In a surprise turn, the National Basketball Association is pulling back on its salary-cap projection for the 2017-18 season, according to a league memo obtained by ESPN, and it could complicate the Golden State Warriors’ efforts to keep their new super team together. “And now, Kevin (Durant) has done the same”, he said. No amount of pandering would be able to extinguish the burning jerseys sitting in the driveways of OKC, but to those who took to these extremes, I have two questions.
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Golden State ranked second in sales, followed in order by the Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks and Boston Celtics. “So it’s exciting. I think its great for the game”. You grew up rooting for that same team all your life, and you’ll even be that one jerk cheering for them in a different city when you move.
The Cavs, who beat Golden State in the Finals, sold more team merchandise during that period than anyone, including the Warriors. It’s up to the players to sacrifice for the team.
If there’s anything that Steve Nash was expected to answer during his time here for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, it’s about the NBA’s free agency period. It also remains to be seen how they will fit in coach Fred Hoiberg’s more freewheeling offense. Which, you know, obviously Curry was going to say they can, because it would be insane if he said “No”.
Fans fearing a monopolization of Finals victories are viewing this trade in a vacuum, ignoring the history of the league, as well as sports and competition in general.
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The Washington, D.C., native has shot better than 50 percent from the field in each of the last four seasons and owns career percentages of 48.3 percent from the field, 38.0 percent from three-point range and 88.2 percent from the free throw line. He wants to win, and if he gets a championship with the Warriors, why would he ever risk not staying a member of that championship team? He made the NBA’s All-Defensive second team when the Warriors won their first title in 40 years in 2015. Either way, a season that promises that is a season much anticipated.
