Paul won, and so did Poole! Warriors management is hiding from the sky, and Curry is the one who has the words of suffering

Since the Nuggets won the championship this season, the entire league has been very uncalm, simply put, in the past ten years, some small and medium-sized teams, even if the team has a star-level player, have to be held, for fear of losing the façade and affecting the box office; In the future, the league's 30 teams will have only two directions: either go all out for the championship or go all out. In order to send Beal, the Wizards could not ask for a first-round pick from the Suns, and it turned out that they did not come. After the Blazers drafted Henderson with a scouting pick, the US media analyzed that it was only a matter of time before Lillard left this summer. The trade between the Warriors and the Wizards is like a thunder on the ground, the Warriors sent Poole + 30 years first-round pick (protected) + 27 years second round + Rawlings, and finally got Paul, in the words of Hayes, the Warriors will not cut Paul, but look forward to working with Paul to fight for the championship.

First of all, it should be emphasized that the Warriors sent Poole away, which is actually self-correction, and it can be regarded as giving Green a chance to mitigate his guilt. Looking back at Poole's performance throughout the past year, Green's boxing incident is the cause, but some of Poole's behaviors are far worse than Green's boxing incident, which has also caused the Warriors to fall into infighting throughout the season, the team's new and old players pitted against each other, and even during the playoffs, Curry had to beg everyone to play well, begging everyone not to isolate Poole and focus on the big picture. Paul from the perspective of team cohesion, from the aspect of leading young people, from the perspective of organizational tandem, even if the 38-year-old Paul's defensive ability has dropped significantly, but on the court, he must perform better than Poole, and there will be no Poole's embarrassing mistakes that make people cover their eyes several times a minute, and from this point of view, the Warriors are not losing.

But the deal is not as simple as it seems. First of all, from Paul's point of view, 2 weeks ago, he was once rumored to be cut by the Suns, and in just 2 weeks, he not only jumped from the Suns to the Wizards and then to the Warriors, but his $30.8 million salary for next season was fully guaranteed; That is to say, Paul not only has the hope of hitting the championship next season, but also has been fully satisfied in terms of salary. Compared with the Suns, Paul's focus will be different, in the Suns is the master, but in the Warriors, with Curry and Green around, Paul is not so stressed. And Poole not to mention, he has won a championship, this season he seems to be under pressure, targeted by the team's old man, coming to the Wizards, the rebuilding team, Poole can have unlimited fire, and even have a chance to compete for the scoring title.

But did the Warriors really become a first-line team in an instant because of Poole's departure + Paul's joining? Not really! The Warriors' regular strongest starting five: Curry + Klay + Wiggins + Green + Looney, 33-year-old Dream Green, after Poole's departure, is expected to be renewed for three years with an average salary of about $28 million, and the length of the contract is the same as Curry, but compared with the past year, Klay and Green are one year older, and their competitive status is declining significantly. Curry is also getting older, but Curry can still average 29.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 6.3 assists this season, and 30.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game in the playoffs; but what about Klay? In the final four games of the series with the Lakers, Klay shot 14 of 56 and scored only 32 points. Since the Warriors' total salary has exceeded the second luxury tax line, they can't sign out players, and there are a series of restrictions.

The crux of the matter is here, outside the Warriors' starting five for the new season, on the bench: Paul + Payton Jr. + Moody + Kuminga + Baldwin, is this lineup enough? Only Kuminga, Wiggins and Looney are more than 2 meters tall, and in the words of ESPN experts, the Warriors have an average alignment height two levels shorter than their opponents when facing potential competitors (Nuggets), which can not be compensated for by efficient passing. On paper, Klay to contract year, Paul has 1 year left on his contract (24-25 season unguaranteed), and the Warriors' real championship window is only one year left in the season, but can the Warriors make the roster perfect this year? In the draft, the Warriors selected guard shooter Pojemsky with the 19th pick and Jackson Davis with the 57th pick, and the Warriors were quietly updating iterations while signing Paul.

The key is that, in the words of general manager Dunleavy Jr., the team plans to put this year's rookies in the 15-man squad, and the team needs fresh blood to ensure energy. To make a horizontal comparison, the Warriors won the championship season in 22, the framework of the team, basically there are no young people, let alone young people to level up, and outside the starting lineup, it is Belitsa, Payton, Porter and others who support the rotation framework. But this summer, it's hard for the Warriors to keep DiVincenzo, let alone strengthen their forward and interior shortcomings in free agency. On the one hand, the Warriors management expressed to Curry the determination to continue to win the championship next season by sending away Poole in exchange for Paul, but on the other hand, after the team sent Poole away, there were such and such problems, the key could not be solved, and in the end, Curry took on all this, just like in 21 years?

Warriors management is hiding that it doesn't actually increase the odds of winning a championship next season. On the contrary, the Warriors are also actively paving the way for future reconstruction, this process is not achieved overnight, and when Klay's contract expires next summer, it makes little sense for the Warriors to force Klay to stay, and the salary is not allowed; Curry's last 3 years of contract seems to be Curry's last chance, in fact, Curry has bitter words, he can't expect Klay, Paul and even Wiggins to contribute steadily in the new season, let alone Green to help him, but compared to this season, the Warriors locker room atmosphere will be better, which may be the only consolation. As for the old gun Paul, he just maintains the idea of winning the championship.