Trevor Ariza - will earn less to strengthen the Warriors?
It's nice to be a NBA champion - worthy candidates fall from each side. They have just won the title, and we are already hearing about the next potential reinforcements. Trevor Ariza from Rockets can join the Golden State Warriors.
This information was provided by Chris Haynes from ESPN, according to which the winger can therefore decide on a considerable reduction in earnings. Trevor Ariza will enter the market this summer as a non-reserved free agent, and thus he will have the right to choose his next club. According to the ESPN reporter, his return to Houston is very uncertain.
Ariza will be celebrating his 33rd birthday at the end of June and his last four years he spent in Texas - in 2014, he signed a $ 32 million deal with Rockets for four seasons of the game. During this time, he only solidified his position in the NBA as one of the best specialists of "3-and-D" in the entire league.
Last season he played in 67 games, scoring an average of 11.7 points and hitting 39 percent of his triples. Just like from the beginning of his adventure in Houston, he began all matches from the first minute and was a very important link in Mike D'Antoni's system, greatly helping Rockets in the first place in the Western Conference.
It is true that during the play-off phase its effectiveness dropped slightly, but Rockets were very close to advancing to the NBA finals, losing in the seventh match of the conference finals with ... Warriors. Could it be that Ariza would follow in the footsteps of Kevin Durant and join the team he could't defeat? Experienced veteran and league champion from 2009 (in Lakers colors) would certainly be another considerable gain GSW.
Warriors can boast of a large depth of composition, although there is no doubt that they could use a bit more strength on the wing. In this role he did't work, among others Omri Casspi, that's why Ariza is the perfect candidate. On the other hand, for Trevor to actually play for Golden State, he would have to agree to a much lower contract. But what is not done for the ring, right?
