Jordan poole with another offseason of crazy work ethic is about to go nuckin futs this year, even with wiggins possibly being out I have no issue sliding poole into the starting lineup, I believe with his added strength and experience he will be a solid defender he has very quick feet and an insane quick first step
Watching that first video, seeing an absolutely SICK screen and pass by Quese to a cutting Poole and I'm just disappointed again we don't have that guy back.
If Wiggins doesn’t budge, I think he needs to be taken out of the starting lineup altogether, as the in and out with road and home games has to be disruptive for everyone getting acclimated to their roles and rotations, no? Even would be disruptive coming off the bench but it’s probably more preferable than him doing it to the starting unit I’d imagine. Either way, if it comes to this he should get traded, even for a lesser player, right? One who would at least not need considerations like Wiggins missing half the games would. Also would get the media headache away, which the team didn’t enjoy when KD was around.
Heck, I’d be even cool with him just not being part of the rotation at all, letting him stew until he got vaxxed and even lessens the chances he’s out there spreading covid to visiting teams’ players and also not riling opposing teams’ fans to make too much noise booing and such while he’s out there. I doubt Kerr would do that nor do I think Lacob would be cool with all that money just be sitting around whenever Wiggins is available to play if not even that would make Wiggins budge.
But yeah, if not, I think dude just needs to be gone from the team, or at least a role where it’s funking up the rotations, especially while the young guys gotta learn a certain flow when it comes to that too.
Steve Kerr on Jonathan Kuminga: "Immediately he looks like a 4 because of his power, strength in his body, ability to guard multiple positions. I think the easiest way for him to make an impact will be as a 4, limiting what he has to do offensively...Dive man, roll man, DHO guy."
If we keep things simple for him, I don't see how he doesn't get minutes at the 4 from the get go. Play hard on defense and just finish plays at the rim. Easy peasy
Yeah. Centers are the last line of defense so when they screw up it's glaringly obvious. JFK should be fine as long as he's not letting guys blow right by him every time
It's still crazy how he went from guarding random high school centers (most of them probably aren't even good enough to play in college) to the most skilled players in the world without a summer league after a year off pretty much. I don't even count college because he was only there for like 3 games right? He definitely will need some time in the G League this year because expecting him to jump right back into the mix and be good is unfair
What if Draymond isn't w/ the team because he "doesn't feel comfortable" having to play with unvaccinated players or something to that effect? My initial thought when he missed media day was: I wonder if Draymond disagreed with Wiggs, would he be able to hold back from saying some wild stuff? It at least seems plausible to me that Dray would tell the team: "figure out the Wiggins thing, then I'll show up".
I'm probably wrong but did this cross anyone else's mind?
I probably didn't make it clear enough but my thought is not necessarily that Draymond requires everyone around him to be vaccinated. It's more so that he'd be mad at Wiggs for refusing to do it and affecting the team in a negative way.
I'd bet that if Draymond has beef with Wiggins, the team would accept an excuse and allow him to stay home while they try and resolve it rather than turning training camp into more of a circus.
Once again, just theorizing for fun and I super hope that whatever family issues that Draymond is dealing with are resolved soon and everyone is healthy and safe.
I think the issue of not being able to play with the team due to the SF law changes the dynamic. Draymond has a history of disagreeing with teammates who aren't fully bought in.
The potential excuse of not coming because "being around unvaccinated individuals places vulnerable family members at risk" might be enough for the team to allow the absense. Also, he would eventually show up when/if Wiggs hits the October 13th deadline.
This is just a theory and I don't even believe it myself yet but I just thought it might be interesting to share.
People asked about the impact on the cap if a player misses games for lack of vaccination. Here is another piece of the puzzle:
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Essentially, Wiggins and Irving would be missing out on $300K per home game if they can’t play because of local vaccine mandates. The league is still discussing if this will be a league fine or a team fine, according to Marks, which could impact the luxury bills for the Warriors and Nets.
So, here's my theory of where Wiggins is coming from. This is (almost) complete SPECULATION so please treat it as such.
