Beijing time on July 2nd, NBA entered the offseason. Earlier today, according to US media reports, Belica Belica, who just won the championship with the Warriors, decided to leave the NBA and signed with the Turkish League team Fenerbahce on a two-year contract.
Later, according to Warriors reporter Anthony Slater, the Warriors originally wanted to use the veteran's minimum salary to sign Bjelica back, but the latter ultimately chose to leave the NBA and join Fenerbahce, where he played before. For the 34-year-old veteran, this almost means the end of his NBA career. Since entering the NBA in 2010, Bjelica has played for the Timberwolves, Kings, Heat and Warriors. He won the only NBA championship in his career in the 2021-22 season, which brought a successful conclusion to his NBA career.
It should be noted that this summer's free market officially opened yesterday. In just one day, the championship Warriors have lost four players in a row. The specific situation of these four players is: Anderson goes to Lakers , Payton goes to Trail Blazers , Porter goes to Raptors , and Bjelica goes to Fenerbahce. In this regard, the famous media StatMuse wrote: "Who can wake up Bob Myers (General Manager of the Warriors)?"
There is no doubt that for the defending champion, the departure of these four people will undoubtedly cause a loss in combat effectiveness. drain. But the Warriors are not without gains. They retained team center Looney for three years and $25.5 million, of which the annual salary in the first year was $7 million and the guaranteed portion in the third year was $3 million. In last season, Looney maintained full attendance, averaging 6.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.6 blocks per game. He was one of the biggest contributors to the Warriors' championship!
In addition to Looney, the Warriors will also face contract renewal issues for Poole and others. This is also the reason why the Warriors have no choice but to lose some players.
