The $170 million luxury tax missed the playoffs, and Green hinted that Thompson wanted to be content and get 160 million for the injury
The Golden State Warriors defeated the Sacramento Kings 92-116 on the road in the 2023-24 playoffs. After losing this game, the Golden State Warriors' 2023-24 season is officially over.
The loss of the Golden State Warriors has also been criticized by many fans and media. Bobby Marks even posted that the Golden State Warriors spent nearly $400 million for this season, mocking the Golden State Warriors' poor performance this season.
"The Golden State Warriors have spent a total of $382.5 million on the roster this season. ”
Team salary: $205.6 million
Luxury tax: $176.9 million
As one of the teams in the league that pays the most luxury tax, the Golden State Warriors can't even touch the playoff floor, which has also caused a lot of controversy among fans and media. In this game, the poor shooting of Jonathan Kuminga and Klay Thompson was one of the factors in the Warriors' loss.
The main thing is that their three-point shooting and interior offense are too poor. Both of the Kings' offenses are more reliable than the Golden State Warriors. And, in terms of defense, the Kings are better. In the face of this kind of loss, Draymond Green was not satisfied, and it was a bit of a dump on teammate Klay Thompson.
"But what I don't doubt is that if Mike (the general manager) or anybody feels the best way is for us to continue with what we claim, then it won't be the decision they make because they believe what they see, all they have to do is respect, loyalty and trust," Draymond Green said. The management did a great job with me, they did a great job with Stephen, they did a great job with all of us. Clay tore his anterior cruciate ligament and they gave him $160 million. ”
Obviously, Draymond Green wanted to persuade Klay Thompson to stay by playing the emotional card. After all, when Klay Thompson was injured in a row, the Golden State Warriors still gave him a big contract and did not urge him to come back in a hurry.
Therefore, Draymond Green wants Klay Thompson to take a pay cut to renew his contract and continue to stay with the Golden State Warriors, rather than choosing to enter the free agent market and leave the team after asking for a big contract without success.
In fact, Klay Thompson is also benevolent, in order to let the Golden State Warriors support Stephen Curry, he sacrificed some ball rights and tactical positions, and he also took the initiative to reduce his salary and renew his contract. At the beginning, many teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers offered better contract renewal conditions than the Golden State Warriors, but they were all rejected by Klay Thompson.
So, Klay Thompson wants a big contract here, and there's no controversy. helped the team win four championships, and a pension contract with an annual salary of more than $30 million was unwilling to give. Conversely, asking Klay Thompson to accept a four-year, $100 million contract, or a two-year, $48 million contract, is that also called benevolence?