Kwame Brown... (Help out a confused Warrior fan)

Thats why he got the money he got. No one in the media knew he played well for us but he did. He impressed the hell out of me at times. His hands are still a big issue but he shot from the line better, played good defense, and had a lot more of an offensive game than I anticipated. Work him hard before games and work hard to install some confidence in him and you will see good results

you guys only have 1 Center on the roster and Kwame can def back him up. I hear Mark Jackson is gonna slow you guys down a bit and have them in a half court style offense and playing more defense so you didnt get completely screwed. You needed a back up center and you got a really good one. 7 mil though… worth vs value

In a vacum, Kwame Brown is not worth $7million per season. A team not trying to make make any noise in the playoffs (like us Bobcats) would be nuts to offer him this deal. Additionally, it doesn’t make any sense to go into luxury tax range to sign Kwame.

What he brings to the Dubs this season will be valuable. Golden State has outstanding scorers on the wings, and a better than average inside option in David Lee (even though he did disappoint last season). They already have Beidrens (solid D), Udoh (potentially good D), and Amundson (hustle player). Kwame could easily start, or come off the bench to round out the big-man rotation and make the Warriors serious on deense and playofff relevant in the West. I think Kwame genuinely makes the team better.

$7mil sounds like a lot, but what are the chances of making the playoffs and not spending close to the salary cap? It’s the team’s discretion to decide how much they’re willing to spend to be successful, and this deal in no way inhibits Golden State’s ability to sign other players in the future. The real beauty of the deal, as others have already alluded to, is that it’s only one year. So you’re not handicapping yourself with a cap-spacing eating, under performing big man for the next 5 years. Those types of contracts have become the bane of the NBA, and the Warriors are wise to take a more economical route to improving the team.

The Warriors over paid a little to make sure they got a guy who could help them get into the playoffs. The importan thing is, they didn’t handcuff themselves to future obligations. The more I think about it, the more I like this deal.

but realistically, he’s between average and wonderful… above average

Kwame will be a fine back-up and an able starter should injury woes take over. He will also benefit from defenses being forced to pay zero attention to him.

If it makes you feel better, dubzfan, almost all of us wanted him to stay in Charlotte. We just couldn’t envision spending 7 million on him. We wish him well and hope he helps you guys out as much as he helped us out.