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Curry is absent! The Timberwolves swept the Warriors 4-1. Can Durant turn over after betting on the offseason?

9:53pm, 18 May 2025【Basketball】

Cole has no tricks to use against the Timberwolves in the absence of Curry. Even if Popovich sits next to Cole, he has to scratch his head. Without Curry, he lacks three-point firepower and pass-through cooperation, allowing the Warriors to return to basketball in the 1990s from the age of a small ball. If the shooting and body size are far inferior to the opponent, it would be strange if they don’t lose!

Butler played 41 minutes in this game, made 4 of 11 shots, made 0 of 3 three-pointers, scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, which was a big gap compared to G3 (33 points). Perhaps some fans may doubt whether its value can be proportional to salary?

No doubt, as for why Butler could no longer beat the Timberwolves after scoring 33 points in G3! It has a lot to do with Gobert defending the inside. In fact, Gobert's defensive ability is not weak (the best defensive player of the 4th class), and is tied with Mutombo and Wallace. Do you think players of this level will be weak? As for why everyone thinks that Gobert is weak, it is likely that he was misled by the online music collection! ——Like Curry single point Gobert; Doncic military training Gobert, etc.! But there are only a few people in the league that can truly define whether Gobert is a scope. Obviously, Butler, Kumingga and Hilde are far from this ability at present, so the Warriors' elimination was destined when Curry was injured and left the field!

After Curry was injured, the only space point for the Warriors was gone. The others either had no range (Chasing Dreams, Looney), or were unstable (Hilder). The Timberwolves even dared to shrink into the penalty area while defending and empty the Warriors' outside line. As a result, the G5 Warriors made only 11 of 39 three-pointers, which was still under the extraordinary performance of Podjemsky (Chasing Dreams, Payton Jr.) did not attack, and the offensive team (Hilder, Bodjemsky) did not defend. Even the platoon was deployed, Kerr had to demolish the east wall to repair the west wall.

I won’t say anything. If you want to compete for the championship next season, you have to think about how to adjust during the offseason, after all, you won’t be able to break or establish!

1. You must strengthen the shooter, and the Warriors management must be awake! The success of the "Death Five Little Little" back then was because Curry + Shen Tom and Durant's three historical shooters were restrained by each other, and now Curry is the only reliable shooter left in the team. At least two 3D wingers must be introduced during the offseason, otherwise it will be difficult to hit the Western Conference Final next season.

2. Should Kuminga leave or stay? Kumingga averaged 20.8 points per game in the five games that Curry missed, which also proved that he had the potential to carry the main attack, but the Warriors didn't have time to wait for him to grow! Curry and Butler have only two years left in the contract, and the team either exchanges Kumingga for combat power (such as trying to trade Durant) or completely rebuild.

3. Of course, I want to bet on Durant. In February this year, the Warriors approached the trading of KD, but eventually failed due to a leak. But if the Suns rebuild in the offseason, the Warriors can use Kumingga + first-round pick + Pojemsky as the main quotation. Although Durant + Curry + Butler's Big Three are old, their offensive firepower is enough to tear down any defense.

Thinking about it, it's all good, but if Butler doesn't leave, the Warriors will probably not be able to free up their salary space to recruit Badurant. The ideal state is to retain Butler and exchange Kumingga + draft pick for the shooter, betting on the health of the last two years in the warehouse.

As for what actions will the Warriors take during the offseason? Do you think the Warriors should be Saha Durant, or should they keep Butler and add a shooter?