A billion dollars for Durant?!?
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The Warriors ownership group are all billionaires.GDS said:
Don’t think so cause even if you let either Klay or KD walk you are still at the cap and can’t sign a replacement and no way they let both walk. If I’m ownership I say if all 4 of Steph, KD, Klay and Green want max deals I gotta let one walk. The difference of a billion dollars to sign all 4 vs just signing 3 of those 4 is way too cost prohibitiveHouhusky said:
Does Klay possible knee injury play at all into the calculation? if its a severe knee ligament tear it could be 7-9 months of rehab time for him too?GDS said:
But there is a limit...is one guy really worth a billion dollars for 4 years (3 assuming he misses 19-20)Tequilla said:The revenue streams for the Warriors are way different than OKC
Nothing about the Warriors ownership has suggested to me that they’d break up a championship core because of $$$
They DNGAF about the luxury tax.
They are all playing the long game and more championships just increase the value of the franchise. -
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/warriors-franchise-value-increases-400m-35b-latest-forbes-report?ampPurpleThrobber said:
The Warriors ownership group are all billionaires.GDS said:
Don’t think so cause even if you let either Klay or KD walk you are still at the cap and can’t sign a replacement and no way they let both walk. If I’m ownership I say if all 4 of Steph, KD, Klay and Green want max deals I gotta let one walk. The difference of a billion dollars to sign all 4 vs just signing 3 of those 4 is way too cost prohibitiveHouhusky said:
Does Klay possible knee injury play at all into the calculation? if its a severe knee ligament tear it could be 7-9 months of rehab time for him too?GDS said:
But there is a limit...is one guy really worth a billion dollars for 4 years (3 assuming he misses 19-20)Tequilla said:The revenue streams for the Warriors are way different than OKC
Nothing about the Warriors ownership has suggested to me that they’d break up a championship core because of $$$
They DNGAF about the luxury tax.
They are all playing the long game and more championships just increase the value of the franchise.
They could lose the billion and still be up 2 billion on the deal. -
I’m letting Draymond walk if it comes down to itGDS said:
Don’t think so cause even if you let either Klay or KD walk you are still at the cap and can’t sign a replacement and no way they let both walk. If I’m ownership I say if all 4 of Steph, KD, Klay and Green want max deals I gotta let one walk. The difference of a billion dollars to sign all 4 vs just signing 3 of those 4 is way too cost prohibitiveHouhusky said:
Does Klay possible knee injury play at all into the calculation? if its a severe knee ligament tear it could be 7-9 months of rehab time for him too?GDS said:
But there is a limit...is one guy really worth a billion dollars for 4 years (3 assuming he misses 19-20)Tequilla said:The revenue streams for the Warriors are way different than OKC
Nothing about the Warriors ownership has suggested to me that they’d break up a championship core because of $$$ -
I’d do the same. I don’t think he’s a max contract player.Tequilla said:
I’m letting Draymond walk if it comes down to itGDS said:
Don’t think so cause even if you let either Klay or KD walk you are still at the cap and can’t sign a replacement and no way they let both walk. If I’m ownership I say if all 4 of Steph, KD, Klay and Green want max deals I gotta let one walk. The difference of a billion dollars to sign all 4 vs just signing 3 of those 4 is way too cost prohibitiveHouhusky said:
Does Klay possible knee injury play at all into the calculation? if its a severe knee ligament tear it could be 7-9 months of rehab time for him too?GDS said:
But there is a limit...is one guy really worth a billion dollars for 4 years (3 assuming he misses 19-20)Tequilla said:The revenue streams for the Warriors are way different than OKC
Nothing about the Warriors ownership has suggested to me that they’d break up a championship core because of $$$ -
I’ve just learned, via Twitter, that Klay tore his acl.
I think Draymond gets traded this summer. You can’t ask Steph to carry the offense like that for a whole season.
They basically have no chance at winning it next year anyways. Trade Draymond now before he’s a free agent. -
I’m not sure they have a choice at this point
They won’t have the depth to be a playoff team
It’s important for them to get younger -
Even without the injury, they should let one of the four go(and my guy would be green prior to injury). Green's attitude eventually wears thin on everyone, and you can always find a very good defender for much cheaper than you'll find any of the talent such as klay, steph, KD.
With KD's injury, I would let him walk this year. If he hadn't been hurt I could see signing him to make a couple more runs, but with his injury you're going to pay a ridiculous amount of $ for a guy who won't play in year one of his deal. There are also no historical examples of players staying elite after this injury. Putting that much $ into a guy on the off chance he's the first guy to come back isn't a risk that good franchises make.
This is one of those moments where historically good franchises(like the patriots) cut bait on a player maybe one year too soon, but lets them compete for a decade longer. They would be best to keep at least curry/klay and at least green for remainder of his contract and then fill in the roster with pieces which can help if there are injuries. Steph isn't the pillar of health and age isn't going to exactly shine brightly on improving his ability to stay on the floor. Getting guys to keep them in games and let curry play a little less will be more of the Spurs model and how they stayed good for 10+ years. -
I agree with this.FreeChavez said:Even without the injury, they should let one of the four go(and my guy would be green prior to injury). Green's attitude eventually wears thin on everyone, and you can always find a very good defender for much cheaper than you'll find any of the talent such as klay, steph, KD.
