In 2017, the Warriors famously bought the 38th pick in the draft from Chicago to acquire Bell. That summer, they used their full Tax-Payer Mid-Level Exception to sign Nick Young. By doing so, they could only sign Bell to a two-year contract rather than a three-year contract.

 

Whether that ends up being significant remains to be seen. Since Bell will be a restricted free agent with fewer than three years of experience, he will be subject to the Gilbert Arenas provision. This means a team can only offer him a contract starting at the Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception, projected to be at $9.2 million next season, but the contract can be backloaded in the third and fourth years of the contract (Tyler Johnson was signed to a contract of this ilk in 2016). 

 

The Warriors, by only having his Early Bird rights, will be limited to signing him to 120% of the estimated average salary, which could amount to around $10 million. Bell probably hasn't earned proven enough to warrant this much money, so the Warriors may not be worried about these limitations.