By moving to the new arena the owners will make all the money back (people will still pay to see the Warriors esp as they are in a big market), they absolutely have no excuse to not offer the both of them the max. They can apply for an injury exemption for KD so they can use half the money to sign another player (so they stay reasonably competitive and Curry/Draymond don't have to play crazy minutes and risk injury), and add a trade kicker for KD to allow him to leave the following season. That way, they get assets back in return and both players are allowed to recover on the Warriors wallet. That on its own will generate a lot of goodwill to attract players the following year when they go for a title again....
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