A big show for renewal! Two years of contract signing! The Warriors won?

At the last moment of the deadline, the most popular drama of this year's offseason finally came to an end. The Warriors and Kumingga did not go to extremes in the end. The two sides reached a contract with 48.5 million in two years and additional team options in the second year, temporarily maintaining this cooperative relationship.

On the surface, Kumingga stayed with the Warriors, and the Warriors got rid of the embarrassment of stagnation of the lineup. But after carefully breaking up this contract, the Warriors are still the one who takes the initiative. After the

contract was reached, many voices supporting the Warriors said: The team made compromises in the signing.

The amount of this contract is indeed much higher than the initial quotation:

The Warriors were only willing to give 40 million at the beginning, but then increased to 45 million and finally to 48.5 million. Originally they wanted a three-year contract with team options, but now there are only two years left. At first glance, it seems that Kuming has returned some advantages.

But the actual situation is completely different.

Judging from the salary figures, Kumingga's salary in the first year was 22.5 million, the second year was 24.3 million, and the total of 46.8 million in the two years. The reason why the number 48.5 million is higher is because the contract states that "If traded in the middle of the season, Kumingga can receive 15% of the remaining salary." In other words, the Warriors only have to pay 46.8 million unless they are traded. At the contract structure level, the contract contains team options in the second year, rather than the player options that Kuminga asked at the beginning. This means that his future is still in the hands of the Warriors. Kumingga still did not get the untradeable terms required at the beginning, and he could still become the Warriors' bargaining chip at any time.

In a simple sentence: In this contract, the Warriors got much more than Kuminga.

Looking back last summer, Kumingga called out the contract amount of 150 million in five years. After Butler joined, he lowered his expectations to 120 million in four years, even referring to Josh Gidey's 100 million in four years, or 82 million in three years, shorter than 100 million in three years. But no matter which price code is, the Warriors did not agree.

As for why you refuse, it is not difficult to understand.

After renewing Butler's contract, the team's salary space has basically been crushed to death. If you want to use middle-class signing persons, you must put the total salary below the second level of hard salary cap. This means that the annual salary cap that Kumingga can get is only about 23 million at most.

The final result is that Kumingga not only failed to get the ideal long-term high salary, but even lost his autonomy. The only thing he got was 15 million more than the qualification quote and a short buffer period.

As for why the Warriors insist on team options?

The final answer is likely to be in 2027, when the contracts of Curry, Butler and Green will expire, and the Warriors will enter a real dynasty. And at that point in time, if Kumingga can still be retained at a relatively low price, it is equivalent to reserveing ​​a core puzzle for the future in advance.

It is obvious that the Warriors are still willing to use Kumingga as a potential cornerstone of the future, but not now. The team's logic is that in the last two years of the three elders, Kumingga needs to continue to play the role of the support; and only when the handover is handed over will he have the opportunity to truly shoulder more opportunities.

This is completely opposite to Kumingga's demands. As a young forward, after the newcomer in the same class gradually showed value, Kumingga wanted the team space and stable ball rights, but the Warriors are only willing to draw him a future pie.

cannot be blamed on Kumingga or the Warriors' senior management. From the perspective of head coach Cole, his current task is very simple, which is to ensure that Curry can still win a chance to compete for the championship before retiring.

At this stage, what Cole wants is not to cultivate new people, but to be stable and combat power. After Butler joined, the Warriors' combat power was strengthened, and Kumingga naturally had to stand aside. This is not a matter of player ability, but a matter of team selection.

In other words, in the next two years, Kumingga will still be the fourth choice for the Warriors at most.

Based on the length of the contract, a two-year contract is neither long nor short.

The Warriors did not lock Kumingga, and Kumingga was not completely stable. This contract is more like a compromise of "pushing the problem back in order to save the present".

From the perspective of Kumingga, he should have considered more intense response methods, such as Thomas and Grimes who directly received qualifications and quotations, and survived for a year and became a complete free agent. But Kumingga did not get to this point in the end.

Perhaps he does not want to leave the Warriors completely, and there is not necessarily a better new environment in the market at present; instead of breaking up directly, it is better to exchange for a buffer for the time being. This is why this sacrifice contract was "seemingly balanced, but actually the Warriors made a little profit".

Of course, even if the contract is signed, Kumingga's future is still uncertain. After January 15, the transaction freeze is lifted. If the Warriors want to make adjustments, Kumingga may be sent away. In particular, the Warriors management has always emphasized that "under the call to find a partner for Curry", character front lines such as Knicks Hart and Suns Dillon may be more in line with the Warriors' needs for championships.

In addition, if Kumingga still does not get a satisfactory opportunity in the first half of the new season, it is not ruled out that he will take the initiative to submit a transaction application.

One thing that needs to be noted is that after the Warriors got the Kumingga, they soon announced the official news in a series of official news:

signing veteran Horford to strengthen the inside experience;

renewing the basic salary for Melton to strengthen the defense;

take down Curry and form the new Splash Brothers; What does this series of operations show?

means that the Warriors have long calculated the salary structure, and Kumingga's contract is the beginning of these subsequent actions.

So, thinking about this way, it is obvious which party the winner of this contract is.

For the Warriors, they gave a little sweetness, but retained almost all the bottom line principles they wanted; first, they kept people at a low salary, took the initiative stably, and then made free up salary operation space to strengthen rotation

For Kumingga, he did not choose the worst qualification quote, but he did not receive the respect he asked at the beginning. Judging from the results, the Warriors won at least half of it. But the story won't end there. Kumingga is currently the most talented young combat power in the Warriors lineup, and he is unwilling to always be the Green Leaf. During the next two years of contract period, there may be a new storm between the Warriors and Kumingga.

This contract renewal drama has come to an end for the time being, but the real climax may still be behind.