2027 NBA Season

[danherbias07]

Point guard – Stephen Curry

Shooting guard – Brandin Podziemski

Small forward – Yaxel Lendeborg

Power forward – Draymond Green

Center – Kristaps Porzingis

Warriors have decent players, if we look at their starters.

Their problem is their bench https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/2027.html they don't have deep bench, then it seems that they might only last on earliest round in playoffs.

It doesn't look decent to me. I don't believe Kristaps Porzingis will be healthy the whole season. He has that bad reputation of missing so many games. Plus, he is not the explosive type of player.

They need Butler back to make it look decent, and you also said that about the second-stringers. It doesn't look good, too. In fact, I don't think the Warriors are actually looking for a championship this year since there's not much movement for them. Curry is not getting any younger, too, so I am expecting some restricted minutes on some parts of the season.

I think the Warriors will finish in the play-in tournament again unless they make some big moves before the trade deadline.

[OgNasty]

Point guard – Stephen Curry

Shooting guard – Brandin Podziemski

Small forward – Yaxel Lendeborg

Power forward – Draymond Green

Center – Kristaps Porzingis

Warriors have decent players, if we look at their starters.

Their problem is their bench https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/2027.html they don't have deep bench, then it seems that they might only last on earliest round in playoffs.

It doesn't look decent to me. I don't believe Kristaps Porzingis will be healthy the whole season. He has that bad reputation of missing so many games. Plus, he is not the explosive type of player.

They need Butler back to make it look decent, and you also said that about the second-stringers. It doesn't look good, too. In fact, I don't think the Warriors are actually looking for a championship this year since there's not much movement for them. Curry is not getting any younger, too, so I am expecting some restricted minutes on some parts of the season.

I think the Warriors will finish in the play-in tournament again unless they make some big moves before the trade deadline.

Warriors are trash. They won’t make the playoffs without a trade. That is exactly their plan too. I believe management is already on record hoping that Butler makes it back in time to be traded, as they don’t have any intention of keeping him long term and want to either get rid of him for Steph to have some more help, or get rid of him for the rebuild.

[coinrifft]

Warriors are trash. They won’t make the playoffs without a trade. That is exactly their plan too. I believe management is already on record hoping that Butler makes it back in time to be traded, as they don’t have any intention of keeping him long term and want to either get rid of him for Steph to have some more help, or get rid of him for the rebuild.

As much as I hate to say it, I would agree that the Warriors might not have a good chance to make the playoff with that lineup. It's no longer working with Kerr, his formula for old players are not a viable option in the NBA right now as the team is getting younger, like OKC and the Spurs.

I do think that they are going to trade Butler, he might have been a perfect fit for them before his injuries. But now, he has not used for them. They might get lucky to be the last seed in the playoff but like the previous year, they will have a hard time getting pass that 1st round.

[Dave1]

Well, he would likely come off the bench with Curry, Podziemski, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green and a center as the probable starters.

But being a bench player does not mean he cannot contribute. I believe Kuminga could still get good minutes, and who knows, maybe even compete for Sixth Man of the Year if he plays really well.

We don’t really know the main reason behind his decision, but one thing is clear, looking at the contract he ended up getting, he probably has some regrets about turning down the Warriors’ offer.

Maybe he has some regrets, but as early as last season, there has been a lot of noises that Kuminga wanted out of the Warriors already. And when the arrival of Butler, his playing time diminishes so obviously that could be another straw of him playing outside of the Warriors.

So he might not be looking at that contract already and have set his eyes to be traded. And it was granted as he moves to the Hawks. But he was not also get his playing time there and the thoughts that he will become a corner store didn't materialized as they are moving into a different direction.

With the Wolves though, there's a lot of expectations from him, so he really have to performed and together with ANT, should be a fun team to watch next season.

[bhadz]

For me, JC is even a better example. He accepted a lower contract, kept playing his role, and now he is already a champion with the Knicks. _{( sorry for bringing him in here).}

JC has around $3.9 million with the Knicks this coming season, way lower than Kuminga, but at least in his career he was already able to get a big contract.

His biggest was around $50 million for 4 years with the Lakers, so he already had his chance to earn good money in his prime. Now he is no longer that young, so for me this is the right path, play with a championship team and hopefully get a ring before retiring, which he did.

He became a support role on the team and accepted that contract because he knows business and soon, there will be no more contracts for him to receive once he's done on the league and the Knicks won't be willing to offer him anymore contract. But at least, he's got the championship already and that's one of the best achievements that all NBA players are looking for before they retire. I guess that he'll continue to stay for as long as he's got a contract and regardless of the amount, he's loved by the fans and he's got that passion until he's no longer needed.

[terrific]

I agree, I think whoever made those accusations and articles have been bumping up the situation for Kuminga.
But let's say that they're for real, I don't think that Kuminga will be getting out of the GSW given that he's going to get that contract.
It's only about his personal decision and want to explore better opportunities but ending up losing the better one from the GSW.

No, the reason he left was because he was looking for a bigger contract. He wanted more than what the Warriors were offering, but based on what we see in the news, that turned out to be a wrong decision because he ended up getting less than $10M per year.

Kuminga has talent, that cannot be denied, but he is still young and he has not proven that he can lead a team like Curry and other established stars. So I don’t think he should already expect a huge salary.

For me, JC is even a better example. He accepted a lower contract, kept playing his role, and now he is already a champion with the Knicks. _{( sorry for bringing him in here).}

He isn't for the championships but into the larger contract. He wants to max out as long as he can.
But then, teams which these players came from sees if they're going to be there for a while.
That's why players who have lowered their contracts have seen to be showing what they are actually up to and they're for the title.

[OgNasty]

Warriors are trash. They won’t make the playoffs without a trade. That is exactly their plan too. I believe management is already on record hoping that Butler makes it back in time to be traded, as they don’t have any intention of keeping him long term and want to either get rid of him for Steph to have some more help, or get rid of him for the rebuild.

As much as I hate to say it, I would agree that the Warriors might not have a good chance to make the playoff with that lineup. It's no longer working with Kerr, his formula for old players are not a viable option in the NBA right now as the team is getting younger, like OKC and the Spurs.

I do think that they are going to trade Butler, he might have been a perfect fit for them before his injuries. But now, he has not used for them. They might get lucky to be the last seed in the playoff but like the previous year, they will have a hard time getting pass that 1st round.

I don’t even think Butler was a good fit for them. I think he was the best available talent they could get to give Steph some help so they got him. He can no longer help Steph so he’s gone. At this point the team is done. They are too old. They should just sign Steph for a fortune and surround him with rebounders so he can shoot the lights out every night and pad his career numbers.