Not $100,000,000 but 5x Times Higher: Draymond Green’s Latest Extortionate Contract Will Cost Stephen Curry’s Warriors Half a Billion

Following his decision to break his $27.6 million deal with the Golden State Warriors, Draymond Green made headlines a few days ago. The 6'8 forward, who is a four-time NBA champion, appeared to finally get the $100 million contract he demanded. The luxury tax on his $100 million pay, though, could only wind up costing his club half a billion.

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Draymond Green’s contract will cost Stephen Curry’s Warriors

The NBA's luxury taxes are constructed in a way that tends to reward teams for keeping inside the expenditure cap and severely penalise those teams for going over it. The Warriors have also consistently ranked first in paying luxury taxes.

The luxury tax for the club will only rise as a result of Draymond Green's deal. The Golden State Warriors were predicted to pay $276 million in luxury taxes as a repeat offender for an anticipated $492 million in total contract payments, according to CBS Sports in May.

With Green's new deal, that luxury tax will have exceeded $500 million. The Warriors' owners will be careful with their spending since Curry, Klay, Green, Chris Paul, and Andrew Wiggins will be making a lot of money in 2019.

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In an effort to quickly reclaim their title, the Golden State Warriors traded Jordan Poole for Chris Paul. The majority of supporters weren't pleased, while some were. 

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