07-28-2022, 10:05 AM
It will be interesting to watch GSW over the next few years. They are all "We are Family" after winning the trophy, but age and price tags will have an effect on that. It will be hard for the young guys, and ring chasers, to play for a discount if the championships aren't coming.
Health issues have to be a big factor. Steph is 34 and has missed almost 20 games a season for the last two years and essentially the whole season before that (bubble year). Klay is 32, got hurt in the 2019 playoffs and missed two full seasons and the first 50 games last season (jury is still out on whether he is the same). Draymond is 32, missed 36 games last season and 19 the previous season.
If Draymond doesn't get paid, but Wiggins does, I'm betting the "family" feeling will go out the window.
Also, I heard somewhere that paying Wiggins and Green would boost the total salary + LTax bill to over $500M, which starts getting pretty steep even for a billionaire. Lacob's current net worth is ~$1.5B. They paid $450M to buy GSW back in 2010.
I guess we will see where his pain level lies.
https://bayareasportshub.com/2022/06/20/...n-by-2023/
Health issues have to be a big factor. Steph is 34 and has missed almost 20 games a season for the last two years and essentially the whole season before that (bubble year). Klay is 32, got hurt in the 2019 playoffs and missed two full seasons and the first 50 games last season (jury is still out on whether he is the same). Draymond is 32, missed 36 games last season and 19 the previous season.
If Draymond doesn't get paid, but Wiggins does, I'm betting the "family" feeling will go out the window.
Also, I heard somewhere that paying Wiggins and Green would boost the total salary + LTax bill to over $500M, which starts getting pretty steep even for a billionaire. Lacob's current net worth is ~$1.5B. They paid $450M to buy GSW back in 2010.
I guess we will see where his pain level lies.
https://bayareasportshub.com/2022/06/20/...n-by-2023/