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Considering the many storylines around the Warriors this season and their quest to defend a title – probably the last one with the main core –, I suppose it makes sense to have this thread up and running, and include Warriors talk in general. Let's see what the interest is on here.
Main storylines:
– The ‘Last Dance’ for the core four
– Draymond drama
– Key contract decisions looming
– The ‘two timelines’ approach continued
– Curry's ATG status
Main storylines:
– The ‘Last Dance’ for the core four
– Draymond drama
– Key contract decisions looming
– The ‘two timelines’ approach continued
– Curry's ATG status
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Unless one of the younger guys really surprises me I think I'm expecting a bit of a step back from the Warriors this season. Though it's probably half the bounce back of the rest of the top of the West (Clippers/Nuggets and Wolves joining).
Until recently I wouldn't have considered breaking up the 'Big 3', but Dray punching Poole at least makes me consider it. Of course it also makes it less profitable to do.
I'd be wary of a big Poole extension, the PO run was great, but I'm not sure that's the real him and slightly less versions of the player I expect he'll be are a dime a dozen.
Maybe not max numbers, but Wiggins I'd feel fairly confident extending at a decent number. He's not a superstar, but a bought in Wiggins really is a great fit in a lot of different situations.
Until recently I wouldn't have considered breaking up the 'Big 3', but Dray punching Poole at least makes me consider it. Of course it also makes it less profitable to do.
I'd be wary of a big Poole extension, the PO run was great, but I'm not sure that's the real him and slightly less versions of the player I expect he'll be are a dime a dozen.
Maybe not max numbers, but Wiggins I'd feel fairly confident extending at a decent number. He's not a superstar, but a bought in Wiggins really is a great fit in a lot of different situations.
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The Death Lineup feels compromised. Klay is rehabbing, Poole and Green have beef, and Iggy is all but in the grave.
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Poole's game is special - he gets to the rim at will, has a high motor and is an elite shooter. Also impressed with how he's handled the whole Draymond thing...a lot better than anyone else on the Warriors.
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Statlanta wrote:The Death Lineup feels compromised. Klay is rehabbing, Poole and Green have beef, and Iggy is all but in the grave.
I mean, Iggy was basically done last season, he played 61 total minutes in the playoffs.
Any 5th with Curry/Klay/Wiggins/Green seemed to work last PO run - Looney/Poole/Porter in that minutes order.
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eminence wrote:Unless one of the younger guys really surprises me I think I'm expecting a bit of a step back from the Warriors this season. Though it's probably half the bounce back of the rest of the top of the West (Clippers/Nuggets and Wolves joining).
Until recently I wouldn't have considered breaking up the 'Big 3', but Dray punching Poole at least makes me consider it. Of course it also makes it less profitable to do.
I'd be wary of a big Poole extension, the PO run was great, but I'm not sure that's the real him and slightly less versions of the player I expect he'll be are a dime a dozen.
Maybe not max numbers, but Wiggins I'd feel fairly confident extending at a decent number. He's not a superstar, but a bought in Wiggins really is a great fit in a lot of different situations.
I'm curious about what informs your skepticism about Poole's playoff run. I think the Denver series is definitely a bit overhyped considering their porous perimeter defense. But Poole was huge in the Memphis series and played his best game to date in Game 1 -- 31 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists -- in what was until that point, the most important game of his career.
I'd understand the skepticism based on Poole's Finals performance. But in that context -- and against one of the most impressive defenses in recent NBA history -- his shooting splits were in line with what he did in the regular season. I think he's a really good bet to keep improving and if our baseline for Poole is now 17 points a game on 43/37/92 shooting splits, I think he's worth the money.
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Warriors Analyst wrote:eminence wrote:Unless one of the younger guys really surprises me I think I'm expecting a bit of a step back from the Warriors this season. Though it's probably half the bounce back of the rest of the top of the West (Clippers/Nuggets and Wolves joining).
Until recently I wouldn't have considered breaking up the 'Big 3', but Dray punching Poole at least makes me consider it. Of course it also makes it less profitable to do.
