Three-point shooting rate of 16%, Kerr made a change!4 years 88 million, the Warriors gave an ultimatum
When Curry, who scored 60 points, couldn't get a win for the Golden State Warriors. The last fig leaf of the meritorious basketball pursued by Warriors coach Steve Kerr was also lifted. Looking back on the past few years, once upon a time, the Warriors once became the number one public enemy of the league. The experience of reaching the Finals 6 times in 8 years and winning the cup 4 times has made Kerr the hottest coach in the NBA. The title of top 15 head coach and coach of the U.S. national team made Kerr look a little proud.
It wasn't until Curry did his best that he finally realized that if he didn't make a change and still play the most meritorious basketball in the past, he would ruin a season's hard work for the Warriors. There should be a sense of competition within the Warriors, and all the arrangements and rotations should be around winning. The law of survival in nature is no exception in the NBA.
At the moment, Moody and Kuminga, two young people, are much better than Thompson. Clay has given too many chances, but his performance has been average. And the Warriors no longer have the cost of trial and error, and the current Warriors are 22-25, ranking 12th in the West, free from the play-in zone.
Curry, the core of the Warriors, has played an MVP-level performance this season, averaging 28 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. The Warriors paid the league's most expensive luxury tax. Why did the Warriors become so weak? For me, a large part of the blame lies with Cole. The Warriors are facing an aging core of players, a lack of responsibility for new players, a general wave of injuries, and a lack of solutions to the interior rim protection problem.
Since February, Klay Thompson has averaged just 10.7 points per game and shot 16 percent from three-point range. Kerr has lost faith in him, and the Warriors have dropped Klay in two of the last three games, and that's the successful decision Kerr has made.
When asked about the role change, Clay himself admitted: "Yes. Are you kidding? From one of the best players, it's hard for anyone. I'll be honest with you. It's very difficult. Kerr added: "He's had a lot of ups and downs this season. For a player and Hall of Fame player who has performed so well, getting older in the face of injuries and aging is not an easy task for any player. But he's mentally strong."
Even so, Warriors owner Lacob and general manager Dunleavy have no intention of selling Klay. They retained the maximum amount of decency for the four-time champion, and although his playing time has dropped, he has retained his starting status. But one thing is clear, he can't enjoy his previous tactical priorities.
Today, Clay has an annual salary of $43 million. The last high-paid and low-performance player was Wei Shao, who was scolded by the Lakers, and now he has changed his identity to the Clippers, and he is respected. Warriors management offered Klay a contract extension, after two years of $48 million and three years of $60 million were not responded to. And Klay's team wants a 4-year, 100 million contract, but it is clear that his performance does not match this average annual salary of 25 million.
It is reported that the Warriors management gave a compromise offer of 88 million for 4 years, and if Klay does not accept it, maybe there will be one more name on the trade list!