Interpretation of 2022 Warriors Lottery Conference
Next season will be the adjustment season for the team.
The Warriors have spent all their money for this championship this season. Durant's achilles tendon rupture and Clay Thompson's cruciate ligament strain did not bring the team the coveted championship, and they also paid a painful price for next season. Durant has now decided to submit an early reimbursement for next season, and Clay Thompson will also be out of action until February-March next year. Next season's Warriors will be led by Curry, and whether they can make the playoffs is a great test.
In addition, the contract between Iguodala and Livingston will expire at the end of next season. Livingston's competitive state is not as good as before this season. After the contract expires, the Warriors will never choose to renew his contract. Iguodala also revealed the idea of retiring after the contract expires this season. Therefore, next season, the Warriors will be a season for core players to recover from injuries and make room for salary to recruit immediate strength.
Curry and Clay are the hope for the Warriors to rise again.
Judging from the news of the current NBA transfer market, Durant did not choose to go back to Oakland to meet the Warriors after undergoing surgery in new york, but met Owen in new york. In view of the news that the two will join hands with the Knicks or the Nets in the offseason, Durant is unlikely to renew his contract with the Warriors, and he is likely to accept a top salary contract from new york.
Clay Thompson will definitely be the first goal left by the Warriors, and in the finals, as long as the Warriors have Curry and Clay Thompson, the team has the hope of defeating the Raptors. If Durant refuses to renew the contract with the Warriors, the Warriors will have nearly 30 million space to recruit effective players, enhance the strength of the team's bench players, and let the Warriors still maintain sufficient competitiveness to compete for the championship!
Before Durant joined the Warriors, the Warriors had proved that they had the strength to win the championship with integrity attack, so after the end of this season, after the disintegration of the Warriors' luxury starting lineup, a more balanced lineup can be formed. Curry and Clay will still make the Warriors a competitive team!
The binary combination of Simmons and Embiid of 76ers is also growing, which once pushed this year's champion Raptors into the deciding game. Warriors face too many competitors, and it is difficult to return to the peak in three years. Whether the Warriors can return to the peak depends on Durant's post-injury state. Let's wait and see.
The above is my personal opinion. If you have different opinions, please discuss them in the comments section.