The NBA preseason has ended with the regular season set to start in days. Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors were the headline makers in the off-season due to the Draymond Green-Jordan Poole altercation. However, they appeared to have moved on from the incident by making their young stars commit to long-term contracts. Jordan Poole has signed a new four-year contract extension with the Warriors worth $140 million. His teammate, Andrew Wiggins, has also committed himself to four years for $109 million.
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These contract extensions have led to the Warriors exceeding their $123 million salary cap. They’ve not just hit the salary cap but have crossed it as they look to win a back-to-back championship. According to ESPN NBA Front Office insider Bobby Marks, the Warriors’ payroll for the current season is $215 million.
The insane payroll for this season could lead the Warriors to a luxury tax of $268 million, if Draymond Green opts into his player option. The total wage bill will be worth $483 million in 2023-24, which is an insane amount. The news of the Warriors’ wage bill has broken NBA Twitter, and they came up with some interesting reactions to it.
NBA Twitter calls out Golden State Warriors for exceeding their salary cap
The news of the Warriors exceeding their salary cap by such a huge amount broke the internet. Fans can’t seem to understand the team’s spending and have called them out on Twitter.
Following are some of the best fan reactions to the Warriors’ wage bill:
Warriors are ruining the league.
HOLY ROBBERY
They tweaked settings on 2k
Oh what I would give to have an owner that just doesn’t give a crap about spending money …
After Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins extensions, the projected salary and luxury tax for the Golden State Warriors in the 2023-2024 season, per @BobbyMarks42: $483 million.
It’s a shame that the Warriors have to pay this much in luxury tax for being a well ran team.
After Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins extensions, the projected salary and luxury tax for the Golden State Warriors in the 2023-2024 season, per @BobbyMarks42: $483 million.
No team should be allowed to exceed cap space and then we would have a competitive competition otherwise we should just skip the season and have big city teams play each other
After Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins extensions, the projected salary and luxury tax for the Golden State Warriors in the 2023-2024 season, per @BobbyMarks42: $483 million.
Welcome to the NBA where the contracts don’t matter and the salary cap is made up
After Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins extensions, the projected salary and luxury tax for the Golden State Warriors in the 2023-2024 season, per @BobbyMarks42: $483 million.
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After Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins extensions, the projected salary and luxury tax for the Golden State Warriors in the 2023-2024 season, per @BobbyMarks42: $483 million.
Warriors just out here buying rings.
After Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins extensions, the projected salary and luxury tax for the Golden State Warriors in the 2023-2024 season, per @BobbyMarks42: $483 million.
While NBA fans have not welcomed the team’s recent financial moves, the Warriors will enter the new season with a sense of relief. They have tied down all of their important players for the future, with Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins being the recent ones.
Warriors salaries for 2023-24 led by Stephen Curry
The total wage bill for the 2023-24 season will reach $483 million if Draymond Green opts into his player option, which will be worth $27.6 million. Stephen Curry remains the Warriors star with the highest salary, followed by Klay Thompson.
Here’s what the finances in Golden St. could look like in 2023/24:
Following are some of the Warriors players’ salaries for 2023-24: Stephen Curry – $51.9M, Klay Thompson – $43.2M, Jordan Poole – $31.3M, Draymond Green – $27.9M (player option), Andrew Wiggins – $24.3M, James Wiseman – $12.1M, Kevon Looney – $7.5M, Jonathan Kuminga – $6M, to name a few.
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With the future secure for the season and the Green-Poole incident behind them, the Warriors can fully focus on the new season. The Warriors start their regular season against Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday at the Chase Center. Can Stephen Curry and co. help the franchise win another championship this season? Let us know in the comment section below.