I bet they keep their Big 4 together.
The Warriors pull in a ridiculous amount of money.
According to Forbes it was $359M last year. Their jersey patches alone net them $20M per year. Ticket sales bring in $143M, and that will be going up. And Bay Area folks can afford it. They are in one of the wealthiest cities in the world.
Revenue will probably climb, if anything. And I can't see ownership or the players blowing up a chance to be the best dynasty since the 1950'2/60's Celtics. Because that's what we're talking about. A chance at once-in-a-lifetime dominance.
These guys know it, too. Their confidence, their smugness. I'm sure on some level their is some appeal in leaving to be "The Man." But if you fail it totally undermines what was a chance to be the 2nd-best dynasty in American Pro Sports.
And as for "hometown discounts," keep in mind we're not talking about Scottie Pippen making $3M while Jordan made $30M. The way the luxury tax is structured, if Klay accepts $28M instead of $32 that alone does save quite a bit down the road. These guys will all be incredibly well-compensated, and I can see them giving a little bit back to help ownership.
As a C's fan, I can see us beating them anyways. Our team is loaded, and they are not invincible. It would be really nice to take them out at full strength.
Yes and Brilliant! to all. TP for all that.
Yeah...a 4-5 allstar team. Not in my lifetime. Those &0's C's were close: I think all 5 starters on the 86 team made an allstar team at one point, maybe 84 too?
We might have that now, if we start Hayward at 4 and Al at 5.
Teams have had 4 dudes make the allstar team in the same year happen quite a few times, us and Detroit might be the most recent, and GS. Those groups never stayed together....aged out, or someone got paid elsewhere (Big Ben in Chicago-ugh).
GSW also has crazy depth, and that's where the salary problems really come in. Role players on championship teams get overpaid (hello, James Posey and most of the guys who won with Lebron).
It used to be a matter of fitting 3 and D guys around the stars, but fast pace requires more skilled and versatile players. And they're even more likely to get paid. GS struck gold with Iggy and Livingston, but was forced to pay Iggy. They definitely won't be able to do things like that. They might need to be able to draft guys that can play, but perhaps limited upside e.g. 4 year players. And find replacements, like Kerr replacing Paxon.
It's going to be tough. Frankly, I think we're in a better spot than they are over the next 5-7 years for sure.