The Golden State Warriors had a few difficult decisions to make this summer after winning the 2022 NBA Championship. There were multiple contract extensions looming around, the Dubs couldn’t simply make all their players happy.
As a result, Gary Payton II was allowed to leave by the franchise earlier in the offseason. Following that, the Warriors had to choose between Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins, and Draymond Green.
It seemed impossible for the Warriors to make this choice as Warriors’ General Manager Bob Myers previously claimed that he wanted to keep all three of them on the team.
Well, Myers has now made his decision since the organization has provided Poole and Wiggins with new contracts. On the other hand, Green will most probably not be getting a contract extension with the team this season.
Did Bob Myers Subtly Hint Towards The End Of Draymond Green’s Time With The Warriors?
Green has been in the new headlines over the last few weeks for his heated altercation with Poole during training, where the former punched the latter. But the situation has been successfully diffused, at least for now.
Coming to Myers’ comments about Green. The Warriors’ GM recently claimed that Green will have a fantastic 2022-23 NBA season. At first, Myers’ comments may not seem bad, but they can be taken otherwise when we read the full comments.
Bob Myers on Draymond's contract situation: "Draymond’s in a great spot. He’s got a player option. … It’s a great position for a player to be in. You control your destiny. … I imagine he’ll have a fantastic year. I think he will. He’s got a lot on the line."
— Connor Letourneau (@Con_Chron) October 16, 2022
“Draymond’s in a great spot. He’s got a player option. … It’s a great position for a player to be in. You control your destiny. … I imagine he’ll have a fantastic year. I think he will. He’s got a lot on the line.”
Many fans decided to read between the lines and believed that it was Myers’ weird way of confirming that the Warriors won’t give a new contract to Green.
Dray already clearly said that he thought his contract situation lingering was not a great position or situation. They're not on the same page. He's telling Draymond to have a great season so he can get a multi-year contract from someone else. He's not getting one from Myers.
— Rakesh Bhandari (@postdiscipline) October 16, 2022
You can always tell Bob is very genuine with his comments, but if you've never met or seen Bob, you would think the last 3 lines were passive-aggressive, lmao.
— Chihuahualt Whitman 🚅 (@thatkidatrayne) October 16, 2022
Draymond winning a fifth 💍 would put him over the top and reestablish his leader/winner status in the NBA.
That would elevate his bargaining power in Free Agency.
I’m down for that. ✊ pic.twitter.com/oyBS6tmnwU
— b (@BillanLee) October 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/basurasemanal/status/1581776692212703232
So Myers may be saying that after this year Green can come back to the Dubs for $25 milliom or get, say, a 3-year contract for $90 million with another team if he plays great this season. So yeah Dray has a lot on the line, like $65 million.
— Rakesh Bhandari (@postdiscipline) October 16, 2022
Pretty clear Draymond isn't getting an extension this year… My guess is the Warriors prefer Draymond opt out after this year, but will make the most of it if he stays. Draymond might control his destiny with the player option, but Bob Myers is holding the important cards IMO.
— Scott's Critical Mass (@scottsinvesting) October 17, 2022
Seems like your mission is to chase him away
— exemplary non-bot (@BotExemplary) October 16, 2022
reading between the lines.. they ready to let go off dray 😎
— ICY U. (@sagat24) October 16, 2022
A lot on the line 👀👀
— Nick (@blogboynick) October 16, 2022
THE passive-aggressiveness, I LOVE IT!
LOL
— Jenn⁷ +✘+ EN- | ARMY FOREVER 👉👈 | (@laurel_jenn) October 17, 2022
To be honest, Green’s best years may be behind him. He may have helped the Warriors win four NBA titles, but he is no longer a player worth a max contract. So it seems pretty obvious that Myers wants Green to either opt into his player option next season or simply try to get a huge contract from another team by playing basketball at an elite level.
