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Warriors After a fierce battle last season, the Warriors successfully reached the top. Their goal next season is to defend the championship. The Golden State Warriors have always been known for their deep pockets. There are four players in the team with contracts worth hundreds of millions, but the boss cannot spend endless amounts of money. Because of the luxury tax, the team has to control the players' salaries in a controlled manner, but this cannot conceal the money behind them. "Light".
Wiggins and Poole have become the Warriors' primary problem. On the one hand, they want to retain the two to compete for more championships, but on the other hand, they do not want to pay too much luxury tax.
.138 billion, the Warriors are the first person to cut their salary.
I have to say that the Warriorsā vision is really accurate. First of all, their core lineup is very capable, and then they can select talented players every year, which really gives people the feeling of a "talent discovery machine." Therefore, the main players: Curry , Thompson , Green must be retained with big contracts. The combined salaries of these three people next season will be huge. Add in Wiggins' 30 million, and it will go directly over the line. Therefore, the Warriors have no way to keep players such as Payton . At most, they can only offer a mid-level contract, so there is no way. But Payton and Porter can find replacements in the free market, while Wiggins and Poole will have a hard time finding replacements. According to NBA salary expert Bobby, Wigginsā market value should be between 35 million and 40 million a year.
However, according to the latest report from "San Francisco Chronicle", Warriors small forward Wiggins told the team that he can accept a salary cut and renew his contract, and the minimum can be a four-year contract of 138 million.
This also means that Wiggins will return with an average annual salary of 34.5 million, which is lower than the market price.
Wiggins sees it too clearly
However, Wiggins has every reason to accept a salary cut.
No. 1: He spent 6 seasons in Timberwolves and lost 6 seasons. Not only did he enter the All-Star game this year, he also played a key role in the playoffs many times. It can be said that , he wouldnāt be where he is now without the Warriors. And the salary cut is just to continue winning.
Second: Although Wiggins has an annual salary of more than 30 million, he has sources of income such as brand endorsements, so he is not particularly short of money.
Third: The Warriorsā team atmosphere is unique in the league. After Wiggins won the championship, he mentioned that the Golden State Warriors made him experience the feeling of home for the first time. What a high praise this is. Playing in such a happy family and getting more honors, why not?
I have to say that Wiggins saw it very thoroughly before making the decision to reduce his salary. Obviously, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.
Of course, the same is true for Jordan Poole. In my opinion, neither Poole nor Wiggins are particularly ambitious players. On the contrary, they are both very team-minded players. I think they will eventually stay with the Warriors. What do you think? Everyone is welcome to leave a message in the comment area for discussion.
