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Things have never been more complicated for Golden State. Not only was the chemistry horrific off the court, but it spilled on the court as well.
When is the last time you’ve seen a player getting this mad about a bad shot from a teammate?
How about a coach in disbelief watching a contested 3 pointer in the clutch.
And this is how a reporter described the tension during the locker room interviews after this shot. This is the same championship team that had things going perfectly for them just a season ago. How is this possible?
This is Golden State’s biggest crisis of this dynasty and to make matters even worse they are considering if it’s even worth keeping this team together.
And there are some new reports on that. So let’s get into it.
Obviously Steph Curry isn’t going anywhere. He carried this team and is still a top 5 top 10 player in the league.
But Klay Thompson’s dreadful performance in the second round, is casting some doubt.
He went 5 for 14, 3 for 11, 3 for 12 and 3 for 19 in the final games of this series.
This following season would be Thompson’s last year of his contract and is going to make a whopping 43 million. This was definitely not a postseason worthy of that
but he did have a great regular season where he led the NBA in 3 pointers made with 301 and did it at a terrific 41%. That’s actually phenomenal.
Even with that however, the Warriors have to plan what happens after this season. Do they extend a 34 year old Klay and at what price.
If they don’t, then it’s very tricky because you want to get some return for him and not just lose him in free agency, but at the same time there, his contract situation makes him extremely difficult to trade and get a valuable return back.
Things are equally as complicated with Draymond Green as well who has a player option but obviously would terminate it if he gets a longer term deal.
He says that he wants it to be Golden State, but due to their clogged up salary cap, they may not be able to offer him as much as some other teams.
And seeing how great of a defensive season Green had in which he was actually voted in the second team all defense- contenders that are 1 piece away could pull the trigger.
And the Lakers connection has been obvious. Green and Lebron are often hanging out together, Rich Paul is Draymond’s agent, and he’s a huge Lebron fan. I mean he even asked the team to let him fly to LA to witness Lebron’s all time scoring record in the middle of a Golden State road trip. That is absolutely crazy. So yeah, this is another decision for the Warriors front office.
There’s only 1 way to make everyone happy and pay up but at this moment that’s almost mission impossible. That is trading Jordan Poole.
His contract extension kicks in and he is set to make 27 million per year.
Jordan did not have a regular season worthy of that, but the playoffs is where things really went catastrophic for him and no team would ever want to trade for him.
His production dropped from 20 to 10 points per game in the postseason. At 34% from the field and a miserable 25% from downtown.
Add the fact that he’s a liability on defense, and I don’t know which team decides to take him at this moment. So the Warriors may be stuck with him and their only hope is for a bounceback
season.
But I don’t know if that’s even possible for him on this team given the entire atmosphere.
“We were teammates. It’s just business, honestly. And that’s really all it was, it is, it has been. It’s just been business. It’s been basketball.”
Poole said it himself that the relationship between him and Draymond is strictly business, meaning that they are not even talking outside the lines and sometimes even on the court. Poole doesn’t want to even look at Green.
And the front office has a difficult decision with yet another guy on this team.
Jonathan Kuminga had a great stretch of about 20 games after the All Star break where he averaged 13 points per game in 24 minutes playing great all around.
But as the playoffs came, Wiggins came back to the team and Gary Payton entered the rotation and Kuminga’s minutes almost vanished, dropping to just 6 minutes per game.
So his agent and the team are having conversations about what’s the long term plan for him. Either they’re going to play him, or it would be better for everyone if they trade Kuminga.
Overall, a lot of tension, a lot of difficult decisions and the 1 question that remains- is this the end for the Golden State Warriors dynasty?
Let me know in the comments what you think happens to the team. Talk to you in the next one. Peace out.
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Kaminga AND Lamb should've played more. Kerr always gets a pass, but he shouldn't this year. I'd keep Wiggins, Looney, Steph, and young guys. And do your best to turn Poole, Dray, and Klay into another good shooter and a good defender.
Expecting Klay, who just lead the league in 3s shooting over 40%, & draymond, who just watched a 23 yo get paid 30 mill a year after punching him, to take pay cuts would be great but most likely not going to happen
I think the Warriors' best bet is to trade Poole and Kuminga and resign Green. It's obvious both those can't contribute to a championship at the moment and the need players who can do that now. Keeping the starting 5 intact (Best +/- in the league I think) with additions of capable veterans like Porter Jr. and Bjelica last year is the best course of action.
Having said all of that, I still don't see them winning it all. Because the Nuggets right now are clearly the best team in the league, at least in my opinion, and I don't see them slowing down any time soon.
Klay to LA
The dum nail🤣
I would keep Draymond and let go Klay and Poole. Nothing against them at all. Let the hungry young guys play, it has happened before on other teams and they have found hidden gems on their own bench. 👍🏻
I'd say change the culture of the league, and keep everyone together. Have Dramond and Klay take paycuts. They are clever enough to make money elsewhere–they can always hop on the next crypto currency like Curry did before it scammed everyone.
Wait it out with Poole until closer to the trade deadline, and see if you can bring him back into the fold. He was just championship caliber last year. A lot happened this year that obviously wasn't addressed. So address it.
The only one who should be getting a max on this team is Curry. Not even a Curry fan here, but there is no other engine on this team until you can get Poole out of his head again.
As fans we always think we have the answers lol but this is just my opinion. I think the Warriors need a starting center who can provide that necessary defensive presence down low, another shooter off the bench and JP needs to further develop his playmaking and making better reads. Everything else checks out well in other areas but the series with the lakers exposed their weaknesses fr
Trade Poole & Green for the best deal possible… Pick up a quality Big Man… Give Klay a slight but reasonable Pay Cut… Build up the bench…
Without injuries they’re still a Championship contender. You can never underestimate them.
Poole is a prime example of how Modern players actually suck and are vastly overrated. Style over substance.
The Draymond punch to Poole costed this team the tight knit chemistry the team had. It solidified to the young ins that the vets run this team and that they need to step in line or shut up. Created a terrible environment and it showed through the terrible road record we had. No chemistry, all business. Hopefully this team has one more run in them. Go Dubs.
Trade klay / poole / kuminga.
You love to see it! lol
What the hell is up with theses spammers and awm23k. Nobody cares even if it cures cancer.
That mf really shot that ish with 10 seconds on the clock
What about we trade for Seth Curry or Mccollum to manage our second unit instead of Poole and maybe a Jerami Grant or Alex Caruso to get a lift for Klay/Steph Ball handling and defensive wise.
The Warriors dynasty is over. They will just be a top 10 team but not top 5.
Did you forget draymond punched poole?
Klay 15 mil/ 4 yrs deal
GSW needs Dillon Brooks
You heard it here first. Draymond going to LA.
I love your videos, you are always on the point!
To keep the team together will cost nearly $500,000,000 next year and it was well over $300,000,000 this year That’s winning that’s buying titles
I’m trading demar derozen for Poole bulls need a shooter and warriors need another scoring threat
Lbj did it again…destroying a dynasty
C’mon….. you can’t win then ALL. Isn’t these are the same people who won several championship ? How come suddenly they are blaming each other now for not winning the second round over the LAKERS?
Trade kuminga. He deserves more minutes than he is getting now.c
Coming from kings fan long as they got healthy curry dynasty never over. Just retool and come back
I agree with Kuminga. He's African. Let the man play. He has too much potential to be riding the bench full time
For next season- trade poole, give more minutes to Kuminga/Moody, bench Klay, make some better lineups, and maybe something other than iso.
0:32 cus draymongoloid niqqa punched poole square in the sideburns?