Warriors face a trade bind as Porzingis weighs his future
Golden State are locked into Kristaps Porzingis's contract at a $20MM cap hit in each of the next two seasons, with only $3MM guaranteed in 2027/28. Sitting above the first apron, the Warriors cannot take back more salary than they send out, which rules out a straight swap for a bigger contract.

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O Golden State está dividido entre um elenco em que confia e um mercado que oferece poucas saídas limpas para o contrato de Kristaps Porzingis, segundo Brett Siegel, do ClutchPoints.
A ESPN informou que o pivô estava “avaliando seriamente o seu futuro no basquete” enquanto convive com sintomas recorrentes de POTS, uma condição autoimune que ele confirmou em outubro do ano passado. Na temporada passada, ele disputou apenas 32 partidas entre Atlanta e Golden State.
Mesmo assim, fontes da liga dizem que os Warriors estavam otimistas sobre a saúde dele quando lhe deram uma extensão de dois anos no valor de US$ 40 milhões no verão, e nunca consideraram deixá-lo sair. O impacto no teto salarial é de US$ 20 milhões em cada uma das próximas duas temporadas, com apenas US$ 3 milhões garantidos em 2027/28.
Isso cria um aperto: operando acima do primeiro apron, o Golden State não pode absorver salário maior do que envia, então qualquer alvo que ganhe mais de US$ 20 milhões exigiria um segundo jogador no negócio. Vários jogadores dos Warriors também não podem ser negociados antes de 15 de dezembro.
Uma ligação a Milwaukee sobre Porzingis teria sido feita, com Myles Turner sendo um encaixe posicional lógico. Não se acredita que os Bucks estejam dispostos, e o salário do próprio Turner — US$ 26,6 milhões nesta temporada, US$ 83,6 milhões no total — exigiria igualar valores de qualquer forma.
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