Complete 2018 NBA Free Agency primer for OKC Thunder and all 30 teams
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Golden State Warriors:
Free Agents:
- Kevin Durant (UFA -following opt-out)’
- Kevon Looney (UFA)
- Patrick McCaw (RFA)
- JaVale McGee (UFA)
- Zaza Pachulia (UFA)
- David West (UFA)
- Nick Young (UFA)
Team Profile and Ranking:
Key Ranking Stats to end season:
- Offense: 2nd (112.7)
- Defense: 8th (104.0)
- Net: 2nd (plus +8.6 )
NBA Power Ranking at 2017-18 season end: 3rd
ESPN Power Ranking post playoffs: 1st
Vegas odds to win 2018-19 title as of June 26: 1 to 5
Committed Salary: $102,091,465.00 as of June 30th
Average attendance: 19,596
Attendance rank:7th
Arena: Oracle Arena
Management:
General Manager: Bob Myers – 2012
Head Coach: Steve Kerr – 2014
Salary Profile:
Warriors expected to pull out the cash drawer and hand Kevin Durant what he asks for.
Sala | ||||
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Player | Age | 2018-19 | Signed Using | Guaranteed |
Stephen Curry | 30 | $37,457,154 | Bird Rights | $201,158,790 |
Klay Thompson | 28 | $18,988,725 | 1st Round Pick | $36,814,875 |
Draymond Green | 28 | $17,469,565 | Bird Rights | $52,408,695 |
Andre Iguodala | 34 | $16,000,000 | Bird Rights | $48,000,000 |
Shaun Livingston | 32 | $8,307,692 | Bird Rights | $18,000,000 |
Damian Jones | 22 | $1,544,951 | 1st Round pick | $2,857,562 |
Jordan Bell | 23 | $1,378,252 | Minimum Salary | $2,193,867 |
Jason Thompson | 31 | $945,126 | $1,890,252 | |
Team Totals | $102,091,465 | $406,429,711 |
Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 6/27/2018.
Draft 2018:
Round 1:
With the 28th pick, the Warriors selected Cincinnati guard/forward Jacob Evans
Rookie Profile: Jacob Evans is potentially the best value pick of 2018 class
Free Agency – Offseason Mandate:
Amid Stephen A. Smith endeavoring to create fake news Kevin Durant opted out and contrary to Smith’s assertions will not even entertain an LA market. Rather, he’ll name his price to Bob Myers who’ll subsequently back up the Brink’s trunk and appease KD.
News players like Jamal Crawford and Rudy Gay may follow David West’s lead only serve to make pundits and fans grit their teeth. I mean, if I wanted to just watch a team All-Stars I’d go to the Globetrotter games and not bother with 82 games a year. Fortunately, I gain as much joy watching up and coming squads.
The Warriors know this has a marginal chance of success, but league sources say they intend to at least explore their free-agent chances with DeAndre Jordan, who is not only close pals with Kevin Durant but also one of GM Bob Myers' former clients
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 30, 2018
Still enough already Golden State, you’re quickly becoming the team true NBA fans love to hate. For those in this camp, one thing to keep an eye on is the number of frontcourt players who are free agents (JaVale McGee, David West, Kevon Looney, and yes even Zaza).
Let that sink in for a moment and then realize they’ll probably all come back for a fast-food order from Oracle. Although, if I was a competitor I’d consider throwing a little bit of money at JaVale & Looney just to mess them up.