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Warriors Respond to BD Departure By Shoring Up Bench... |
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Written by del
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
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For better or for worse the Warriors have whittled away their free cap space on second and third tier players. In the brutal Western Conference where 48 wins won't even get you into the playoffs, and every playoff team has 1-2 star players, the Warriors have 0 star players. The 08-09 Warriors resemble the Warriors of the late 90's and early 2000 where every year brought new hope based on potential talent.  Breaking down the team in a realistic manner we have.
"We hope they will become stars!"
| Â Biedrins |
8
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| Â Wright |
2.5 |
| Â Marco |
1.5
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| Â Monta |
10 |
| Â Randolph |
 1.3 |
| Â Total For Stars (?) |
 23.3 |
"We know they aren't stars!"
| Harrington |
9.2 |
| Magette |
7.1 |
| Jackson |
7.1 |
| Foyle |
6.4 |
| Turiaf |
4.0
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| Azabuke |
2.5 |
| Petrovic |
2.0 |
 Total for non-stars
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38.3 |
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Guaranteed Contracts and Cap Holds
 Guaranteed Contracts
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 Cap Holds
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Al Harrington: $9.2m
Corey Maggette: $7.7m
Stephen Jackson: $7.1m
Adonal Foyle: $6.4m
Brandan Wright: $2.5m
Kosta Perovic: $1.9m
Marco Belinelli: $1.4m
Rony Turiaf: $3.8m
Total Guaranteed: $40.1m
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Andris Biedrins: $7.9m
Anthony Randolph: $1.4m
Monta Ellis: $1m
Kelenna Azubuike: 970k
CJ Watson: $900k
Total Cap Holds: $12.2m
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| Guaranteed + Cap Holds: $52.3m |
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| Cap: $58.7m |
Estimated Cap Space: $6.4m |
The Warriors are spending the bulk of their salary on players that are the 3rd, 4th, 5th option or bench players on good teams. The Warriors have no legitimate 1st or second option players. Other than in the movie Hoosiers when has a team of mediocre players ever won anything in the current NBA. To top it all off the end result of the JRich trade is an expired exemption and Wright who didn't play much at all last year. The outcome of the aquisition of Baron Davis is nothing in return for his departure.
Starting 5 Salaries
PG
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Ellis
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10 |
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Magette |
7.1
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SF
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Jackson
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7.1 |
PF
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Wright
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2.5 |
C
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Biedrins |
8
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Total Starters 34.7
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