If I had to guess, there are a couple of possible issues here. One is with the MRNA vaccines, which are using a brand-new method that does not have a lot of historical data to understand long-term effects. The J&J should be less risky when looked at through this lens. The other is with all vaccines, in that fetal stem cell lines were used for part of the development/testing/production of both the MRNA vaccines and the J&J (see https://www.nebraskamed.com/COVID/you-asked-we-answered-do-the-covid-19-vaccines-contain-aborted-fetal-cells) -- although neither vaccine CONTAINS fetal stem cells. The Vatican has issued a statement allowing Roman Catholics to receive either vaccine, however that might not carry weight with Christians of other denominations. I was originally under the impression J&J did not use fetal stem cell lines, however they are used in the production of the vaccine, so if one were to object to this technique, none of the FDA approved (emergency or otherwise) vaccines are clear of this issue.
Given Wiggins applied for a religious exemption, my best guess is that this is the issue for him. If it's more of the "MRNA is a new untested technique" issue, J&J is a more traditional vaccine and that might appeal to the more conservative mindset when it comes to using new medical techniques.
If Wiggins ends up opting for the J&J, he can get it as late as two weeks before opening night and be allowed to play. If he chooses for either of the MRNA two-shot vaccines, the timeline is substantially longer and he'd have to get vaccinated very soon. And of course, if he continues to choose to not be vaccinated, there is a really messy road ahead.
also can I just take a second to say that the concept of a "religious exemption" is complete f-ing BS. It frames the whole thing as some sort of punishment -- it's not, it's about keeping people safe. Can a doctor get a religious exemption from washing his hands before performing surgery? 😡
These are probably the two of the more reasonable stances you could take, there's a whole world of other bullshit it could be too. I wish he would just come out and say what his reasoning is so we can know how pissed off to be.
I think it's going to be between GP2 and Bradley -- it's coin flip for me without actually knowing how these guys look in TC but I'll pick GP2 anyway.
We need the defense and while it's always nice to have more shooting, I think it's third in priority for this 15th spot. Perimeter defense, ability to handle/distribute, and shooting/scoring, in that order. So I think Mulder and Galloway are verylongshots.
GP2 is where I am leaning with Mulder getting the second two-way spot. That said, it'd be a great story if Bell really showed out and earned the spot, as unlikely as that seems.
As much as I love the idea of Avery Bradley, he hasn't been good in a couple years. Mulder I think is on the "cut and sign back on a 2 way" path. I just have no idea how any of these guys look now, or what the team is doing with Chiozza
I've been seeing this sentiment, and honestly don't know where its coming from.
In 2017, Bradley averaged 14 ppg on 41% from the field and 37% from three. In 2018, he averaged 10 ppg on 40% from the field and 35% from three. In 2019, he averaged 8.6 ppg on 44% from the field and 36% from three. In 2020, he was terrible, though its important to note that it was cut off by injury and he was playing very well in 10 games with the heat (47% from the field and 42% from three).
Obviously, his stats aren't amazing, but they would be perfectly fine for a bench player within a contained role. Its not as if Bradley has had this drop off and hasn't performed well for several years, he's actually been remarkable consistent despite some injury problems.
Mulder feels like a lock to me for that 2 way spot. I don't know why but I feel like unless GP2 has a TC so impressive to a point where he'll be the first guard off the bench I don't think his chances are very good.
""Draymond is probably the best leader or teammate you could have," LaVine said. "He's out there each and every day watching film with guys, looking at different defensive scouts, bringing guys together. Obviously we know (Kevin Durant) was the best player on the planet at this time in the game, but Draymond was very, very crucial in us winning that gold medal."
- Zach Lavine
Its things like this which make me hesitant to straight up trade Simmons for Draymond. On a game level, they are relatively similar (Dray being a better defender while SImmons is a better scorer), but its the intangibles which make Dray so amazing!!
I’m greedy- I don’t want Draymond to ever play for another team. I don’t even want him to coach for another team. He is the quintessential Warrior in the same way Steph is. They are two sides of the same coin.
