The 390 million league's most expensive array is on sale! The three championship-winning veterans are on the shelves, and Paul's dream is shattered
On January 12, Beijing time, because there are fewer NBA games today, we can talk about the performance of some teams in the past period of time, the recent performance of the Warriors can be said to be very spicy, they have lost 6 of the last 8 games, and the past two home games are heavy defeats, and the team suffered a 36-point defeat against the Pelicans, setting a team loss record this season.
The feeling of the Warriors now is that the team has lost confidence and is playing without fighting spirit, which is a problem with the team atmosphere, like Kerr said, there is a lack of communication on the court right now, I don't even think yelling at them will motivate them, the boos from the home fans are also what we deserve, and now we lack confidence. Recently, Spoelstra and the Heat reached a contract extension of hundreds of millions of dollars, and Kerr, who is also a representative of the younger generation of coaches, has not renewed his contract for a long time.
According to Shams, Steve Cole is still in the air, and he is also in the period of expiring contract, but he has no sign of renewing his contract, and Kerr seems to be disappointed with the current situation. Warriors management did their best this offseason to build a championship team, but it backfired. In an effort to solve the team's locker room problems, the team gave up their future Poole in exchange for Paul.
After getting Paul, the team plus Dream, Klay, Wiggins and Curry, they have five former All-Stars, so the team is also burdened with a high luxury tax, the total salary of the Warriors this season is 207 million, the luxury tax has reached 189 million, and the team has spent a total of 396 million, the team with the most salary output in the league.
As a result, the team has frequent problems after the start of the new season, first Klay and Wiggins have lost their peak level, Klay has lost his peak is understandable, after all, he has suffered a major injury, Wiggins is only 28 years old, and he is still in his prime, but now the offensive end has almost no effect, so Kerr also had to put him on the bench, so Kuminga entered the starting lineup, the previous Kerr was reluctant to reuse young players, he likes to play meritorious basketball.
The reason why he is willing to reuse their meritorious veterans, one of the main reasons is that Kerr knows that these veterans have more tacit understanding and better experience, so it has also caused dissatisfaction among many young players, if it is said that the previous Warriors, who dares to question Cole? After all, it is the coach who led the team to win 4 championships, but now the wall is down and everyone pushes, and the core can not play as they should be.
In addition to Klay and Wiggins, in fact, Dream and Paul do not have the peak level, Paul is understandable that he is not at the peak, after all, he is 38 years old, but his condition is still good, he can play a role in the team, excellent overall view and passing ability are very good to drive the bench, but recently Paul suffered a fracture of his left hand, which will also make him miss for a long time, I am afraid that Paul's dream of winning the championship this season will be shattered again.
Dream Green has improved his three-point projection this season, but his anger seems to be getting heavier and heavier, in the past, the technical foul was at most dissatisfied with the referee to say a few cruel words, or it was a third-rate action such as poking the eye and kicking the crotch, and the action was significantly upgraded after the start of this season, he likes to lock his throat and hammer the player's face with heavy punches, which is also speechless, so the league chose to ban him, and his return may improve the team's defense, but the decline on the offensive end also makes him unable to give the team too much help on the offensive end.
The current Warriors have no future to speak of, and even if the team gets back on track later, they don't have the strength to win the championship, so according to Shams, the Warriors' current mentality is that everyone on the team is on the shelf except for Curry. That means Klay, Dream, and Wiggins will also be bargaining chips. But the current situation is that except for Wiggins, the other two are estimated to be difficult to trade, and Wiggins cannot be exchanged for the desired chip for his performance this season.
Recently, there have been a lot of Warriors and Raptors about the Sika trade, if they can get Sika to make up for the lack of the team's forward, maybe they don't have to make a big deal, the Raptors' asking price for Sika is also very simple, that is, young potential players, they are not interested in draft picks, the team wants talented young people, Kuminga and Moody are obviously what the Raptors need, if Wiggins is sent to the contract, then the deal looks easy to complete.
Previously, the Kings and many other teams were interested in Sika, but Sika also said that he hoped to get a long-term salary cap, so he persuaded many teams to quit, and the Warriors could make a final attempt, if they could, Lacob's financial resources, he would not care about the maximum salary, and if he couldn't, he would give up, and then rebuilding was also a good choice. Speaking of which, what do you have to say about the current warriors?