2017 Offseason Salary Cap Digest: Golden State Warriors

After blowing a 3-1 series lead in last year’s Finals, the Warriors were the punchline in a bevy of offseason jokes. They responded by adding Kevin Durant to a 73-win roster, racking up 67 more regular season wins, and opening the playoffs on a 15-0 run. Golden State’s current roster looks virtually unstoppable, and while the team may not re-sign all its complementary players this summer, it should have no problem locking up Durant and Stephen Curry to new deals.

Here’s where things currently stand for the Warriors financially, as we conclude our Offseason Salary Cap Digest series for 2017:

Guaranteed Salary

• Klay Thompson ($17,826,150)
• Draymond Green ($16,400,000)
• Kevon Looney ($1,471,382)
• Damian Jones ($1,312,611)
• Patrick McCaw ($1,312,611)
• Jason Thompson ($945,126) — Waived via stretch provision.
• Total: $39,267,880

Player Options

• Kevin Durant ($27,734,405)
• Total: $27,734,405

Team Options

• None

Non-Guaranteed Salary

• None

Restricted Free Agents

• James Michael McAdoo ($1,724,305 qualifying offer / $1,724,305 cap hold)
• Total: $1,724,305
  

Cap Holds

• Kevin Durant ($31,848,120) — If player option is declined.
• Stephen Curry ($18,168,539)
• Andre Iguodala ($16,697,052)
• Shaun Livingston ($10,986,655)
• Zaza Pachulia ($3,477,600)
• Matt Barnes ($1,471,382)
• Ian Clark ($1,471,382)
• JaVale McGee ($1,471,382)
• David West ($1,471,382)
• Total: $87,063,494

Projected Salary Cap: $101,000,000

Maximum Cap Room: $39,485,506

• Our max cap room scenario for the Warriors assumes that Durant turns down his player option and the Warriors renounce all their free agents except for Curry. Five guaranteed salaries, along with cap holds for Curry and six empty roster rosters, would bring team salary to $61,514,494. In that scenario, the team could afford a max contract for Durant, but wouldn’t have much cap room left to sign other players. The more likely outcome – which would give the team a better chance to re-sign Iguodala and Livingston – involves staying over the cap and Durant accepting a 20% raise rather than a true max salary.

Salary information from Basketball Insiders and The Vertical was used in the creation of this post.