I've been rewatching some highlight games from last year. Last night I watched the first half of Steph's 62 point detonation against the Trailblazers. This was in the middle of Oubre's record-settingly terrible start from three point range as was raised every time he clanked a shot. It was impressive to see he still had a positive impact on the game from the defensive end and with his hustle, securing multiple contested rebounds, drawing a backcourt offensive foul after a made bucket, and in general making himself a complete pest to the other team. Gonna miss that guy.
(Also, Wiggins was a standout defensively as well. Really hoping he gets it together in time to start the season).
it's going to be hard to not fall off on defense. I think a lot of Kerr's early focus on defense was from just looking at the roster. Baze, Oubre, Wiggs, even Wanamaker, were all hella solid on defense but with limited offense.
Feels like the roster is specifically leaning way more offense with OPJ and Bjelica. And I'm assuming Iguodala isn't going to be logging heavy minutes(?)
I think we already saw the difference late last season when of Poole replaced Wanamaker and Bazemore replaced Oubre; the team got better offensively but a little worse defensively. Now we’re upgrading Bazemore to OPJ.
To go from Wanamaker and Oubre to Poole and Porter seems well worth and on-ball defense you might lose.
still pissed at 🐍 Bazemore, raptor has him as the 20th best defender in the NBA, and our 5th best player last year. Tons of versatility, playing the 2/3 (and sometimes even 4 according to bbref), probably our best POA defender after Draymond, offered some spacing and passing on offense, and was in some of our best lineups.
Did they mention if there are implications for the salary cap as well? Or do we assume that the Warriors will still be paying the luxury tax based on Wiggins' full contract?
the annual salary divided by the total number of games equals the money per game. If he missed a game, the cost to him is the same whether it is a home game or away game
jokes aside, I'm really hoping this works out soon. We aren't really talking about it, but Wiggins missing training camp isn't great. So before we are even talking about missed games, there's stuff he's missing right now.
If they want, I think they really could press the issue and suspend such players without pay. Seems to me like signing the contract obligates you to play *all* the games and show up for *all* the practices. Anything less is conduct detrimental to the team.
Hmm, seems high to me honestly. Too many poor, underdeveloped, under-served areas in the world to think 75% of the planet has had access to the vaccine... especially since we're not even at 75% yet (for at least one dose).
This NYT tracker says 46% of the world has had at least one dose:
"Has access to the vaccine" is different than "has received the vaccine". All 100% of Americans have access, where as only ~65% of Americans have received at least one dose. It's entirely likely that 75% have access, but a lot of people have not yet chosen to use that access for a variety of reasons.
lol good!! I definitely fell for it for a minute and even bumped it before I saw that it wasn't real. That shirt is pretty funny, in a jerk sort of way
Jordan poole with another offseason of crazy work ethic is about to go nuckin futs this year, even with wiggins possibly being out I have no issue sliding poole into the starting lineup, I believe with his added strength and experience he will be a solid defender he has very quick feet and an insane quick first step
https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2021/9/29/22699650/warriors-jordan-poole-film-breakdown
Another goodie from Joe Viray
Watching that first video, seeing an absolutely SICK screen and pass by Quese to a cutting Poole and I'm just disappointed again we don't have that guy back.
If Wiggins doesn’t budge, I think he needs to be taken out of the starting lineup altogether, as the in and out with road and home games has to be disruptive for everyone getting acclimated to their roles and rotations, no? Even would be disruptive coming off the bench but it’s probably more preferable than him doing it to the starting unit I’d imagine. Either way, if it comes to this he should get traded, even for a lesser player, right? One who would at least not need considerations like Wiggins missing half the games would. Also would get the media headache away, which the team didn’t enjoy when KD was around.
Heck, I’d be even cool with him just not being part of the rotation at all, letting him stew until he got vaxxed and even lessens the chances he’s out there spreading covid to visiting teams’ players and also not riling opposing teams’ fans to make too much noise booing and such while he’s out there. I doubt Kerr would do that nor do I think Lacob would be cool with all that money just be sitting around whenever Wiggins is available to play if not even that would make Wiggins budge.
