Live news on August 16th: According to previous reports, the Warriors have reached a verbal agreement with players like霍福德 and 梅尔顿, but the official signing will be pending the resolution of 库明加的 contract renewal. As there has been no progress in 库明加的 renewal, the signing of free agents has also been held up.
Today, the ESPN Warriors reporter participated in ESPN’s “NBA Today” program to discuss the current attitudes of霍福德 and 梅尔顿.
He said, “Over the past six to seven weeks, we have been discussing those names. If霍福德 can be signed, he will become the starting center of the Warriors. 安东尼-梅尔顿 is also a player they are optimistic about. As for 赛斯-库里 and their second-round pick 威尔-理查德, I had expected him to possibly join the team. There’s also 加里-佩顿二世. But as you mentioned, all these operations are waiting for the outcome of 库明加’s situation.”
However, based on my understanding, they are aware of the current situation and understand its complexity, and they are not concerned about the停滞状态 because the training camp is still some time away.
But I have to say, in August, everyone can still easily say “we will handle your matter when we have time”. However, by September, the whole situation will start to become more challenging. At that time, I am not sure if there will be progress in negotiations, or if the Warriors or 库明加 will become more anxious, but September may be a more difficult time to control the situation.” 2025 NBA off-season.