The Golden State Warriors are making it rain. In the last few years, the Warriors has come out on top when it comes to both winning championships or spending money. The Warriors are projected to become the first franchise in NBA history to have a payroll of more than $200 million next season. $217 million, to be precise. The numbers have stunned the NBA world, and they have called out the Warriors on social media. With a salary of $48 million, Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is currently the highest-paid athlete in the NBA.

Spotrac posted a tweet, sharing the Warriors’ cash payroll over the last five NBA seasons. The tweet read, “Golden State has doled out $756M in player salaries over this timespan, $74M more than any other franchise.” The Warriors have some of the highest-paid athletes on their roster. Stephen Curry takes the top spot, followed by Klay Thompson, who earns more than $40 million every year.

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Recently, the Warriors broke the internet when they offered Jordan Poole a five-year, $127 million rookie extension contract.

NBA world in shock after seeing the annual payroll of Stephen Curry’s Warriors

On Twitter, Legion Hoops recently posted a statistic on the Warriors. The caption reads, “The Golden State Warriors are set to have the first $200M+ payroll next season with $217 million.” This is shocking, and even more so when you see the reactions of the NBA world on Twitter. Netizens shared their thoughts on the Internet slamming the Golden State Warriors. One of the fans said, “This is a sportswashing project. When are y’all gonna wake up and realise this??”

Before coming to the reaction, let’s take a look at where is the money going. The Warriors have the highest team payroll of more than $193 million in the 2022-2023 season. A major part of the chunk goes to Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green. And now Jordan Poole has also joined the list.

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Here are some of the reactions from NBA Twitter:

Despite investing such a large sum in the players, the Warriors’ front office is satisfied. The players have contributed significantly to the franchise’s glory which, in the end, is worthwhile.

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