I'd be wary of a big Poole extension, the PO run was great, but I'm not sure that's the real him and slightly less versions of the player I expect he'll be are a dime a dozen.
Maybe not max numbers, but Wiggins I'd feel fairly confident extending at a decent number. He's not a superstar, but a bought in Wiggins really is a great fit in a lot of different situations.
I'm curious about what informs your skepticism about Poole's playoff run. I think the Denver series is definitely a bit overhyped considering their porous perimeter defense. But Poole was huge in the Memphis series and played his best game to date in Game 1 -- 31 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists -- in what was until that point, the most important game of his career.
I'd understand the skepticism based on Poole's Finals performance. But in that context -- and against one of the most impressive defenses in recent NBA history -- his shooting splits were in line with what he did in the regular season. I think he's a really good bet to keep improving and if our baseline for Poole is now 17 points a game on 43/37/92 shooting splits, I think he's worth the money.
I suppose it depends on the money, but going over 30M/year like with Herro (or higher) is not a number I'd be thrilled for with that production.
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The Warriors present and future is in limbo and on the line. The situation with Draymond and Poole may have ruined what could have been a potential great transition while staying naff the top.
If things are mended, likely will take most of the season, the Warriors could again be right near the top. Draymond is and has always been valuable. What he gives not many do and losing him would likely and the Warriors' championship possibility. With him, even if the other players stay the same, no improving or regression, they should be top 3 favorites to win it all. Likely Curry stays at his level, Klay also, Wiggins likely but not a surety, it is hard not to see the young guys develop a decent amount. Add in Wiseman likely being decent enough to be a starter and the Warriors could be better.
Big ifs and likely it will all implode shortly but may be another season of success.
If things are mended, likely will take most of the season, the Warriors could again be right near the top. Draymond is and has always been valuable. What he gives not many do and losing him would likely and the Warriors' championship possibility. With him, even if the other players stay the same, no improving or regression, they should be top 3 favorites to win it all. Likely Curry stays at his level, Klay also, Wiggins likely but not a surety, it is hard not to see the young guys develop a decent amount. Add in Wiseman likely being decent enough to be a starter and the Warriors could be better.
Big ifs and likely it will all implode shortly but may be another season of success.
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This really shouldn't have been the last dance year. It should've been the next year. But it's seeming like this may be it. Hopefully they can go out on top. Will be one of the tougher seasons.
Really this should continue if someone can take over the rim protector role for Draymond, be it Wiseman or Kuminga. Wiseman obviously has the leg up.
Really this should continue if someone can take over the rim protector role for Draymond, be it Wiseman or Kuminga. Wiseman obviously has the leg up.
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David Jacoby mentioned an interesting theory on Debatable about the leaked video, that even though the front office expressed outrage and claimed to want to investigate who leaked it, that it was all an act and that the front office intentionally leaked the video to show what a problem Draymond is as a way to ease fans into the notion of Draymond moving on to another team, most likely the Lakers, because Klutch. No idea if it's true, but it's plausible.
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Very encouraging pre-season for the young players.
Wiseman has looked much advanced all pre-season and has shown what he can bring to this team on both ends (but especially on offense). He has played within himself and just naturally falls into a bunch of points at high efficiency, and the couple nice passes he made out of the post to cutters shows that he picks up on the offense and gets a better feel for the game (a primary concern with him). We'll have to see if he can play anything besides drop coverage at this point and if he can't, that'll limit his minutes in a bunch of match-ups. There's also still concerns about his rebounding (especially on defense) when contested. But overall, very promising pre-season and he looks ready to at least be a regular rotation player during the RS. Easy kid to root for, too.
Moody I almost don't count as a young player. He's ready to contribute. He's already veteran-savvy, and just knows how to play. His shot is good and I expect him to further improve his efficiency on 3s, and he can shoot over people or when contested, too. His (albeit limited) on-ball creation ability is a nice addition to the repertoire that allows him to take over a bigger scoring role when needed. His defense should be fine but it remains to be seen if he can handle quicker ball handlers – a weakness last year that I hope he has addressed to some extent. But he's probably not going to be the player you can put on the opponent's primary ball handler and expect to limit him (that's a job for Wiggins, Kuminga, may DDV and Klay, or even Rollins in spurts if he improves overall).
