The Lakers remained silent because they wanted to waste James away. Why did the Warriors not trade actively?

On the second day of the opening of the trading market, the Lakers did not take any action except to sign Laravia in a symbolic way. The Lakers fans also accused him of using James' actions simply for the use of James's move. But the Lakers are not the worst. The Warriors not only haven't taken any action so far, but also lost a champion of the championship, Looney. Curry's self-media made the Internet angrily criticize the Warriors' management incompetence. However, the current situation of the Warriors is not considered behind the online criticism.

First of all, the salary space is tight. Although Klay Thompson has left the team, the Warriors' salary space is still seriously insufficient. Curry + Butler's total salary next season is close to 120 million, and Green's salary is slightly lower, and the total salary of these three players alone has reached 150 million. The luxury tax line is only 20 million away.

If the Warriors determine to stay Kuminga and also give a big contract, the salary of these four people alone will exceed the luxury tax line, and there is basically no room for the Warriors to operate. Of course, the Warriors can also follow the Nuggets and trade a second-high-paying player to revitalize their salary space, such as sending away Dream Chasing Green or Butler, but this kind of transaction has extremely difficult operation and few potential targets. It will be difficult for the Warriors to make money in the short term. So in terms of the Warriors' current salary situation, picking up rags and patching are almost inevitable choices. It’s not that they don’t want to buy the powerful stars and championship puzzles, but there is really no salary space available.

In addition to the obvious reason why the salary space is not decided, the Warriors are unwilling to strengthen wildly, and there is another secret that cannot be said, that is, the core player Curry has begun to go downhill. Curry is definitely the top three stars in the league, but Curry is now at a critical moment and has a high probability of stealth.

The Warriors are not that there is no successor to Curry in the Lakers, which means that once Curry retires in the next two years, the Warriors can only immediately knock down and rebuild without a second choice. Since reconstruction is likely to start in the next two years, there is no need for Soha Assets to be replaced with a long-term contract and super giants to join the team. For a wealthy family like the Warriors who make a fortune by draft, if Curry retires, they will most likely choose to play badly and compete for the draft pick instead of trading other super giants for the championship. The underlying logic determines the direction of the Warriors' operation. When they are sure that they have no chance to win the championship, they will inevitably choose to go through the dangerous period conservatively.

The Warriors are very clear about how to go in the future from top to bottom. Those who can't see the direction clearly are always fans, not players and managers.