Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was looking forward to a four-year deal, happily heading into the 2022-23 season — but after his mysterious “one-punch” operation, a very vague future awaits him.
The team chose to shelve Draymond’s salary issue for now, betting more on young players Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins, and finally reached a four-year contract worth 140 million and 109 million to keep the team’s future hope.
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The Warriors are willing to spend money, but they still have certain financial thresholds they don’t want to cross. The retention of Poole and Wiggins means that a key player may not be “retained” in the future. Draymond Green, James Wiseman, and even Klay Thompson are potential victims.
Draymond Green’s mind-boggling initiative hastened the Warriors’ unavoidable decisions. Now that the current “first” crisis has passed, how can we safely go to the village? It is yet to be continued by the management.
Further reading:Analysis of the possibility of the Warriors staying Draymond Green, by the way, look at the future salary of the Warriors(chasing the bear)
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Before Draymond’s punch went down, the Warriors originally had the easiest (but certainly not the best) solution, which was to delay the free market next summer and let Draymond, Poole, and Wiggins compete fairly and stay. If not, please cherish goodbye.
However, Warriors general manager Bob Myers is not such a man. If Myers has done anything right in Golden State over the past decade, it’s that he prefers to make the “right” move, although there may be some trade-offs in salary structure along the way — like a sign-and-trade “And send Andre Iguodala, trade D’Angelo Russell to Timberwolves, keep Kevon Looney first…and so on.
This gives people more reason to believe that even if Green has a player option, the possibility of not being able to die in Golden State is gradually increasing. Poole’s contract extension with Wiggins shows a lot of things.
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Further reading:What did James Wiseman learn from a healthy Kevon Looney?
Green beat not just a pure Warriors player, but a 23-year-old future core of the team who is expected to make the All-Star team.Even if Green once held any trace of yearning for a “max contract”, inTMZ circulates footage of internal conflictAt the moment of opening, everything has disappeared.
If the team does not let Green play in the opening game, he will even have to watch the 2021-22 championship ring award ceremony at home. Although the interaction in the warm-up match reduced this chance, basically Green was still on probation, and Poole, who was almost beaten, still received more attention.
columnistConnor LetourneauHe pointed out that it is difficult for Draymond Green to satisfy Draymond Green with the current power dynamic. To make matters worse, his tone has become less and less contrite in recent days, and even appears to be “rebuilding trust”. ), vaguely mentioning that he has a “player option” next season.
We can’t ask Draymond Green to apologize for a lifetime, but at this moment when the topic has not subsided, Draymond does not seem to fully understand the predicament he is facing, the dilemma of the team, and the seriousness of the public perception of the problem.
Whether as the spiritual leader of a championship team or as a veteran working hard for the “last deal” of his career, Draymond’s recent performance has not been ideal, which is quite a pity.
After the struggles of last season, the voices questioning Draymond Green’s age and skills, and the importance of the Warriors winning the championship, have been much less than before. Many fans even paid attention to the “side business” of Podacst run by Draymond, wondering how he was. Multi-tasking – less than a few months apart, his “necessity” to the team is rapidly declining, and it is really emotional.
The Golden State Warriors’ total salary last season was about $362 million, setting a new NBA record, but management still seems to have a bottom line, trying to keep this number from breaking the “400 million” mark. Assuming neither side is willing to back down, it’s highly likely that we’ll see Green and the Warriors drift apart and part ways in the not too distant future.
As Green hinted in the interview, he still has the right to decide whether to execute the player option for next season, and the one-year contract worth 27.6 million US dollars is still in his own hands.
The truth, however, is that, whether or not Green causes a feud with Poole, it’s hard for other teams to make better deals. Because everyone understands that his real “value” can only be fully realized in the Warriors, and there are probably not many buyers willing to bid with the Warriors in the market.
This turmoil will not be so easy to calm down. Green has to persevere in the Bay Area this season and try to adjust his mentality and image. Maybe it will be a smarter way – assuming Green wants to make a little more money.