Kuminga has struggled to find his role offensively off the ball (which is where he'll play), but I'm reasonably happy with his effort on defense. That was a concern and while rebounding remains a bit of an issue, his on-ball defense has been fairly consistent and his effort off the ball has been solid even though it still takes him a bit too long to recognize rotations at times. But yesterday was a big game for him on offense. He was awesome at cutting and moving the ball, and so he filled up the box score at elite efficiency just like that. He was also incredibly energetic, going for offensive boards and loose balls – something that's not been in his nature thus far. So hopefully that was a sign for more to come and it has made click for him as to what he needs to do to get on the floor. If he plays like yesterday, he'll a big help.
If all three of the high draft picks manage to give the Warriors solid minutes off the bench fairly consistently, that'll make this team 11 deep – legitimately. The core six (Curry, Klay, Dray, Poole, Wiggins, Looney) are proven and health is the biggest question mark. DDV and J. Green should be solid rotation players at least, and could potentially replace OPJ and GPII in terms of impact (albeit not in terms of exact role, in the case of DDV and GPII) IF they manage to shoot the ball at least decently. I think two out of Moody, Wiseman and Kuminga need to be solid rotation players to speak of a deep team, and if all three pan out then this is a very deep team that should be able to afford rest days for individual players fairly easily. Moody I believe can already be counted upon, and the other two have given me hope during the pre-season as well.
I feel good about this team as a good RS team (assuming health and no further Draymond shenanigans, obviously not a given) although I don't necessarily see them as the top RS team not least due to the rest days we'll see, especially when the team does well in the standings. The goal must be to at least get HCA in the first round, and they should even eye at the 1st or 2nd seed but without going too hard for it.
What's everyone's over/under for the Warriors this year?
Wiseman has looked much advanced all pre-season and has shown what he can bring to this team on both ends (but especially on offense). He has played within himself and just naturally falls into a bunch of points at high efficiency, and the couple nice passes he made out of the post to cutters shows that he picks up on the offense and gets a better feel for the game (a primary concern with him). We'll have to see if he can play anything besides drop coverage at this point and if he can't, that'll limit his minutes in a bunch of match-ups. There's also still concerns about his rebounding (especially on defense) when contested. But overall, very promising pre-season and he looks ready to at least be a regular rotation player during the RS. Easy kid to root for, too.
Moody I almost don't count as a young player. He's ready to contribute. He's already veteran-savvy, and just knows how to play. His shot is good and I expect him to further improve his efficiency on 3s, and he can shoot over people or when contested, too. His (albeit limited) on-ball creation ability is a nice addition to the repertoire that allows him to take over a bigger scoring role when needed. His defense should be fine but it remains to be seen if he can handle quicker ball handlers – a weakness last year that I hope he has addressed to some extent. But he's probably not going to be the player you can put on the opponent's primary ball handler and expect to limit him (that's a job for Wiggins, Kuminga, may DDV and Klay, or even Rollins in spurts if he improves overall).
Kuminga has struggled to find his role offensively off the ball (which is where he'll play), but I'm reasonably happy with his effort on defense. That was a concern and while rebounding remains a bit of an issue, his on-ball defense has been fairly consistent and his effort off the ball has been solid even though it still takes him a bit too long to recognize rotations at times. But yesterday was a big game for him on offense. He was awesome at cutting and moving the ball, and so he filled up the box score at elite efficiency just like that. He was also incredibly energetic, going for offensive boards and loose balls – something that's not been in his nature thus far. So hopefully that was a sign for more to come and it has made click for him as to what he needs to do to get on the floor. If he plays like yesterday, he'll a big help.
