What are the chances the two players Warriors need this summer to pay both end up getting injured? You can't make this stuff up. Karma, karma, karma. They paid a fortune in luxury tax already for the past 2 seasons. They are about to get hit with a HUGE tax bill if they go over this season. 2018-2019 - $51,487,868 2017-2018 - $34,474,921
This is going to be a huge summer for the worriers. https://warriorswire.usatoday.com/2...e-warriors-salary-klay-thompson-kevin-durant/ They went through most of their recent run with Stephen Curry winning two MVPs while earning an average of $11 million per season. Klay Thompson is on a four-year deal worth $69 million that he signed in 2014 while Draymond Green is on a five-year for $82 million signed in 2015. A projection of the Warriors 2019-20 payroll and luxury tax payment if they re-sign Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson to their respective maximum deals, waive and stretch Shaun Livingston, sign their 2019 first-round draft pick, utilize the taxpayer MLE, and re-sign Looney to an $8 million starting salary. LUXURY TAX = 175 MILLION!!! In this scenario, both Durant ($38.2 million) and Thompson ($32.7 million) are on maximum deals. Shaun Livingston who may retire is waived and stretched and Kevon Looney is re-signed to a slightly above market-value starting salary. They also signed their 2019 pick and utilized the taxpayer mid-level exception ($5.7 million) as well. With this exercise, they have a projected payroll of $168.8 million and a repeater luxury tax payment of $175 million for a combined $343.9 million in total expenses.
Good video for general knowledge, but it's certainly some major speculation to think the hamstring injury led to this.
Am I supposed to feel sorry for the Warriors team that: -has won most of the rings that it has because of injuries to other team's players? -has a history of injuring or trying to injure other team's players with their dirty plays?
Oh you mean he will have to actually carry his team without some of his other All-Star teammates? Yeah, tragedy.
Don't anyone be surprised when Curry averages an efficient 30+ points next season. Of course, Golden State won't approach 60 wins.
He had a very good regular season this year, but that was with his dogs around him. I would expect his effective FG% will go down to something more like his earlier years, closer to 55% than 60%.
Curry isn’t better than Harden. Curry almost cost the Warriors game 5 at the end and he wilted in game 6. He gets treated different by the media than Harden or Durant or LeBron. Also that arena was full of bandwagon fans. Their loyal fans can’t afford to go to the games anyway.
He isn’t going to stay healthy if he has to play heavy minutes and have high usage. He is the best shooter to ever play but he has other issues.
I doubt it. After the Durant and Klay injuries, both mismanaged, they are going to be extra careful with Curry. No more than 36 or so minutes per game.
Klay and Kay Dee should both sign with the Knicks. They can both rehab while the team sucks for another year for a high pick. When they come back, the team can trade the high pick for another top player to join them.
Amen. Still triggered about the Western Semis Game 1 when I just first turned on the TV only to see a replay where Durant clearly fouled CP on the wrist yet took the ball back the other way for a score. No call, typical. Then later seeing some of the replays where Klay clearly moved into Harden's space those three times. Clearly. That's why they added that rule to prevent moving into a shooter's space as he shoots the ball so he can land safely, to prevent another 2016 Kahwi-type injury. It seemed OK to the masses that Harden got his eyes scratched and it was his fault somehow that Klay kept moving into his landing space (nonchalantly but still very obvious). But hey, it's James, he's not really allowed to shoot when playing the Warriors. They don't call fouls on his behalf. Ocular injury is obvious but no foul on Draymond? OK. All those arrogant Harden-haters and Warrior bandwagoneers didn't care if he had a safe landing space, hallucinating that James looked forward to injuring himself by trying to swing his legs at Klay. In all, it's NBA Karma. Klay's injury is unfortunate but it's karma. His actions clearly showed he was unconcerned if James got injured. It's going to be so interesting next season to see Steph and Draymond try to run up the score board and stay afloat. And it will a welcome relief as we move forward in the '20 season when there will be a significant reduction in Warrior bandwagoneer comments. I've seen some Rockets games at the Summit, Orlando O-rena and Forum in Inglewood, good times and bad going back to the early 90s (though I have not seen the Rox at Toyota yet). I can't see how the Forum was all that glamorous except for the attendance of Hollywood listers. It was low ceiling concession level with hot dog stands; the Summit seemed more modern, spacious and bright in comparison in my opinion. But some of those Lakers fans were actually friendly despite my Rockets ball cap. But it's time for the nouveaux Warrior fan boyz to disappear now that the good times look to be gone. By the time Klay and Kevin return, who knows if they'll be what they were and other Western teams will have had time to improve their chemistry. Definitely not a lock Golden State will be what they were. Karma finally ended that dynasty.
Klay is a Cali boy and I doubt he leaves. But, money talks if someone offers him way more than GSW can to rehab in their city.
That's 36 minutes on the court in which he can get injured. Particularly if he can't take any plays off during that span.