Original title: If the Warriors want to defend their title, they must clear the fog in front of them/Before the Warriors Defend Their Title, They Must Figure Out Their Future.

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Original title: If the Warriors want to defend their title, they must clear the fog in front of them/Before the Warriors Defend Their Title, they Must Figure Out Their Future

Release time: US time September 30, 2022

Release media: THE RINGER

Original author: Logan Murdock

Green and Poole conflict broke out!

Media Day, Warriors basketball operations president Bob Myers accepted the first interview in the new season. The problem that the founder of the Warriors dynasty is not how the Warriors defend their title, but how he maintains the integrity of the dynasty core after this season

A reporter asked Miles a similar question: "In the next season, several players from the Warriors have arrived in the contract year. How will you deal with this situation?"

This is a very realistic question.

The new season, the Warriors retained all their starting lineups, as well as four precious players obtained from the draft. But after this season, the situation will take a sharp turn for the worse

Andrew Wiggins, the Golden State Warriors omnipotent forward, is about to enter the last year of the maximum salary contract. Jordan Poole , as a potential bridge to the future for the team, hopes to get a renewal commitment by the October 18 rookie contract deadline. After next season, Drummond Green has only one year-long contract with a total amount of $27.6 million. Can the veteran stay in Golden State?

For years, Golden State Warriors management has spent the necessary money to win the championship, paying more than $500 million in luxury taxes over the past five seasons. Last season, the Warriors boss spent nearly $350 million for the players' salary + luxury tax alone

Recently, the Warriors executive chairman Joe Racob said that the large expenditure has attracted dissatisfaction from other teams, and NBA is likely to introduce rules to restrict it, which invisibly left a core lineup for Miles to create new problems

in the media At the scene of the day, Myers revealed a helpless message to the reporters present: "Of course we want to keep everyone, but can we really do it? I can't give you the answer."

After losing the 2019 finals, Durant ran away from Brooklyn, Clay suffered a major injury, but the Warriors finally gritted their teeth and survived. After winning the championship last season, the Warriors executive chairman Lakob praised the Warriors' path to reconstruction:

"We have completed the team's plan well. This plan is divided into two levels: your core team will help you achieve your championship goal; at the same time, the young people in the team have fully grown, and I think we have done it."

on how to continue to make The team remained competitive, and Miles responded:

"The more I do in this regard, the more I realize that nothing is impossible. We are discussing the matter of renewal of players. There may be some decisions to be made in the next two weeks, and others may be made in seven or eight months. The information we have will help make these decisions."

Myers isn't the only one in the Warriors who were asked about renewal before the season

On the media day, when Wiggins was asked about related questions, he cleverly avoided the question: "I know my agent and team may have a plan or something, I'm only focusing on this season"

Poole's agent is expected to meet with relevant people after the Golden State Warriors' trip to Japan, and he gave a similar response: " I will let my agent handle this, I'm confident we will solve the problem, I'm just here to play basketball."

Green's agent Ritchie Paul talked with Miles the week before training camp.When asked if a deal would be reached before the season, Green said: "I don't think this will happen, so for me, I'm only focusing on this season."

Green's contract deadlock didn't prevent him from recruiting players for the Warriors. Current striker Jermichael Green When entering the free agent market, Drummond Green personally called the 32-year-old player: "Come here, we need you. You will be very suitable for this team."

"The dream-chasing phone got me up" , Jamichael said during the media day event: "I was talking to him in FaceTime at Jamaica , and he was very excited. You can see the excitement on his face, which really made me want to go there."

Green is not the only HR of the team. When Divincenzo jumped out of the contract, Stephen Curry called him immediately and introduced him to the Golden State Warriors team doctor

. He told me that if you come here, they will cure you. ", Divinzo recalled: "You have nothing to worry about."