If all three of the high draft picks manage to give the Warriors solid minutes off the bench fairly consistently, that'll make this team 11 deep – legitimately. The core six (Curry, Klay, Dray, Poole, Wiggins, Looney) are proven and health is the biggest question mark. DDV and J. Green should be solid rotation players at least, and could potentially replace OPJ and GPII in terms of impact (albeit not in terms of exact role, in the case of DDV and GPII) IF they manage to shoot the ball at least decently. I think two out of Moody, Wiseman and Kuminga need to be solid rotation players to speak of a deep team, and if all three pan out then this is a very deep team that should be able to afford rest days for individual players fairly easily. Moody I believe can already be counted upon, and the other two have given me hope during the pre-season as well.
I feel good about this team as a good RS team (assuming health and no further Draymond shenanigans, obviously not a given) although I don't necessarily see them as the top RS team not least due to the rest days we'll see, especially when the team does well in the standings. The goal must be to at least get HCA in the first round, and they should even eye at the 1st or 2nd seed but without going too hard for it.
What's everyone's over/under for the Warriors this year?
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The-Power wrote:Very encouraging pre-season for the young players.
Wiseman has looked much advanced all pre-season and has shown what he can bring to this team on both ends (but especially on offense). He has played within himself and just naturally falls into a bunch of points at high efficiency, and the couple nice passes he made out of the post to cutters shows that he picks up on the offense and gets a better feel for the game (a primary concern with him). We'll have to see if he can play anything besides drop coverage at this point and if he can't, that'll limit his minutes in a bunch of match-ups. There's also still concerns about his rebounding (especially on defense) when contested. But overall, very promising pre-season and he looks ready to at least be a regular rotation player during the RS. Easy kid to root for, too.
Moody I almost don't count as a young player. He's ready to contribute. He's already veteran-savvy, and just knows how to play. His shot is good and I expect him to further improve his efficiency on 3s, and he can shoot over people or when contested, too. His (albeit limited) on-ball creation ability is a nice addition to the repertoire that allows him to take over a bigger scoring role when needed. His defense should be fine but it remains to be seen if he can handle quicker ball handlers – a weakness last year that I hope he has addressed to some extent. But he's probably not going to be the player you can put on the opponent's primary ball handler and expect to limit him (that's a job for Wiggins, Kuminga, may DDV and Klay, or even Rollins in spurts if he improves overall).
Kuminga has struggled to find his role offensively off the ball (which is where he'll play), but I'm reasonably happy with his effort on defense. That was a concern and while rebounding remains a bit of an issue, his on-ball defense has been fairly consistent and his effort off the ball has been solid even though it still takes him a bit too long to recognize rotations at times. But yesterday was a big game for him on offense. He was awesome at cutting and moving the ball, and so he filled up the box score at elite efficiency just like that. He was also incredibly energetic, going for offensive boards and loose balls – something that's not been in his nature thus far. So hopefully that was a sign for more to come and it has made click for him as to what he needs to do to get on the floor. If he plays like yesterday, he'll a big help.
If all three of the high draft picks manage to give the Warriors solid minutes off the bench fairly consistently, that'll make this team 11 deep – legitimately. The core six (Curry, Klay, Dray, Poole, Wiggins, Looney) are proven and health is the biggest question mark. DDV and J. Green should be solid rotation players at least, and could potentially replace OPJ and GPII in terms of impact (albeit not in terms of exact role, in the case of DDV and GPII) IF they manage to shoot the ball at least decently. I think two out of Moody, Wiseman and Kuminga need to be solid rotation players to speak of a deep team, and if all three pan out then this is a very deep team that should be able to afford rest days for individual players fairly easily. Moody I believe can already be counted upon, and the other two have given me hope during the pre-season as well.
I feel good about this team as a good RS team (assuming health and no further Draymond shenanigans, obviously not a given) although I don't necessarily see them as the top RS team not least due to the rest days we'll see, especially when the team does well in the standings. The goal must be to at least get HCA in the first round, and they should even eye at the 1st or 2nd seed but without going too hard for it.
What's everyone's over/under for the Warriors this year?
We finished with 53 last year with a bunch of injuries. That seems like a good number where we we should be around.
Feel like jam and kuminga will be fighting each other for minutes all year
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My guess is that they'll be similar to last year record-wise, mid-50s. There are so many good teams that it will difficult for anyone to get above 55 wins.
