The Golden State Warriors had an overvalued roster on their way to an NBA championship in the 2021-2022 season. With four players making more than $20 million, the Warriors paid more than any other team that season.
Almost 25 million of that salary load went to Draymond Greenwho still has a year left on his contract before he can elect to become a free agent in 2023. Green, the heart of this successful Warriors era, could explore options on the market sooner rather than later.
Anthony Slater and Marcus Thompson of The Athletic reported that Green is looking for a four-year max deal.which would amount to 164 million for the next five seasons (nearly 33 million per season). Draymond will make $25.8 million in 2022-2023.
However, according to The Athletic, The Warriors have no plans to extend Green for that price. According to them, they seekdiscuss extension with Green next summer“.
Draymond Green’s contract details
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Green signed a contract four years and 100 million with the Warriors before the 2019-2020 season, in a clearly favorable deal for the team at the time. This extension is analyzed as follows:
Time
Salary
2020-2021
22.2 million
2021-2022
24 million
2022-2023
25.8 million
2023-2024
27.6 million*
* player choice
A new contract would be significantly more expensive for the Warriors. But if Green forces them and publicly announces he doesn’t plan to exercise his 2023 option, it could force them to commit to the extension or let Green leave via midseason trade.
The Warriors’ highest salaries in the 2022-2023 season
The Warriors have another very expensive season aheadwith Green joining Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins topping $25 million.
Player
Salary
Stephen Curry
48 million
Clay Thompson
40.6 million
Andrew Wiggins
33.6 million
Draymond Green
25.8 million
The current structure of the Warriors is hardly sustainable. While the Warriors can, in theory, sign all of their stars to max deals, the luxury tax would hit Joe Lacob hard. And even those who spend more have a limit.
How to quantify Draymond Green?
The Warriors have another problem: it’s impossible to quantify Green’s value to the team.
Green is the heart and soul of the Warriors, but hasn’t averaged more than 10 points since 2017 and is often almost invisible as a scorer. However, he is one of the faces of the franchise and is a great passer and defender.
On the other hand, it’s hard to imagine him getting a max contract with another franchise. Green is a perfect complementary piece for the Warriors, while other teams could prioritize other types of players for the max. With that in mind, even if you choose the opt out, Green may not get the money he wants after next season.
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Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 27-28.
“San Antonio” hosted “Utah” and suffered a sensational defeat.
Spurs had a good first quarter, during which they made a 15:2 spurt to take an 11-point lead at 30:19, but failed to build on it or at least maintain it. In the second quarter, the Jazz responded with a 25:5 attack and took the lead 62:51 with the same 11 points. Utah then kept the opponent at bay for more than 10 points until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Spurs equalized the score – 106:106, thanks to a 14:2 breakthrough. However, the home team could not achieve this success and failed at the end of the match. In the last three minutes of the game, San Antonio scored 2 points and lost them with a score of 2:11 and had a score of 114:127 throughout the match.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was in Utah’s starting five and stayed on the field for 14 minutes, during which time he scored 3 points (1/1 three-pointers), also made 1 rebound and 1 assist with 1 loss and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who brought 32 points to Spurs, but this did not help them achieve positive results. Jazz has 29 points from Markkanen and 28 points from George.
“Chicago” lost at home to “Milwaukee”, where Giannis Antetokounmpo returned.
The Bucks gained a minimal advantage in the first quarter and then gradually increased it, eventually winning all quarters of the match and winning with a score of 103:112.
In this game, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player, scoring 29 points for Milwaukee. Portis also scored a double-double for the guest team with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, December 28
San Antonio – Utah – 114:127 (40:32, 20:38, 27:28, 27:29)
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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