Within an article looking ahead to the Warriors‘ offseason plans, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst cites sources who say that the franchise is internally projecting a nine-figure increase in revenue when it moves to the Chase Center in San Francisco next season. In other words, Golden State won’t hesitate to re-sign Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson to lucrative new deals even if it pushes the club way into luxury-tax territory for the next few years.
Of course, while Thompson is considered a strong bet to stick with the Warriors, there’s no guarantee that Durant will follow suit, so Windhorst’s article focuses in large part on what the front office’s Plan B will be if Durant signs elsewhere. As Windhorst outlines, retaining Thompson is a must in that scenario, and it might make sense for the Dubs to take a long look at Draymond Green‘s future. Green will be eligible for free agency in 2020 and will likely be seeking a substantial raise, so Golden State may want to decide in advance whether it makes sense to invest in him long-term.
Here’s more on the Warriors:
- DeMarcus Cousins remains on track to make his Warriors debut this Friday in Los Angeles, head coach Steve Kerr confirmed on Tuesday (Twitter link via Anthony Slater of The Athletic). Cousins is expected to immediately slide into the starting lineup at the five upon his return from an Achilles tear.
- Even before he began his rehabilitation, Cousins spent time talking to a number of current and former NBA players who suffered Achilles tears to learn how to best approach his recovery and healing process, writes Mark Medina of The Bay Area News Group. “I wasn’t really looking for a specific answer to get through it,” Cousins said. “I wanted to see what each guy’s mindset was and compare it to my own.”
- After the Warriors lost Patrick McCaw to the Cavaliers – and then the Raptors – Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic took a deep dive into McCaw’s time in Oakland to try to pin down exactly why the young wing wanted to leave. According to Thompson, the first issue that harmed McCaw’s trust in the Warriors was when they brought in Nick Young during 2017’s free agent period and declared an open competition for the backup shooting guard spot, since he felt he had earned those minutes with his play in 2016/17.
Nick Young was the shooter that McCaw wasn’t on that team. McCaw’s confidence looked terrible that year and if all it took was asking him to compete after one OK rookie season, maybe he’s not cut out for the NBA.
I think he’s a decent backup wing who can slash and play good D when he’s engaged but he acted like he was a franchise cornerstone.
If you don’t have the stones to compete for minutes with a clown like Nick Young then you don’t belong in the NBA. McCaw is a fringe player with delusions about his ability and value if he thinks the Warriors should have just given him all the minutes as the backup shooting guard. The Warriors are probably glad that they’re rid of him now that they know just how weak mentally he is.
Lol They didn’t have him for 2+ years and JUST find out about his mental makeup. In fact, with that knowledge, they clearly wanted to hold onto him, just not at a price that didn’t make sense to the cap flexibility. The kid can play – he’s just not a star. He’ll be a solid player in the league for a long time, and that pays pretty well.
Sooo excited DMC is coming back in a couple of days!!! All year waiting for this moment! Time to tune in & start following the Warriors now!!!
Awesome! More bandwagon fans joining Warrior Nation! And please don’t start with the “I’m a lifelong GS fan. I remember Run TMC.”
Seriously, your statement saying it’s time to tune in and start following really comes across as not being a diehard fan.
You win for being the best fan. You buy the most merchandise, watch the most games on TV and in person. The warriors recognize you above all others and appreciate you more than all others, and they show it by allowing you to buy the most merchandise and the most tickets, and as an extra salute to you they even let you watch on TV when they are on the road. You. Are. Special.
Cesc has always been a DMC fan idk what you’re getting at
McCaw simply overvalued his ability to the Warriors. They weren’t just going to hand him the backup shooting guard job and then he didn’t go out and earn it in his second year. His rxpectations were out of touch. Someone close to him should have given him a reality check.
Trade Green, resign Klay and Boogie. Durant will leave, Warriors will sign another superstar. Warriors to continue to contend/be in the running for the next 3-5 years after this season
Agree. All these Durant might leave articles act like if that happens the dynasty is over. With all the new revenue from the new Center the Warriors will sign the next best free agent All Star.
I also look for Warriors to pick up a center for the bench around the trade deadline of the deadline for signing players that get cut.