maximum salary contract extension and rejected Dreamcatcher's request to extend his contract.
If Wiggins doesn't settle his family affairs soon, Wiggins could also be the target of a cleanup. The Warriors don't have to worry about the only players being cleaned up are Curry and Jordan Poole. The Warriors see Jordan Poole as the future of the team, and are optimistic about his successor to Curry, so naturally they will not move his idea. Although Curry's contract is the largest, he is the first contributor to the establishment of the dynasty of the team after all, and the Warriors still have to keep him to ensure box office revenue, and naturally they will not move him.
The Nets' pursuit of Thompson has shown an attitude that they want a quick return to championship contention. The Nets' determination can be seen from the Nets' rejection of the Grizzlies' 4 first-round picks to Bridges. The Nets aren't looking to rebuild just because Durant and Irving are gone, and their goal is still to hit a championship. Bridges played at an All-Star level with the Nets, which gave them more confidence to build a championship-contending roster around Bridges.
Another important reason why the Nets are reluctant to rebuild is that their first-round picks in the next few years are in the hands of the Rockets, and it will only cheapen the Rockets. Thompson is definitely one of the best championship secondaries in NBA history, and the Warriors can build a dynasty, and Thompson is arguably the most important member besides Curry. Bridges played a price and traded back to Thompson, and the Nets' roster will be competitive in the East.