Warriors consumption relegation: Klay collapsed and left the team, Paul was cut 5 for 1 and changed to air Trading George is no longer playing

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2024-07-01 11:13Creators in the field of sports

On July 1, Beijing time, the NBA free market officially opened, and in just a few hours, many teams completed blockbuster signings, including Harden staying with the Clippers for 70 million for 2 years, Paul joining the Spurs for 11 million in 1 year, the Lakers renewing Christie for 3200 for 4 years, and Pope joining the Magic for 66 million in 3 years.

Clay falls apart

As soon as the free market opened, Shams revealed that the Warriors and Klay had completely fallen out, and the latter would leave the Warriors to get more salary, Klay was looking for a sign-and-trade opportunity with the Warriors, and the Warriors were willing to make a deal to save some assets.

In the 23-24 season, Klay played in 77 games in the regular season, averaging 17.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, shooting 37.3% from three-point range.

Chris Haynes of The Athletic followed up to reveal the reason for the breakdown in the relationship, pointing out that the Warriors did not complete the contract extension early last summer, which made Klay very unhappy.

This summer, the Warriors offered Klay another contract in the early $20 million, which made Klay even more annoyed, believing that he was not respected, and at the same time excited and looking forward to leaving the Warriors to start over.

Due to the limited number of big fish in the market this summer, Klay has been pursued by multiple teams after confirming his departure from the Warriors.

Klay is also ready to join other teams, and he and his agent have met with the Mavericks, Lakers, Clippers, 76ers and many other teams within hours of free agency opening.

Long before the free market opened, James was revealed to be willing to reduce the salary of Harden, Varland and Klay to renew the contract to ensure that the Lakers can use the full mid-range exception.

Woj admitted on the live broadcast that James contacted Klay as soon as the free agency opened at 6 o'clock, and the negotiations between the two sides are expected to continue until tomorrow.

Due to space constraints, if signed directly, Klay could only reach a mid-level exception of up to $12.9 million with the Lakers.

Of course, the two sides can also join forces in the form of a sign-and-trade form, and the Lakers have Russell, Hayes, Wood and many other chips in their hands who choose to exercise the player option.

The most important thing is that Klay's father is very supportive of Klay joining the Lakers, shortly after the news broke, a Lakers fan posted a message praying for Klay to join the Lakers, and Klay's father left a message in response: "Me too! ”

The Clippers are in a similar situation to the Lakers, and can only offer a mid-level exception, and of course have the ability to sign and trade.

In contrast, the 76ers have more room with the Mavericks, with the Mavericks having a 16.1 million trade exception and the 76ers having 14 million to use.

It's just that the 76ers' first target is George, Klay is seen as an alternative, and the Mavericks see Klay as their primary target this summer, so in order of probability, Klay's next home is expected to be the Mavericks, Lakers, Clippers and 76ers.

Paul was laid off

As soon as the market opened, the Warriors officially announced the elimination of Paul, and Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports followed up by pointing out that before cutting Paul, the Warriors rejected the Bulls' trade proposal around LaVine in exchange for Wiggins + Paul.

After Paul was cut, there was a scramble among multiple teams, and he eventually joined the Spurs for one year and $11 million.

With Paul playing for a short season, the Warriors' original 5-for-1 trade of Poole + Patrick Baldwin Jr. + Rollins + 2027 second-round pick + 2030 first-round pick (top-20 pick protected) was a return to air.

Trading George is no longer a game

Due to the Warriors' reluctance to send Kuminga, trade negotiations with the Clippers for George ended quickly, and George also confirmed that he would leave the Clippers and plan to join the 76ers or the Magic, and the possibility of going to the 76ers is very high.

Warriors spend downgrade

After some adjustments, the Warriors' salary dropped from 175 million to 144 million, which is below the luxury tax line (170.814 million), and the full mid-range exception can be used, and the Warriors plan to split the special to bring in multiple rotation players.

Since there are not many big fish, the only big-name players that the Warriors may bring in in are LaVine and Ingram.

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