I believe everyone has seen the news last night: "According to the US Records Rob Murrows, multiple sources revealed that Horford and the Warriors reached a two-year, $11.7 million contract agreement, of which the second year is the player option."

It was a coincidence that, just the day after Cameron Thomas signed a one-year, $6 million qualification offer with the Nets, the Warriors and Horford reached a two-year, $11.7 million contract agreement.

The Warriors finally made their first signing two months after the free market opened this summer. They had been waiting for Kumingga to renew their contract problem to solve. The main consideration was to avoid triggering the hard hat restrictions and leave room for signing first and then changing. They were also afraid that they would not be able to match the quotes given to Kumingga by other teams after signing Horford and Melton first. Finally, they watched the 2021 first round No. 7 pick that he had trained for four years was intercepted, so this matter was delayed again and again.

From beginning to end, the Warriors' position and starting point were to exchange Kumingga for some chips as much as possible to strengthen the lineup, and continue to compete for the championship at Curry's peak tail.

The Warriors signed Horford and expressed their toughest attitude: the management has accepted the worst result of Kuming's quotation of $7.9 million in one year in advance. Even if Kuming's departure as a complete free agent, he will not give in or compromise!

Kuminga was not in the Warriors' regular main body rotation last season, and the two sides had long laid the foreshadowing of parting ways in the playoffs.

In the first round of the playoffs this year, Warriors vs Rockets series, Kumingga only played in G2, G3, and G7, among which G7 only played 0 of 4 in 7 minutes.

It is not difficult to find that whether Kumingga plays is not the decisive factor in whether the Warriors can win the series. The Warriors reorganized the rotation order after Butler traded. Kumingga even fell out of the main rotation in April. If Butler and Curry were not injured one after another, Kumingga would have no chance to play in the playoffs.

Therefore, for the Warriors, it doesn't matter whether they leave Kuminga, but more importantly, what can be exchanged for Kuminga.

Kuming averaged 24.3 minutes per game, averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, and averaged only 30.5% of the three-point shooting percentage - unstable shooting, insufficient ball quotient, and relying on singles to hold the ball. Kumingga and the Warriors' dynamic pass and cut system are not compatible.

Kuminga is a semi-finished product and is incompatible with the team system, so it is difficult to get a big contract from the Warriors. The Warriors offered a quotation of 45 million in two years (the second year team option) and asked Kumingga to give up the trade veto so that he could trade and send him away at any time in the future. The Warriors also explored signing and then changing with the Kings and the Suns, but were not satisfied with the trading chips.

The Warriors wanted to use Kumingga to replace combat power to strengthen the lineup. The worst result was to stay at Kumingga for another year with qualification quotes. Kumingga became a complete free agent tomorrow. The Warriors signed Horford and had given the toughest attitude and accepted the worst result of this farce in advance.

In addition to being a little older, Horford's own playing style and characteristics are perfectly adapted to the Warriors system.

Horford is 39 years old and 95 days old. He averaged 27.7 minutes per game with the Celtics last season, averaging 9.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, and averaging 36.3% of three-point shooting percentage (1.9/5.2); he averaged 31.6 minutes per game in the playoffs, with a three-point shooting percentage of 40.0% (1.3/3.2), and averaging 8.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game - he still has oil in his fuel tank, and the substitute center who averaged 15-25 minutes per game with the Warriors is enough.

The Warriors basically confirmed the starting lineup of Dream Chasing + Butler + Moody + Podjemsky/Hilder + Curry after the trade last season. Zhu Meng served as the starting center, and substitute center Looney transferred to the Pelicans for 16 million in two years this summer. The Warriors signed Horford as a substitute center and could directly fill the vacancy after Looney ran away.

Veteran Horford was a Tanhualang in 2007. He was selected as the All-Star in his career, one-time third team, and one-time second team. He is a typical space-type insider, and has first-hand support ability and defensive ability above average. He has extremely rich experience in 16 playoff trips.

The Warriors system does not require Horford to score points, but also requires his replacement, rebounds, support and football quotations. This is also the adaptation between Horford and the Warriors system.

It is certain that Horford is more than enough to be a substitute center for the Warriors. His performance last season proved that he still had oil in the fuel tank. The Celtics were forced to cut expenses due to Tatum's season reimbursement. The Warriors' signing Horford is definitely a real strengthening for the thickness and combat power of the lineup. Although the Warriors gathered Curry, Zhu Meng, Butler, Horford and Hilder, the "death five elders" are still potential championship teams that cannot be ignored. The thickness of the ranks of the Warriors is obvious to all, which is the prerequisite for them to enter the playoffs and even compete for the championship.

The Warriors have 9 formal contracts when the offseason starts this summer. Curry, Butler, Zhu Meng, Moody, Hilder, Pojemsky, Davis, Santos, Post, plus Horford and Kumingga, who is likely to sign a one-year qualification offer, as well as the rumors Melton, Payton Jr., Seth Curry and Brogden, the Warriors have a rotation thickness of more than 10 players, and except for Davis, they almost have three-point shooting ability.

The Warriors entered the second round of the Western Conference this year's playoffs, and their strength is not weak. The only regret is that Curry's injury caused the team to lose 1-4 to the Timberwolves in the second round. They got the qualitative change in Butler's back-off and defense. Butler's low-post hard solution and breakthrough killing ability added a bottom-line insurance to the Warriors' offense. The defensive combination of Butler and Dream Chasing helped the Warriors' defensive efficiency rise from 18th place before joining the franchise-Curry + Butler's dual cores achieved the expected results last season, which also proved the feasibility of competing for the championship. How far can it go actually depends on health.

The core players of the Warriors are indeed veterans. Fortunately, the lineup is sufficiently thick and there is no shortage of rotational personnel. Cole is also a master of substitutions. How to take good care of the veterans is a difficult Warriors' culture and heritage. The prospects and depth of the

Warriors' lineup are better than last season. As long as they can ensure health, they will definitely be a backbone force that cannot be ignored in the West.