On April 17, today's NBA play-off game in the West has ended, the Lakers defeated the Pelicans to lock up seventh, while the Warriors lost to their old rival Kings, officially ending the season. The Warriors' loss in this game also exposed a lot of problems for the team. In this game, guard Klay played 31 minutes, 0 of 10 shots, 0 of 6 three-pointers, no scoring particles, only 4 rebounds and 1 assist, plus or minus -12. The significance of this life-and-death battle for the Warriors is self-evident, winning and moving forward, losing and going fishing, and the sluggish performance of Klay in the key game has also caused heated discussions about his stay next season.
After the game, Warriors reporter Kendra Andrews also provided some behind-the-scenes information that revealed some of the deeper reasons for Klay's ups and downs in form this season. He said that Klay has always wanted to reach a contract extension with the Warriors, on the condition that it is the same as the other core of the Warriors dynasty, and the other three are all until the 25-26 season, which means that they want to be in line with their contract years. However, Klay's contract extension negotiations with management have reached an impasse, and the Warriors have experienced a lot of things this season, and Klay is also trying to break free from his own fear, but because there are not many guaranteed solutions to the problem with management, Klay was annoyed for a while.
In fact, it is understandable to think about it, after Klay suffered a major injury, the Warriors gave him a big contract, but the injury caused his athleticism to decline too much, so after Curry, Dream and Kerr, the core of the championship, were successfully renewed, the management could not negotiate a contract with Klay. From a player's point of view, firstly, Klay has not received the attention of management compared to other teammates and coaches, and secondly, because this is a contract year, Klay cares a lot about statistics and playing time, which sometimes backfires. The third is that there is no guarantee of contract renewal, and Clay has no way to do his best, because if he is injured, the big contract in the future will be useless.
After the game, Kerr expressed his hope that Klay could renew his contract and the team would make a comeback next season. Curry said in the post-game interview that it is never possible to imagine what it would be like to chase dreams without Klay, we have been through so much together. Dream Chaser said that he believes that the Warriors management will give priority to renewing Klay's contract, because Klay still gave 160 million when his ligament was broken. It is worth mentioning that when leaving the field after the game, Clay deliberately walked at the end of the team, and stopped to look around the arena before leaving, with a reluctant expression, as if he was saying goodbye. Do you think the Warriors will re-sign Klay this summer?
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