With KD's injury, I would let him walk this year. If he hadn't been hurt I could see signing him to make a couple more runs, but with his injury you're going to pay a ridiculous amount of $ for a guy who won't play in year one of his deal. There are also no historical examples of players staying elite after this injury. Putting that much $ into a guy on the off chance he's the first guy to come back isn't a risk that good franchises make.
This is one of those moments where historically good franchises(like the patriots) cut bait on a player maybe one year too soon, but lets them compete for a decade longer. They would be best to keep at least curry/klay and at least green for remainder of his contract and then fill in the roster with pieces which can help if there are injuries. Steph isn't the pillar of health and age isn't going to exactly shine brightly on improving his ability to stay on the floor. Getting guys to keep them in games and let curry play a little less will be more of the Spurs model and how they stayed good for 10+ years.
I don't think this is what GS will do though.
Either way, I think the dynasty is over. -
This is exactly why you re-sign KD (or try to). GS will eat shit for a year while KD and Klay re-hab. Steph is going to get the shit beat out of him next year. GS is gonna semi-suck next year - letting KD walk puts the entire concept of uncertainty back in play. And the uncertainty of KD coming back healthy is a lot less than the uncertainty of whoever the fuck GS can attract via free agency, trades or the draft. KD is still gonna be 7'0" tall, he's still gonna be able to get a shot off over any human on the planet. He's still gonna be barely 30 years old...at LEAST 8 years left in his basketball body. It's not like he's playing in the 80's and 90's and getting physically manhandled every night by Rodman or Anthony Mason.FreeChavez said:Even without the injury, they should let one of the four go(and my guy would be green prior to injury). Green's attitude eventually wears thin on everyone, and you can always find a very good defender for much cheaper than you'll find any of the talent such as klay, steph, KD.
With KD's injury, I would let him walk this year. If he hadn't been hurt I could see signing him to make a couple more runs, but with his injury you're going to pay a ridiculous amount of $ for a guy who won't play in year one of his deal. There are also no historical examples of players staying elite after this injury. Putting that much $ into a guy on the off chance he's the first guy to come back isn't a risk that good franchises make.
This is one of those moments where historically good franchises(like the patriots) cut bait on a player maybe one year too soon, but lets them compete for a decade longer. They would be best to keep at least curry/klay and at least green for remainder of his contract and then fill in the roster with pieces which can help if there are injuries. Steph isn't the pillar of health and age isn't going to exactly shine brightly on improving his ability to stay on the floor. Getting guys to keep them in games and let curry play a little less will be more of the Spurs model and how they stayed good for 10+ years.
Now, if GS can pull a hail mary and sign Kawhi, well, that's a different tale.
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No way GS could sign Kawhi unless it was a sign and trade and they would have to deal one of the 4 stars to make the financials work. Even if they let both KD and Klay walk they still dont have the cap space to sign a max player.PurpleThrobber said:
This is exactly why you re-sign KD (or try to). GS will eat shit for a year while KD and Klay re-hab. Steph is going to get the shit beat out of him next year. GS is gonna semi-suck next year - letting KD walk puts the entire concept of uncertainty back in play. And the uncertainty of KD coming back healthy is a lot less than the uncertainty of whoever the fuck GS can attract via free agency, trades or the draft. KD is still gonna be 7'0" tall, he's still gonna be able to get a shot off over any human on the planet. He's still gonna be barely 30 years old...at LEAST 8 years left in his basketball body. It's not like he's playing in the 80's and 90's and getting physically manhandled every night by Rodman or Anthony Mason.FreeChavez said:Even without the injury, they should let one of the four go(and my guy would be green prior to injury). Green's attitude eventually wears thin on everyone, and you can always find a very good defender for much cheaper than you'll find any of the talent such as klay, steph, KD.
With KD's injury, I would let him walk this year. If he hadn't been hurt I could see signing him to make a couple more runs, but with his injury you're going to pay a ridiculous amount of $ for a guy who won't play in year one of his deal. There are also no historical examples of players staying elite after this injury. Putting that much $ into a guy on the off chance he's the first guy to come back isn't a risk that good franchises make.
This is one of those moments where historically good franchises(like the patriots) cut bait on a player maybe one year too soon, but lets them compete for a decade longer. They would be best to keep at least curry/klay and at least green for remainder of his contract and then fill in the roster with pieces which can help if there are injuries. Steph isn't the pillar of health and age isn't going to exactly shine brightly on improving his ability to stay on the floor. Getting guys to keep them in games and let curry play a little less will be more of the Spurs model and how they stayed good for 10+ years.
Now, if GS can pull a hail mary and sign Kawhi, well, that's a different tale.
