Warriors plan to sign JaMychal Green

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The news

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania

Forward JaMychal Green is finalizing a contract buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder and plans to sign with the Golden State Warriors after he clears waivers, his agent Michael Hodges told @TheAthletic @Stadium.

Alex 👋 @dbs408

JaMychal Green gonna be fun

The new guy by quick numbers

Jay💎 @HoodieCurry

Donte DiVincenzo and JaMychal Green as GP2 and Otto Porter replacements is a fantastic job by the Warriors FO imo

Brief snapshot from Cleaning The Glass:

He has been a good stretch 4, until last year his shooting fell off a cliff.

Not a particularly good defender, average rebounder.

Presumably if he was a good defender with deadeye three pointer, there’s no way the Warriors could afford him.

But he looks like someone wanting a showcase for a comeback year, and GSW is just the right place for that.

The scouting report

Goofus wrote:

It was asked below what happened to JaMychal Green last season. According to this year-end review article https://www.denverstiffs.com/2022/5/11/23066585/denver-nuggets-season-in-review-jamychal-green it was because they moved him from backup PF to backup C, where he struggled and replaced by Cousins, and Zeke had taken over backup PF, but then got hurt so JMG played more PF. Key quote:

“The expectations were much higher for Green this year than what ultimately occurred. Put in a difficult position and asked to play the center position, JaMychal really struggled, especially on the offensive end, to find his role for much of the year. When he slid over to power forward, things got better, but not so much that it put to rest any questions the Nuggets may have about his future in Denver. Zeke Nnaji outplayed him for much of the season, and had he been healthy post All-Star break, it’s possible JaMychal doesn’t play at all down the stretch.”

(Update) How definite is this?

This looks pretty definite to me. A buy-out is an agreement that

• OKC will waive Green

• if any team grabs him off waivers, they take over his complete contract

  • Very likely no team wants him at his current $8M contract

  • Even if they did, they would need the cap space or trade exception space to fit him. The contenders that might want JMG are not usually in this category.

• if he clears waivers, now Green is a free agent, but OKC is still on the hook for the guaranteed $ in his contract

• but in advance, they have agreed if he clears waivers, he will agree to restructure his contract to reduce the guaranteed $

• any contract $ he gets as a free agent will by default be subtracted from what OKC owes him (“set-off”), but usually in buyouts this set-off is waived

http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q66

What’s next

Brian Witt @Wittnessed

So either Iguodala returns and the Warriors are basically done, or he retires and they go with another FA or Weatherspoon (who will be on a two-way if Iguodala is back)

GSWCBA @gswcba

Wouldn't mind if the Warriors still took a look at some veteran wings. If Iguodala retires, maybe you invite a few on an Exhibit 9 training camp deal to compete for a spot: Wayne Ellington Jeremy Lamb Tony Snell Rodney Hood Ben McLemore E'Twaun Moore Abdel Nader Tyreke Evans

GSWCBA @gswcba

For anyone curious in terms of the difference in cost. Combined 22/23 salary of Gary Payton II + Otto Porter Jr: $14.3M Combined 22/23 salary of Donte DiVincenzo + JaMychal Green: $6.3M Plus a luxury tax difference of: $52.6M

The Roster Today

PG

• Steph Curry

• Jordan Poole

• Ryan Rollins (probably)

SG

• Klay Thompson

• Donte DiVincenzo

• Quinndary Weatherspoon (TW-QO)

• Lester Quiñones (TW)

SF

• Andrew Wiggins

• Moses Moody

• Patrick Baldwin Jr.

PF

• Draymond Green

• Jonathan Kuminga

• JaMychal Green

C

• James Wiseman

• Kevon Looney

GSWCBA @gswcba

"Rollins is still expected to sign a multiyear deal later in the summer, giving him the 13th spot. It’s likely the Warriors will guarantee only 14 spots heading into training camp, leaving the 15th free for a competition or an extended vacancy, saving them tax money."

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater

What does JaMychal Green bring to the Warriors? Go back to the 2019 first round. They remember. Here's the full breakdown. https://t.co/GRg7ufjlpS

Andre Iguodala would be the 14th man, and appears to have a spot held for him at GSW; it’s up to him whether he’ll come back to the NBA grind or be a rich venture capitalist.