Are you willing to continue waiting! The inside veterans are not worried about the deadlock between the Warriors and Kumingga?

The Athletic reporter of the Golden State Warriors Anthony Slater in the latest report talked about the Warriors' lineup strengthening and veteran Al Horford's attitude towards the Warriors' current operations. Slater wrote: The Warriors' current operation shows that Al Horford will be on the team's roster next season. The deadlock between the Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga, who is currently in restricted free agent form, has delayed the signing process of Al Horford, but Horford doesn't mind at this moment, and Horford has told the Warriors that he is willing to wait in the current situation. After the negotiations with Kumingga are finally settled, we will complete the signing with the Warriors.

In the NBA regular season last season, Horford played 60 times in 82 games, with averaging 27.7 minutes per game, averaging 9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.9 blocks, 0.8 turnovers and 1.4 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 42.3%, a three-point shooting percentage of 36.3%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 89.5%. In the playoffs, Horford played 11 games in total, with averaging 31.6 minutes per game, with an average of 8 points, 6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.3 blocks, and 0.6 turnovers and 2.7 fouls. His shooting percentage was 47.2%, a three-point shooting percentage of 40%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 85.7%. This summer, Horford also left the Celtics due to the strategy changes in Celtics and has been in free agent so far.

Horford was not in a bad state last season and could still play some role. He was able to provide support for outside shooting on the offensive end, and he was able to use his experience to support the team on the defensive end. In the playoffs, Horford was able to do his best to play some role when other players performed poorly. Considering Horford's age, it is actually quite good that he can perform like this, which also shows that he can still play his remaining energy on the court. Horford's arrival can also reduce the burden on Draymond Green to a certain extent and enhance the team's inside competitiveness.

According to previous news, Horford will sign the Warriors on a two-year contract with a total amount of approximately US$11 million. In other words, in order to sign Horford, the Warriors need to use the mini middle class special case in their hands. Once the Warriors complete the signing of Horford, the team will be defeated by the second rich man. Considering that the Warriors are currently about $36 million in the distance between the second rich line, there are only 9 players in their lineup holding standard contracts. After signing Horford and adding basic salary players, the distance between them and the second rich line may be less than $25 million. As long as other teams offer Kuming a contract with a starting salary of more than $25 million, the Warriors will not be able to match it. In other words, Horford's signing will directly affect the Warriors' lineup strengthening, which is also the reason why his signing is on hold.