{"id":661189,"date":"2026-05-23T21:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T21:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/661189\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T21:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T21:56:09","slug":"warriors-named-best-fit-for-100-million-four-time-all-star-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/661189\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors named best fit for $100 million four-time All-Star forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warriors named best fit for $100 million four-time All-Star forward<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Regarding contracts, the Golden State Warriors<\/a> have two high-level assets to consider re-signing.<\/p>\n

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Kristaps Poringzis is one of them, as the 7-foot-2 center is set to become an unrestricted free agent after spending the second half of the season with the Dubs.<\/p>\n

The Warriors\u2019 36-year-old four-time All-Star forward, Draymond Green<\/a>, is the second one, as he holds a $27.7 million player option for the 2026-27 campaign. If Green opts out of his player option to seek a more lucrative deal, ESPN\u2019s Bobby Marks<\/a> still believes Golden State is the best fit for the 2017 Defensive Player of the Year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe deal I’d offer: Two years, $40 million,\u201d Marks wrote Friday. \u201cGreen would lower his $27.7 million player option to $19.2 million and, as a trade-off, be given a second year worth $20.8 million.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe salary reduction next season would allow Golden State access to all of its $15 million non-tax midlevel exception. The new contract also aligns with the two-year deal of coach Steve Kerr. Best fit: Golden State.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cA player can’t be traded for six months after signing a new contract, so Green opting out and signing a new contract probably would come if Antetokounmpo<\/a> is traded elsewhere. With the lack of sizable contracts on the roster outside of Stephen Curry<\/a> and Jimmy Butler III<\/a>, Green’s $27.7 million salary would be required if Antetokounmpo or another superstar became available.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Warriors are on record stating they \u2018have no intention\u2019 of shopping Green this summer (via an early-May report<\/a> from ESPN\u2019s Anthony Slater), making a blockbuster trade for Antetokounmpo more difficult to complete.<\/p>\n

Things could change between now and the official start of the offseason, though, giving fans a clear reason to closely monitor Green\u2019s situation with the Warriors this summer.<\/p>\n

The four-time NBA champion has been an integral part of the Warriors\u2019 success over the past decade, and if the franchise proves serious about retaining him by any means necessary, things could get interesting in the next few months.<\/p>\n

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