The table below sets out various offseason scenarios, and the resulting luxury tax bills.Īs the table shows if the Warriors just keep their draft picks, use their taxpayer Mid Level Exception (MLE) and fill out the roster with veteran minimums they’re looking at an eye-popping combined salary and luxury tax bill of over $380M next season. They are currently facing an enormous luxury tax bill in 21/22 as they hit the repeater tax. Off the court, the price is definitely rightĪ Beal deal pays off big for the Warriors financially. That’s not to say the Warriors won’t still need to fashion a top-ten defense out of their roster to seriously contend, but with Beal in tow their offensive problems would be well and truly solved.
In the NBA good offense usually beats good defense. And while it bumps Thompson up a position in the rotation, he’s likely to need to be primarily a wing defender anyway, transitioning away from guarding smaller, quicker players as he returns from two serious leg injuries. If the Warriors can unlock that version of Beal on defense, they should be ok. Earlier in his career Beal was a solid defender on a Washington team that made the playoffs. However Beal has decent length, with a 6-foot-8 wingspan, and not having to carry an entire team’s offense will mean he’s got more energy to expend on the defensive end. The question marks come on the defensive end of the floor. With the spacing created by playing alongside Curry and Thompson, and the offensive load lightened, it’s reasonable to expect his efficiency numbers, particularly from long range, to tick up as well. Beal can play on and off the ball, create for others and himself, and make shots from pretty much anywhere. Adding Beal might not be quite as seamless as the Warriors 2016 addition of Kevin Durant, but alongside Curry and Thompson the offensive depth and talent level would be off the charts.
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