Golden State Warriors: Only Money Can Stop This Dynasty
The Golden State Warriors, specifically Steve Kerr, understands that everything must come to an end at some point. According to Brain Rauf of Chat Sports, the Warriors coach knows his team’s run has a year or so left. The Warriors have been able to hold it off thanks to Kevin Durant taking less money but will Klay Thompson do the same?
Thompson will become a free agent in 2019 and while he’s making $17 million in his current deal, Thompson will more than likely demand a max contract. The Warriors will have to make a decision regarding what to do with the other half of the “Splash Brothers.”
What also complicates matters is that Durant, Zaza, and Jordan Bell will be free agents in 2019 and Draymond Green will be a free agent as well in 2020. The Warriors must decide how much championships are worth? Let’s say they wanted to keep their core together in 2019. That will leave the Warriors paying Curry $40 million, Thompson $25 million (depending on what he agrees to), Durant $25 million (if he agrees to another discount), and then Green $18 million. That’s more than $108 million for four players and they still have to find a center and must manage their bench.
This is what winning does, and Kerr said it best when he explained how this will all play out.
“So you have to work within the confines of the salary cap and the structure. The big thing is we have an ownership group that is 100 percent committed to winning. They are going to spend every dollar we need to keep us competitive, and we have great resources.”
How Will The Warriors Dynasty End?
According to Rauf, the Warriors are well aware they have one more season with Thompson as their shooting guard. No matter what happens in the future, the current core of Warriors had a great run. Too bad nothing last forever.
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