Swapping Poole for loneliness? In order to save money, the Warriors cut Paul Lao Cannon will go to assist Lao Zhan or Wenban

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2024-07-01 06:29Creators in the field of sports

In order to buy more time to send Chris Paul to the right team and leave some chips for themselves, the Warriors negotiated with Paul to delay the date of Paul's $30 million non-guaranteed contract to a guaranteed contract by two days. As a result, the Warriors failed to accomplish anything over the two-day period, and in the end they had no choice but to cut Paul.

In doing so, Paul will be a free agent and enter the free market.

You know, last offseason, the Warriors sent Jordan Poole, Patrick Baldwin Jr., Rollins, a 2027 second-round pick and a 2030 first-round pick in the Paul trade. As a result, the Warriors only used Paul for one season, paid a huge luxury tax, but did not even make the playoffs that season, and now lost Paul for nothing.

It's fair to say that the Warriors lost all their money in this deal, and they just achieved the minimum expectation they had when they made this deal - to make room for 2024.

Admittedly, the Warriors management tried hard, and they didn't want to lose Paul for nothing. The Warriors and the Clippers have previously negotiated a trade involving Paul George, and the chips that the Warriors have come up with include Paul, Wiggins, future first-round picks, Kuminga, Moody, etc., except for the combination of Wiggins + Kuminga, various other permutations have been tried, but the two sides have not been able to agree.

General manager Dunleavy Jr. tried various avenues of dealing, but in the end he couldn't get anything out of Paul's non-guaranteed contract.

Warriors owner Lacob has long stated that their goal for the new season is to reduce their salary gross below the second-best line, or even below the luxury tax line. Saving money is one of the main goals of the Warriors, and the Warriors can't handle Paul's contract through a trade, and they can only cut him in the end.

Next, the Warriors are also very likely to lose Klay Thompson, and it is reported that the two sides will basically not be able to continue working together until a miracle happens. The Warriors may use the sign-and-trade to send Thompson away, so that they can keep some assets, and Thompson can also get a contract that is higher than the mid-level exception, and the two sides can get together and disperse.

Where does Paul go when he's made redundant? It depends on what Paul wants next.

If he wants to compete for a championship, Paul can go to teams like the Nuggets, Lakers, and Clippers that lack high-level backup point guards with a base salary or a contract slightly higher than the base salary, and assist stars such as Jokic and LeBron James.

If Paul wants to earn more and has no desire to pursue a championship, he can go to the Spurs and bring Rookie Castle to assist Wembanyama. There is news that the Spurs have a strong interest in Paul.

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