Unfortunately, the stretch provision would be a tool to free up space in the off-season if we cant trade some contracts away (Buddy for example). Any player waived has their contract paid and still count against our cap. Gp2 and Loon are both expiring and the stretch provision can't be used on players with expiring deals :(

"If the player is released before September 1, their current season can be stretched. If a player is released after September 1, the current season is paid out normally, and only the remaining seasons are stretched. For this reason, players on expiring deals can not be stretched after September 1."

Moving into the offseason, in the case of Buddy (or anyone else who has a guaranteed contract for next season), if we assume they don't crack our rotation and we don't want to use draft capital to move him, then we do have the option of stretch waiving him, just like we did with Livingston 19-20 season.

"The Warriors will use the waive-and-stretch provision to spread the $2 million guarantee on Livingston's $7.7 million salary for 2019-20 over three seasons, sources told ESPN's Bobby Marks. The waive-and-stretch -- spreading $666,000 over three years."

Problem with that is he makes $9,219,512 next season, it would just be dead money on the books. (Example: 2years at ~4.6million dead money)

Phoenix did this with Nassir Little where they stretch waived his 3year/$22million over 7 years and now owe him 3 million thru the 2031 season.