Chapter 45 Hidden dangers brought by contract renewal
However, even though the battle with the Lakers is imminent, there are still many pessimistic factors.
Although the Warriors are advancing rapidly, the Warriors' management is naturally happy. As far as Lin Feixiong starts and the Warriors take off, the Warriors' home ticket attendance rate has almost reached 100%, creating the best attendance rate in history and is also the best attendance field in the league today. At the same time, the Warriors' home sponsors are also in a steady stream of "money". However, there is still a headache for the Warriors' management, that is, the renewal of the players.
There are two main players who have contracts expire at the end of this season, and two large contracts expire next season. Jobs and Keynes, who currently has an annual salary of 11 million in the last year of the contract for 5 years and 52 million, while Keynes's rookie contract is about to expire, and the rookie contract is only 9 million in 3 years. So this season, the Warriors are basically on the verge of the salary cap. But next season will be different. Jobs' contract will probably only be more or less, and may require a long-term big contract. Not to mention, Keynes, a freshman main player, has not even fully demonstrated his strength and has been able to win the impressive data of 14+5+5. According to this level, Keynes' contract will reach at least 8 million next season, but what is beneficial to the Warriors is Jobs and Keynes
All contracts have team options, that is, the Warriors can follow up with contracts offered by any other team in the league. Lin Fei's contract room is 10 million, but after the contract expires next year, 10 million will definitely be more than 10 million, and Lin Fei will definitely get a maximum salary contract. There is also Curry. Although the Warriors have super guard Lin Fei, Curry's role cannot be underestimated. Lin Fei's physical confrontation is poor and his organizational ability is limited. Many times the Warriors need Curry to control the court. That is why although Curry is a substitute guard, his data contributed is astonishing 15 points + 7 assists + 4 rebounds. At the same time, Curry can contribute almost 2 three-pointers per game, which is the most stable point for the Warriors' three-point firepower besides Lin Fei. Curry's net worth is probably not less than 8 million. These contracts are enough to toss the Warriors' management.
If the current player configuration remains unchanged, it is estimated that the Warriors' contract next season will be Lin Fei's 10 million + Jobs' 13 million + Aix' 12 million + Keynes' 8 million + Curry's 8 million + 23 million substitute players = 74 million, exceeding the salary cap. This undoubtedly gives the Warriors management a headache.
The management was the first to look for Lin Fei. Lin Fei's contract expires next season, but in order to stabilize Lin Fei's heart, the management went to negotiate with Lin Fei's agent more than a season in advance. It was said that it was negotiation, but in fact, Lin Fei has absolute initiative. Next year, Lin Fei will only be 26 years old and is quite young. Judging from the current situation, Lin Fei's scoring champion this season is bound to win. Under Lin Fei's state, next year, it is probably Lin Fei's 100% to belong to Lin Fei, and Lin Fei has the All-Star MV
p, 63 points in the playoffs, a series of brilliant honors of the best sixth man, these things undoubtedly increase the weight of Lin Fei's contract. When people asked Lin Fei what he thought about the contract renewal, Lin Fei never answered directly, but pushed the matter to the agent. Experts estimate that Lin Fei's contract must be a large contract worth hundreds of millions of yuan, and the price offered is at least 6 years and 120 million yuan. However, Lin Fei always takes the game as the key, and eases the contract renewal situation, and the management is not easy to deal with.
Since Lin Fei's contract cannot be settled immediately, the contract between Jobs and Keynes is imminent. In fact, it was originally possible to consider last season, but the team was in the upward stage last season, and the team management had to decide on the players' contract renewal and transaction based on the team's situation. Now the Warriors are very brave, and these things are on the agenda in advance.
The Warriors management offered a contract room for 3 years and 24 million. Keynes's agent flatly refused. It seems that he is quite confident about Keynes' current value. Keynes wants a contract room for 55 million in 5 years. The difference between the two is quite different. Indeed, for a player like Keynes, if the Warriors let him go, he may be snapped up. He has balanced offense and defensiveness, good physical fitness and skills, and is really a rare talent. However, after the Warriors were rejected, he calmed down and stopped quoting. He was waiting for other teams to quote, and then followed up.
