The Warriors' 'Open' Rumor Tags Don't Mean What Fans Think
HoopsRumors flags a finalized Stephen Curry extension and a training-camp fringe deal with the identical status, and only one of them tells a fan anything useful about the season ahead.
The two most-discussed Warriors rumors from the last two weeks carry the same 'open' tag despite carrying almost nothing in common. The one report with real weight for October never touched the cap sheet at all.
One Tag, Two Different Stakes
HoopsRumors marks the Sept. 26 report that Stephen Curry and Golden State finalized a two-year extension as 'open' - the same status attached to the Sept. 19 report on Obi Agbim's training-camp deal and the Sept. 21 report on Graham Ike's two-way contract. One of those reshapes the books for the franchise's 38-year-old cornerstone. The others are depth signings that may not survive final cuts. The label by itself gives a fan no way to tell which is which.
The Extension Reversed Itself in Three Days
On Sept. 23, Anthony Slater reported no decision had been made on Curry's extension, at a confidence score of 48. Three days later, on Sept. 26, the finalized two-year deal was reported with no confidence score attached and no salary or option terms disclosed since. That leaves the extension - the summer's defining storyline - as a fact without the numbers that would explain what it commits Golden State to.
The Report With Teeth Skipped the Cap Sheet
The most useful report of the week wasn't about money. Slater reported Sept. 28 that Kristaps Porzingis is sidelined with no timetable given for an unspecified medical issue. Dalton Johnson reported that camp opened around installing a five-out offense, with Porzingis's situation shaping who plays center behind him. That's a rumor a fan can actually plan around: it changes who's on the floor in October, extension or no extension.
What the Books Still Allow
Golden State carries $224.7 million in salary, already over the $200.4 million tax line, led by Curry's $62.6 million, Jimmy Butler's $56.8 million, Draymond Green's $27.7 million and Porzingis's $19.5 million. At that number, the moves a roster this expensive can still make are the ones already reported and confirmed: Miles Kelly's camp deal, Graham Ike's two-way contract, the players who left rather than the ones who might still arrive.
Is Stephen Curry's Warriors extension confirmed?
HoopsRumors reported Sept. 26 that Curry and Golden State finalized a two-year extension, but no salary or option terms have been reported since.
What's the issue with Kristaps Porzingis?
Anthony Slater reported Sept. 28 that Porzingis is sidelined with no timetable given for an unspecified medical issue.
