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Four people have signed in a row, with an annual salary of 60 million + 54 million! The third brother of the team insists on leaving, it will be difficult for you to win the championship

11:20am, 30 June 2025【Basketball】

This season, the NBA has fallen behind the scenes with the Thunder's championship. The draft conference cooperates with the crazy operations of various teams in the trading market, making fans look forward to next season. First of all, Yang Hansen joined the Trail Blazers with the 16th pick in the first round. According to US media analysis, the 18-year No. 1 pick Ayton is likely to be sent away by the Trail Blazers. As the champion of last season, the Celtics sent Holiday and Posses away continuously after the end of this season, with only Tatum not selling. The Rockets not only obtained Durant's maximum limit through trades, but Van Jordan chose to cut his salary and completed a 2-year, 50 million contract renewal, which also helped the team free up a full middle-class special case. The Rockets are also considered to be the team that is most likely to challenge the defending champion Thunder next season.

And several old-fashioned teams have difficult scriptures to recite. The Lakers are picking up all kinds of bargains. According to the reporters with the team, James is expected to execute the 52.6 million player option, Finney Smith also faces the issue of renewal. Reeves rejected the Lakers' 4-year 89 million quotation contract, so that the Lakers only have a mini middle class special case worth 5.7 million, but the team has no center! The situation here of the Warriors is worse than that of the Lakers. In the draft, the Warriors changed their zeros, and a No. 41 draw was exchanged for the Suns' No. 52+59 draw. In the end, the No. 52 draw chose the wing Tuxi of 2.03 meters. The Warriors plan to let him play in the No. 4 position in the new season, so this height is really not good! In addition, the No. 59 sign was traded upward, and the No. 56 sign was selected as defender Val Richard. After the draft, the Warriors signed a contract with defenders Claire + McMillan, signing four people in a row and three defenders! In the trading market, the Warriors' main operation this summer is Kumingga. In an interview, Kumingga made it clear: I didn’t have the chance to prove myself at the Warriors. I have reached the stage where I have to regard this as a priority. My goal is to be an All-Star and I want to be a great player. Warriors general manager Dunleavy Jr.'s attitude is: As long as Kumingga is willing to sign a contract, we will sign with him to see if he is willing to come back. It is not difficult to see the attitudes of both parties that Ku Mingjia can't come back, and it is likely that he will sign first and then change. According to US media analysis, the Heat, the Kings and the Nets are very interested in Kumingga.

Then what is the best outcome for the Warriors to deal with Kumingga's contract? It's nothing more than a exchange for Wiggins from the Heat, or Cameron Johnson who has been looking for for a long time from the Nets (averages 18.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game in the regular season this season), but no matter which ending it is, the Warriors will definitely suffer because Kuminga is still in the growth stage, but she doesn't get enough opportunities in the Warriors. This season, Kumingga averaged 15.3 points per game in the regular season and playoffs. Kerr was determined that he could not coexist with Butler. He was generally criticized by the US media for being selfish and fighting alone. However, Kumingga is one of the few future assets of the Warriors and is also the third leader of the team. Moody has been used up and has been useless. Pojemsky's performance in the playoffs is disappointing.

The Warriors lost to the Timberwolves 1-4 this season's playoffs. In the words of boss Ragbu, if Curry stays healthy, we will be the ones who enter the Western Conference Finals. But it is undoubtedly a fantasy that the Warriors want to enter the Western Conference Final next season. First of all, Butler is 36 years old in the offseason, Curry is 38 years old next season, Green is 36 years old, and a group of centenarians. Curry's annual salary next season is 59.6 million + Butler's 54.13 million, which accounts for 70% of the team's salary! Butler's arrival at the Warriors this season did indeed make the Warriors go from tenth in the West to fourth in the West, but this is also based on the fact that the Heat didn't play much in the first half of the season, and his physical fitness is quite abundant. But the average of 19 points in the playoffs also proves that he is really old and cannot stand the playoff limit.

The Warriors also face a huge dilemma. Curry + Butler + Green's contract will not expire until the summer of 27. Needless to say, Curry and Green will basically have to play with the Warriors until they retire. Butler's maximum salary contract seriously restricts the team's future reinforcement plan. In addition, the Warriors can only be traded for the first round of picks in 26 years + 28 years. The first round pick this season was sent to the Heat because of Butler's trade. The departure of Clay and Paul last summer made the Warriors say goodbye to the Super Luxury Tax, but starting next season, as long as Kumingga signs first and then exchanges, the team will definitely break through the luxury tax line (188 million). In addition, the contracts of Looney, Payton Jr. and others expire and face pressure to renew their contracts.

To put it bluntly, the Warriors can only make small moves during the offseason, and like the Lakers, they have found bargains everywhere. In essence, it is because Curry + Butler + Green's salary was 140 million yuan, and Kumingga insisted on leaving, which made the Warriors unable to move. But the most helpless thing is that this trio is getting older, especially Butler. The rapid decline in the playoffs has caused the Warriors to gradually close the window for the championship. It is undeniable that Butler's visit to the Warriors in the second half of this season was successful, but in the next two years, the Warriors will slowly appreciate the various bitterness brought by Butler's 110 million maximum salary in two years.

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