5 years of $125 million! The Warriors are going to be uncomfortable, now Horford is really gone

According to the NBA China official website, Horford is still expected to join the Warriors, but the possibility of retirement is not ruled out. What does

Horford mean to the Warriors?

When Looney switched to the Pelicans and TJD, Horford could directly play the starting fifth position - three-pointers, passes, cuts, and connects the basket, and has a very suitable feature. This is a bit like the thick eyebrows that came to the Lakers in the early 20th season. They can show their due combat power without running-in.

Secondly, Horford played 50 playoff games in the last three seasons, of which 44 were the starters, and it was an important part of the Celtics' 23-24 season. In other words, Horford has rich playoff experience and outstanding performance, which is conducive to the Warriors' championship.

To say one more thing, judging from the transaction, butler and immediately completed a two-year, $120 million renewal, it is definitely fake to say that the Warriors don't want to win the championship in the next two years.

But the problem now is that although the Warriors and Horford are interested in each other, they cannot sign the contract. To put it bluntly, the latter does not want to get a basic salary, the former wants to give as many big contracts as possible, and Kumingga is in between. To be precise, before the renewal of Kumingga was agreed, the Warriors could not calculate the specific salary space, so there was no way to discuss opening a contract for Horford.

is still from the official website of NBA China: Anonymous executive said that tomorrow Xia is willing to provide Kumingga with a five-year, $125 million contract.

When this news was exposed, I thought the Warriors were going to feel bad.

From Kumingjia's perspective, it is better to accept a qualification offer worth 7.9 million than to accept a two-year contract renewal contract of 45 million. Obviously, this is a desperation to leave the team. There were still some concerns when there was no team to issue a big contract, but now there was no concern that I could spend the whole with the Warriors.

Of course, it is not ruled out that this news was released by Kumingga's camp. But from another perspective, this is even more terrifying to mean that Kuminga will spend the best with the Warriors.

In this regard, the Warriors' discomfort mainly reflects two aspects:

1. As the No. 7 pick in 2019, it was difficult for the Warriors to give up Kumingga and it was difficult for them to recover their equivalent chips;

2. Horford was basically gone.

Relatively speaking, I think the second point is the main reason.

First of all, whether Kuminga is helpful to the team's winning or not, this represents the past. Horford is the representative of the future. As I said just now, although he is 39 years old, he still has the ability to fight. Horford is still a great reinforcement to the team.

Judging from the news, when Kuminga chose to spend hard with the Warriors, Horford couldn't afford to wait. As mentioned just now, the possibility of retirement has not been ruled out. That's what the Warriors don't want to see.