Continue to strengthen! The sixth man in the NBA! Decided to join the Warriors

On August 21, according to NBA reporter Ary, free agent Malcolm Brogden is expected to sign with the Golden State Warriors. According to open-air stand reporter Jake Fischer, Brogden's situation is the same as Horford and others. He must wait until Kumingga's problem is solved before he can officially sign the contract with the Warriors.

Brogden was born on December 11, 1992, with a height of 1.93 meters and a wingspan of 2.10 meters. Not old, it's just too brittle. In nine seasons of his NBA career, he played more than 65 games in only two seasons. In the past two years, Brogden has only played 63 games in total, which is a glass attribute. His last contract was 45 million for two years and expired this summer.

Why did the Warriors have to wait for Kuminga? Can't you strengthen now? The Warriors gave Kumingjia a one-year qualification quote of $7.9 million, which is qualified to match the official quotes given to Kumingjia by other teams. The Warriors' total salary is currently US$170.5 million, US$37.3 million away from the second rich line. Once you sign a free agent first, you risk losing Kuminga.

Kuminga has lost contact with the Warriors, and the contract issue will be finalized in September at the earliest. Brogden, Horford, Melton, Payton Jr. and Seth Curry all have to wait for a while. But what puzzled the leader was why the Warriors had to sign Melton and Brogdon at the same time? Both point guards were seriously injured. In the 2024-25 season, Brogden played 24 games with the Wizards, including 13 starts. He averaged 23.5 minutes per game, scored 12.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 0.5 steals and 1.6 turnovers, and his three shooting percentages were: 43.3%, 28.6%, and 88%. Attendance, shooting and three-point shooting percentage were all career lows, with the second lowest in career averages per game.

Brogden's career three-point shooting percentage was 38.8%, but he was inaccurate with the Wizards last season. In the 2023-24 season, Brogden played 39 games with the Trail Blazers, including 25 starts. He averaged 28.7 minutes per game, scored 15.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.5 turnovers, and his three shooting percentages: 44.0%, 41.2%, and 81.9%.

Looking forward, in the 2022-23 season, Brogden played 67 regular season games with the Celtics, all of which were substitutes. He averaged 28.7 minutes per game, scored 14.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.5 turnovers, shooting percentage of 48.4%, three-point shooting percentage of 44.4%, and free throw shooting percentage of 87%. The NBA's sixth best man!

Looking at the data alone, Brogdon's peak is actually the Pacers. In the 2020-21 season, he started 56 regular season games for the Pacers, averaging 34.5 minutes per game, scoring 21.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 0.9 steals, with three shooting percentages: 45.3%, 38.8%, and 86.4%. At that time, Brogdon's contract was $85 million for four years.

In the past three years, Brogdon has been frequently traded: in the summer of 2022, the Pacers sent him to the Celtics in exchange for Theis, Nesmith and others, plus a first-round pick. In October 2023, the Celtics gave Rowe, Brogdon and two first-round picks to the Trail Blazers in exchange for Holiday. In the summer of 2024, the Trail Blazers exchanged him for Avdia.

If nothing unexpected happens, Brogdon gets a veteran's basic salary in the Warriors! Do you think he is suitable for the Warriors?