Renewing Curry's contract is the top priority for the Warriors this offseason. The reason why they did not renew Curry's contract immediately is because of salary space issues.
Curry's contract is a maximum salary, which is not a small sum!
Kirilenko and Lowry both have annual salaries of 10 million, Ariza also has 7 million, and although Lopez has a basic salary, he still has two to three million. The total of these three people is 30 million!
Coupled with the previous signing of Iguodala, the Warriors did not have much salary space before trading Kirilenko and others.
Therefore, the Warriors need to trade Kirilenko and several others to clear up salary space, and then they can renew Curry's contract.
After renewing Curry's contract, the Warriors made several more transactions.
First, the Warriors signed Barbosa.
Barbosa is nicknamed the Brazilian Lightning. He spent his peak period with the Suns, then left the Raptors and Wizards. Now he is a free agent and no one cares about him.
It can be seen from the nickname that Barbosa is very fast and has strong breakthrough ability.
In fact, Barbosa's three-point shooting is also good, and he is a very reliable player on the offensive end.
Barbosa's problem is defense. His defense has never been good, and it becomes even more difficult as he gets older.
Deng Fang knew, however, that it would be no problem for Barbosa to make a certain contribution on the bench.
The key is that the cost of signing Barbosa is very small!
Just a basic salary!
Of course, Deng Fang not only valued Barbosa's cheap characteristics, he also knew that historically, in the season when the Warriors won the championship in the 14-15 season, Barbosa was a key member on the bench!
In this case, it would definitely not hurt to bring Barbossa here early to run him in!
In order to keep Barbosa for two more years, the Warriors signed a contract with Barbosa that was higher than the basic salary, $2 million per year.
This is much higher than the base salary of 410,000!
And it’s a four-year contract!
Barbossa is quite satisfied!
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In addition, the Warriors also signed free agents Brandon Rush and Speights.
Brandon Rush is 1.98 meters tall and weighs 106 kilograms. His specialty is accurate three-pointers, but his shortcoming is average defense.
The Warriors don't need Brandon Rush to play now, but they will need it starting next year.
So Deng Fang must take him down now.
Because there are not many suitors in the market, Brandon Rush's annual salary requirement is not high.
Of course, if it were another team, Brandon Rush would still be able to get an annual salary of about 5 million.
But the Warriors don't need this price if they extend the invitation.
As long as you come to the Warriors, you can almost say that you have booked a championship, which is what many players dream of!
Not to mention the premium contract you can get after coming to the Warriors for gold plating!
This is also true. Faced with the invitation from the Warriors, Brandon Rush signed the contract directly without any hesitation!
Only $2.5 million per year?
It doesn't matter!
Four-year contract with no guarantee for the last two years?
no problem!
As long as you sign this contract, it means you will get two championships. Even if the Warriors do not execute the contract two years later, will you still worry about having nowhere to go?
The same goes for Speights.
Speights is an inside player. The difference is that Speights has good offensive abilities, especially three-point shooting, but he is a colander on the defensive end and has serious biases.
In the past, Deng Fang would never have taken a liking to a player like Speights.
Being able to attack and defend without any shortcomings was Deng Fang's criteria for selecting people.
But now it is no longer possible. Under the requirements of the system, Deng Fang must be prepared to live a hard life.
Historically, the Warriors also signed a contract with Speights this offseason.
Historically, on July 13, 2013, the Warriors signed a multi-year contract with free agent center Maris Speights. He will replace "Magic Bird" Landry and become the team's first substitute inside man.
Of course, Deng Fang was not interested in Landry either.
Landry also focuses on offense but not defense, and his shooting range is very short. He can only make a living under the basket, so signing him is even less meaningful.
At that time, the Warriors signed a three-year contract with Speights worth $11 million, and the Warriors had a team option in the fourth year.
The 25-year-old Speights entered the league in 2008. In the five seasons so far, he has averaged 7.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Whether in the Grizzlies or the Cavaliers, he can lead from the bench on both offense and defense.
Comes of great help.
Faced with the Warriors' invitation, Speights also did not hesitate and directly signed his name on the contract.
2 million per year, four-year contract, no guarantee for the last two years!