contract exposed! Sorry Warriors, no wonder Porter chose to leave, the reasons are all here!
For the defending champion Golden State Warriors, they are definitely the team that has been poached the most during this offseason, no one! In just three trading days, they have lost 5 players and 1 assistant coach. Among them, Anderson was signed by the Lakers, Payton Jr. joined the Trail Blazers for 28 million in three years, Otto Porter went to the Toronto Raptors, Bjelica left the Warriors and returned to the European competition, and Damien Lee was also snatched away by the Phoenix Suns, and even more egregiously was the Sacramento Kings. They not only poached coach Cole's chief assistant Mike Brown, but now they have successfully poached Warriors player development coach Barbosa. . As of now, all Bob Myers can do is to renew Looney's contract for 3 years and 28.5 million and bring him back to Golden State. Furthermore, DiVincenzo was signed in the trade market for 9.3 million in two years, and there was no other action!
To put it bluntly, it is a pity for the Warriors to lose Payton Jr. and Otto Porter Jr. You must know that these two brothers are the absolute contributors to this year's championship! Whether it was Payton Jr. or Otto Porter Jr., they played extremely critical roles in the playoffs and the finals, thus helping the Warriors overcome all obstacles and win the championship! Losing the two brothers is a big blow to the Warriors' strength, and it has become a question of who can take their place in the new season.
It is reported that Dream Green and Stephen Curry had previously lobbied Payton Jr. to return to the Warriors, but the team could only offer him a 6.5 million mid-level exception contract, compared to the 3-year 2800 offered by the Trail Blazers. Payton Wan is definitely more willing to choose the latter. According to relevant reports, Otto Porter left the Warriors to join the Toronto Raptors for two main reasons. One was because his wife was from Toronto . In order to relieve his wife’s homesickness for the sake of the family, he finally chose to go away. Toronto; secondly, the Warriors provided Otto Porter with a veteran's minimum salary contract, but the Raptors offer was obviously higher, which was also a major reason why he chose to leave.
So what is the difference between the contract offered by the Raptors for Otto Porter and the veteran's basic salary provided by the Warriors? You really don’t know if you don’t tell me, but you will be shocked when you tell me! Now Porter's specific contract to join the Raptors has finally come to light. According to Toronto Raptors reporter Josh Lewenberg, Otto Porter's contract with the team is two years and 12.4 million, with the second year being a player option.
When Porter's contract from the Raptors was exposed, I believe everyone knew why he left the Warriors and chose to join the Toronto Raptors, because compared to the Warriors' veteran base salary, the Raptors offered really Much more. After all, the veteran's basic salary is less than 3 million, while the Raptors offer an annual salary of more than 6 million. The same player can get double the annual salary. I'm afraid anyone will choose the Raptors! The most important thing is that now that we have won the championship, it is indeed time to consider making more money. After all, we still have to support our family!
So, I really have to say I'm sorry to the Warriors. You really can't blame Porter for preferring to play in cold Toronto rather than stay with the team. In fact, the reason is very simple, that is, Porter wants to make more money. When such an opportunity is presented to him, how can he easily miss it!