Jobs seems a bit tricky. Jobs was once the leader of the Warriors. At that time, this guy's average data was close to the level of top power forwards with 20 points + 10 rebounds + 3 assists. However, after Lin Fei's rise, Jobs' average score fell to 16 points, while the average rebounds increased to 11, and the assists decreased to 1. However, the current data also looks like the level of top power forwards in the league! The Warriors are willing to
He is reluctant to give up. Besides, the Warriors' inside line is weak, and often requires Aix and Keynes to enhance their defensive strength. If Jobs leaves, the Warriors' inside line will be even more tight. The contract renewal conditions offered by Jobs are 80 million in five years, which seems to be a bit like a lion's mouth. Although Jobs is great, it seems that he has not reached the level of this 80 million contract. Experts are not even optimistic about renewing Jobs.
In fact, the players are a little confused about these contract renewal issues, after all, they are related to their own value and future. Especially in the stage where the Warriors are making great progress, players will be more optimistic about themselves. It is a bit troublesome to deal with the management and the players.
Many experts have even begun to estimate the Warriors' lineup next season. Some experts estimate that Curry is likely to go back to trade to relieve the Warriors' salary pressure. After all, Curry is far from as important to the Warriors now. That is, the Warriors' starting lineup remains unchanged next season, and the substitutes are rested, especially requiring Nelson to cultivate young players to create the Warriors' strong attack power of the substitute lineup. Even if you take a step back, even if Curry can't find such an excellent player after leaving, the Warriors can even make Keynes an organized tall point guard. Imagine McGrady. McGrady performed well as a point guard. Keynes had good ball control ability and a good passing vision. He was able to contribute 5 assists in the current environment, which is enough to explain the problem.
Another saying is to trade Jobs to replace a powerful insider with a lower value. Now Jobs is the most paid player of the Warriors, which can greatly alleviate the pressure. Changing a powerful insider can strengthen the Warriors against the top inside teams in the league, such as the Magic and Lakers, and the Bulls. But the risk of doing so is undoubtedly great. As the core of the Warriors' inside turnover, the running-in between Jobs and the entire Warriors is simply a furnace.
No one dares to imagine what the effect will be after losing it. Besides, there are few excellent inside players in the league now. If you miss an excellent player, you don’t know when the next one will appear. Besides, if you take a step back, without Jobs, the Warriors can even play in a small lineup, push Aix to the power forward position, and Keynes will play in a small forward. This seems to have little impact on the Warriors’ entire attack power, at least from the book analysts.
But no matter how many speculations are, all of them are based on flying as the core of the team building. Experts all think that the lack of one main player in the Warriors will not have a big impact on the overall combat effectiveness of the Warriors, because the Warriors' system is already there.
I still remember how the management team reduced Lin Fei's value when renewing the contract with Lin Fei more than a year ago? In fact, Lin Fei's data rose wildly after the outbreak, but in the end, Nelson forced Lin Fei's playing time to more than 20 minutes. In the end, Lin Fei's first season score was 20, and he passed by the best rookie. Many people now know that the management was planning a conspiracy to retain Lin Fei, using scores to suppress Lin Fei's score, then reducing competitors, and then renewing the contract with a lower contract. Many people say that the Warriors management is entirely for making money and profit-oriented, but there is no way. NBA is a business world after all.
Will the Warriors repeat the same trick? I believe the entire Warriors management will still be balanced. After all, the Warriors are in good shape now. Any change of any player's playing style or compressing a player's playing time may affect the whole body. Moreover, Nelson has been coaching for more than 30 years and has never achieved such a good start. That season was also because of the hopelessness of the playoffs. Now the management is probably very difficult to convince Nelson just.
Chapter completed!