
There would be limits to team building, but if ownership and the front office believe this group can pull it together for a season and be better than what we saw law season, maybe they give it a run for one more season.
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Plus they are in the repeater tax, bringing their total bill for payroll and taxes potentially above $450 million. Maybe the first question for the Warriors is how much of a financial loss is ownership willing to tolerate for a season to make a run at a ring? The Warriors are on track to have a payroll of more than $210 million next season, which will have them about $48 million over the luxury tax line, and about $30 million over the second apron. It also helps that the Warriors’ front office is currently being run by Kirk Lacob and Mike Dunleavy Jr., who are two of Poole’s biggest supporters in the organization, Slater notes. And right now Poole’s trade value is not at its peak. The Warriors would listen for a trade for Poole - and one can argue he needs a change of venue after last season and the situation with Green - but they aren’t going to just give him away. But Poole is not actively being shopped, there is no edict to cut salary and his side has been given no current indication that his future will be elsewhere. That could mean Poole is part of a trade if the return package appeals. The Warriors intend to explore various avenues to restructure the roster this summer, both small and large in scope. That doesn’t mean anyone besides Curry is safe. Sources indicate that there is no plan for a salary dump trade this summer that’s purely about cutting the bill. Lacob’s appetite to win only seems like it has been ignited more by Myers’ departure. That gives the Warriors time and an extra layer of flexibility as they figure out how best to remain competitive without handcuffing their future.

However, the Warriors are not shopping him and may well just run it back next season, reports Anthony Slater at The Athletic.īut the new restrictive CBA penalties above the second tax apron don’t kick in until the following season, when Thompson’s $43 million comes off the books. Still, those fans got to see a little history.Ĭan the Warriors go through another season with Jordan Poole and Draymond Green on the roster together? Green himself said his punch of Poole threw the entire Warriors season off-balance.Īfter a rough last couple of rounds of the playoffs and with his salary jumping from $3.9 million to $28.2 million thanks to the $123 million extension he signed last summer, Poole was seen as a likely trade candidate for a Warriors team looking to cut costs. And he set the record in front of fans who cheered his exploits for years.īut they weren’t cheering him Sunday as Paul and Phoenix - behind 35 points from Devin Booker - picked up the win over the Clippers. Hitting the assists miles it in Los Angeles, where Paul lives in the offseason, meant his family was in the building - his brother, son, daughter, wife and others. Started off with David West got a chance to play with Tyson Chandler, Peja Stojaković, came to play with Blake Griffin, DJ, J.J.

“And my teammates, man I’ve been fortunate to play for a while now with a lot of great shooters. “By just studying the game,” Paul said of how he got to 11,000. Paul, in his 18th season, credited both his passion for learning the game and his teammates for getting him to this milestone. “And it’s amazing to see his teammates that happy for him. “To be in a room with a guy like that he’s accomplished so much, it’s humbling to be straight…” Suns coach Monty Williams said of CP3. “You see where the hard work goes and someone who I respect highly respect like that, you know, it’s good to see.” “It feels good to be a part of that,” Ayton said.

“I honestly didn’t have a clue until I checked out of the game,” Paul said of breaking the record.Īyton pumped his fist and was genuinely excited when a reporter told him after the game it was the lob he finished that was CP3’s 11,000th assist. With this lob to Deandre Ayton, Chris Paul has become only the third player in NBA history to ever record 11,000 or more assists! With a first-quarter lob to his current teammate, Deandre Ayton, Chris Paul became only the third player in NBA history with 11,000 assists, joining John Stockton and Jason Kidd. LOS ANGELES - It was fitting Chris Paul entered the history book in Los Angeles against a Clippers team where, years before, his passing - and especially the ability to throw lobs - became legend and a nickname for the team.
