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Ready to start grabbing! US media commented on the remaining 5 big fish in the free market: Kumingga No. 4 Warriors has booked one person

1:18am, 20 August 2025【Basketball】

Prepare to grab it! After the first wave of major adjustments in the offseason, the US media "bleacherreport" selected the remaining five big fish in the free market, including Kuminga, and the Warriors have booked one person.

5th place: Kam Thomas

Forecast: Signing a 1-year 6 million qualification quote with the Nets

Kam Thomas is a typical low-level team inefficient scorer. His offensive ability seems to be good, but the upper limit is low and his defensive end is not trustworthy. Therefore, there are few teams that are interested in getting him so far in the offseason.

The old club Nets are also unwilling to provide the $30 million contract that Cam Thomas wants, and are only willing to provide a two-year short contract worth $28 million. The average salary of this contract is even lower than the full middle class special case.

According to famous reporter Fischer, Kam Thomas may accept a one-year qualification offer worth $6 million, so as to fully restore his freedom next summer, and pursue a long-term contract with a three-year, 47.5 million, or a four-year, $64.9 million average salary is close to the full middle class special case.

4th place: Kumingga

Forecast: Sign a 2-year contract with the Warriors, and the team options in the second year are the same as Kam Thomas. Both hope to get a long-term contract with an average salary of $30 million, and they also think highly of themselves and want to be the cornerstone of a team.

But the Warriors are not willing to provide it with a long contract, and are only willing to give it a two-year contract worth $45 million, and ask Kumingga to give up the veto of the deal to facilitate the team to send it away before the transaction deadline.

Kumingga did not want to be a "pawn" for the Warriors, and made it clear that it wanted to leave the Warriors, so both sides took a step back and signed a two-year contract of 45 million. At the same time, Kumingga's option to retain players will be the most likely result.

Third place: Horford

Forecast: 2-year, $11.7 million contract, second-year player options

According to reports from many famous reporters including Brett Siegel, the Warriors have reached an oral franchise agreement with Horford. The fundamental reason for not signing is that the Warriors did not handle Kumingga's contract renewal.

For the Warriors, which have been strengthened since the offseason, winning this championship inside player with experience, shooting and organization will be a huge reinforcement. His characteristics and ball quotations are almost perfectly in line with the Warriors system.

If you can send Kumingga away by signing first and then trading, the Warriors can sign Horford with a mini middle class special case, which may be the reason why the latter is willing to wait.

Second place: Grimes

Forecast: $67 million in 4 years

Grimes and the Sixers have been in a long negotiation because the two sides have a huge difference in asking prices. The former hopes to get a new contract with an average salary of more than $20 million, and the 76ers, which own the Big Three, are unable to provide it.

But there is no better new owner in the market at present, so Grimes has to accept certain concessions. In addition, the return of the 76ers injured player in the new season will inevitably decline, and signing a multi-year long contract is a kind of protection for him.

After all the money you get is money. If all the core members of the 76ers return in the new season, even if he insists on restoring his freedom next summer, his own value is expected to be greatly reduced.

No. 1: Gidey

Forecast: 4 years, 96 million yuan renewal of the Bulls, last year player option

According to The Stein Line, the Bulls have provided Gidey with a four-year new contract worth about $80 million, but Gidey wants to get a contract with an average salary of about $30 million. During

, there was news that the Warriors were interested in Gidedy and were willing to sign and exchange with Kumingga, but it was soon denied by the Bulls. They were revealed to be unwilling to discuss the deal about Gidedy.

Therefore, the two sides will most likely complete the contract renewal in the end, but it is just a matter of the contract amount. After all, Giddy has become an indispensable and important reconstruction core for the team in the Bulls last season.