Are you trying to solve the problem of the Warriors’ salary? Target Simmons, and make up for two vacancies with one salary!

The NBA offseason opening. Although each team has already accessed free agents, the official signing will be required to start on July 7. Most of the current agreements are oral agreements or draft contracts. The Golden State Warriors are actively searching for their targets at this moment, and their core signings are extremely clear: strengthen the depth of the inside line and strive to make the lineup configuration more balanced and perfect.

However, the real difficulties faced by the Warriors' management are extremely serious. The team's salary framework has been firmly locked by the sky-high contracts of core players - the huge salaries of Stephen Curry, Drummond Green, Jimmy Butler, Jonathan Cumingga and others have almost exhausted their operating space. If the burden is not reduced through transactions first, the subsequent signing operation will be difficult.

It is precisely in this difficult context that the "smart signing" strategy is particularly important. Warriors' limited resources (such as mini middle class, basic salary or trading exceptions) need to be used on the blade. If a contract can be used to introduce players with multiple position attributes and achieve "one investment and double reinforcement", it is undoubtedly the optimal solution. A name recently proposed by the US media is worth paying attention to: Ben Simmons, who has become a completely free agent.

, the No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft, is currently in the prime of his 28-year-old sports career. Last season, Simmons traveled to the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers, averaging about 22 minutes per game, handing out 5 points, 5.6 assists and 4.7 rebounds, and his shooting percentage remained at a 52% pass level. Although its scoring explosiveness is no longer the same as it used to be, its unique skill package is still valuable under a specific system.

Simmons' career starts with a point guard with an innate excellent field vision and passing talent. However, in the past, during the Philadelphia 76ers, the team also tried to take on some inside responsibilities and achieved certain results. This is exactly what the Warriors may need now - they urgently need to improve the height of the frontcourt and the hardness of the defensiveness. Simmons has a height of 2.08 meters and a weight of 109 kg, and his physical condition is fully qualified to be the inside of the small ball lineup in a specific period of time. If he can recover his health, he will hopefully become a reliable defense barrier and rebounder in the paint area with his athleticism, wingspan and defensive instinct.

Put Simmons in the inside rotation, and the Warriors system may inspire additional value. Imagine: When Simmons holds the ball at high and low posts, his excellent reading and playing skills and organizational skills can play a role, creating open opportunities for shooters such as Curry and Thompson, or sending wonderful passes to teammates who cut in, forming an effect similar to "organizing center". This can not only relieve Green's organizational pressure, but also bring new dimensions to the team's offense.

Of course, the introduction of Simmons is by no means without risks. Its shooting shortcomings are still obvious, and the potential for injury (especially back injuries) is the biggest uncertainty factor, and it requires evaluation of its game status and ability to integrate into the team's chemistry. The Warriors management must be careful to weigh the trade-offs, and the amount and age of the contract are also crucial. A low-risk and high-elastic contract may be the starting point that both parties can accept.

In summary: ‌

Warriors’ core dilemma: ‌ Super top salary locks the space, strengthening the inside is imminent, but it is extremely difficult to operate.

Problem-solving ideas: ‌ Pursuing "multifunctional" players, using a contract to fill the needs of multiple positions, and maximizing limited resource benefits.

Simmons adaptation point: ‌

Body hardware: ‌ 2.08 meters tall/109 kg weight, with the innate conditions to act as a defender and rebounder in the interior.

Organizing ability: ‌ Elite-level passing vision can be developed as an inside support point and enrich the offensive system.

Position ambiguity: ‌ It can swing on the front line or even the fifth position of the small ball lineup to meet the Warriors' demand for "all-rounders".

Potential Challenges: ‌ Unknown of shooting defects, health management, status recovery and tactical integration.

Feability Key: The contract must be low-risk (such as basic salary or partial protection), which is in line with the Warriors' current salary structure, and Simmons himself needs to show an active willingness to play and physical condition.

For the Warriors who are short of money and eager to improve the resilience and depth of the lineup, testing Ben Simmons, the former talented No. 1 pick at low cost, is an exploratory solution with logical support. Whether this can become a skillful move depends on the progress of subsequent negotiations and Simmons' own recovery. But at least, the theoretical possibility of "one salary strengthens the gap between two positions" seems particularly attractive under the Warriors' salary dilemma.