{"id":784274,"date":"2026-07-07T06:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T06:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/784274\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T06:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T06:58:13","slug":"sb-nation-reacts-the-kristaps-porzingis-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/784274\/","title":{"rendered":"SB Nation Reacts: The Kristaps Porzingis extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The Golden State Warriors have secured center Kristaps Porzingis on a two-year, $40 million contract extension, keeping \u201cThe Unicorn\u201d in the Bay Area through the 2027\u201328 season. The deal includes a player option for the second year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u200bWhile the $20 million annual average value reflects Porzingis\u2019s elite floor-spacing ability, the underlying structure highlights a masterclass in front-office flexibility. Only $3 million of his 2027\u201328 salary is guaranteed before late June 2027. Crucially, because this deal was executed as an extension rather than a free-agent re-signing, the 7-foot-2 big man remains immediately eligible to be traded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">As such, SB Nation conducted a poll among Warriors fans, asking them to grade the Porzingis extension. Here are the results:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u200bPorzingis only appeared in 15 games for Golden State last season due to injury, averaging 16.1 points and 5.3 rebounds. Whether he serves as a critical pick-and-pop anchor for Steph Curry or functions as a highly movable salary bridge for an offseason blockbuster, this extension gives the Warriors immense strategic optionality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Will this extension help the Warriors compete next season? Or will they continue to be a mediocre team built around an aging star and pieces that won\u2019t move the needle? Head on over to <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/navigation\/nba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/sportsbook.fanduel.com\/navigation\/nba<\/a> to test your luck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Golden State Warriors have secured center Kristaps Porzingis on a two-year, $40 million contract extension, keeping \u201cThe&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":784275,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,1325,590,85],"class_list":["post-784274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-general","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=784274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/784275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=784274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=784274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=784274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}