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How Warriors' spending could be impacted by reported new CBA

19H ago
by Ali Thanawalla

Donte DiVincenzo has been a revelation for the Warriors this season, and
they were able to sign him using part of the $6.5 million Taxpayer
Mid-Level exception last summer.

But under terms of the NBA's new Collective Bargaining Agreement, first
reported by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski late Friday night, citing sources,
the Warriors might not have access to the Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception
in future seasons.

Wojnarowski reported that the league wants to reign in the spending of
certain teams, including the Warriors, so the new CBA will include
another luxury tax apron -- $17.5 million above the luxury tax line, per
Wojnarowski -- and when a team breaches that threshold, they will lose
the Taxpayer Mid-Level exception.

That would be a big blow to the Warriors, who have a lot of salary tied
up in Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Jordan Poole and
Draymond Green, presuming he opts into his $27.6 million option for the
2023-24 NBA season.

The NBA confirmed a short time later that they have reached a tentative
agreement with the National Basketball Players Association on the new
CBA and details officially will be revealed soon.

Per Spotrac, the Warriors are more than $39 million over the
$150,267,000 luxury tax line this season. But those numbers go up next
season. With Poole and Wiggins' new extensions kicking in, the Warriors
are projected to be around $49 million over the $162 million luxury tax
threshold.

So the Warriors' front office has a lot of decisions to make this
offseason. If they choose to keep the roster together, with Green in
tow, they likely will have to fill out the roster with veteran minimum
contracts.

The new tax apron also could force the Warriors to part ways with Green
or other high-priced players on the roster.

The reaction from Warriors players, coaches and management over the next
few days should be fascinating.