Potential signing targets Bill and Horford are enough to get the Warriors to win the championship

Previously, the American media NBA Trade Report updated its social media updates and bluntly stated that the Warriors and Al Horford were about to reach an agreement. Later, Warriors reporter Sam also reposted the tweet and commented: "The last time the Warriors got a player who was over 6 feet 7 inches tall and could pass, dribble and shoot, it was also July 4!" In fact, it was Kevin Durant, who joined the Warriors in the summer of 2016, nine years ago.

, and Lakers' team reporter Jowan Buha also reported that Horford is likely to sign the Warriors, and the Lakers have a slight advantage in 3D defender Melton.

If this is true, Horford will eventually join the Warriors and the Lakers will get Melton; how should we understand? Previously, the Warriors and Melton had an interest in each other, but why didn’t they sign Melton immediately after the offseason this summer?

The only explanation is that the Warriors may have reached an agreement with other players in private on the outside reinforcement, just the final announcement; so the Warriors have little demand for Melton, so they gave the opportunity to sign him back to their opponents. This is the only reasonable understanding.

Because Melton has a good relationship with the Warriors and he helped the Warriors play first in the Western Conference early last season, he was just trapped by injuries. Although he was later sent away by the Warriors' trade, the team's management stated at the time that it would be highly likely to sign Melton back in the offseason this summer.

Looking at the free agents in the market today, although the Warriors are interested in Lillard, they are more likely to pursue Bill after being bought out by the Suns.

Judging from the Warriors' record and playoff performance last season, although they have two superstars, Curry and Butler, the team's bigger problem is? In terms of finishing scoring; that is, whether it is Curry or Butler, after creating a shooting opportunity, teammates cannot throw the ball into the basket, and the team still cannot go further. Therefore, the direction of strengthening during the offseason is clear, that is, to find players with strong scoring ability.

If Horford is successfully defeated, the team's inside offense and defense strength will increase greatly, and the Warriors' strengthening focus will be on the outside shooting, so Bill will be a potential target for signings.

Last season, he played 53 games for the Suns, averaging 17 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of up to 49.7% and a three-point shooting percentage of 38.6%. Although Bill's current competitive state is not that good compared to the average of 31.3 points per game in the 20-21 season during his peak period, he has never suffered a serious injury after all, and he is still in his first year of playing at the age of 32. The reason why the Suns did not perform at the peak was mainly because of the system issue, and the team atmosphere was average.

If you can come to the Warriors to play, under the influence of the winning culture and the blessing of the Curry system, it is not a problem for Bill to play at an average of more than 20; and he has a balanced way of playing without the ball, which is very consistent with the Warriors' system. Of course, this team also lacks the second stable scoring point. If Bill can average offensive output of more than 20 games, it can become the most reliable scoring point around Curry, allowing Butler to focus on organization and defense to serve as the third scoring point, and the Warriors' offensive level will rise to a new level.

You may be worried, if Bill and Curry play the starting point, how should the team's perimeter defense be solved? But what I want to say is that after the Warriors got Butler last season, the team ranked first in the league in defensive efficiency during the same period, and the system is very supportive; Coach Cole can completely let Bill fight the fake starter, and then lead the substitute lineup in the second half of the first quarter, so as to avoid the problem of insufficient defensive strength on the outside.

Furthermore, although Horford is close to 40 years old, its technical characteristics are also very suitable for this Warriors; Green can play his favorite number four position, and the Warriors' inside strength will also increase. Compared with Rooney, Horford is obviously stronger on both offense and defense, which will be a powerful addition to this Warriors.

So, one Horford and one Bill are enough to make this Warriors compete for the championship.

The reason why there is no signing action at the moment is mainly due to Kumingga's contract issue. Once the middle class or mini middle class is used too early, there is not much room for the Warriors to match the opponent's team to provide Quotes for Kumingga.

For example, if the Warriors use the mini midfield to sign Horford, the team will only have more than 20 million in salary space under the second luxury tax; once the Nets "steal the back home", the Warriors will not be able to match, and they will lose the forward Kumingga in vain.

So, don't worry! Let the bullet fly for a while.