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The Warriors missed the price of 3.3 million! Bojie cannot be the sixth player, and it is difficult to compete for the championship again

4:24am, 15 September 2025【Basketball】

The famous NBA reporter Shams revealed that guard Brogden had reached a one-year contract with the Knicks; it was not long before another reporter Brett Siegel commented on the matter, saying that Brogden was once one of the players who had certain interests in the Warriors, but the two sides had only communicated. Evan Sidery, a U.S. reporter, reported that Brogden and the Knicks signed a one-year veteran's basic salary contract of $3.3 million.

Last season, the defender played 24 regular season games for the Wizards, averaging 12.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. Although this is a huge difference from his performance as the best sixth man in the past, the Knicks can get him at a bargain price.

reporter Brett Siegel added that the reason why Brogden joined the Knicks was not because of Kuminga's farce; the Warriors also have other goals and are still waiting patiently.

From the perspective of playing style, technical characteristics and value, Brogdon is indeed very suitable for the Warriors, and can be used as the weakened version of Poole to serve as the team's best sixth man; the Warriors' problem has not been solved, which is the lack of offensive firepower of the substitute lineup. In the 21-22 championship season, Poole had excellent offensive ability on the bench; but since he left, the Warriors have not made up for this shortcoming well.

Unlike Poole, Brogden's organizational ability and defense are stronger, which can completely increase the Warriors' substitute lineup strength by a higher level, and he can be won by just the veteran's basic salary. I don’t know what the Warriors management thinks after missing this player. The author thinks it’s a pity.

Of course, it may also be that Brogden's own willingness to join the Warriors is not that strong.

Looking at the Warriors' potential reinforcement goals, no matter Melton, Payton Jr., Curry Jr., and Lyles, they cannot be compared with Brogdon. I can only say that after passing this village, there is no such store, and missing it is missing it. Although Bojie, the 3D defender in the roster, grew rapidly in the second half of last season, his average ball-holding ability is still not enough to assume the role of the team's sixth man, and is more suitable for use as a wing-strength point.

We have to give a reason from the perspective of management that we do not strongly pursue Brogdon, that is, the offensive development resources in the lineup are enough, and Curry, Butler, Green, and Horford, who will be about to join, can pass the ball, and there is no problem in passing the substitute lineup stage. If the 3D defender Melton can be successfully defeated, the Warriors' offensive development ability is indeed enough, and what they lack is a stable end point.

Furthermore, Brogden, like Melton, has had an injury history and has accumulated too many players with glass attributes. If there is a slight downturn, he will lose all the game.

However, the author believes that considering that Curry, Butler, Green and Horford are all veterans, excessive use will lead to injuries; the Warriors have to have more players in offensive development to share the organizational pressure of these veterans.

Since Brogdon has been recruited by his opponent, it is also a good choice to win Curry among the remaining defenders that can be pursued.

However, the most urgent task is to solve Kumingga's problem, otherwise Horford, who had not officially announced the change of his mind in the middle, would be irreversible.

The author believes that missing Brogdon is a pity for the Warriors because he can be used as the 6th man and positioned as 3D; he can defend from No. 1 to No. 3, taking the Warriors' backcourt defense to the next level. It can be said that this is a panacea player, the perfect type of defender that the Warriors can achieve. Other potential recruiting targets are more or less players with relatively single functions. I wonder if Cole would think so?

is a life, even James has not won the fifth championship in his career. It is indeed quite difficult to achieve Curry's fifth championship.

But who can decide? The Mavericks in 2011 were able to create miracles under the struggle of a group of veterans.

There will always be a champion team. The Warriors and Curry, why can't they create another miracle?