Although it is the defending champion, the Warriors have indeed spent a relatively quiet offseason. Because of money, they had no choice but to replace Payton Jr. and Porter in the free agent market with money. In terms of signing other players, in order to save money, the Warriors prefer to use rookie contracts to fill the vacancies in the lineup rather than the veteran's basic salary. The Warriors did not reach any deal in the offseason, and their second-round picks made all choices, and when Rollins suffered a fracture, he still gave him a three-year, $4.8 million contract in one go. The Warriors did not do anything else, just because they were cheap. If you miss the opportunity to renew your contract in advance, you will have to fight for the maximum salary contract by yourself. Winning the championship has not stopped you. You know how critical it is next season.
Warriors are not only very difficult to operate role players, but they are also extremely cautious in the renewal of core players. Whether it is the defensive gate of the team in the playoffs, the Wiggins , which is considered the second star of the Warriors next season, the 4-winning hero Green, or the rising young star Poole, the Warriors have not completed an early contract renewal with them so far. With the renewal window of these three people open early, it seems that the Warriors do not intend to sign with them in advance. Although they may take the risk of their departure, for the Warriors, if they sign a premium contract that may endanger the team in order to keep them in advance, this may directly lead to the disintegration of the team in the future.
Among the three Warriors core players, Green , Wiggins, Poole , are undoubtedly the one who is most eager to get a contract. Compared with the other two players who have made a lot of money on and off the court, Poole only received a salary of $6 million in the first three seasons of his career. Although Puer is already a rich man among ordinary people, in the environment of NBA, the money he earns is only rare. When he knew that he had the hope of signing a contract worth more than $100 million, Poole could not be moved. However, if you want to sign a big contract, Poole's performance this past season is definitely not enough, and next season is the key.
Warriors team reporter Montpoor from the Bay Area said that he would be very surprised if the Warriors gave Poole an early contract renewal before the start of the new season. An anonymous league executive said in an interview that Poole is the most likely player in the Warriors lineup to go to another team to get a contract. The executive said that the Warriors deal with Poole's problem is likely to be like they treated Barnes back then. When the Warriors' lineup is not complete, Poole showed himself, but when Clay and others return, Poole will be left aside, and he cannot squeeze out Curry and Clay's position.
No matter what, the Warriors cannot renew Poole's contract in advance, although his early renewal window will be officially closed for one month (closed before the regular season starts). In fact, if the Warriors and Poole renewed their contract early, they would have been renewed long ago, and there was no need for both sides to delay until now. With Clay's contract still two years left and a high probability of continuing to cut salary, and Curry only starts to execute a four-year, $215 million contract next season, the Warriors look unlikely to bear nearly $200 million in annual expenditures for a substitute guard (with the unchanged lineup, if Poole signs $100 million in four years, he will bring the Warriors an additional $150 million in super luxury tax every year). From Poole's perspective, he definitely wants to stay with the Warriors, but on the one hand it is a big contract, and on the other hand, whether he is willing to always be behind Splash Brothers is a question.
In short, the problem in front of Poole is very simple. Whether the Warrior is willing to keep him or not, the new contract must be fought for by himself.Next season, Poole will enter the contract year, and his performance will have a direct impact on his new contract. There are already rebuilding teams like the Magic who have certain ideas about Poole. The Magic will also have a maximum salary space of up to $70 million after the end of next season. After the end of next season, according to the labor-management agreement, he can sign up to a maximum salary contract of more than $140 million in four years.
throughout the offseason, Poole's dynamics have always been linked to training. Whether it is going out for fun or returning to the Bay Area, Poole seems to be training. The Warriors' attitude is already very obvious. They will make Poole a restricted free agent , and then ask him to go to the market to find a contract. After a team gives him a quote, the Warriors will decide whether to match. In other words, if Poole wins the favor of any team and gets a maximum salary with his outstanding performance next season, either Poole leaves the team or the Warriors match this maximum salary offer and keeps him. No matter where he plays, in order to meet the next big contract, Poole needs to perform next season.
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