re: Sources: Kevin Durant to opt out of his deal with Warriors after this season

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the only reason klay would be the odd man out is because of $. not because he is less important than draymond to the team.

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I'm not really a cap guy, but I wonder if they can get Klay to sign a 1+1 deal after next year and then re-up Dray and Klay the next offseason when Livingston and Iggy's contract come off the books.

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The All-NBA selections announced next month will have long-term ramifications from Philadelphia to Golden State to New Orleans, where the largest contract in NBA history could be awarded next summer.

While Kawhi Leonard became supermax eligible in May 2017, when he was voted All-NBA for a second-consecutive season, players such as Joel Embiid, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green will play the waiting game. The award will not only have a financial consequence for each player but also cap ramifications for each team.

We look at what's at stake with awards voting and track the players who earned bonuses this past season.

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The Golden State All-Stars

Klay Thompson | Golden State Warriors

Don't let the dip in points per game fool you when it comes to the season Thompson is having. A career year in shooting efficiency across the board combined with his usually reliable defense has Thompson worthy of All-NBA honors.

Still, Thompson is likely going to be the odd man out based on a deep pool of guards.

Even if Thompson does earn All-NBA, there is no assurance that Golden State would even sign him to a supermax extension with a starting salary of $37.8 million, nearly double his current salary. The Warriors will be a repeater tax team in 2019, the first year of a potential extension, and they would be paying a substantial tax when factoring in the max contracts of Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. Plus, Draymond Green will be a free agent in 2020, and he will being looking for a modest raise from his $18.5 million contract in 2019-20.

Once Thompson likely misses out on All-NBA, the guard will need to earn the honor in 2018-19 to be supermax eligible in 2019, when he becomes a free agent. If he does, the new contract could be worth $219 million over five seasons.

All-NBA guard candidates: James Harden, Steph Curry, Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving, DeMar DeRozan, Russell Westbrook, Victor Oladipo, Jimmy Butler, Chris Paul, Devin Booker, Kemba Walker, Jrue Holiday

Draymond Green | Golden State Warriors

Green could benefit if Anthony Davis and LaMarcus Aldridge are voted into the All-NBA center slots. If they do, Green could find himself supermax eligible in the summer of 2019 by earning All-NBA this season. Green also could meet the criteria by being named Defensive Player of the Year for a second consecutive season, though that appears unlikely.

Like Thompson, there is no assurance that the Warriors would entertain a lucrative extension for Green, especially with Golden State having only one slot available. Because teams are permitted to sign only two supermax contracts during the life of the current collective bargaining agreement (until 2024), Golden State could face a decision to choose Thompson, Green or neither. That, of course, is if either player meets the criteria this season or next year.

All-NBA forward candidates: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Paul George, LaMarcus Aldridge, Al Horford, Anthony Davis, Karl-Anthony Towns

Defensive Player of the Year candidates: Rudy Gobert, Joel Embiid

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Dribbling.
Playmaking.

Give me draymond ten times outta ten.

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Green is as good as it gets for bigger guys.

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And he gives you DPOY caliber defense too

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Wall and Beal are silly overrated

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Those do not seem proportional to what they should be.

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