But yeah, if not, I think dude just needs to be gone from the team, or at least a role where it’s funking up the rotations, especially while the young guys gotta learn a certain flow when it comes to that too.
Hopefully he budges and this is all moot.
In case you were curious about Kuminga’s role:
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Steve Kerr on Jonathan Kuminga: "Immediately he looks like a 4 because of his power, strength in his body, ability to guard multiple positions. I think the easiest way for him to make an impact will be as a 4, limiting what he has to do offensively...Dive man, roll man, DHO guy."
https://twitter.com/anthonyvslater/status/1443308161973121024?s=21
I believe he’ll be a solid defender for us. Might take a couple of games to speed up, but he looked good in Eric’s breakdowns.
So a line up of…JP, OPJ, JTA, JFK, BJelly? Yes please
That's gotta be as good a b-team as there is in the NBA.
Looks more like a "J" team to me.
If we keep things simple for him, I don't see how he doesn't get minutes at the 4 from the get go. Play hard on defense and just finish plays at the rim. Easy peasy
His ability to stay on the floor will be more about his D than his O, like Wiseman last year.
Luckily if he's playing the 4 he won't have as many responsibilities as Wiseman
Yeah, luckily he’ll only have to guard the LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, PG13, KD, Kris Middleton etc types. Piece of cake right?
Just put jta on those guys. Just cause he's on the court at the same time doesn't mean he'd guard them
Besides it's not like you can stop them anyways
Yeah. Centers are the last line of defense so when they screw up it's glaringly obvious. JFK should be fine as long as he's not letting guys blow right by him every time
Wiseman would also get abused when he'd switch out to the perimeter
It's still crazy how he went from guarding random high school centers (most of them probably aren't even good enough to play in college) to the most skilled players in the world without a summer league after a year off pretty much. I don't even count college because he was only there for like 3 games right? He definitely will need some time in the G League this year because expecting him to jump right back into the mix and be good is unfair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpZztb-T7qI
Ron Adams looks like he has a 7ft wingspan #lockdown
Ted Cruz 'stands with' unvaccinated Andrew Wiggins... barf. Apologies to any Ted Cruz fans out there.
I'm willing to bet a substantial sum that Cruz himself is vaccinated. That's just the kind of guy he seems to be.
He is vaccinated. That’s public info, not my guess.
*super tinfoil hat time*
What if Draymond isn't w/ the team because he "doesn't feel comfortable" having to play with unvaccinated players or something to that effect? My initial thought when he missed media day was: I wonder if Draymond disagreed with Wiggs, would he be able to hold back from saying some wild stuff? It at least seems plausible to me that Dray would tell the team: "figure out the Wiggins thing, then I'll show up".
I'm probably wrong but did this cross anyone else's mind?
Crossed mine. Probably an overactive imagination but who knows?
He played with unvaccinated players for most of last season and was playing with Beal in the lead up to the Olympics.
He almost certainly is dealing with some family issues.
I probably didn't make it clear enough but my thought is not necessarily that Draymond requires everyone around him to be vaccinated. It's more so that he'd be mad at Wiggs for refusing to do it and affecting the team in a negative way.
I'd bet that if Draymond has beef with Wiggins, the team would accept an excuse and allow him to stay home while they try and resolve it rather than turning training camp into more of a circus.
Once again, just theorizing for fun and I super hope that whatever family issues that Draymond is dealing with are resolved soon and everyone is healthy and safe.
I cannot imagine Draymond taking his (presumed) anger at Wiggins out on the team by not being there. That's not who he is.
I feel you, the theorizing is the best part.
But yeah, Galloway confirmed it was a family issue.
I think it that we’re the case, he’d tell Wiggins to get off his court, not hide from everyone.
It kind of doesn't add up because he played like year with Wiggins knowing his stance on the vaccine. Maybe he changed his mind since?
I think the issue of not being able to play with the team due to the SF law changes the dynamic. Draymond has a history of disagreeing with teammates who aren't fully bought in.
The potential excuse of not coming because "being around unvaccinated individuals places vulnerable family members at risk" might be enough for the team to allow the absense. Also, he would eventually show up when/if Wiggs hits the October 13th deadline.
