The possibility that the Golden State Warriors will put more weight on maintaining their existing composition has been discussed.

According to reporter Jack Lowe of ESPN, Golden State is considering the size of Zuru Halladay (Boston)'s extension contract as a condition of re-signing Clay Tamson (Guard, 198 cm, 100 kg).

Golden State's contracts with Tamson and Chris Paul expire at the end of this season. The expiration of this contract will allow the company to cut a significant portion of its annual salary. However, as the fixed total is still larger than the salary cap for the upcoming 2024-2025 season, it is not easy to recruit outside players prematurely.

As a result, it was thought that there was a possibility that Golden State would seek to re-sign Tamson. However, given its performance this season, it is far larger than what Golden State reportedly offered in the offseason (about $48 million for two years). For reference, Halladay agreed to a four-year, $135 million contract extension during this season.

Golden State may not want to offer Tamson a big deal. However, even if Tamson and Paul's contracts are completely eliminated, it will be difficult to recruit a big-time free agent. The fixed annual salary for next season is not small. Therefore, if it is difficult to recruit outside players, it may be a good idea to put more weight on maintaining existing players by renewing contracts with internal players.

In other words, if you give Tamson $30 million a year to save only Paul's contract, it will slightly exceed the luxury tax line (about $172 million) next season. Of course, trading Andrew Wiggins or Draymond Green could change the story, but Wiggins is less valuable and therefore it is not easy to trade, and Green takes up an absolute share of the team's power. In other words, the deal should be considered difficult.

However, the difficult part is that most of the players except Stephen Curry, Wiggins, and Green will be out of contract at the end of the next season. It is possible to change the team's power through external recruitment. Nevertheless, it is not easy to understand that Tamson wants to sign a contract worth more than $30 million a year, similar to Halladay, the league's top defender, rather than $20 million a year.

Based on the primary metric alone, one can assess Tamson as if he was not in a slump. Although he was sluggish through the middle of the season, he did his part. He has averaged 17.9 points this season. Since the 2014-2015 season, he has consistently scored more than 20 points on average during the season, but this time he has faltered. Three-point shots were also a big help, with 3.5 shots per game at a success rate of nearly 40 percent.