After the lively free agent market opened, the Golden State Warriors, as the new championship, seemed unusually quiet. Many championship players announced their departure from the team, which also made the team's fans secretly sweat for the management. What worries Warriors fans the most is the contract extension with starting big man Kevin Looney, which was previously thought to be a certainty. As a result, the gap between the two parties in contract asking price was too large, resulting in a stalemate in negotiations between the two parties on the first day of the free agent market.
Fortunately, Looney , who has been quietly sticking to the team for seven years, still loves the Warriors. The next day, the two sides finalized a three-year, $25.5 million contract extension, and the championship center officially returned! Looney is also fortunate to be the first pick of the offseason for the Golden State Warriors in their defending season! According to some previous evaluations of Looney by some league executives, his annual market value and salary is about US$9 million. Now the Warriors have only spent a little over US$8 million to complete the contract extension with him. It must be said that Looney is worthy of being the real deal. warrior! After 2019, I once again chose to cut my salary and stay. This news is exciting enough!
After all, the Warriors at this stage need players like Looney to help the team. It’s not that owner Lacob is too stingy. Because of the super luxury tax penalty, if he wants to give players an extra million, Lacob’s actual expenditure will be almost With seven million and an input-output ratio of seven to one, Lacob, whose worth ranks seventh from the bottom among bosses in the league, is indeed a little overwhelmed. With four consecutive champions of the championship having left the team, Looney's return is a reassurance for everyone.
In addition to Juan Toscano Anderson, a veteran who joined the Lakers with a minimum salary, and Payton Jr., who transferred to the Trail Blazers with a high salary of 28 million in three years, the Warriors lost one after another on Day 2 of the free agent market. Otto Porter and Bjelica . It’s no surprise that Otto Porter found another job. After all, the greatest sincerity the Warriors can use is a mini-middle class player worth 6.5 million US dollars. In the playoffs, has a plus-minus value of +109, ranking fourth on the team. Porter is worth much more than that. Porter chose to sign a 1+1 contract with the Raptors , with a player option in the second year. In fact, the management originally planned to give him a favor and was happy to see Porter go to other teams to get a big contract.
However, Bjelica's departure was quite surprising. Myers had already prepared a veteran's basic salary and wanted to keep him, but he had already received the championship ring and had no regrets. Nemanja-Belica Choose to leave decently at this time and return home in glory Turkey . Even though Bjelica only averaged 2.9 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in the playoffs, in the few rounds against Doncic in the Western Conference Finals, we can still see his superb golf intelligence and his talent. Coupled with the fact that he still averaged 6.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in the regular season, Bjelica was expected to become one of the important rotations for the Warriors to cope with the long regular season. Now Myers has to find a suitable replacement.
With Looney left, Miles' work has just begun. He needs to find replacements including Payton Jr., Otto Porter and Bjelica. More importantly, he also needs to get the early contract extensions of Wiggins and Poole during the offseason. It is the top priority in the offseason! Can Miles give a satisfactory answer? Do Warriors fans have anything to say about Looney taking a salary cut to stay?