This is just a theory and I don't even believe it myself yet but I just thought it might be interesting to share.
Yep, I see that side too and can't argue that.
People asked about the impact on the cap if a player misses games for lack of vaccination. Here is another piece of the puzzle:
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Essentially, Wiggins and Irving would be missing out on $300K per home game if they can’t play because of local vaccine mandates. The league is still discussing if this will be a league fine or a team fine, according to Marks, which could impact the luxury bills for the Warriors and Nets.
https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2021/9/29/22700439/nba-unvaccinated-players-kyrie-irving-andrew-wiggins-money
So, here's my theory of where Wiggins is coming from. This is (almost) complete SPECULATION so please treat it as such.
If I had to guess, there are a couple of possible issues here. One is with the MRNA vaccines, which are using a brand-new method that does not have a lot of historical data to understand long-term effects. The J&J should be less risky when looked at through this lens. The other is with all vaccines, in that fetal stem cell lines were used for part of the development/testing/production of both the MRNA vaccines and the J&J (see https://www.nebraskamed.com/COVID/you-asked-we-answered-do-the-covid-19-vaccines-contain-aborted-fetal-cells) -- although neither vaccine CONTAINS fetal stem cells. The Vatican has issued a statement allowing Roman Catholics to receive either vaccine, however that might not carry weight with Christians of other denominations. I was originally under the impression J&J did not use fetal stem cell lines, however they are used in the production of the vaccine, so if one were to object to this technique, none of the FDA approved (emergency or otherwise) vaccines are clear of this issue.
Given Wiggins applied for a religious exemption, my best guess is that this is the issue for him. If it's more of the "MRNA is a new untested technique" issue, J&J is a more traditional vaccine and that might appeal to the more conservative mindset when it comes to using new medical techniques.
If Wiggins ends up opting for the J&J, he can get it as late as two weeks before opening night and be allowed to play. If he chooses for either of the MRNA two-shot vaccines, the timeline is substantially longer and he'd have to get vaccinated very soon. And of course, if he continues to choose to not be vaccinated, there is a really messy road ahead.
also can I just take a second to say that the concept of a "religious exemption" is complete f-ing BS. It frames the whole thing as some sort of punishment -- it's not, it's about keeping people safe. Can a doctor get a religious exemption from washing his hands before performing surgery? 😡
These are probably the two of the more reasonable stances you could take, there's a whole world of other bullshit it could be too. I wish he would just come out and say what his reasoning is so we can know how pissed off to be.
2EARLY2TELL POLL: Who do you guys think will take the 15th spot?
-Avery Bradley
-Langston Galloway
-Mychal Mulder
-Gary Payton ll
Bradley, given his POA defense + ability to shoot. However, I certainly wouldn't mind Langston Galloway since he fits our scheme quite well.
GP2. I like his attitude, grit and he been around the organization
I think it's going to be between GP2 and Bradley -- it's coin flip for me without actually knowing how these guys look in TC but I'll pick GP2 anyway.
We need the defense and while it's always nice to have more shooting, I think it's third in priority for this 15th spot. Perimeter defense, ability to handle/distribute, and shooting/scoring, in that order. So I think Mulder and Galloway are verylongshots.
Bradley
Bradley
GP2 is where I am leaning with Mulder getting the second two-way spot. That said, it'd be a great story if Bell really showed out and earned the spot, as unlikely as that seems.
GP2 is my vote but it's certainly not a stone cold lock. To be fair, you should probably include Bell too as an option.
Oh my goddd he's still here?!
*add on to previous post
-Jordan Bell
Galloway? GP?
As much as I love the idea of Avery Bradley, he hasn't been good in a couple years. Mulder I think is on the "cut and sign back on a 2 way" path. I just have no idea how any of these guys look now, or what the team is doing with Chiozza
"He hasn't been good in a couple years."
I've been seeing this sentiment, and honestly don't know where its coming from.
