Chapter 45 Hidden Dangers Brought by Contract Renewal
However, even with the big game with the Lakers imminent, there are still a lot of pessimistic factors.
Although the Warriors are soaring, the Warriors management is naturally happy, until Lin Feixiong, the Warriors take off, the Warriors' home ticket attendance rate has reached almost 100%, creating the best attendance rate in history, and it is also the best attendance court in the league today, and the sponsors of the Warriors' home court are also an endless stream of "money". However, there is still a headache for the Warriors management, and that is the renewal of players.
There are two main players whose contracts expire at the end of this season, and two big contracts that expire next season. Jobs and Keynes, Jobs' current contract room has an annual salary of 11 million in the final year of his 5-year 52 million contract, while Keynes' rookie contract is about to expire, and his rookie contract is only 3 years and 9 million. So this season the Warriors are basically on the verge of the salary cap. But next season will be different, Jobs's contract is estimated to be only more, not less, and it may require a long-term big contract, and Keynes, as a new main player, not to mention, this guy's strength has not even been fully exerted has been able to win 14+5+5 proud data, according to this level, Keynes's contract will reach 8 million next season, but the good thing for the Warriors is that Jobs and Keynes's contracts are both with team options, that is, The Warriors can follow up on any other team in the league to make a contract. And Lin Fei's contract room is 10 million, but after the contract expires next year, 10 million will definitely be more than that, and Lin Fei will definitely get the top salary contract. and Curry, although the Warriors have a super guard Lin Fei, but Curry's role should not be underestimated, Lin Fei's physical confrontation is poor, and his organizational ability is limited, many times the Warriors need Curry to control the court, which is why although Curry is a substitute guard, the data contributed is an astonishing 15 points + 7 assists + 4 rebounds, and Curry can almost contribute 2 three-pointers per game, which is the most stable point of the Warriors' three-point firepower except for Lin Fei, and Curry's worth is estimated to be no less than 8 million. These contracts are enough to toss the Warriors management.
If the current player configuration remains unchanged, it is estimated that the contract of the Warriors next season will be 10 million for Lin Fei + 13 million for Jobs + 12 million for Aix + 8 million for Keynes + 8 million for Curry + 23 million for bench players = 74 million, which exceeds the salary cap. This is undoubtedly a headache for the Warriors management.
The first thing the management looked for was Lin Fei, and Lin Fei's contract expired next season, but in order to stabilize Lin Fei's heart, the management negotiated with Lin Fei's agent more than a season in advance. said that it was a negotiation, but in fact, Lin Fei had the absolute initiative. Lin Fei will only be 26 years old next year, which is quite young, according to the current situation, Lin Fei's scoring champion this season is already inevitable, according to Lin Fei's state, next year's top ten will also belong to Lin Fei, and Lin Fei has an All-Star Game MVP, 63 points in the playoffs, and a series of brilliant honors for the best sixth man, which undoubtedly aggravates the weight of Lin Fei's contract. When people asked Lin Fei what he thought about renewing the contract, Lin Fei never answered positively, but pushed the matter to the agent. Experts estimate that Lin Fei's contract must be a big contract of hundreds of millions, and the price offered is at least a 6-year contract of 120 million. However, Lin Fei always took the game as important and eased the contract renewal situation, and the management was not easy to deal with.
Since Lin Fei's contract cannot be completed immediately, the contract between Jobs and Keynes is already imminent. In fact, it could have been considered last season, but last season the team was on the rise, and the team management had to look at the team's situation to decide on player contract extensions and trades.
The Warriors management gave Keynes a contract room of 24 million for 3 years, but Keynes's agent flatly refused, and it seems that he is quite confident in Keynes's current value, and Keynes wants a contract room of 55 million for 5 years. The gap between the two is a lot worse. Indeed, for a player like Keynes, if the Warriors let him go, it is estimated that he is likely to be snapped up, with a balanced offense and defense, excellent physical fitness and technique, and it is really a rare talent. However, after the Warriors were rejected, they also calmed down and stopped making offers, waiting for other teams to offer, and then they could follow up.
Jobs seems to be a little tricky, Jobs was once the leader of the Warriors, at that time this guy's average data per game was close to the top power forward level of 20 points + 10 rebounds + 3 assists, but after the rise of Lin Fei, Jobs's average points per game dropped to 16 points, and the average rebounds per game increased to 11, and the assist decreased to 1, but now the data also looks like a decent top power forward level in the league! The Warriors are definitely reluctant to give up, and the Warriors are already weak on the inside, and they often have to Ax and Keynes to strengthen their defense, and if Jobs leaves, the Warriors' interior line will be even tighter. Jobs' contract renewal condition is 80 million for 5 years, which seems to be a bit of a lion's mouth, although Jobs is powerful, but it seems that it has not yet reached the level of this 80 million contract, and experts are not even optimistic about renewing Jobs.
These contract renewal issues, in fact, the players are also a little entangled in their hearts, after all, it is related to their own value and future. Especially now that the Warriors are soaring, the players will think highly of themselves. It's a bit of a hassle for the management to deal with the players.
Many experts are even starting to estimate the Warriors' roster for next season. Some experts estimate that it is likely to go back to trade Curry to ease the pressure on the Warriors' salary, after all, Curry is far less important to the Warriors than imagined, that is, the Warriors' starting lineup will remain unchanged next season, and the bench players will be rested, especially Nelson's training of young players will create the offensive power of the Warriors' strong bench lineup, even if they take a step back, even if Curry can't find such a good player after leaving, The Warriors can even make Keynes a playmaker tall point guard, imagine Maddy, who plays very well as a point guard, who has good ball handling and good passing vision, and can contribute 5 assists in the current environment, which is enough to tell.
Another way to say it is to trade Steve Jobs for a less valuable and powerful insider. Now that Steve Jobs is the Warriors' highest-paid player, it would take a lot of pressure off and a strong interior player would strengthen the Warriors against the league's top interior teams, such as the Magic and Lakers, as well as the Bulls. But the risk of doing so is undoubtedly very great, as the core of the Warriors' internal turnover, the run-in between Jobs and the entire Warriors team is simply perfect, and no one dares to imagine what the effect will be after losing. Besides, there are very few good interior players in the league these days, and if you miss a good player, you don't know when the next one will appear. Besides, taking a step back, without Jobs, the Warriors can even play a small lineup, putting Aix at the power forward position, and Keynes to play at small forward, which seems to have little impact on the Warriors' overall offensive power, at least on the books.
But no matter how many speculations there are, all of them are based on flying as the core of the team. Experts all feel that the lack of a main player for the Warriors will not have a great impact on the overall combat effectiveness of the Warriors, because the Warriors' system is already there.
Do you still remember how the management lowered Lin Fei's value when he renewed his contract with Lin Fei more than a year ago? In fact, Lin Fei's data rose wildly after the outbreak at that time, but in the end, Nelson forced Lin Fei's playing time to compress Lin Fei's playing time to more than 20 minutes, and finally Lin Fei's score in the first season was 20 points, and he passed by the best rookie. Many people say that the management of the Warriors is all about making money and making profits, but there is no way, the NBA is a business after all.
Will the Warriors repeat their old tricks? Presumably the entire Warriors management will still balance it, after all, the Warriors are in very good shape now, and any change in the playing style of any player or compressing the playing time of a certain player may affect the whole body, and Nelson has been coaching for more than 30 years and has not made such a good start.