If anyone thought that rebuilding was on the Warriors’ minds, they were wrong. Joe Lacob, owner who has made the franchise the most valued in the NBA over the last decade, is clear that an organization like his can only have one idea in mind. Gain. «We just want to win. We want to be the best and we will try any tactic in our power to be there. “We are not here to be just another team,” account for ESPN.
Golden State’s season has been full of ups and downs. Draymond Green’s behavioral problems and sanction. The downturn of Andrew Wiggins and Klay Thompson. Jonathan Kuminga’s frustration. The absence of Chris Paul due to injury…
However, the team is in the sweetest point of the course, with a record of eight wins and only two losses in the last ten games. Furthermore, according to the analyzes of Basketball Reference, those from San Francisco have the simplest calendar in the entire West ahead of them. This, together with the high level of Curry, the emergence of Kuminga in the last month, the stability of Green, the improvement of Wiggins and the yet to be proven new role of Thompson; It leaves Steve Kerr’s team in a great place to start climbing positions.
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Right now the Warriors close the play-in positions in tenth place in the West. But its dynamics are positive and the factors exposed should be decisive. «We may fail. I may have failed at times, but we will not stop trying,” says Lacob.
Of course, the Warriors boss is not just referring to this season, which no longer depends on him. His comments stem from the leak of the franchise’s interest in LeBron James and the conversations that took place with Jeanie Buss and Rich Paul. During the final days of the market, Golden State seemed to be content with what they already had, but taking a last shot at James speaks volumes about Lacob’s ambition. His only idea is to squeeze out the seemingly infinite prime by Curry. Something that clashes with the conservatism that the franchise has shown with respect to its ‘sacred cows’.
Green has already signed his renewal and continues to be essential for the team’s defensive survival. Klay has insisted several times on his intention to extend his relationship with the franchise even if it means forgiving money, and it seems that that is the plan. The room for improvement therefore comes from the growth of players like Kuminga himself, Moody or Podziemski. As well as what they can get for Wiggins or Kevon Looney.
What is clear with Lacob is that it will not be an issue of money. The Warriors have been breaking luxury tax records for several years. Situation that, based on the owner’s words, there is not much interest in reversing.
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2024-02-22 18:00:00
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