As far as I know, the Warriors will probably spend over $500 million in the 23/24 season, including $268 million in taxes. That's really a lot, but I think the Warriors have enough revenue sources to cover such huge expenses. Obviously, tickets aren't the only source of revenue for this team. I'm more than sure the Warriors also make a lot of money from TV, merchandising, advertising, and various partnerships.

Boils down to the end result and goal, to win a championship.

And so the Warriors have find the perfect fit again in Poole and Wiggins and so they are wiling to take that risk and think that it will be the next generation of players that will bring them a championship.

As long as fans are willing to pay tickets and watch the Warriors  then I would say that the tax situation won't be a problem for them. Compare to other teams as well who are rebuilding for this season. They are willing to pay players huge money just to be able to win a ring, like the Nets.

Likely, they have no option but to pay that, and AFAIK, and that's why they can't just max out some contracts but still give their players a decent one.

Yeah, that includes ticket sales and other stuff like sponsorships.
(https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/071415/how-nba-makes-money.asp)

Fortunately for GSW, they are raking in money right now because of Steph Curry. Fans are willing to pay high priced tickets just to watch them play. GSW will make more money than the luxury tax they are paying. It is still good business for them as long as they keep winning.

They do not have to break the team, but they do have to let go of some good players in order to make space for their young cores. Earlier, they let go of Gary Payton II even though he was really good last season, especially in defense. It still worked out for Payton though because he still got a good contract with Blazers. I just hope they made the right decision choosing Poole and Wiggins to anchor their future.


I wonder where would Green go after GSW. He is not actually a player that could produce by himself. He needs a good system that can exploit his talents and he needs teammates that compliment his playstyle in order to be effective.

With CJ playing with them I think the three stars need to have good chemistries, they are more competitive now as a
team considering both Jonas and Willy a current MVP from last FIBA Europe will jibe with them.

Zion can play as a power forward while both CJ and Brandom will take care mostly outside,
the two towers can bring them more chances of offensive rebounds, though it will be going to
depend on how the coaches will take care of the players rotations and how they will design the play.

Makes me wonder too.
I always like comparing this era's players to old ones but I cannot find one that would best suit the comparison for him.
Not even Dennis Rodman.
It will be a difficult task for other teams to insert him in their rotation as his play style is mostly about giving a shooter space which is Klay and Steph.
What else can he do after that because it will be predictable in the long run?

We are underestimating him too much, Green is a star player for a reason, of course, he will still be effective in other teams because of the coaching staff will make sure that once they acquire him they have a system that will fit for him, imagine giving him a max salary and not using him effectively, that's insane.

I guess if we look at NBA's history in recent years, team owners would rather invest on young players. Just like in the case of Poole and Wiggins, they see the this 2 might be their future superstar and that it could bring them more championship, so it's a no brainer to offer them good contracts.

We can't read Green's mind but for sure, he either appreciate and very happy for the 2 or he just wish that the Warriors are going to offer him a good contract as well, so will see.

Those are good elite players, Jordan, Kobe and Lebron to name a few. However, in Draymond Green's career, I wouldn't call him elite, yes he is a good defensive player and a team leader. But as you age, and in his case, his skills are going down very fast and if I'm not mistaken, his numbers is the worst in his career if not one of the worst last season. So it's very important for the Warriors to really think about him whether to let him go or offer him but not a contract that he wants.