On April 18, Beijing time, the NBA play-offs ended yesterday in the first round of matchups, and the Warriors lost 94-118 to the Kings away and missed the NBA playoffs this season. In this regard, the famous journalist Zach Lowe analyzed.
The Warriors' current situation is far from being a playoff exit, with the team currently paying the league's highest luxury tax and multiple players facing contract extensions, all of which have been presented after the Warriors won the championship in 2022 and caused the Warriors to decline year after year. Zach Lowe breaks down the Warriors' dynasty.
In the 2022 Finals, the Warriors defeated the Celtics to win the championship, officially achieving a dynasty of 4 championships in 8 years. And just after winning the championship in 2022, the Warriors proposed a "two-line" plan, that is, to compete for the championship and cultivate new talents, but in the end it ended in failure. The Warriors have backed up on trades designed to win now, including trade talks about Anunoby at last year's trade deadline.
As the Warriors' decorated guard, Thompson shot a disastrous 0-of-10 shot in yesterday's game, and he became a big reason for the Warriors' exit. Thompson's contract expires this summer, and the two sides have not yet reached an agreement. Over the past few months, Thompson and his agent have reportedly not been in substantive talks with the Warriors about a new contract over the past few months. Both sides have taken note of the four-year, $135 million contract signed by Holiday (33), who is about the same age as Thompson (34), last week, and that Thompson will attract some interest in the free agent market.
Green's problems are likewise very big, and his capriciousness has affected several members of the team, but everyone on the team knows how good Green is still there. At the same time, with Green on a $77 million contract for the next three seasons, it will not be easy to find a team willing to trade a lot of draft assets for Green, and the Warriors will need to make a decision about it. This season, Green averaged 8.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6 assists per game while shooting 49.7% from the field and 39.5% from three-point range.
Wiggins has been just as hard to accept this season, averaging just 13.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Wiggins has three years and nearly $90 million left on his contract, and his contract is convenient for matching salaries in any trade, but opponents treat him as a negative asset and demand that the Warriors attach a valuable asset to compensate.
In addition, when talking about the future direction of the Warriors, Zach Lowe said that as long as there is consideration, the Warriors will not mess up. In the final years of Curry's career, the Warriors are more likely to choose to remain low-end contention rather than rebuild deeply. The Warriors have no interest in swinging, and their plan remains to maximize the rest of Curry's career.
What do you think about the collapse of the Warriors dynasty and where this team should go in the future?