The Golden State Dynasty is accelerating its fall.
Durant is gone, Thompson is injured, Green gains weight, no one saves the team from the failure. Those fans who are used to strong warriors still can't believe all this. Is it time for
to adapt to the Warriors' fringe team status again? The
Warriors disagreed: They spent $300 million against the clock and are expected to become the most valuable team in NBA history.
During the offseason, the joining of players such as Kelly Oubre and Kent Baezmore has greatly improved the strength of the Warriors, but it also means that the Warriors need to pay 170 million to their players, and the luxury tax has come. 130 million US dollars.
Is this true? Not necessarily.
First of all, the luxury tax is only paid in the summer and is calculated based on the salary status on the last day of the regular season. The
Golden State team is likely to choose to reduce their tax burden in the middle, just like they did last year, to clean up unnecessary assets:
at the beginning of last season, the cost of this team is much higher than the tax threshold. If the Warriors remain in place before the end of the season, they will pay 20 million in taxes. But by the end of the season, they fell below the tax line and did not pay any fees to the mutual fund.
To give an example: At any time next season, replacing Oubre with a cheaper player, the Warriors may save tens of millions of dollars;
Another example: Wiggins and Harrison Barnes complete a swap deal: This will save more than 30 million dollars, although it seems that the salary difference between the two is only 7 million; the
Warriors can reduce their tax burden by nearly a quarter even if they get rid of a Kevin Rooney with a small contract of 5 million US dollars. .
Secondly, in the next few seasons, there will be a special procedure to calculate taxes: proportional to the expected loss of NBA revenue.
last year’s taxpayers have reduced their fines by 14.56%, which is precisely this: In the 2019-20 season, the NBA did not receive part of its revenue due to empty stands.
In the upcoming 2020-21 season, the league once claimed to make 8 billion US dollars: but even if fans return to the stands in the spring, the actual number is only close to 6.5 billion, or even lower. Therefore, the probability of the Warriors' fines being reduced is very high.
At some point, the Golden State Accounting Department even hinted to management that it would be too expensive to end the season with the current lineup.
Although the Warriors have a chance to become one of the most valuable teams in NBA history, the luxury tax only applies to luxury teams and the luxury era, not to the Warriors in the 2020-21 season.
