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The Golden State Warriors continue to grasp onto Patrick McCaw

By Nathan Beighle

OAKLAND, CA - MARCH 23: Patrick McCaw #0 of the Golden State Warriors goes to the basket against the Atlanta Hawks on March 23, 2018 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - MARCH 23: Patrick McCaw #0 of the Golden State Warriors goes to the basket against the Atlanta Hawks on March 23, 2018 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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The Golden State Warriors don’t want to pay Patrick McCaw, but it’s also obvious they don’t want him going anywhere.

After two straight seasons of averaging just 4.0 points per game, Patrick McCaw wanted more. The Golden State Warriors, nor any other team, would give the 23-year-old what he wanted. It’s an interesting dilemma.

Entering the 2018 offseason, Patrick McCaw was a restricted free agent with a $1.74 million offer sheet that he could’ve accepted. McCaw wants to find a way to get the bag, but it seems he hasn’t displayed enough potential to warrant a team offering him a long-term deal.

McCaw wants a long-term deal with multi-millions guaranteed. While interest from other teams wasn’t widely reported, it’s obvious that McCaw wouldn’t accept a smaller, one-year contract. The Warriors would’ve matched any reasonable offer regardless of McCaw’s desires.

Once McCaw decided to officially decline his offer sheet, the free agent market was broke. There wasn’t much money outside of Sacramento, who went elsewhere to find talent.

Without many options, the Warriors recently proclaimed that the team will continue its aggressive pursuit of McCaw, saying they’ll match any contract he plans to sign.

First reported by Yahoo! Sports Chris Haynes, the senior writer says the Dubs are prepared to match any offer sheet.

"The Golden State Warriors are still prepared to match any offer sheet for restricted free-agent holdout guard Patrick McCaw, league sources told Yahoo Sports."

As stated above, McCaw hasn’t shown enough in his two years, one devasted by a back injury, to get an unmatchable contract. Shooting under 44% in each season, McCaw has scored just over 500 points in both seasons combined.

There isn’t much to love about McCaw’s game. He’s a lengthy 6-foot-7 and can defend both guard positions well, but that’s about it. He isn’t an elite scorer, he isn’t a sharpshooter and he isn’t big enough to defend stronger forwards.

However, he does have enough potential to warrant a new contract. McCaw is betting on himself here, and it seems to be backfiring. He needed to do what Rodney Hood, who signed his $3.5 million qualifying offer instead of going to market in hopes to increase his value, did.

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This situation, over the next few weeks, will get interesting.

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