The NBA free agency has finally toned down while the daily number of deals is no longer possible to keep track with. But, while the 2019 free agency just recently subsided, there are many predictions from various sports analysts on the top players who might change teams during the NBA 2020 Free Agency. The top names include Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green and Portland Trail Blazers' Hassan Whiteside.
Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green according to Bleacher Report could change team during the NBA 2020 Free Agency. We are now looking at the potential end of an era for the Golden State Warriors. According to the report, Kevin Durant and Andre Iguodala have already left, and Klay Thompson might not play full time in the upcoming 2019-2020 NBA season.
Steph Curry is an ultimate Golden State Warriors loyalist, and Klay Thompson just signed a deal with the team for five years. However, the case is different with Draymond Green. The NBA player is always cagey when it comes to his long-term goals in the league.
Recently the GSW star inked with Klutch Sports Group and ESPN reported that Draymond Green will not take a pay cut for his next deal. Russell, Curry, and Thompson each owed $100 million and signing Draymond Green would make the Golden State Warriors the most expensive NBA team in history. Also, it would extreme luxury tax-penalties on the team.
While Joe Lacob, GSW's franchise owner has incessantly said that he has no problem with the luxury tax, it is still different when he sees the amount in print. If Draymond Green has higher expectations, he might have to look somewhere else and leave the Golden State Warriors.
Another player predicted to jump ship during the NBA 2020 Free Agency is Hassan Whiteside. The NBA player is on the final year of this deal with the Portland Trail Blazers worth $98.4, which he signed in 2016. According to reports, he might not be in Portland's roster next season if Jusuf Nurkic becomes healthy.
Nurkic has already developed a good relationship with Damian Lillard as well as with CJ McCollum that goes beyond basketball. Also, the Portland Trail Blazers has Zach Collins and his promising talent. The team might include him as part of its starter and will play power forward.
The reports also predicted that Whiteside might get benched if Nurkic comes back before the NBA season ends. So far, it is still unclear which team will need Hassan Whiteside next season. Some analysts say that Hassan Whiteside might be heading to a Dwight Howard or Enes Kanter type of player.
