Let's review the background of Curry's signing. At that time, the contract was renewed, and the renewal time was 20 12. At that time, the NBA salary cap had not been greatly improved, and the annual salary was about 20 million. Curry had just suffered the most serious ankle injury in his career before signing a contract renewal. As we all know, Curry's ankle has always been a time bomb.
In that context, it is extremely risky for Warriors and Curry to reach a four-year, 44 million contract. Now it seems that the Warriors have made a lot of money, but I don't know that the Warriors took great risks in those years. Almost all the media, fans and most of their peers think that warriors? Crazy? Because the money is enough to sign a long-term player.
In the same year that Curry renewed his contract, Shao Wei also renewed his contract with Thunder. After the renewal, his annual salary in the first year was 6,543,800+036,700, only more than 2 million dollars than Curry. Of course, Shao Wei's salary is increasing year by year, but if there was a team to choose between them, I believe most people would choose Shao Wei.
In the same year that Curry renewed his contract, Paul was recognized as the first point guard in the league. At that time, Paul's annual salary was more than 6.5438+0.6 million, a difference of more than 4 million. But you know, the gap between Curry and Paul was far more than this 4 million, so the renewal of the Warriors seemed really conscience at that time. Like Paul, Ross's annual salary is more than160 thousand, and Ross is already the youngest MVP. No one even knows what Curry's future will be like.
What kind of players can you sign with an annual salary of 1 1 10,000? We might as well enumerate that josh smith's annual salary in 20 12 was 120,000, which was the fourth most talented player in the league at that time. Noah has grown into one of the best defensive centers in the league, with an annual salary of 1 1.3 million. At that time, he was regarded as the second quarterback in the West, and the annual salary of Monta, the former boss of Curry, was also 1 1 10,000.
You know, Curry's play is not in line with the mainstream of the league. 1 1 10,000 is enough to help the Warriors sign a high-quality inside player, and it is no problem to add some money to get Shao Wei and Harden. However, the Warriors finally chose to take risks and renewed their contracts with Curry, and they finally gained huge benefits because of this adventure.