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Poole about to be paid. I'm a big fan of his and I'm happy they get to keep him. But that's obviously a lot of money – and probably more than they expected just a couple months ago or perhaps even before even before the Herro extension – and it'll be interesting how they manage the cap.
All signs point to at least one of Green, Klay or Wiggins being gone after the season. Three veterans that will have to put in a lot of effort if they want to stay with the Warriors in the short- and mid-term, with two of them playing for a very important contract already this season. Could benefit the team, but could also cause problems.
All signs point to at least one of Green, Klay or Wiggins being gone after the season. Three veterans that will have to put in a lot of effort if they want to stay with the Warriors in the short- and mid-term, with two of them playing for a very important contract already this season. Could benefit the team, but could also cause problems.
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Whew, these dudes are locked into spending.
I like to see it, as all but Wiggins were drafted, and that's basically the Barnes salary slot they've kept rolling over to new bodies.
I like to see it, as all but Wiggins were drafted, and that's basically the Barnes salary slot they've kept rolling over to new bodies.
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eminence wrote:Whew, these dudes are locked into spending.
I like to see it, as all but Wiggins were drafted, and that's basically the Barnes salary slot they've kept rolling over to new bodies.
To a (significant) degree ... Poole kicks in in a years time. And they've spent big on him.
They let Payton and Porter walk this year though, despite big contributions. Lost Bjelica too. So not as much as they might have been.
And there's some potential to pivot at the end of this coming year. So if it's more like '20 or even '21 for GSW than '22 then having this young scoring "star" wing might make it easier to pivot to this future oriented vision (on very limited info I'd have little optimism/excitement for that - but then I wouldn't be too excited about paying older non-Curry core members where the first year is on the way out of the early thirties or Andrew Wiggins what he likely wants if I were an owner).
Not that they're cheap this year, or have been any time lately. Or that they can easily be cheap in '24 (Green may not opt out, Thompson is locked in for that year).
Maybe it's just the luxury tax doing its job. Still I might have been tempted to focus spending on the short term window, having proven depth (if fragile) where I'm less worried about play-ins or having the stars play too hard, too much in the RS. And I'm working with limited info, others seem more bullish on their depth.
If they do have any excitement about other youngsters, their extensions will start to enter the picture and at least be planned for.
Either way they have been great.
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Outside wrote:David Jacoby mentioned an interesting theory on Debatable about the leaked video, that even though the front office expressed outrage and claimed to want to investigate who leaked it, that it was all an act and that the front office intentionally leaked the video to show what a problem Draymond is as a way to ease fans into the notion of Draymond moving on to another team, most likely the Lakers, because Klutch. No idea if it's true, but it's plausible.
Considering the leak of the video exploded the scale of the drama, embarrassed Poole (no one wants a video public of them getting decked, and I would hope in this hypothetical the Warriors consulted him on the matter), put more pressure on the Warriors to act, caused them to receive more criticism (Kerr especially), and made it so that this will be something that follows the team all season (similar to the KD drama in 2019) ... I think that it's a very unlikely theory. Not sure minimizing the negative fan reaction of Draymond leaving really makes up for the negative repercussions of the video being public unless I'm missing something.
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Wow, I expected Wiggins to get more money. Nice deal for the Dubs
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jalengreen wrote:Outside wrote:David Jacoby mentioned an interesting theory on Debatable about the leaked video, that even though the front office expressed outrage and claimed to want to investigate who leaked it, that it was all an act and that the front office intentionally leaked the video to show what a problem Draymond is as a way to ease fans into the notion of Draymond moving on to another team, most likely the Lakers, because Klutch. No idea if it's true, but it's plausible.
Considering the leak of the video exploded the scale of the drama, embarrassed Poole (no one wants a video public of them getting decked, and I would hope in this hypothetical the Warriors consulted him on the matter), put more pressure on the Warriors to act, caused them to receive more criticism (Kerr especially), and made it so that this will be something that follows the team all season (similar to the KD drama in 2019) ... I think that it's a very unlikely theory. Not sure minimizing the negative fan reaction of Draymond leaving really makes up for the negative repercussions of the video being public unless I'm missing something.
