Over the weekend, the Warriors gave two extensions, one for Jordan and the other for Andrew.
Draymond Green is eligible for an extension.
The Warriors are facing an historic payroll and want to cut costs, and Green is on shaky ground after punching a teammate.
The Golden State Warriors' finances are fascinating at the moment.
A numbers crunch has been faced by the reigning champion. While owning the NBA's highest payroll and tax hit, the Warriors had four players who were eligible for contract extentions.
The Warriors gave two extensions over the weekend, one for four years and another for four years. The ability to earn more by hitting incentives is one of the things that makes the contract worth $123 million.
Green and Thompson didn't agree to extensions.
Green and Thompson are closer to free agency than the two free agents who were due to be free agents. There is a $27 million player option that Green can exercise. Thompson has two years left on his contract. It wasn't likely that the Warriors were going to extend Thompson because he only played 54 games on this contract.
It's more curious that Green isn't close to a deal.
Green's future with the team is in doubt after he punched a teammate two weeks ago. Green was fined and was away from the team for a while.
According to Kerr, Green's punch was the biggest crisis the team has faced under his tenure, and several members of the Warriors have said Green needs to apologize to the team to regain their trust.
When training camp began, Green said he wanted to play for a new contract. Green wants a max contract extension, according to The Athletic. It would be the last big deal of Green's career, and he has always signed below-maximum deals with the Warriors.
It's possible that the Warriors pushed Green out the door by extending the two young players who were key to their championship run.
The Warriors are expected to pay a record $483 million for their roster next year.
The Warriors are unwilling to accept a $100 million loss from a business standpoint, according to The Athletic's Tim Kawakami.
The Warriors would like to keep their payroll at $380 million, but they have to find a way to cut it by the same amount.
The Warriors are unlikely to move Thompson unless they are willing to part with draft picks or promising young players in order to get other teams to sign him.
I know what's going on. "I can't evaluate what we're going to do next season until we see what happens this season," Bob said.
It must be taken year to year. I wouldn't have believed you a year ago if you asked if we were going to pay.
The Warriors don't have to make a decision on Green at the moment. The choices they have made seem to be telling. The green did not.
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