Warriors future operation analysis: Antetokounmpo is actually the only life-saving straw

This year's playoffs, brought the Pacers to Halliburton in the Eastern Conference Finals, the No. 12th pick in 2020.

McDaniels, who defeated LeBron and Jimmy Butler in succession, 20th show No. 28.

There is also Edwards, who officially inherited Jordan's "illegitimate son", the top scorer for 20 years.

The Warriors, who had just been beaten by Hua Zi, won the second pick in 20 years, and chose Wiseman, who almost disappeared in the league.

This may be a more terrible thing for them than being eliminated by the Timberwolves 4-1.

When the 20-year-old children began to build families and gradually gained the authority of the alliance, the Warriors were still counting on Curry, 37 and Jimmy, 35, which was a very sad thing in itself.

The league has not given them a chance. The adjustments in the 19-20 season allowed them to win the second draw. In 21 years, they traded Russell to Wiggins and gave them the No. 7 draw that year.

The Kumingga, who was selected at that time, seemed to be following Wiseman's footsteps, and was incompatible with the meritorious factions such as Curry, so it was almost inevitable that he would leave.

And under the 7th pick in 21, the Warriors missed Wagner Jr., Shinkin, Trey Murphy III, Jaylen Johnson, Grams, Cam Thomas and Aldama.

It seems that each is more suitable than the stubborn Kumingga. The result of

is that the Warriors' best draft since winning the championship in 2015 is still Jordan Poole, but he was beaten away by Tie Niu.

So in the 25-26 season, the core of the Warriors is still Curry, 38-year-old Zhu Meng and Butler.

By next year's playoffs (if they can score), the three old men are already 110 years old, and they will take a total of 139 million US dollars from the Warriors.

The salary cap next season is 154 million, the luxury tax is 187 million, and the first and second shelter are 195 million and 207 million respectively.

The Warriors will also have Hilde (9.66 million), Moody (11 million), plus the contracts of Podjemsky (3.68 million), Domestic Egg (2.22 million), Kneel Santos (2.22 million) and Post (1.95 million). The total contract amount has reached 170 million.

Looks fine, right? But it seems that I have forgotten someone, and that's right, it's Kumingga.

He averaged 20.8 points per game in this round of series, and is also the only player except Butler who can break through the Timberwolves' defense.

But he has previously rejected the Warriors' contract renewal with an average salary of 30 million, and he will become a restricted free agent after the end of this season.

Kuminga is now very similar to Ayton after the end of the 21-22 season. Because of the renewal of the contract, the two sides are just looking for a way to break up.

The Warriors definitely want to renew the qualification quotation for Kumingga for another year, so that his annual salary next season is 7.97 million US dollars, which is equivalent to another "free" season, but Kumingga is definitely unwilling to be PUA again.

The worst case is that some teams are willing to directly quote Kumingga (such as 120 million in 4 years), such as the Nets with nearly 100 million space in the offseason. If the Warriors match, their salary will immediately soar to 200 million. If the match is given up, it will be like sending away this No. 7 pick in 21, which has been trained for four years.

The best choice for the Warriors is to sign first and then exchange, and as a bargaining chip, use other teams to exchange for new combat power, and even some top players.

This is the key to this article, which is the only life-saving straw for the Warriors in the next few years - Antetokounmpo.

Although at present, the Rockets and the Spurs are in the pole position of the "letter battle". One is the complete bargaining chips, and can also play supernovas like Shin Kyung and Amen who already have star appearances, and can also move in with their luggage and become the boss. One is the temptation to have this year's second-tier pick and complete bargaining chips, as well as the temptation to form a super double tower with Wenban Yama.

The two teams are in Texas at the same time, and they have the natural advantage of "zero state tax", but there is a saying that from Doncic's transactions, it can be seen that the opinions of the alliance are very important and even decisive in terms of earthquake-magnitude transactions today.

Even if Curry is everlasting, he will retire in 2027 and 28. Now the Warriors are the team with the highest market value in the league, and the Bay Area is the largest region with the highest density of millionaires in the United States (at least in terms of reporting statistics). It is difficult for the league to accept the collapse of such a "gold market".

Just as Doncic went to Los Angeles to take over LeBron, the league also needs a superstar who can complete seamless connection with Curry.

Although the 30-year-old Antetokounmpo is definitely not the best candidate, the younger Alexander and Edwards are currently no chance of moving.

It just so happens that Antetokounmpo is now moving, and letting this "inspirational super giant" who is also an international player to take over Curry is the best choice now.

From a game perspective, the letters in their prime can make up for the decline in Zhu Meng's defense and the natural shortcomings of the Warriors' size. His ball holding attribute + Curry's "Current Gravity" does not have any obstacles in matching.

If the two stars join forces to win the championship, they will undoubtedly completely conquer all Warriors fans. Even if they fail to win the championship in the last few years, they will always have a huge support in the Bay Area market.

Some people are worried that the Warriors' chips are not attractive enough?

Haven't you learned the successful experience of the Mavericks? Next year, the profit guidance will be reimbursed, and the Bucks will be ruined. At that time, the league will give you a 2026 No. 1 pick.

Boss Xiao will pay for the whole audience!

The only thing the Warriors need to scratch their heads is to balance the chips.

If you want to match Antetokounmpo's annual salary of $54.29 million next year, you will either directly pay Butler (54.12 million) + single draft pick exchange, or you will give Tie Niu (25.89 million) + Kuming's additional sign-up exchange + package contract designed as a multi-party transaction.

In other words, to get Antetokounmpo, Butler and the Dream Chasing Warriors must give one.

But for the Warriors, this is not a relief.

The regular season has proven that Butler, who is one level higher, is easier to use than Wiggins. The playoffs show that at the age of 35, he can no longer lead the Warriors and Curry.

If you use Butler to exchange for Antetokounmpo who can contribute 30+10 stably in the playoffs, what other bicycle do you need? After this year's failure, no one will believe that Kuzhaiba, who is one year older, will do anything in the West with the low-intelligent Kuminggas next year.

If you want to maintain true championship competitiveness, this offseason is the only life-saving straw for this Warriors.