Agreed. And all of that doesn't even take into account the risk to have their reputation completely ruined if it ever comes out that they were the ones who leaked the video, which would also most definitely result in heads rolling in reaction to the public outcry. It's just not worth it at the organizational level.
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With Wiggins and Poole locked into contracts, the post-prime Curry future does look quite bright (as bright as it can look when faced with the decline of an ATG player and franchise leader).
Curry / Rollins
Poole / Moody
Wiggins
Kuminga / Baldwin Jr.
Looney
This is what we're currently looking at for the 2024-25 season, assuming that all Rookie options are exercised. Wiseman I think is likely to be with the Warriors as well, considering that he may not have the opportunity to play himself into a very large contract and the Warriors still like him a lot. That's a good-looking core if at least Moody and Kuminga develop into reliable role players (Moody is close already, and Kuminga I'd say is likely to get there as well, maybe already this season) – ideally with one of them being starter-level.
I doubt that both Klay and Draymond will still be there. Klay might if he takes a large pay cut after his deal expires AND the Warriors trade Green or let him go next season (otherwise they likely have to trade his expiring contract to not be in utter repeater luxury tax hell). Draymond I think is likely gone by then, I think. One scenario that I could see from the Warriors side is that they offer Green – IF he is on his best behavior (I somewhat doubt it) – a two-year deal (through the 2024-25 season) next season for less than his player option per year (maybe 2/40) in case Klay leaves. But they'll likely want him off the books when the Rookie extensions for Moody and Kuminga are due (I assume that at least one is extended). Draymond will try to get paid, though, so if one team offers a 3-year or even 4-year deal with at least 20M/Y next off-season I think he's gone. If he decides to opt into his PO and hit FA a year later, I can see him either staying for a year and then leave, or (almost a certainty if Klay stays) being traded next off-season.
It's obviously difficult to project that far into the future in the NBA, considering all the injuries, trades, different development curves, new upcoming players, team chemistry issues etc. that are always going to impact decision-making of the FO. But I really like the situation the FO has put the franchise in to enter into the post-prime Curry years. Financially on the edge with difficult to decisions to be made, but I believe the two-timelines approach has been executed as well as it realistically could have been.
Curry / Rollins
Poole / Moody
Wiggins
Kuminga / Baldwin Jr.
Looney
This is what we're currently looking at for the 2024-25 season, assuming that all Rookie options are exercised. Wiseman I think is likely to be with the Warriors as well, considering that he may not have the opportunity to play himself into a very large contract and the Warriors still like him a lot. That's a good-looking core if at least Moody and Kuminga develop into reliable role players (Moody is close already, and Kuminga I'd say is likely to get there as well, maybe already this season) – ideally with one of them being starter-level.
I doubt that both Klay and Draymond will still be there. Klay might if he takes a large pay cut after his deal expires AND the Warriors trade Green or let him go next season (otherwise they likely have to trade his expiring contract to not be in utter repeater luxury tax hell). Draymond I think is likely gone by then, I think. One scenario that I could see from the Warriors side is that they offer Green – IF he is on his best behavior (I somewhat doubt it) – a two-year deal (through the 2024-25 season) next season for less than his player option per year (maybe 2/40) in case Klay leaves. But they'll likely want him off the books when the Rookie extensions for Moody and Kuminga are due (I assume that at least one is extended). Draymond will try to get paid, though, so if one team offers a 3-year or even 4-year deal with at least 20M/Y next off-season I think he's gone. If he decides to opt into his PO and hit FA a year later, I can see him either staying for a year and then leave, or (almost a certainty if Klay stays) being traded next off-season.
It's obviously difficult to project that far into the future in the NBA, considering all the injuries, trades, different development curves, new upcoming players, team chemistry issues etc. that are always going to impact decision-making of the FO. But I really like the situation the FO has put the franchise in to enter into the post-prime Curry years. Financially on the edge with difficult to decisions to be made, but I believe the two-timelines approach has been executed as well as it realistically could have been.