In 2017, Bradley averaged 14 ppg on 41% from the field and 37% from three. In 2018, he averaged 10 ppg on 40% from the field and 35% from three. In 2019, he averaged 8.6 ppg on 44% from the field and 36% from three. In 2020, he was terrible, though its important to note that it was cut off by injury and he was playing very well in 10 games with the heat (47% from the field and 42% from three).
Obviously, his stats aren't amazing, but they would be perfectly fine for a bench player within a contained role. Its not as if Bradley has had this drop off and hasn't performed well for several years, he's actually been remarkable consistent despite some injury problems.
Low assist, high turnover.
I know on/off isn't everything, but his numbers there are real bad.
Fouls a lot.
Super streaky shooting.
And sure, we ARE talking about the 15th spot, so realistically, he just has to be better than Mulder (or whoever)
"Opposing players shot 48.4 percent when Bradley was their primary defender last season, 2.1 percent higher than their rate when defended by other players." - https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10013539-warriors-avery-bradley-i-think-i-might-be-the-best-on-ball-defender-in-the-nba.
Just one stat, but not a very encouraging one.
Signing Chiozza to a 2-way was the price they had to pay to get the assistant coach the Dubs wanted. IMO
Mulder feels like a lock to me for that 2 way spot. I don't know why but I feel like unless GP2 has a TC so impressive to a point where he'll be the first guard off the bench I don't think his chances are very good.
Out of all those guys, only Mulder is even eligible for the two-way right?
I believe so. GP2 for sure isn't and Galloway/Bradley are too damn old
""Draymond is probably the best leader or teammate you could have," LaVine said. "He's out there each and every day watching film with guys, looking at different defensive scouts, bringing guys together. Obviously we know (Kevin Durant) was the best player on the planet at this time in the game, but Draymond was very, very crucial in us winning that gold medal."
- Zach Lavine
Its things like this which make me hesitant to straight up trade Simmons for Draymond. On a game level, they are relatively similar (Dray being a better defender while SImmons is a better scorer), but its the intangibles which make Dray so amazing!!
Great quote. It’s also telling that, despite Bam being a really good player, Team USA really excelled when Draymond was in the game instead:
I’m greedy- I don’t want Draymond to ever play for another team. I don’t even want him to coach for another team. He is the quintessential Warrior in the same way Steph is. They are two sides of the same coin.
I've been rewatching some highlight games from last year. Last night I watched the first half of Steph's 62 point detonation against the Trailblazers. This was in the middle of Oubre's record-settingly terrible start from three point range as was raised every time he clanked a shot. It was impressive to see he still had a positive impact on the game from the defensive end and with his hustle, securing multiple contested rebounds, drawing a backcourt offensive foul after a made bucket, and in general making himself a complete pest to the other team. Gonna miss that guy.
(Also, Wiggins was a standout defensively as well. Really hoping he gets it together in time to start the season).
The Warriors had a lot of defensive talent on last season's team.
5th in defense 21st in offense. Interesting to see how much we can improve in offense without losing too much on defense
it's going to be hard to not fall off on defense. I think a lot of Kerr's early focus on defense was from just looking at the roster. Baze, Oubre, Wiggs, even Wanamaker, were all hella solid on defense but with limited offense.
Feels like the roster is specifically leaning way more offense with OPJ and Bjelica. And I'm assuming Iguodala isn't going to be logging heavy minutes(?)
I think we already saw the difference late last season when of Poole replaced Wanamaker and Bazemore replaced Oubre; the team got better offensively but a little worse defensively. Now we’re upgrading Bazemore to OPJ.
To go from Wanamaker and Oubre to Poole and Porter seems well worth and on-ball defense you might lose.
OPJ has played 42 games in the past two seasons combined.
Also, am I mistaken that OPJ will be mainly guarding bigger wings and 4s vs. Baze who was more of a defender for 1-3?
I will always remember Wanamaker locking down Lebron in that comeback win
still pissed at 🐍 Bazemore, raptor has him as the 20th best defender in the NBA, and our 5th best player last year. Tons of versatility, playing the 2/3 (and sometimes even 4 according to bbref), probably our best POA defender after Draymond, offered some spacing and passing on offense, and was in some of our best lineups.
