Annual salary of 54.13 million + 56.83 million, slowly dragging the Warriors into trouble! Butler became an overrated star

After the free market opened this summer, many teams have made full efforts to increase their investments, and the Rockets have obtained Durant + Capela + Finney Smith; the Nuggets have sent away Porter Jr.'s maximum salary contract in exchange for the extremely cost-effective top 3D Cameron Johnson. In addition, the arrival of Valan + Hardaway Jr. and Bruce Brown has increased the depth of the lineup; the Clippers have signed Bill + Lopez, and the transaction has been obtained by Collins, and the lineup is more balanced, and Paul is getting closer to returning to the Clippers. In contrast, the Warriors were the only traditional teams in the West who did nothing, watching the players they liked find their next home one by one. The Warriors' team reporter Kavahami made it clear that all the Warriors' operations were dragged down by Kumingga, which made the team difficult to move forward.

But is it really Kumingga's fault? After the Warriors provided qualification quotations, the two parties had a clear attitude in the past half month. The Warriors were only willing to add a small contract with an annual salary of about 20 million to Kuming for subsequent transactions, because there are no buyers in the trading market who are willing to take over Kuming. But Kumingga's team is very tough: it must have a big contract with an annual salary of 30 million, and it doesn't want to return to the Warriors! The Warriors simply don't want to lose money because they force themselves to stay in Kumingga for a season. Kumingga patted his butt and left, and the Warriors won nothing. Kumingga was injured by the Warriors and it was difficult to recover. But behind this, the main responsible person is actually Butler, who is about to turn 36!

Butler and the Warriors have two years left in their contract, with a $54.13 million next season and a $56.83 million in the 26-27 season. In the Warriors' salary structure next season, Curry has $59.61 million, which is what he deserves. He gets so much, depending on the league's requirement for maximum salary! Zhuang Meng Green is $25.9 million, which is not particularly premium around Curry. In addition, it is a ten-million-level contract between Moody's and Hilders. The Warriors currently have a 11-person roster, and the total salary is close to $180 million. According to column reporter Singer, once the Warriors solve the problem of Kumingga, they have actually arranged two operations (there is a high probability that Horford + Melton have been locked in advance). But why did Cumingga insist on leaving? Will the Warriors win these two people and compete for the championship next season?

The Warriors' main personnel framework next season, Curry will be 38 years old, Green will be 36 years old, Butler will be 36 years old, and Hilder will be 33 years old. If Horford, who is already 39 years old, joins again, the five Warriors will form the "180 Club". This core framework is much older than the Clippers! The key is that there are several veterans in the Clippers. Harden took the initiative to cut his salary + only partial guarantee of 13 million in the second year. Daluo is just a substitute with an average salary of 8 million; Bill is only 32 years old + an average salary of 5.5 million, and Leonard just turned 34 years old. With the Warriors, Butler's average salary is 55 million, which not only locked the team's salary space + subsequent reinforcement operations, but also became the fuse that forced Kumingga and the Warriors to separate. Kerr made it clear that Kumingga could not coexist with Butler.

Then can Butler drag the Warriors to the finals? In the regular season, the Warriors averaged 18 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game, and 19.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game in the playoffs. In the semi-finals of last season, when Curry fell and Butler had to stand up and take on the first firepower output, he only averaged 20.3 points per game and shot 45.8%. To compare, in those four games, Kumingga averaged 24.3 points + 55.4% shooting percentage. For Butler, he broke up with Kumingga completely. Is this considered putting the cart before the horse? Moreover, Kumingga is younger. Is it wrong for him to need room to grow? It is undeniable that after Butler came to the Warriors, the Warriors went from tenth in the West in the second half of last season to fourth in the West. When he played, the team's winning rate exceeded 70%.

Butler's organizational support is indeed good. He has the same treatment as Alexander. But if you can't score 20 points per game as the first firepower point in the playoffs, it's really not worth the average salary of 55 million! Previously, there were news that the Warriors were interested in James, but the Lakers directly refused on the grounds that they refused to accept a contract that lasted more than 26 years after the offseason. What are the chips that the Warriors can use for James? Packaging Moody's + Kumingga's new contract + Hilde is not enough, it can only be Butler. Although it was finally left alone, it indirectly reflects that the Warriors management knows the seriousness of the problem: 35-year-old Butler is far from the dominance of Jordan in the summer of the 23rd summer playoffs, is he one year older?

To be honest, Butler was overrated. In 23 years, he led the team to create the Black Eight Miracle and entered the finals, including leading the Heat to the Bubble Park finals in 20 years. Although Butler is very strong in the playoffs, his regular season attendance rate cannot be effectively guaranteed. Moreover, due to injuries in the past two seasons, the efficiency of the playoffs has dropped sharply. The Warriors management has won Butler. It only took 4 months to make the team happy to finally reach the semi-finals of the division. But the next two seasons will be hard times for the Warriors and Curry! Butler's annual salary next season is the same as Antetokounmpo and Tatum, and the Warriors are really unable to move.