.....midway through the fourth Luke Walton finally unleashed his Small Line-up–Draymond Green, Harrison Barnes, Andre Iguodala, Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry–they hit the accelerator and goodbye, Clippers.
Remarkable game, remarkable Warriors effort, remarkable final 5:41 at Staples Center, all to get them to 13-0.
I wasn’t there, but some general thoughts…
* Barnes is worth $18-20M a season, because everybody in this five-man unit is worth $18-20M.
Or more.
Barnes will hit restricted free-agency this summer, somebody will offer him more than $20M per, and if the Warriors can’t make another move for a small forward (initials: KD), they will probably be OK paying Barnes all that money.
It’s market rate. It’s part of the inflating salary cap.