Back on September 24, the Golden State Warriors had no money to spend, the result of a hard cap that was triggered when they secured a sign-and-trade for All-Star D’Angelo Russell.
But they had seven-foot hole in their preseason roster, the result of injuries to veterans Kevon Looney and Willie Cauley-Stein, and rookie Alen Smailagic.
To fill that hole, the team signed former lottery pick-turned-bust Marquese Chriss to a non-guaranteed training camp contract. Here’s how one idiot described the situation:
It’s highly, highly, highly unlikely that we see Chriss in a Warriors jersey this season, but just to do due diligence, let’s consider the player.