The Warriors have made a pair of cuts, announcing in a press release that they’ve placed guards Seth Curry and LJ Cryer on waivers (Twitter link).
The decision to waive Curry, who was in camp on a non-guaranteed Exhibit 9 contract, had been expected. While Golden State reportedly wants to have Stephen Curry‘s brother on its roster, the team is hard-capped at the second tax apron and isn’t currently in position to carry a 15th man.
The younger Curry is expected to return to the team at some point within the first couple months of the season, tweets Anthony Slater of ESPN. The Warriors could bring the 12-year veteran back by mid-November but could opt to wait a little longer than that in order to give themselves a little additional flexibility below their hard cap for the rest of the season.
Cryer, meanwhile, had a solid preseason with Golden State, averaging 5.0 points, 1.8 assists, and 1.6 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per game across five outings. It seemed as if the undrafted rookie out of Houston might be making a case for a two-way deal, but today’s move suggests the plan is likely for him to join the Santa Cruz Warriors, Golden State’s G League affiliate, assuming he clears waivers.
Cryer would earn a bonus worth $85,300 if he spends at least 60 days with Santa Cruz.
The Warriors now have 14 players on standard contracts and three on two-way deals.
Seems pretty clear Seth will be back by November ….
A rim protector would help the team more.
halford shut down Zubac last night. he usually dominates the paint and scores 20 a game.
Last season, the Warriors gave up the 3rd fewest points in the paint.
Sign Jazion Gortmen and a shot blocking C ages from 22-23
I liked Cryer, he’s better than seldom used Rowe. Oh well, neither would play except in blowouts anyway.
I guess I could Google this but why can Seth be brought back in a month. Does the hard cap or the second apron disappear when the season is 4 weeks old ?
Minimum-salary contracts are prorated. Signing him today would carry a cap hit of $2,296,274, whereas signing him on, say, Nov. 18, would have a cap hit of $1,926,759.
The Warriors are about $2.02MM below their hard cap, so I believe the first day they could bring him back is Nov. 11.
With the focus on winning games early vs needing to win every game in the last few months, I would bring Seth back as soon as it’s financially possible – so Nov 11th it is. This had apparently been agreed to for months. If it were me, I would have waived TJD (non-guaranteed contract) and then guaranteed him the rest of the way mid November, if they still wanted/needed him. There are plenty of 6′ 9″ players on this team as it is…Seth Curry playing first few games is more important to me.
##it is entirely possible a team like Memphis would pick TJD up with all of their injuries, and I would have taken that chance. The guy only shot one three in four years of college, so he has never been able to space very well. Otherwise good kid.