2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[F Gump]

Warriors will have to make a decision. They have both OPJ and Payton II as UFAs. Also no way to get under the tax line. Problem is that other teams can simply outbid the Mavs.

Mysterious "other team" can ALWAYS outbid the Mavs. But -- we don't know that said team(s) will have any interest ...or, even if interested, whether they will put a bigger offer on the table.

That's how GS got players like OPJ and Bjelica in the 1st place -- they were sure to get offers that couldn't be beat, and then, whaddya know, they settled for minimums instead.

That having been said, there's value in seeing if you can find the next OPJ or Batum or X, whose value has vanished and is available at the minimum. Or GPJr, who had yet to prove himself, but showed sporadic promise. Would not be a bad idea to save the last roster slot or two for players like that, fallen stars or not-quite-there prospects, willing to take a minimum.