Dorell Wright is now on the way to Philadelphia for the rights to Edin Bavcic, a 28-year-old Bosnian power forward, and the first step of the Warriors revised off-season game plan is complete. The salary necessary to sign restricted free agent Brandon Rush is now available.
According to Marcus Thompson of the Bay Area News Group, the Dubs now have $8 million to use under the luxury tax threshold and makes them a legitimate player for the less attractive, but still quality free agents remaining. With the signing of Rush at $5 million per annum, they will have room for one or possibly two position fillers.
The Dubs could also use the $8 million for a trade, but they will probably elect to fill crucial holes on the bench. GM Bob Myers said they wouldn’t spend extravagantly, but they need to complete the roster. The Dubs also acquired a $4.1 million trade exception that could be used in the future.
Dominic McGuire, who was considered to be a non-factor if the Dubs secured the services of Brandon Roy, is now back a potential option. He had played with Washington, Charlotte, and Sacramento before joining the Dubs last year, and is looking for a permanent home.
Other names that have arisen in talks with GM Bob Myers have been JJ Hickson and ex-Warrior Antawn Jamison. Hickson is a former target of the Dubs, who lost their chance to obtain him last year when the Portland Trailblazers snuck in when he was on waivers.
Jamison can provide bench time, but he is at the end of his career and doesn’t have the strong body for a true PF. He has the tweener body that was criticized when the Dubs went on a tweener drafting frenzy in the early 2000s.
Carl Laundry is also available as an underrated free agent who plays PF, but has been down trending as of late. He made $9 million last year as a Hornet, and would have to accept a salary in the range of the $5 million mid-level exception.
The other dire need to be filed this offseason is at point guard. There are many options available including Jerryd Bayless, Raymond Felton and Aaron Brooks.
Nate Robinson, who filled in for the injured Curry last year, is an option, but he is looking for a multi-year deal. The Dubs will sign him as a last resort.
The Dubs will have to maximize the money and spend wisely with the remaining funds. Their payroll will be clogged for the short term by the contracts of Andris Biedrins and Richard Jefferson.
However, the young foundation will really have a chance to grow when those contracts expire after the 2013-14 season. The biggest problem will be next offseason when Stephen Curry becomes a restricted free agent.
The Warriors will have to find some wiggle room or be able to trade the final year of either Biedrins or Jefferson in order to afford Curry. His injury will lower his cost unless he doesn’t get hurt next season. That will be next year’s off-season game plan.
Myers has set the Dubs up well for a big payoff in 2014 when the Dubs will have a solid foundation and it will be the first time that Golden State will be a legitimate attraction to marquee free agents.
Until that time, Myers will have to use one or two-year deals to fill the holes and let the young players develop into stars.
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