Refusing to renew the contract + back-stopping the old club! The new star destroys his future, unlike the Rockets, the Warriors are in a dilemma

Editor|Lao Kankanqiu

Since the opening of the NBA free market, most teams in the league have completed signing and trading reinforcement, with four teams being the most active: the defending champion Thunder spent 813 million US dollars, and the maximum salary renewed the contract with the three giants Alexander (285 million in 4 years), Jewish (289 million in 5 years) and Homgren (239 million in 5 years) to ensure that the championship lineup can be continued; the Rockets have successively strengthened Durant and Finney- Key puzzles such as Smith and Capela have become the top team in the West; the Clippers are no less than that, signing powerful players such as Lopez, Bill, and Paul. Although the average age is 33.2 years old (the oldest team in NBA history), the terrifying lineup depth has become a favorite to compete for the championship; the Nuggets have also changed their normal behavior, and while the deal comes Cameron Johnson, they also strengthened the substitutes such as Bruce Brown, Hardaway Jr., and Walan, and took off directly in the new season.

Of course, there are many teams in the league who failed to complete the expected reinforcement due to various factors. For example, although the Lakers won Ayton and Smart, the depth of the team's lineup is still a big problem, especially the center position of the No. 5 position; the Bucks bought out superstar Lillard, and despite signing Turner, the team's hard strength is still insufficient, and Antetokounmpo's stay or not is still a mystery; and the most afflicting one is the Golden State Warriors.

The free market has started for three weeks, and when other teams strengthened, the Warriors management seemed to be trapped in invisible shackles - they neither dared to sign Melton and Horford, who had been negotiated, nor could they resolve the deadlock with Kumingga.

01 The Warriors' dilemma under the salary noose: In the dilemma, the salary of Curry, Zhumeng Green and Butler will be as high as $150 million next season. In addition, the salary of several players that have been confirmed is only $25.4 million away from triggering the first rich line. Once a middle-class contract signer of $5.7 million will be locked up by a "hard hat" and lose the right to match. They can only watch other teams steal Kumingga.

"We are working hard to deal with this matter responsibly (Kuminga renewal)," an anonymous Warriors executive admitted, "We cannot sign contracts at will under the restrictions of clauses such as luxury tax lines. We will not damage the team's lineup building capabilities now or in the future."

Therefore, the management originally planned to strengthen the inside with the mini middle class, but now it is forced to put it on hold. If this time is too long, veterans Horford and Melton cannot guarantee that they will not find another family. After all, the two sides are only verbal agreements at the moment, and the Warriors can only be anxious at that time.

The sign-and-change trading plan seems feasible, but the market feedback is cold and cold - only the Kings are willing to provide role players + second-round draft picks, and negotiations are difficult. Although the Suns were interested, they refused to give out the first round pick, while the Bulls and Pistons and other rebuilding teams were collectively silent and were unwilling to pay too much chips.

02 The tug-of-war for contract renewal: the core of this farce is the psychological gap in contract renewal prices. Ten months ago, US media reported that the Warriors management had added a five-year, $150 million contract to Kuming, but the latter directly refused to renew the contract, confident that it could impact the maximum salary and demanded that it start at least 35 million in annual salary. The negotiations between the two sides ended unhappily.

Now that the free market has started for two weeks, the qualification quotes given by the Warriors plummeted to $7.9 million - less than one-third of the amount rejected last year. Although the Kumingga team "concessions" from 30 million to 25 million, the Warriors management is now only willing to provide a contract of about 20 million, and it is still a short contract.

"The Warriors management clearly told Kumingga that 30 million is no chance, so it can only be given about 20 million, and the contract length and guarantee ratio must be discussed again." Alliance sources revealed. What makes the situation even more complicated is that Kumingga actually publicly "back-sting" his old boss, claiming that the Warriors have never provided a quotation of 150 million yuan in five years, distorting the facts.

03 Mirror of the Rising Star's Life: Jaylen Green's Wisdom

In fact, when Jaylen Green of the Rockets was facing a contract renewal, he could recognize the facts and accepted a three-year, $106 million salary cut contract with no complaint.

And this year's offseason, when the Rockets wanted to strengthen Durant, they sent Green to the Suns as a trading chip. The 22-year-old star guard not only did not complain, but instead posted a long article to thank the team: "Thanks Houston for allowing me to realize my NBA dream, this place will always be my home." This grateful heart is in sharp contrast with Kumingga's "backstab".

It has to be said that the team is different from the team, and there are indeed many gaps between the new stars and the new stars.

04 The talent bubble that was exposed has been cold in the market, but the team is not interfering with. In the Warriors system that emphasizes passing and cutting, his pass assist rate in the playoffs is only 5.3%, ranking at the bottom of the team, and frequent breakthroughs and passes and mistakes. In addition, his singles accounted for as high as 38%, but he received a positive and negative value of -0.8, and his offensive efficiency was also the corner of the league.

In-depth analysis exposed more problems:

The ending of 73.2% at the basket was dependent on eating, and the 6-10-foot shooting rate plummeted to 41%;

The high pick-and-roll switch efficiency was only 4.2 (far lower than Payton Jr.'s 6.8);

3-point shooting percentage was 30.5% at the bottom of the league, and the Warriors lost 15.8 points when they were on the field in the playoffs.

These data completely tore up Kumingga's talent filter, and its trading value has fallen to freezing point. And as August approaches, there are few options left for the striker.