I would say Oubre was our best POA defender. Still Bazemore was good despite all the dumb stuff he did. Him as our 15th man would have been perfect.
He wouldn't have even been 15th*
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NBA spokesman Mike Bass: "Any player who elects not to comply with local vaccination mandates will not be paid for games that he misses."
https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1443233634266329094?s=21
Did they mention if there are implications for the salary cap as well? Or do we assume that the Warriors will still be paying the luxury tax based on Wiggins' full contract?
Cap is based on paid salary, so it's a huge savings for Lacob. Wiggs is going to be dropping something in excess of 300k per game he sits.
https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1443234338963853321
It is beyond comprehension why anybody would give up that kind of scratch for reasons he can't even articulate.
He's already rich beyond any of our wildest dreams. So how much does it really hurt him to give up even more wealth?
For context: he's 26 and he's worth an estimated $35 million.
https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-athletes/nba/andrew-wiggins-net-worth/
I don't think it's a sure thing that Lacob saves money yet
https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1443247133512065035?s=20
What also needs to be finalized is if this is a league or team issued fine.
A league wide fine impacts the luxury tax for Brooklyn and GSW while a team fine for missing a game does not.
Ex: Every game Andrew Wiggins misses could save GSW close to $1M toward the tax.
I think it is closer to $425,000 per game, is the math 82 games divided by $35M
Where does $35M come from? Wiggins' salary is $31,579,390 according to bballref.
He can play away games, so you need to divide by 41 instead.
the annual salary divided by the total number of games equals the money per game. If he missed a game, the cost to him is the same whether it is a home game or away game
Er........ yeah..... just ignore me, lol
$427k per game using the math above.
The original tweet just says something like "north of 300" or something, so I wonder if some portion is base salary and then the rest is game checks?
I really hate how complicated NBA salary structures are.
Lacob has reversed his stance and is now hoping Wiggins stays unvaccinated until the end of the season lol
jokes aside, I'm really hoping this works out soon. We aren't really talking about it, but Wiggins missing training camp isn't great. So before we are even talking about missed games, there's stuff he's missing right now.
I agree but wasn't Wiggins there yesterday? According to Kerr Wiggins "went through everything".
Yea he was definitely there. Saw some of his clips and he was in the background of many others.
My understanding of the ordinance is that it only applies to events with 1000 people or more so presumably wouldn't apply to training events.
That's 4 games in which to draw cold stares from every Warriors employee or player with children.
oh sweet. So coincides tightly with the season start. That's a little more cool for now then, my bad!!
If they want, I think they really could press the issue and suspend such players without pay. Seems to me like signing the contract obligates you to play *all* the games and show up for *all* the practices. Anything less is conduct detrimental to the team.
Well there you have it. Good to have clarification and good to have the NBA be the entity making the decision instead of foisting it off on the team.
Three talented players who didn't quite fit the Warriors style of play. I will be following their careers and wish them the best.
Hmm, seems high to me honestly. Too many poor, underdeveloped, under-served areas in the world to think 75% of the planet has had access to the vaccine... especially since we're not even at 75% yet (for at least one dose).
This NYT tracker says 46% of the world has had at least one dose:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-vaccinations-tracker.html
"Has access to the vaccine" is different than "has received the vaccine". All 100% of Americans have access, where as only ~65% of Americans have received at least one dose. It's entirely likely that 75% have access, but a lot of people have not yet chosen to use that access for a variety of reasons.
The original comment was something along the lines of 6.2B out of 8B people on the planet have been vaccinated.
That’s fine… you were right to correct that
In Italy we are near 80% of people older than 12. Hospitalizations dropped a lot
> Kerr mentioned some things are bigger than basketball regarding the absence
This just makes me nervous/sad. Really hope everything is all good and that it's the happy sort of "more important"
“Ma’am, you’ve got to understand that this is more important than any domestic problems you may be experiencing. We’re on a mission from God.”
lol good!! I definitely fell for it for a minute and even bumped it before I saw that it wasn't real. That shirt is pretty funny, in a jerk sort of way