The contracts of the three Warriors expire, the defensive giants are likely to stay on the team, and the three-crown veteran is bidding farewell to the Warriors

This offseason, the Warriors will need to strengthen on the one hand, and on the other hand, they will need to consider the contract extensions of three free agents. Which of these three players need to be retained, and which players need to be discarded, may be something that management needs to consider. This offseason, the Warriors have a total of three players whose contracts have fully expired and become free agents: Kuminga, Payton Jr., and Looney.

All three players are technically important rotation players for the Warriors, and they've all been heavily valued by Kerr over the past few years. But management has to make a trade-off this offseason. There are likely to be two players who are likely to leave the team, and those two players are Kuminga and Wayne Rooney.

Kuminga's departure comes as no surprise to many fans, as Kuminga is hungry for a higher role and wants to go to other teams to show his talent. After all, in the Warriors, Kerr is still too conservative in his use. And Rooney is actually very understandable if he leaves the team, after all, Kerr has indeed used Rooney less frequently in the past two seasons. Looney does expose weaknesses for slow movement on the court, including a very low finishing ability under the basket. Post seems to be Kerr's preferred center at the moment, as he has outside projection.

Therefore, Looney and Kuminga may not renew their contracts in the offseason, and Looney may have to leave the Warriors as a treble veteran. And Payton Jr. is likely to remain with the Warriors, because Payton Jr.'s role in the Warriors is still very important, and he is one of the defensive pillars of the Warriors' perimeter. Having Payton Jr. in the lineup can ease Curry's defensive pressure on the outside, and Payton Jr. can share a lot of Curry's defensive responsibilities.

He could go and pester a lot of top point guards in the West. This is very important for the Warriors' tactical value. Don't forget that during the Warriors' championship season, Payton Jr. has been guarding the opposing perimeter core in every series, and he is indeed a defensive stalwart that the Warriors desperately need. Therefore, the Warriors will most likely complete a contract extension with Payton Jr., and the contract may not be large, but there should be no big problem in staying with the team. I wonder what the fans think?