A couple of weeks after the rumor surfaced that Golden State was willing to make any move except Stephen Curry, it seems like the dust has calmed down a bit. Not entirely, since a few players continue in the shooting. But quite a bit due to how far the team is from the goal they set at the beginning of the year: a new fight for the ring. Outside of play-in and with a 19-23 record, it is difficult to imagine a transfer (or a series of them) making them contenders.
This is what they talk about today on the podcast Hoops Hype Michael Scotto and Anthony Slater, Golden State reporters for The Athletic. The one who has seen his status change the most is Jonathan Kuminga, whose notable improvement in recent weeks seems to have moved him to the untouchable category. Andrew Wiggins continues to be the one with the most votes to leave, with Dallas as the most interested.
Doubts arise when talking about figures like Chris Paul, Klay Thompson or Draymond Green. The point guard has one more year left on his contract for $30 million, but this is not guaranteed, so the Warriors could negotiate him. The franchise positively values CP3’s sporting contribution, and the lack of market could play in favor of his permanence.
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After failing to reach an agreement with the franchise on his renewal, Thompson will be a free agent this summer. But the desire of the player and the team is for him to remain in the Bay. Slater ventures to say that he will continue in San Francisco and that his price, which has to come down (a lot) from the current 43 million that he charges, will be determined by the market. If there are interested teams, he will be more expensive, although both prioritize his stay for a symbolic reason.
As for Draymond, it is difficult to think about his departure due to the factors already mentioned and his recent incidents. The player is in the reconciliation phase with the team, and there is no sufficiently powerful transfer on the horizon to consider his departure. Steve Kerr has also been the subject of certain rumors regarding his departure, but his departure is more than unlikely in the medium term.
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2024-01-26 19:30:00
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