4 reasons re-signing Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson is a bad idea

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Creates a top-heavy lineup

The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets have showcased what it’s like to have an extremely top-heave lineup over the last few years. Even teams like Portland and LA have proven that as well.

For the majority of them, it hasn’t worked well.

The Lakers had just one star, LeBron James. He went down, missing 25+ games and they missed the playoffs. For the Warriors, they got to the Finals, but without Kevin Durant for the majority of time and no Thompson for five quarter, they also stumbled.

Do I think having a top-heavy team is a problem?

Absolutely not, but when your players get injured, it turns into one. For Golden State, having four players take up all the cap can cause mayhem if any of the four go down. When two go down, the issues mount even higher.

This year, the Warriors had to insert Alfonzo McKinnie who looked incredibly unprepared for the moment at times. Being top-heavy can get the rings as Golden State’s shown, but it can also lead to injury-prone players among other issues.

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