As the first day of the free agent approaches, Kevon Looney and Gary Payton II hope to sign a contract Warriors To meet that number, sources said Athletic. In particular, the odds of Peyton leaving the Warriors are rising rapidly, and they have an internal belief that they are likely to lose him.
Faced with a record tax bill that costs nearly $ 7 for an additional $ 1, the Warriors have joined the free agent with the goal of avoiding market-unsolicited overpayments. They want to bring Rooney and Peyton back. If the price is right, both players prefer to reunite with the defending champion. Here is the current separation.
Of the 30 teams in the league, only a handful were free agents with cap space. Most of them were non-competitors in rostering plans that did not include the expensive tracking of Rooney or Peyton, which was most suitable for the particular role of the winner already built. Another handful of teams had access to the $ 10.5 million mid-level. The group was seen as the biggest threat to the price spikes in Peyton or Looney.
However, you can already remove some of those possible landing points from the list.The KingsUnder the new coach Mike Brown, who runs the Warriors defense this season and knows how important Peyton and Looney were to the operation, their money Malik Monk.. The Sixers have signed the PJ Tucker.The Wizard Paid Delon Wright..The Timberwolves landing Kyle Anderson.. All of those contracts were within the complete middle level of money.
This is in line with the Warriors’ expectations of market power, and we believe it is very likely that there will be no offers when the mid-level of Rooney or Peyton taxpayers exceeds $ 6.4 million. increase. The contract goes far beyond that, or in the case of Peyton, offers it.
It’s a dangerous suggestion. Landing sites are running out, but they haven’t completely disappeared.The Bulls Hunting Boston For Danilo Gallinari. They need to use a large mid-level chunk to get him. If not, the available money can be shifted to other targets. There was talk of Looney being on the list of targets for Chicago’s next step, Andre Drummond Probably change the equation. Free agents work right away. It seems likely that Looney will return to the Warriors, but he hasn’t finished his quest for an alternative.
Despite being one of his known suitors, Peyton is believed to be offering offers to mid-level $ 6.4 million taxpayers. Mavericks — Spent taxpayers signing at an intermediate level JaVale McGee The three-year contract wiped out one of the Warriors’ biggest Peyton rivals. Others remain. Portland is currently considered the most serious suitor. First reported According to the Bleacher Report, we are expanding offers to over $ 8 million. After hours of free agents, Peyton is more likely to get one of those competing offers.
Looney was one of the most durable players in pre-season basketball and played in all 104 games. He is a well-established starting center for championship candidates, and especially these types of established Big Man out of the title run usually direct low eight-digit contracts. Ibiza Zubak Trade $ 33 million for just three years Hair clippers..
Peyton doesn’t have as long or stable history with the Warriors as Looney, but last season was a defensive revelation for them.As slashing wings and occasionally high screen rollers — despite being 6 feet 3 — the Warriors unlocked him with an attack Stephen Curry The environment that allowed his destructive defensive skill set to bring havoc to the league.He NBA With steel per 36 minutes. Boundary defense is essential for the winning team. Peyton is one of the best border defenders in the league.
This could be financially successful for the Warriors, who are candidates for Otto Porter Jr. and are currently considering returning to the Warriors with the lowest veteran or more money elsewhere. Bob Myers once said Joe Racob hesitated at the green light, saying that if Looney and Peyton could be kept in a reasonable deal, they could include some tax bills that threatened to cost more than $ 400 million on the roster next season. Stated.
“Did I say that?” Myers joked before the free agents started before they got serious. “We see what we can do and ask Joe what to allow, but there is a limit. It’s not unlimited. I want to be unlimited, but believe me, it’s not. There are some restrictions on salary. “
Looney finished sixth in the Warriors playoffs. Porter finished in 7th place. Peyton finished in 8th place, and if he hadn’t missed a month after breaking his elbow, he would have been even higher just by returning the final tenor and shifting. These three were important components of the championship team. It’s hard to find it elsewhere in the depleted market. With rising finances, the clocks of free agencies are ticking, and there is a risk of losing the Warriors, especially Peyton.
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