On February 11, Beijing time, with the home court advantage, it can defeat a strong team like the Suns, which directly brings a lot of confidence to Golden State fans, especially when Curry completes the stunner, the whole court is boiling. Even the meritorious core Green, once again came to Durant's side and began to taunt constantly. But then again, it's time for the Warriors to celebrate. Not only did the team defeat its fierce rival Suns, but it even won four consecutive games, the team's winning rate also reached 50%, and the team's ranking rushed to the top ten in the West. Not only that, but this game is still very saying, Durant and the Warriors are already inextricably linked, Nurkic and Green have also had some grievances this season, and winning will definitely boost the morale of the players on the winning side. Unwilling to renew his contract and leave the Warriors, Curry has recognized the reality, and Kerr is starting to distrust you.
For the Warriors, the result of this game is certainly worth celebrating. However, compared to Curry's shaking shoulders after the kill, or Green's roar, or even the madness of the players around him, Thompson, the absolute core of the Warriors, was very embarrassed. In today's game, Clay was in very poor shape, and he became a well-deserved undercover agent for the team, and even at the last moment of the game, he was pressed on the bench by Kerr again. At the last moment of the game, Klay could only watch the two sides fight, the former Splash Brothers, often when it comes to the final lineup arrangement, will work together to meet strong opponents, but now, Curry is still a supergiant who can turn the tide, but Klay has gradually become a spectator of the Warriors, and he can't contribute his own energy.
In this very competitive game, Klay only got 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, not only is the efficiency very sluggish, but even many shots will be easily blocked by the opponent, and the offensive end cannot share the pressure for the team, and even drag down the team's progress. Not only that, in the case of a major injury, Clay moves faster in the opposite position, or a small guard player with strong rhythm control, Clay can't be restricted, and sometimes when he encounters a striker, Clay may not be able to limit the opponent's scoring. In other words, the core 3D players who used to have both offense and defense are now declining on both the offensive and defensive ends, which is obvious to all, and has also become a drag on the team. Often, players of this level have long been deprived of starting qualifications, and now being able to retain the starting position is considered the greatest respect.
The Warriors have easily won four straight games in their last four games, and everything is going in a good direction. However, in these four games, Klay has not been able to play more than 30 minutes, and he has also retired with an injury. Winning is naturally good news for everyone, but whoever can't appear on the field will become very embarrassed, but then again, Clay is a decorated veteran after all, and it is not appropriate to describe Clay in this way. But one thing to say, Clay's influence on the game has indeed decreased a lot now. What's more, in most cases, it will also cause some damage to the Warriors, and even if Klay is left, the competitiveness of the Warriors will not be affected in any way. What's more, this season's Klay's salary exceeded 40 million, second only to Curry, which also caused Klay's situation to be very embarrassing.
But then again, considering the current situation, Clay is definitely going to regret it. Once the Warriors did want to continue to join forces with Klay, and even took out a 50 million salary contract extension for two years, but unfortunately Klay did not agree, through the disclosure of league reporter Shams, Klay could not accept the salary and years, so he did not hesitate to give up this contract renewal, and the two sides will not even continue to communicate about the next thing, after all, Klay and the Warriors both know that the differences between the two sides are indeed not small. Based on this premise, the Warriors can only let the trade market judge Klay's final value, just like what happened to Green at the beginning, but now Klay's various performances, even if they enter the trade market, may not be worth much.
If you have to find a player who is more similar to Klay, then it is Anthony, and Anthony's retirement season can also average about 13 points per game, and the three-point shooting rate can exceed 38%, and more importantly, Anthony used to move not fast, but his attitude is more positive than Klay, after all, Anthony very much wants to lift the championship trophy. Now, Kerr doesn't have much confidence in Klay, if Klay can't find the state, he will still be pressed on the bench at the last moment, although Curry has a good relationship with Klay, it is impossible to support Klay without hesitation. If the Warriors are now ranked at the top of the West, they may not hesitate to support Klay, but unfortunately, the Warriors are now at the point of life and death, and they can't spare time for Klay to find his personal form.
In fact, the Warriors did give full sincerity, although the salary contract was only for two years, but in fact, the contract extension that Wiggins and Green got basically belonged to the 3+1 clause, if you don't consider the situation of this season, it is equivalent to a 2+1 salary contract, after this season, Curry's last salary contract is only two years, and the Warriors' behavior is nothing more than hoping that the team's lineup can be full of flexibility. When the contracts of all players end, they can also go deep with Curry, and judge the contract value of other players through Curry's selection. Klay just thinks too highly of himself, wants to make himself the future of the team, and even wants to get a super contract, as far as the current situation is concerned, Klay is undoubtedly dreaming.