Rumors: Warriors will re-sign Kristaps Porzingis, try to make bold move this offseason
Stephen Curry could return to the court docket this season and assist the Warriors to make a push to get out of the play-in and right into a seven-game sequence, however for some Warriors followers, their eyes are already on subsequent season.
Golden State goes to make a push to re-sign huge man Kristaps Porzingis — to a extra team-friendly contract — and take an enormous swing on a star participant to put subsequent to Curry and Draymond Green to make another all-in run with that core, at the least in accordance to Marcus Thompson of The Athletic and Tim Kawakami of the San Francisco Standard on the Warriors Plus Minus podcast (hat tip HoopsHype).
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Porzingis appears the one factor most probably to occur even with all of the questions on Porzingis’ well being, Thompson mentioned.
“Can he stay healthy? And I absolutely, as we’re sitting here right now, believe that Porzingis and the Warriors will work something out where we will see him again next season in a Warriors jersey.”
Since being traded to Golden State from Atlanta on the deadline (a part of the Jonathan Kuminga deal), Porzingis has performed in 10 video games and averaged 17.1 factors, plus 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocked pictures per recreation. On paper, he is a good match with Curry and Draymond Green, however we’ve got not but seen that trio on the court docket.
The Warriors would additionally want greater than these three to make a run in a West with the younger Thunder and Spurs groups, not to point out a bunch of different sturdy groups just like the Lakers and Nuggets. Thompson informed individuals across the league count on the Warriors to make a bold move.
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“The league, I think, isn’t concerned that they’re going to go win another title, but they are concerned that they are going to load up like crazy going into next season.”
Kawakami was extra particular, mentioning potential targets for the Warriors.
“I’m saying Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James. There’s complications with both. But you’ve heard it, I’ve heard it. I’ve been aggregated for just speculating it. There is conversation. I’m not saying from the league. I’m just saying, Kawhi’s contract gonna get voided, theoretically. We don’t know. That seems to be the number one thing you hear with some other obviously punishment for the Clippers. He could be a free agent. Can you do a sign and trade with a voided contract? I don’t. He might not be able to get a max salary is what I’m saying.”
The investigation into the Clippers’ allegedly funneling money to Kawhi Leonard through former team sponsor Aspiration is ongoing, however the expectation in league circles is that the Clippers and Leonard will face some type of punishment. Voiding Leonard’s contract could be one of many harsher penalties, and it is truthful to ask how severe a punishment that’s if he can simply resign with one other crew (even whether it is for much less cash) and the Clippers get him off their books, however it’s one possibility rumored to be on the market.
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LeBron James is a free agent after this season and his future is up within the air. While the expectation across the league is that the 41-year-old will play another season, LeBron himself has mentioned he will not resolve his future till after this season. Also, the Warriors had been within the combine on the deadline to try and land Giannis Antetokounmpo, with Golden State reportedly providing 4 first-round picks, however on the time the Bucks appeared to be gugging the market greater than critically participating in commerce discussions, in accordance to league sources. The Warriors might re-enter the Antetokounmpo sweepstakes this summer time.
One method or one other, count on a wild summer time within the Bay Area.
