NBA preseason ended, and the regular season has 2 days left to start in full swing. At this moment, the Warriors have received continuous heavy news. In the early morning of this morning, Woj reported that the Warriors and Poole completed early renewal, with 4 years of US$140 million (123 million salary + 17 million incentive clause). Just when the outside world thought that the Warriors were going to abandon Wiggins , Wiggins finally compromised and chose to renew the contract with the Warriors for 4 years of US$109 million! When I first saw this news, I thought it was fake. Wiggins was holding a contract with an average salary of $27 million? In this era when 30 million or even 40 million yuan is often reached by Lillard , Wiggins is simply working for the Warriors in vain! Of course, from the perspective of Warriors fans, this is the best ending. Pulwiggins takes over the future and the Warriors continue to compete. It can be said that the Warriors will be the top team in the league in at least the next four years.
has an interesting data. US media StatMuse lists the Warriors' playing schedule last season, among which Wiggins played a total of 2329 minutes, ranking first in the team. Poole, as the sixth player, also played 2283 minutes, ranking second in the team! Both of them have performed in in playoffs and can be called important contributors to the Warriors' championship. Wiggins averaged 16.5 points + 7.5 rebounds per game in the playoffs, and his defense at the Tatum textbook level has been talked about by fans so far. Poole's average of 17 points + 2.8 rebounds + 3.8 assists per game in the playoffs seems ordinary, but his real shooting percentage is as high as 67.3%, which can already enter the top five in the NBA playoff history! On the Warriors' championship night, Poole pulled Wiggins to broadcast live. Wiggins said to Poole, you are going to make a lot of money, Poole responded, no, we are going to make a lot of money. The two of them have a good relationship. Although there is also a competitive relationship for renewal, Wiggins' bowing down has allowed the Warriors to solve the problem that has plagued the summer.
But the burden on the Warriors boss Ragbu is getting heavier. With Poole and Wiggins renewing their contract, by the 23-24 season, Curry 51.9 million, Clay 43.2 million, Poole 28 million, Wiggins 24.3 million, Wiseman 12.1 million, and Looney 7.5 million. If the Dream Chasing chooses to execute a player option worth $27.6 million, the total salary of the Warriors' existing contract will reach a terrible $215 million! Data expert Bobby Max made a calculation. If the Warriors stayed with Wiggins at an average salary of 30 million, then the luxury tax alone would be $309 million. Now that the Warriors give Wiggins less than 6 million, the luxury tax can be reduced by about 50 million. However, by the 23-24 season, their total fiscal expenditure will definitely exceed 450 million US dollars, which can support three ordinary playoff teams!
After Poole and the Warriors renewed their contract early, he did not make any statement, but when Wiggins renewed his contract, Poole excitedly posted a clip of himself and Wiggins dancing on the championship night on social platforms, and Iguodala also posted a photo to congratulate Poole and Wiggins on winning the big contract. In Miles' words, Wiggins has been very suitable for the team system since he came to the Bay Area. He became a star in NBA offense and defense, and has received unanimous praise from the league and the team. Now I am glad he will continue to fight side by side with us in the next few years. From $33.61 million in the contract year to $24.3 million in the 23-24 season, to be honest, I really think the contract between Poole and Wiggins should be replaced, but since the results are both satisfactory, outsiders don’t have to complain about injustice anymore. At least Wiggins really wants to stay with the Warriors, even if they have a significant salary cut. Wiggins has a four-year contract of $109 million, $24.3 million in the 23-24 season, $26.28 million in the 24-25 season, $28.22 million in the 25-26 season, and a player-led option in the 26-27 season, worth $30.17 million.
Wiggins renewed his contract, Poole renewed his contract, and Green 's contract has two years left, but in two years, the Warriors will basically not stay in Green, or Green is willing to accept a significant salary cut. These are all issues on the table. But there are also problems under the table.Warriors' team reporter Slater revealed on a podcast that Clay has now reached the time to renew his contract in advance. He is the fourth player behind Naples, Wiggins and Green in the Warriors who need the Warriors to give the answer. Clay's salary in the new season is US$41 million. In the 23-24 season, Clay's annual salary in the contract is US$43.22 million. Clay is watching and seeing if it can recover to a level that is enough to sign another big contract. Although he can't defend like he did when he was 28, and his lateral movement speed is slowing down, Warriors fans are definitely not willing to Klay put on other teams' jerseys! Slater emphasized: There is no news about the Warriors in this regard at present.
What should I do with Clay's problem? I think every Warriors fan has his own opinion, but the current situation is that even if Green leaves, the Warriors will still face Wiseman's contract renewal in the summer of 2019 and solve Clay's problem. Compared with Wiggins and Poole, Clay may not be worth 40 million+ now. Clay will also be 33 years old next season. The best solution is that Clay, like Wiggins, will sign a contract renewal with an average salary of about $25 million. Clay himself said many times that he hopes to be with Curry forever, which is the Warriors' biggest opportunity. But from another perspective, Curry can get a super maximum salary in this Warriors because the league stipulates that there are only so many maximum salary and cannot exceed the boundaries. But others, if they want to wear the Warriors jersey, have to make some sacrifices.
Although the Warriors experienced some turmoil this summer, including Green's punching teammates incident, the Warriors management made all their efforts before the opening game and solved some of the current problems. Curry still has a great chance to lead the team to defend the title in the new season, and I hope to continue to cheer, but Green has always been the unstable factor for the Warriors, and he is too dangerous.
