In the crucial play-off matchup, Thompson didn't score a point on 0-of-10 shooting. It was clear that Thompson was criticized by the fans after the game. But when fans calm down and analyze, in fact, Thompson's 10-of-0 shooting is not necessarily a bad thing, and it may even become a foundation for the Warriors to become stronger next season.
After Thompson made 0 of 10 shots, he will definitely have less say in the renewal of his contract. In other words, if he renews his contract with the Warriors, it is possible that his contract price will be kept very low. For example, maybe the Warriors signed an annual salary of 30 million with him before, and after he hit 0 in 10, maybe the Warriors are only willing to provide him with 15 million, so that the Warriors can save 15 million salary space. In addition, the Warriors can choose not to keep Paul next season, so the Warriors can free up a huge salary space to sign some stars in the league.
The Warriors owner is an owner who is willing to pay luxury tax. So if the Warriors can free up more than 30 million salary space, then they can go and sign a star. In this way, the Warriors can have Curry, Thompson, Green and another star of the Big Four at the same time, although the individual ability of this star will not be as strong as Durant's back then, but it is definitely a huge reinforcement for the Warriors!
For example, DeRozan will become a free agent this offseason, and the Warriors can completely pursue DeRozan, and the salary space they save is more than enough to sign DeRozan. If DeRozan can join the Warriors, and the Warriors can form a lineup of Curry, Thompson, DeRozan, and Green, their overall competitiveness will definitely be improved to a higher level. They also solved the problem of Curry and Thompson not being able to score when they were under heavy guards, and DeRozan is a singles player who can step up and solve problems.
So the Warriors have every chance to lower Thompson's contract chips in the offseason, and it depends on whether other teams disrupt the situation in the offseason. If other teams are willing to offer Thompson a high contract, then the Warriors are clearly not going to match. Then maybe Thompson is facing leaving the Warriors.
Of course, Thompson's departure from the Warriors gives them a choice for the Warriors, and that is that they have more salary space to sign stars, or even superstars. With the personality of the Warriors owner, it is impossible for him to play badly? The Warriors owner is a venture capitalist, so after he took over the Warriors, the Warriors have been committed to winning championships. There's no way he's going to let years of luxury tax go down the drain. He definitely wants Curry as the core to continue to compete for the championship.