" Curry is very different, he recruited me The way is not like the exchange of interests," Divincenzo added: "is more like a conversation between brothers. He has also experienced injuries in his career, so he can think about problems from my perspective. I resonated when he told me the decisions he had to make and what he had experienced. "

Divincenzo and Jack Meyer Green are two of the five new potential rotation players in the Golden State Warriors. This summer, because the Warriors were short of money, two key rotation players, Otto Porter Jr. and Gary Payton II, both chose to leave. The gap caused by these people's departure is expected to be filled by the team's new force last season, 19-year-old Jonathan Cumingga scored 20 points in five games, and 20-year-old Moses Moody started 11 regular season games. The biggest pressure fell on the shoulders of the 7-foot-tall big man, James Wiseman, who played only 39 games in the first two seasons of his career, and was reimbursed last season due to a meniscus tear and was reimbursed for the season

When the Warriors celebrated their championship in Boston , Wiseman, also enjoyed the joy of winning. , but it's hard for him to really devote himself to celebrating a season where he was a bystander

"It's hard, man," He told me this week: "Because last year I went through a tough time, not only as a basketball player, but also as an ordinary person. When I was in the middle of an injury, playing games I tried to regain confidence when I was there. But it was very difficult, and I could only think about the problem from a positive perspective. "

's absence last year did not affect the Warriors' view of Wiseman. The coaches highly praised the 21-year-old player. This summer, he spent most of his time at the team's San Francisco training center

"His work ethics is great", Warriors head coach Steve Cole talked about Wiseman before the Warriors' first official training: "His skills, his attitude, and he is deeply loved by his teammates. Everyone knows how hard he works. He must believe in himself, and we must also be patient with him, so that he can integrate into the team with steady progress."

Wiseman is expected to come out on the bench this season to support Kevin Rooney, who stabilized the Warriors' weak frontcourt last season and completed a renewal with the Warriors this summer

For Looney , Wiseman has many things to learn

" How did he adapt to the speed of the NBA? What does it feel like to play in the league as a big guy? I always ask Looney for some questions on the court”, Wiseman said

Golden State Warriors youth athlete maturity is due to its experienced leadership. This summer, when Kumingga did not show enough effort in the summer league, Green scolded him on his podcast. After Green commented, Kumingga responded immediately, scoring 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists

This harsh love extends to the fall summer camp. On Sunday morning, the Warriors were During training, Cole divided the team into two groups, one with experienced starters and the other with young players. According to bystanders, the starting lineup led by Curry and Green easily defeated the second team led by Wiseman and Poole. As long as the starter feels that the offense is difficult, they will use Curry Green's pick-and-roll to finish the final

"This is the competition," Curry said on Sunday: "We know what we are doing, we have a good chemistry." Three months ago, we just won the finals and set the tone for the culture of this team and what we do. I understand that we need to give patience to young players, but they have to devote themselves to it at all times. "

After the NBA Finals last year, Lacob bluntly stated that he hopes the Golden State Warriors will one day win the most championships in league history, surpassing the Boston team's record of 17 championships. Such a lofty goal requires greater impetus

Last season, the Warriors proved to the world that they could win without Durant, which is their impetus, but what's next?

"I don't think the motivation that drove us forward in these two seasons is the same," Green said on Sunday: "If I tell you yes, that's lying to you." But I can tell you that this team will never lack the motivation to move forward. "

Regarding power, Thompson said more directly: "Only basketball players and athletes who have won five championships can be called great. "

Last month, many NBA players gathered in the hall of Fairmont Delma Hotel to watch Green's wedding. Basketball celebrities Tom Izzo, LeBron James and Curry were all present to wish her, rap singers Roddy Rich and DaBaby performed the show live

At some point in the celebration, James , Curry and Green took a photo and waved "4" with their hands to represent the four championships each. Seven years ago, Curry and Green were fighting for the King's crown The young man. Now, they are on par with the greatest players of their time, and even have the chance to surpass his ring

"You understand the competition, it all makes us great", Curry told me on Sunday: "But there is only respect and love left between us off the court. As adults, we have a lot of experiences in common"

When talking about the new season, Curry's tone became serious: "Born to win, that's why we are here"