Golden State Warriors: Patrick McCaw’s future in the Bay is up in the air
The Golden State Warriors should retain Patrick McCaw this season, but without cap to give him a larger contract, his future is certainly up in the air.
The market has run dry. And, it’s dried up to the point where Patrick McCaw most likely won’t be receiving any offers that exceeded his qualifying offer. He’ll be a member of the Golden State Warriors this season, but his long-term future is still unclear.
From a professional standpoint, McCaw has only ever known the Bay.
He’s averaged exactly 4.0 points per game in both seasons and has been a solid part of the Dubs last two NBA championships. However, due to a gruesome injury, McCaw never got going last season, playing just 57 games after seeing time in over 70 his rookie season.
McCaw, just like the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Rodney Hood, will eventually sign his qualifying offer. Unlike Hood, who signed his offer for just over $3 million, McCaw’s qualifying offer is just $1.7 million. A team wouldn’t have to pay much to lure McCaw away, but to keep him away is a totally different story.
It’s really a decisive situation for McCaw. Teams like Sacramento might still have the cap to offer solid figures and a good amount of seasons; however, McCaw must understand that if he excels this season, winning a third championship, he’ll be valuable.
He’ll certainly command a much higher asking price than he currently is.
McCaw won’t sign a three-year contract if it means losing money on a contract next summer. He missed over 20 games last season, and even in most of the games he saw time, he wasn’t necessarily as impactful as he’ll prove to be this season.
McCaw, 22, might be interested in signing another shorter contract to showcased his peaked value around 25. For the short-term future, he’ll more than likely stay in the Bay, although that might be not ideal for him.
Not an elite collegiate scorer, McCaw is yet another player drafted late and developed by Golden State. With enough training, McCaw should be a solid second unit threat. At 6-foot-7, he has the physical tools be an excellent shooting guard option.
Along those lines, McCaw could be useful if the Golden State Warriors and Klay Thompson ever see hiccups in their contract discussions.
While the Dubs and Klay Thompson seem to be on the same page for Thompson’s new contract next offseason, McCaw would be waiting in line if some discontent started to brew.
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Still a few years from peaking, McCaw should want to stay in the Bay; however, his pockets will certainly be telling him to go elsewhere this upcoming offseason.