The Warriors sign 4 people in a row! Curry joins the bottom salary! Cole forms a 5-back lineup

On August 6, according to NBA reporter Brett Siegel, the Warriors reached an oral agreement with Payton Jr. and Seth Curry, and the two are expected to sign a basic salary contract. Their situation is the same as Horford and Melton. They have to wait until Kumingga renews the contract before they officially sign the contract with the Warriors. No matter what, the Warriors finally got 4 reinforcements!

What is confusing is that three of these four players are defenders: Melton, Payton Jr. and Seth Curry. Let’s take a look at the ages of these four: Horford was 39 years old, Seth Curry was 35 years old, Payton Jr. 33 years old, and Melton was 27 years old. Overall, he is old and short. This is Cole's favorite. He can have a 5-back lineup next season! In the summer of 2023, Seth Curry joined the Mavericks for 2 years for $8 million. On February 9, 2024, the Mavericks gave out Gway + Seth Curry + 2027 first round picks, and obtained PJ - Washington and 2 second round picks from the Hornets trade. This summer, Seth Curry's contract expired and the Hornets did not renew his contract. The Warriors sent an olive branch at this time. In the 2024-25 season, Seth Curry played 68 games with the Hornets, including 14 starts. He averaged 15.6 minutes per game, scoring 6.5 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.4 steals, and 0.5 turnovers. The shooting percentage is 47.8%, the three-point shooting percentage is 45.6%, and the free throw shooting percentage is 84.6%. Among them, the three-point shooting percentage ranks first in the league!

Looking at another set of data: Stephen Curry averaged 4.4 three-pointers per game last season, first in the league; Seth Curry scored the first in the league in three-point shooting percentage. The Curry family has two players in the league with the first three-point shooting percentage in a single season, but unfortunately there is no Stephen. In the 1998-99 season, Dell Curry led the league with a 47.6% three-point shooting.

Seth Curry averaged 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.7 steals and 1 turnover in his career, with a three-point shooting percentage of 43.3%. Stephen Curry's three-point shooting percentage was 42.3% in his career, and Dell Curry's three-point shooting percentage was 40.2%. Seth Curry's three-pointer is so accurate, why no one wants it? The main reason is that the defense is too poor, he is the opposite of Payton Jr.

Seth Curry was born on August 23, 1990, and Payton Jr. was born on December 1, 1992. Both are veterans in their 30s. Payton Jr.'s original contract for three years is US$26.15 million, expires this summer, and his salary is US$9.13 million in the 2024-25 season. The Bucks, Heat, Suns and Lakers were interested in Payton Jr., and he finally chose to return to the Warriors. In the 2024-25 season, Payton Jr. played 62 regular season games, including 11 starting games. He averaged 15 minutes per game, scored 6.5 points, 3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.8 steals, and shot from three events: 57.4%, 32.6%, and 71.1%. The playoffs averaged 4.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.9 steals, with three shooting percentages: 44.7%, 39.1%, 0%.

Peton Jr.'s contribution on the defensive end is difficult to reflect with data, which is also the foundation of his foothold in the league. Kumingga has returned to Congo at present, and it is expected that the Warriors will not trade Kumingga again this summer. He can only choose to accept a one-year, $7.9 million qualification offer, or a two-year, $45 million contract renewal, and the second year is the team option. If you have a full score of 10 points, how many points will you give the Warriors' offseason operation?