Golden State Warriors: 5 roster moves they must make in offseason

Golden State Warriors: 5 roster moves they must make in the coming offseason

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3. Guarantee Marquese Chriss.

The Golden Warriors are reaping the benefits of a long period of sustained success where they are not looking to re-sign a key piece of their roster this off-season. Instead, they are tinkering around the edges of a championship contender.

To this end, the three-year veteran Marquese Chriss should have his contract guaranteed. As discussed in the previous slides the Warriors are in need of good bench pieces at the lowest possible price.

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Chriss, the 8th pick in the 2016 draft is a quality bench producer with career averages of 8.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.8 blocks per game. This comes at the cost of just $1.8 million next season.

Chriss originally signed with the Warriors in 2019 as a free agent. He was then waived in January 2020 before signing a two-way deal with the franchise eight days later. One month after being waived, the two-way contract was converted to a minimum salary deal.

While Chriss’s contract situation summed up the Warriors season in 2019-20, he could be a key piece moving forward. Behind Draymond Green and Kevon Looney, they are a little thin in the frontcourt.

Paschal is an undersized forward/center but, if the Warriors can help Chriss live up to his full potential, they will be even harder to stop next season.

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