Golden State Warriors: Patrick McCaw will ultimately lose waiting game

Patrick McCaw is playing a waiting game with the Golden State Warriors, and it’s a game that he won’t win anytime soon.

Being a backup on the Golden State Warriors championship-caliber roster must be a difficult role. For Patrick McCaw, it’s a role that he believes commands more money, and he could be right.

McCaw has a $1.74 million qualifying offer on the table. He’s seemingly refusing to sign that in hopes that another team will toss an offer his way which makes the Warriors think twice about his worth.

The market is dry right now, that’s the problem with holding out for another offer. Rodney Hood, the Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard, figured that out earlier this offseason. He accepted his $3.4 million qualifying offer. Accepting the qualifying offer is betting on yourself.

McCaw, like Hood, is betting on the fact that he’ll be worth more than any team could currently pay him. The goal is to stay healthy, excel this season and become an impactful role player for the Golden State Warriors.

However, on the Warriors, it’ll be difficult for McCaw to truly prove his worth to another team looking to give the 22-year-old a multi-year deal. He’s averaged exactly 4.0 points per game during his first two seasons in the league.

Per 36 minutes, McCaw has yet to average double figures in either season. He’s shown flashes of a player that could develop into a true scoring threat, but he’s yet to give any team a true reason to offer him significant figures.

Meaning, he’s going to lose this waiting game. McCaw will eventually have to sign the qualifying offer. So, it seems pointless for him to hold out any longer. He’ll be a Warrior this season, and he needs to report to training camp.

There’s no sense is creating unneeded drama prior to camp beginning. The Dubs have an array of capable guards that can come off the bench, and with the signing of Damion Lee, it’ll be McCaw who needs to prove he’s even worthy of the roster spot.

The Warriors are a world-class organization and have seen players take cuts just to stay on the team, so while McCaw might be worth marginally more than his $1.7 million offer, he’ll need to prove he can be a long-term contributor for this dynasty that hopes to continue to be at the top of the league for quite some time.

McCaw is only hurting his reputation by holding out because it seems very unlikely he’ll be accepting any offer from an opposing team.