The Golden State Warriors' Play-In Tournament elimination on Tuesday was largely a summation of their season, with both reflecting the franchise's need for a second star alongside 36-year-old Stephen Curry. With Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Chris Paul no longer at an All-Star level, and with Jonathan Kuminga holding that measure of talent but still inexperienced, the Warriors are in a state of uncertainty that's not prioritizing the remainder of Curry's prime. Curry tried his best in the second-half against the Kings, but he was grossly unsupported in the face of aggressive double-teams and blitzing employed by former Warrior assistant Mike Brown.
The Warriors are coming off a disappointing season, and changes are on the horizon. The Warriors were over $40 million past the luxury tax last season, and so they will have to cut a lot of salary. Making matters even more complicated is that Klay Thompson and Chris Paul are up for new deals, among others. One easy get out of jail free card to fix the team's finances would be to offload the three years and $84.7 million remaining on Andrew Wiggins' deal.
Mike Dunleavy Jr. inadvertently gave away the game with regard to Golden State underperforming early in his exit interview on Thursday. This team's realistic ceiling in 2023-24 still fell at least one rung below top-tier title contention, if not more.
No | Player | P |
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30 | PG | |
12 | PF | |
23 | PF | |
32 | PF | |
00 | PF | |
5 | PF | |
4 | SG | |
3 | PG | |
0 | PG | |
2 | SG | |
25 | SG | |
18 | SG | |
15 | PF | |
20 | PF | |
61 | PG | |
11 | SG | |
22 | SF |