There’s no denying the fact that Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant played huge roles for the Golden State Warriors this past season. Without them, the Warriors weren’t able to claim the NBA Championship for a third-straight season.
That said, the current plan is reportedly to re-sign both. That’ll be difficult to do, assuming they both want max contracts. For majority owner Joe Lacob, that could mean opening the checkbook to numbers the NBA has never before seen.
Per ESPN’s cap expert Bobby Marks, re-signing both Thompson and Durant would add $155 million to the team’s tab. They’d owe $168 million in payroll and then the $155 in luxury tax.