The Golden State Warriors face a financial decision regarding Klay Thompson's contract and utilizing Chris Paul's slot. Gary Payton II has opted to exercise his $9.1 million player option for next season, impacting the team's offseason plans.
NBA free agency: Warriors' Gary Payton II opts in to final year of contract, per report, has ability to sign extension https://t.co/yCC6oARsJ2
Gary Payton II reportedly opted into his $9.1 million contract with the Warriors next season 🙌 https://t.co/v5y1WDH4Uk
Gary Payton II opted into his $9.1 million option with the Golden State Warriors for the 2024-25 season. https://t.co/3BUcfVKZje
Gary Payton II to exercise player option: Report https://t.co/FXkBohBcoE
Gary Payton II Opts Into $9.1M Player Option With Warriors https://t.co/IcFU8R3MNh
Gary Payton II exercises player option for 2024-25 season #GaryPaytonII https://t.co/5h8xouaURe
Gary Payton II at his exit interview press conference: "I would love to come back and run it back. Better yet, just redo my whole deal and stay here for a little bit longer. We'll figure it out." GP2 had until today to opt in on his $9.1M deal and likely will look to extend https://t.co/DKqebeJ6AG
Gary Payton II intends to pick up his $9.1 million player option for next season, league sources told @anthonyVslater. The deadline for Payton’s decision is Wednesday at 2 p.m. PT. 🔗 https://t.co/NYfkHUTWGE
Gary Payton II intends to exercise his $9.1 million player option for next season, sources confirm. It’s a move the Warriors anticipated and the first domino in their large offseason. Quick story at @TheAthletic https://t.co/8zvEKgP87x
Reminder: Today is the deadline for Gary Payton II to decide whether to exercise the option for his $9.1 million contract for next season or become a free agent. GP2 and the Warriors could agree to push the decision date back, but it's likely that he'll stick with the $9.1M.
Tomorrow is Gary Payton II’s deadline on his $9.1m player option. The 1st domino. If he opts in, I’d say it signals that it’s less likely the Warriors will be able to utilize most of CP3’s $30m *and* retain Klay since it would almost certainly push them over the 2nd Apron.
Fans gotta know: If CP3’s slot goes unused & GSW pays Klay ~$24m next year, forget the aprons—they would be nearly out of the tax. But that’s under the tax line, not the salary cap line. They would *not* open up serious cap space by punting Klay as well. https://t.co/fKtdNZlI1d
Depends if they made a trade with the CP3 slot/picks to get better and are now forced to stay under 2nd apron. If they just wanna run back the Nostalgia Tour without Klay and a mid team they should just pay him 50m per and call it https://t.co/xfEGdhQY06