The Golden State Warriors closed up one of the most daunting offseasons in recent memory, signing two of their key starters in Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant as well as vital spark plugs off the bench in Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston.
Despite having a loaded roster, the team managed to also bring back forward David West and centers Zaza Pachulia and JaVale McGee, adding Nick Young and Omri Casspit to boot.
Having addressed nine different signings this offseason, 11 total if counting the rookie contracts of Oregon standouts Jordan Bell and Chris Boucher — the team heads into a future where they will be forced to make decisions with their big four starters, namely Klay Thompson, who will be the next to hit free agency in 2019.
Having come back to the Bay Area, the two-way star addressed the situation that looms in the near future and what it can hold when his time to cash in comes in two years.
“Yeah. (I'll think about it) when the time comes,” Thompson told Anthony Slater of The Athletic. “I'm not really too worried about the numbers right now. We got such a good thing going, I just don't want to leave yet.”
The 6-foot-7 sniper remained focused in the present and the work that awaits him with less than two months before the start of the 2017-18 season.
“It's rare in the NBA to have a team that can win with the culture we created,” said Thompson. “It's hard to put a price on it. When that conversation does come up though… man, it's so far away. What are we talking about? So far.”
Neither Thompson or anyone in the roster has anything to gain by projecting into the future, as ownership has shown its willingness to fork out the money necessary to keep the pieces of the puzzle together and make the necessary changes to put the team in the best situation to win championships.
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