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Financials(Before Moves)
Cut Candidates: Gui Santos
Total Salary: $172M
Cap Space: -$31M
Trade Candidates: Chris Paul, Andrew Wiggins, & Kevon Looney
TE’s: $2.3M
FA’s: Klay Thompson & Dario Saric
Targets: Good Starting Caliber Veteran G & F
Trades
Chris Paul, Andrew Wiggins, 2026 1st, & 2028 Top 3 Protected 1st to the Trail Blazers for Malcolm Brogdon & Jerami Grant
Kevon Looney to the Jazz for Cash Considerations
NBA Draft
Select SF Dillon Jones With #52: Projected Salary $1.3M
Free Agency
Resign Klay Thompson to a Three Year Contract Worth $63M(20-21-22)
Resign Dario Saric to a One Year Contract Worth the Minimum
Sign G Amari Bailey, SG Lester Quinones, & PF Trendon Watford to One Year Contracts Worth the Minimum
Financials(After Moves)
Total Salary: $188M
Luxury Tax: $16M Over
First Apron: $9M Over
Second Apron: $2M Under
Ideal Starting Lineup:
Stephen Curry, Malcolm Brogdon, Klay Thompson, Jerami Grant, & Draymond Green
Backup Five:
Gary Payton ll, Brandon Podziemski, Moses Moody, Jonathan Kuminga, & Trayce Jackson-Davis
Rest of Bench:
Amari Bailey, Lester Quinones, Dillon Mitchell, Trendon Watford, & Dario Saric
2024 Season Goals
Stephen Curry has an MVP caliber season; averages 30, 6, & 5 42% shooting from deep.
Brandon Podz, Moses Moody, Jonathan Kuminga, & TJD all take the next steps in their game and prove to be a Top 5 bench in the league. Kuminga also finishes Top 3 in 6MOTY voting.
Golden State earns a Top 6 seed and surprises everyone with a conference finals appearance.