Warriors: Breaking down the roster ahead of free agency

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3. Otto Porter Jr.

Porter had a terrific bounce-back season, capping it off as a starter for the NBA champions during the Finals. Yet despite this, the 29-year-old will likely sit behind Looney and Payton in terms of priority re-signings.

Ongoing foot problems have to be a concern moving forward, making Porter a more risky, much less reliable option than Looney and Payton when it comes to on-court availability.

Make no mistake, the Warriors will want to re-sign him early in free agency. However, they might not be willing to spend more than the minimum contract he signed last off-season, leaving the door ajar for other teams to pry him from a championship organization.

If that were to happen, then the Warriors could be interested in another reclamation project – Indiana forward TJ Warren. With a couple of severely injury-plagued seasons, he could provide the same sort of value signing that Porter did last off-season.

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