GSW extends 2; chooses to not tender 2 - meaning?

CJ’s too humble and nice to be a malcontent.

C.J wanted to go somewhere else because he wanted garunteed playing time which he didn’t feel he would get with the Warriors last year with Monta at PG and Curry coming in at the time. I would think he would feel alittle better tis year after this past season

but not really emotional over Chris Hunter’s departure. IMO, I don’t think he was that great a pickup for the Warriors.

But I liked Tolliver’s game and heart. He could make a really nice rotation player/locker room presence somewhere in the league. And if he somehow finds his way back on the Warrior roster, I think he might have a small chance of playing time at SF.

Morrow’s tender is so so. Maybe this year’s awful streak he had sticking out more than it should, but he doesn’t seem like a very good NBA player. His defense is awful, and his dribbling is one of the ugliest things I’ve ever seen. The only real option for him to be any sort of help on the court is to stand on and wait for an open shot. But I guess, at 1 million it doesn’t really matter that much. Plus he seems like another “locker room presence” guy.

With regards to CJ, I’m glad to see him go. For the longest time, I’ve been hoping the Warriors would get a legitimate backup point guard. Somebody like Goran Dragic who can step in for about 15 mins and can rack up 3 or 4 assists a night while Curry and Monta take breaks. That way we’ll have a real point guard handling, avoiding potential disaster with Monta handling when Curry is out. We could also slide Curry to SG to give Monta some rest too.

I don’t care about the other 3

Hanging on to two low cost guards, Morrow ($1m) and Watson ($1.25m), rather than two low cost big men might suggest that if anyone with a large contract is still to be moved it would be Monta Ellis, rather than Andris

A couple of additional things to consider:

1. They can still trade Andris, they still have 5 guys who can play center/power foreward better or close-to-as-well as Tolliver or Hunter.

2. Independent of an Ellis trade, Watson and Morrow have NBA value. In other words, keeping their RFA rights, allows for sign-and-trade opportunities. There were one or two reported offers for CJ last year. Nobody is likely to give up anything in exchange for Hunter or Tolliver.

that we even have to discuss whether this matters

played OK, I wouldn’t say he sucked lol

Meanwhile, Morrow has and CJ’s been semi-productive. This is a pure talent evaluation. Tolliver and Hunter can easily be replaced by calling up D Leaguers during the year if necessary (even Tolliver and Hunter will still probably be available).

No need to read too much into it.