The Warriors have nine free agents coming off this title year and plenty of incentive to keep a good chunk of them.
The free-agency clock starts at 3 p.m. PT on Thursday. And pressure is on Bob Myers and the front office to glue the best parts of this title-winning team back in place — or find worthy replacements.
Majority owner Joe Lacob has made clear that winning championships justifies a loose budget. So that $400 million payroll Myers, the Warriors’ president of basketball operations, threw out after last season as something of a maximum budget will most likely be within reach heading into the 2022-23 season. The Warriors paid a record-setting $350 million last year and are deep in the luxury tax and repeater tax zone with no reason to cut back yet.
