No one came to the Warriors, so Dunleavy couldn t blame him!

On July 20, Smart, who won the Best Defensive Player in 2022, joined the Lakers for 11 million in 2 years after buying out of the Wizards.

He is the fourth high-quality player to be bought out in the free market in 2025, but the Warriors have not grabbed any of them.

As of now, since the free market opened in 2025, the Warriors are the only one with zero operations among the 30 teams in the league.

As Lao Liu, who has been brave for 10 years, has been secretly scolding Warriors general manager Dunleavy for his inaction in the past, until Smart signed with the Lakers at a lightning speed, and I seemed to have realized it.

There is Ayton in front and Smart behind. Why do these two high-quality players who have been bought out choose the Lakers without hesitation?

29-year-old Ayton made a comeback in order to make a fortune, and 32-year-old Smart pursued his first championship in his career.

No matter what the goal is, they have the same idea: 26-year-old Doncic deserves to be "entrusted".

If Doncic had not been in the Lakers, Ayton and Smart might not have come! After all, James is 40 years old, who would be willing to bet on his future with the stars who are close to retirement!

This reminds Lao Liu of the Warriors' signing dilemma. Although Curry, 37, can still score 24.5 points this season and maintains a 40% three-point shooting percentage, his body is difficult to maintain healthy in the playoffs.

After being tangled by the Rockets for 7 games this season, the second round of the Timberwolves G1 was overwhelmed and withdrew from the game due to a thigh strain, and the Warriors were also eliminated by the Timberwolves.

Therefore, when the Warriors' star is unattractive, it is difficult for Dunleavy to attract high-quality free agents to join, unless it is spent several times the price exceeds the market, but it is not allowed by the boss.

So, Old Liu has figured it out. The Warriors can really sign Horford and Melton, which is a big deal. If you don’t give any hope for the Warriors next season, Curry will just be healthy and healthy for one season.