08-04-2026, 02:16 PM
I was listening to the Hoop Collective on my walk today. Marks was on talking about the summer of 2027 and all of the teams with cap room. GSW is one of those potentially, but they'd need to walk away from or drastically reduce the pay of Curry, Butler and Draymond. KP has a PO, but he's also only partially guaranteed next summer for $8mm with a decision due by 7/7. Maximizing cap room also means not extending Podz. Well, that's pretty much the entire starting lineup when they are at their best.
They won't walk away from everyone simultaneously and cap holds and the actions they take between now and then matter to their strategy. For instance, On August 29th, Curry is eligible to sign a two-year extension of $130-something million. Combine that with an extension for Podz this fall and suddenly that cap room evaporates.
The Warriors - or maybe Draymond - were clever this summer in the way they did things leaving some room for Lebron. It is certainly possible they will do something similar in an effort to lure someone big. If so, there will be no consolidation trade around the injured Butler. But, if you see them announce a Curry or Podz extension, then suddenly they are dealing with a 3 year window for Curry and taking in guys like PJ and Gafford starts to make more sense for them.
They won't walk away from everyone simultaneously and cap holds and the actions they take between now and then matter to their strategy. For instance, On August 29th, Curry is eligible to sign a two-year extension of $130-something million. Combine that with an extension for Podz this fall and suddenly that cap room evaporates.
The Warriors - or maybe Draymond - were clever this summer in the way they did things leaving some room for Lebron. It is certainly possible they will do something similar in an effort to lure someone big. If so, there will be no consolidation trade around the injured Butler. But, if you see them announce a Curry or Podz extension, then suddenly they are dealing with a 3 year window for Curry and taking in guys like PJ and Gafford starts to make more sense for them.