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The Warriors are ready to strengthen wildly, 5000+4 first round pick, goal: inside + forward line

12:08am, 22 May 2025Basketball

Recently, the well-known journalist Shams gave a detailed overview of the Warriors' strategic plan. Its core content includes: The Warriors are committed to maintaining the Big Three with Curry, Butler and Green as the core, and plans to use the four first-round draft picks they currently hold for trade reinforcement, in order to strive for full strides to the championship in the upcoming season. The Warriors' goals are very clear, with forward players with excellent shooting and organizational abilities, as well as outstanding defensive insiders to further enhance the team's overall strength.

, it has to be admitted that the Warriors currently have considerable bargaining chips. In addition to a large number of first-round swap rights and second-round draft picks, the Warriors also have four valuable first-round draft picks, corresponding to 2026, 2028, 2030 and 2031 respectively. These chips undoubtedly make the Warriors extremely competitive in the trading market, second only to teams such as the Thunder and Rockets.

In addition, the Warriors' salary space this year is also abundant, with nearly $50 million available funds providing great room for reinforcement for the team. Considering that the total salary of the eight-man group who stays in the team next season has exceeded US$150 million, while the second-level tycoon line is as high as US$200 million, the Warriors still have enough financial resources to conduct targeted recruitment without touching this line. From this perspective, powerful players such as Antetokounmpo, Sabonis Jr., Wiggins, and White may all become the targets of the Warriors' recruitment.

It is worth mentioning that the Warriors management has proposed a two-year contract renewal with a total value of $110 million to Butler, which fully demonstrates the team's firm determination to strive for the championship. Against this background, although young players such as Kumingga, Moody, Podjemski, and Santos have unlimited potential, they may also become tradable bargaining chips in the face of the Warriors' big goal of pursuing the championship.

With the joint efforts of Curry and the Warriors' management, the Warriors have become one of the most expensive teams in the NBA with a market value of up to $9.4 billion. The 2022 championship honor not only brought generous returns and market value growth to the Warriors, but also stimulated the team boss' desire to reach the top again. Butler's joining undoubtedly injected new vitality and competitiveness into the Warriors. Although his arrival was a little slow, Curry was under great pressure, the Warriors still have enough time and space to adjust and strengthen.

Looking back at Curry's bold words back then: "Let's make full use of this summer. When we see you next year, no one wants to be an enemy of us." Now, although the Golden State Warriors in 2026 will add traces of time, the veterans' fighting spirit and determination have never faded. They vow to make up for the regret of withdrawing from the championship this summer due to injury and launch another attack on the championship. With the successful conclusion of the season, the offseason kicked off quietly, marking the official start of an invisible and fierce competition.

This is not only a time of rest and reflection, but also a key stage for each team to secretly accumulate strength and strategic layout. On the invisible battlefield, every team is working silently to lay the cornerstone of victory for the upcoming new season. At this moment, although there is no war of fire, there is a breath of competition everywhere, indicating that a contest between wisdom and perseverance has begun.

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