Beijing time on July 2, 2022, NBAThe free market has been open for two days, but for Warriors fans, while other teams have completed signings and transactions, they have nothing to be happy about. Because the current four players who have won the championship, Payton Jr., Bjelica, Porter , and Anderson, have left the team.
Finally, in the early hours of this morning, Beijing time, the Warriors' first signing was made, that is, center Kevin Looney, who stayed with the Golden State Warriors with a three-year, $25.5 million contract extension. In this year's playoffs , Rooney can be said to have made great contributions. In the playoffs, averaging 20.4 minutes per game, Rooney averaged 5.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. On the defensive end, Rooney competed for rebounds. Performance in this regard has become the key to the Warriors winning the championship this year.
After winning the championship, there were strong calls from the outside world for the Warriors to renew Rooney's contract. Multiple agencies have predicted that Rooney's contract extension will be between US$7 million and US$8 million. Warriors fans also believe that Rooney deserves such a contract extension. Sure enough, the Warriors retained the hero who won the championship, and the average salary of Rooney's three-year contract exceeded US$8 million, which was higher than outside expectations. The 26-year-old champion center Rooney will continue to fight for the Warriors in the future.
In addition to Rooney's contract extension, Neymar Bjelica, another member of the Warriors' championship team, made the decision to quit the NBA after helping the Warriors win the championship this year. According to ESPN reports, Bjelica informed the Warriors today that he will withdraw from the NBA in the new season and return to the Turkish league. The 34-year-old Bjelica played in the Turkish League from 2013 to 2015.
In the 2021-22 regular season, Bjelica averaged 16.1 minutes per game, 6.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists; in the playoffs, he averaged 10.0 minutes per game, 2.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists. Now he has won the championship with the Warriors and fulfilled his championship dream, and he has reached this age, so Bjelica's departure is not surprising.
It is worth mentioning that according to reports, the Warriors had intended to provide Bjelica with a veteran's minimum salary contract, but he Finally chose to leave the NBA. As a result, the Warriors have lost four players from their current roster. Although the total salary has been reduced, in order to maintain championship competitiveness in the new season, the Warriors will definitely recruit players in the next few days. Regarding core players such as Wiggins and Poole, Player contract renewal will also be put on the agenda. For Warriors fans, the time has come for news about the home team to explode!
