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Dalton Johnson: LONG list of Warriors not traveling to Portland for tomorrow’s game @nbcswarriors.bsky.social Steph Curry Draymond Green Yaxel Lendeborg Al Horford Brandin Podziemski De'Anthony Melton Gui Santos Georges Niang Gary Payton II
Stephen A. Smith: "You talk about this team, the Golden State Warriors, and you still associate the word ‘greatness’ with them. Do you really feel that you've got the pieces to compete for a championship? And if so, why do you feel that way?" Stephen Curry: "Yeah, I mean, we have a high standard and a high bar, high expectation being with the Warriors. You could ask me, you could ask Steve Kerr, you could ask Draymond, we still believe that we can be that team. I think our challenge now is to reimagine what that looks like. And, you know, we have a veteran team. We need health on our side. There's no question about that. We have some young guys that are ready to come in and have an impact. Yaxel [Lendeborg], our draft pick, BP (Brandin Podziemski) will hopefully take another step. Melt (De’Anthony Melton) coming back after a tough injury two years ago and getting his feet back underneath him. And then there's a consistency of how we play that we wanna keep, but we have to be able to adopt the talent that we have to reach the highest level. So a long-winded way of saying yes, but we have to reimagine what that looks like. You can't just roll the ball out and be like, 'Oh, we're the Warriors. We're gonna win.' Nah, it’s let's embrace the challenge of figuring out what this team needs to do to win. And as long as I'm on the squad, Draymond, Steve, I feel like we all have that shared mentality."
Brandon Williams: RUN IT BACK TURBOOOO @DeAnthonyMelton 💛💙
The Warriors signed De'Anthony Melton to a two-year, $12.4 million contract using the Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception. Melton's contract contains a player option for the 2027-28 season.
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Keith Smith: If Draymond Green's contract is exactly the same as the option he declined, he'll make $27,678,571 for 26-27. That'll put GSW just over the first apron and about $12.4M under the second apron. That's with three roster spots that must be filled, one of which will reportedly go to De'Anthony Melton.
Bobby Marks: Because this is a one year contract, Green has the right to consent on any trade. Green signing for less would not have opened up more than the $6.1M tax ML. The tax ML is designated to De’Anthony Melton.
Anthony Slater: Warriors always wanted De’Anthony Melton back at a cost-controlled price after he tested his market. Backcourt fit next to Steph Curry, beloved in locker room and he’s always spoken well of training staff.
Yossi Gozlan: De'Anthony Melton likely goes into the Warriors bi-annual exception. He can decline the player option next year and re-sign at fair value by accumulating Early Bird rights. They still preserve their mid-level exception for a potential LeBron James signing.
Shams Charania: Free agent guard De'Anthony Melton has agreed to a two-year, $11 million deal to return to the Golden State Warriors, sources tell ESPN. There is a player option in the season of the deal as well.
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Keith Smith: De'Anthony Melton declined his player option with the Golden State Warriors, a league source told @spotrac . Melton will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
Yossi Gozlan: Warriors cap situation after extending Kristaps Porzingis and De'Anthony Melton presumably opting out. The LeBron James-Anthony Davis pipedream is still alive. They would presumably swap Jimmy Butler and picks for Davis. Then they could fit James with $15 million non-taxpayer mid-level under the first apron hard cap IF Draymond Green takes the same contract as Porzingis, and IF they also find a taker for Moses Moody.
Veteran center Al Horford has a $5.9 million player option with a June 29 deadline. That outcome remains to be determined, league sources said. Veteran guard De'Anthony Melton has a $3.4 million player option and the recent expectation is that Melton will test his free agency market, which is expected to include the Warriors, depending on the price.
Over the last six weeks of the regular season, though, Melton was up and down. He had some solid offensive nights, but in other games, he would fail to make an impact and continued to struggle finishing at the rim. While the Warriors have interest in a Melton return, according to a team source, much like Porziņģis, it will be interesting to see where — and how much — the other offers come from.
