The NBA preseason ended, and there were 2 days left in the regular season to start in full swing. At this moment, there were heavy news from the Warriors. This morning, Woj reported that the Warriors and Poole had completed an early contract extension, with a four-year salary of $140 million (123 million salary+17 million incentive clause). Just when the outside world thought that the Warriors were going to abandon Wiggins, Wiggins finally compromised and chose to renew the contract with the Warriors for $109 million for four years! When I first saw this news, I thought it was a fake. Wiggins had a contract with an average salary of $27 million? In this age of 30 million or even 40 million, when Lillard has entered the salary threshold of 60 million, Wiggins is simply working for the Warriors for nothing! Of course, from the perspective of Warriors fans, this is the best ending. Pulwiggins takes over the future and Warriors continue their competitiveness. It can be said that Warriors will be the top team in the league for at least the next 4 years.
There is an interesting data. American media StatMuse listed the warriors’ playing schedule last season, in which Wiggins played a total of 2,329 minutes, ranking first in the team, while Poole, as the sixth man, also played 2,283 minutes, ranking second in the team! The performances of both of them in the playoffs can be called the important heroes of the Warriors’ championship. Wiggins averaged 16.5 points +7.5 rebounds per game in the playoffs. The defense of Tatum textbook level has been talked about by fans so far. And Poole’s playoff average of 17 points +2.8 rebounds +3.8 assists per game seems normal, but the real hit rate is as high as 67.3%, which can already enter the threshold of the top five in NBA playoff history! On the night when the Warriors won the championship, Prla was broadcast live with Wiggins. Wiggins said to Poole, you are going to make a lot of money. Poole replied, No, we are going to make a lot of money. The two men have a good relationship. Although there is competition for renewal, Wiggins bowed his head, which enabled the Warriors to solve the problem that has plagued the whole summer.
But the burden on Warrior boss Ragbu is increasing. With Poole and Wiggins renewing their contracts, by the 23-24 season, Curry will have $51.9 million, Clay $43.2 million, Poole $28 million, Wiggins $24.3 million, Wiseman $12.1 million and Luni $7.5 million. If Dream Chasing chooses to execute the player option worth $27.6 million, the total salary of 12 people in the existing contract of Warriors will reach a terrible $215 million! Bobby Marks, a data expert, has made a calculation. If the Warriors stay in Wiggins with an average salary of 30 million, the luxury tax alone will be $309 million. Now that the Warriors give Wiggins 6 million less, the luxury tax can be reduced by about 50 million. But by the 23-24 season, the Warriors’ total financial expenditure will definitely exceed 450 million dollars, which can support three ordinary playoff-level teams!
After Poole and Warriors renewed their contracts in advance, he didn’t make any statement, but when Wiggins renewed their contracts, Poole excitedly showed himself dancing with Wiggins on the social platform, and Iguodala also sent a photo to congratulate Poole and Wiggins on winning the big contract. In Miles’ words, Wiggins has been very suitable for the team system since he came to the Bay Area. He has become a star of the NBA’s offensive and defensive integration, and has won unanimous praise from the league and the team. Now I am glad that he can continue to fight alongside us in the next few years. From $33.61 million in the contract year to $24.3 million in the 23-24 season, to be honest, I really think that the contracts of Poole and Wiggins should be changed. But since the results are satisfactory, outsiders don’t have to complain about injustice anymore. At least Wiggins really wants to stay in the Warriors, even if his salary is greatly reduced. Wiggins’ four-year contract of $109 million, $24.3 million in 23-24, $26.28 million in 24-25, $28.22 million in 25-26, with player option in 26-27, is worth $30.17 million.
Wiggins has renewed his contract, Poole has renewed his contract, and Green has two years left in his contract. But after two years, the Warriors basically won’t stay in Green, or Green is willing to accept a big salary cut. These are all issues on the table. But there are also problems under the table. Slatter, a reporter with the Warriors, revealed in the podcast that Clay has now reached the time to renew his contract in advance. He is the fourth player who needs the Warriors to give an answer after Neppel, Wiggins and Green of the Warriors. Clay’s salary in the new season is $41 million. In the 23-24 season, Clay’s contract annual salary is $43.22 million. Clay himself is waiting to see if he can return to the level state enough to sign another big contract. Although he can’t defend like he did at the age of 28, and his traversing speed is slowing down, Warriors fans certainly don’t want Clay to wear the jerseys of other teams! Slatter stressed: At present, there is no news about Warriors in this respect.
What to do about Clay’s problem? I think every Warriors fan has his own opinion, but the current situation is that even if Green leaves, the Warriors will have to face Wiseman’s contract extension and solve Clay’s problem in the summer of 23 years. Compared with Wiggins and Poole, the current Clay may really not be worth 40 million+,and Clay will turn 33 next season. The best solution is that Clay, like Wiggins, signs a contract extension with an average salary of about 25 million dollars. Clay has said many times that he hopes to stay with Curry all the time, which is the greatest opportunity for the Warriors. But to put it another way, this warrior, Curry, can get the super top salary because the maximum salary stipulated by the league is so much that it can’t go beyond the limit. But others, who want to wear a warrior shirt, have to make some sacrifices.
Although the Warriors experienced some turbulence this summer, including the incident of Green punching his teammates, before the opening game, the Warriors’ management made all efforts and solved some current problems. In the new season, Curry still has a great chance to lead this team to defend its title, hoping to continue to cheer, but Green is always an unstable factor for the Warriors. He is too dangerous.