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"Birds soar with the phoenix, and people with good qualities are proud of themselves. Gold is like gold, and jade is like jade." The everlasting law is also applicable to NBA. Therefore, after the Warriors won the championship, they were gilded. Four role players were "poached" as soon as the trade door opened. As for why the team did not "follow", in addition to salary pressure, the more important reason is that there are "five talents waiting to be released". There is no need for Curry to panic.
Curry led the Warriors to win the championship
1. The Warriors were "poached" by 4 people.
When a team can win the championship, not only will the value of the core members double, but the role players surrounding the superstars will also be sought after with the championship aura after completing the gold plating. Therefore, the Warriors' role players will be traded as soon as the door opens. The days were basically "hollowed out" one after another, as follows:
Payton Jr. signed a three-year, $28 million contract to join the Trail Blazers ; Porter signed a two-year contract to join the Raptors ; Anderson signed a one-year contract He joined the Lakers with a basic salary; Damian Lee joined the Suns with a one-year contract. The above four players were all main members of the team last season, especially Payton and Porter, who were important pieces on the team's road to winning the championship. The team wanted to keep the two players, and even Curry and Dream Chasing personally lobbied for it, so why did they Finally leaving the Bay Area?
Porter joins the Raptors
2. The Warriors’ salary is limited.
Last season, the Warriors had a total salary of 170 million, a luxury tax of 170 million, and a total expenditure of 340 million. It is true that they are still profitable despite the huge investment, but after the team exceeds the hard salary cap, every penny invested will be doubled. Therefore, facing the salary provided by the Trail Blazers and Raptors to Payton and Porter, they had to retreat, taking Payton as an example.
The annual salary offered by the Trail Blazers starts at 9 million. The Warriors are very sincere and can only give 6.3 million. No matter how much more, they will not be able to keep center Rooney, so they can only watch them leave. As for why the players left suddenly, List It's not that they have no feelings for the Warriors, but they are just role players, and their income has been relatively shy so far in their career (Porter is pursuing a pension contract). They have to maximize their money within limited opportunities.
Payton joins the Trail Blazers
Of course, in addition to salary pressure, we must face the reality that Payton and Porter are just role players. Their ability to achieve value is based on the Warriors system. As long as Curry, Green, The four cornerstones of Clay and Cole remain unchanged, and the Warriors' system is rock solid. They can continue to look for other functional players to replace the above four. For example, Miles signed with a two-year contract of 9.3 million. DiVincenzo is proof, not to mention they still have five flowers to bloom?
3. Five "flowers" waiting to be bloomed by the Warriors. After
won the championship this season, there was a general opinion that the Warriors next season would be even more terrifying. The reason is that they still have five flowers that have not fully bloomed, and they may compete for beauty in the new season.
1. Klay Thompson.
As one of the splash brothers , Clay just returned last season. He averaged 20.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 0.5 steals per game, which is already very exciting. Fans who have witnessed Clay in his peak period know that these are his eight His success has not yet returned to the peak level of the 2017-18 season. It is true that serious injuries have reduced his athletic talent, but his shooting touch, opportunity selection and confidence are expected to return to the top. After all, he only played 54 games this season ( Including 22 games of playoffs ) are still looking for the long-awaited state of the game.
Once Clay returns to the top, fans all know the power of splash: thunder will rise in a silent place, and the three-point sword will rain down the rivers and lakes.
The Warriors’ terrifying F4
2. Brother Mouth-Wiggins.
will win the O'Brien Cup after passing five levels and winning six, with Wiggins taking the greatest credit. Taking the playoffs as an example, against the Grizzlies, Mavericks and Celtics , he is The first iron gate for outside defense; on the offensive end, when Curry and Klay are restrained, he can also burst out explosive output, such as in G3 with the Mavericks, he scored 27 points; in G5 with the Celtics, he blasted Scored 26 points.What's surprising about
is that as of now, we don't know if Wiggins has given it all. Just taking the pictures visible to the naked eye as an example, it seems that he still has more energy to increase offensive and defensive aggression this summer. If the three-point shooting percentage is fixed at the regular season average (33.3% in the playoffs, 39.3% in the regular season), the 28-year-old Wiggins has every chance to bloom magnificently in the new season.
In addition to the above two cornerstone players, note that Miles dared to let go of four Jigsaw players. The bigger reason is that he still has three little flowers in bud: Wiseman, Kuminga and Moody's.
3. Three little flowers waiting to bloom.
Green will bring Wiseman to the rapidly growing
Wiseman, who is 216 cm tall, 109 cm in weight, and 228 cm in wingspan. He is ranked second in the 2020 rankings. The upper limit of his template is thick eyebrows and the lower limit is large white borders. Whiteside , we fold Among them, at least he is an efficient finishing insider who meets the defensive standards. His comeback in the new season is bound to make up for the team's lack of inside points, and the team's combat effectiveness will rise sharply.
Kuminga, who shot 51.3% from the field in 70 games during the regular season and averaged 9.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, has fully demonstrated his talent. However, his shortcomings include unstable three-point shooting and a serious lack of experience. These two points , the Warriors can use one season to help him improve. As long as he studies hard, he will definitely complete a qualitative change.
Moody, when Kuminga made consecutive mistakes in the playoffs, Cole once activated Moody. With a height of 198 cm, a weight of 98 kg, and an astonishing wingspan of 215 cm, he was defined as an excellent 3D prospect at the beginning of the draft. The best model is Bridges of the Suns. Fans praise Cole's ability. His ability to "shape stars" is unparalleled.
Kuminga and Moody are definitely worth looking forward to.
Children around 20 years old are energetic, have strong learning ability, and are in the Warriors' unparalleled team atmosphere. It is conceivable that the three of them are expected to take on a new look in the new season and achieve success.
So far, the Warriors have been "poached" by 4 people. Why do the Warriors led by Curry not panic? On the basis that the four cornerstones remain unchanged and the system remains unchanged, the above five "flowers" are expected to bloom perfectly, especially Wiseman, Kuminga and Moody, who were not reused last season. When they get rid of the rawness of rookies, they can use their Talented replacements for Porter, Payton and Anderson will bring the team's strength to a higher level. People are worried about the key to the future Warriors!
