When the Kevin Durant sweepstakes began, one team didn’t seem like they were a part of the discussion despite having arguably the best package in order to land the superstar from the Brooklyn Nets. The Golden State Warriors were only brought up as a joking “what if” when it came to KD, as they were fresh off a championship with a core that didn’t include him anymore.
Read MoreCould Ben Simmons to Golden State actually happen? Maybe. According to KRON4’s Jason Dumas Ben Simmons has apparently cut communications with the Sixers organization and is open to playing for the Warriors.
In his Thursday morning tweet Dumas also noted that Simmons’ agent, Rich Paul, founder of Klutch Sports, is now handling all correspondence with his client’s current team.
Read MoreWith Golden State’s most recent signings, they’ve been able to fill out their roster with some much-needed help: Nemanja Bjelica and Otto Porter Jr. join the team on minimum salaries, bringing very good shooting, solid defense, and rebounding – if they can remain healthy. The Warriors still have one trick left in the bag in their taxpayer midlevel exception, allowing them to sign another player to a $5.9 million contract to pick up some insurance.
The problem arises, as The Athletic’s Warriors writer Anthony Slater pointed out on the radio this week, in how much the Dubs will actually have to spend if they sign another free agent using the TPMLE:
Read MoreThe Golden State Warriors have to get a pulse on every available player on their radar, big or small. So when chatter grew of Damian Lillard’s possible displeasure with the Portland Trail Blazers, it’d be foolish if all 29 other NBA teams didn’t at least look into acquiring the star point guard. For some franchises there’s groundwork for a deal, and for others it’s a longshot. For Golden State, they fall into the latter scenario.
And yet they wouldn’t be doing themselves justice if they didn’t at least ponder the possibility of acquiring Damian Lillard, which was recently reported. Per The Athletic’s Anthony Slater:
Read MoreGolden State is relishing in the offseason, using the added time to recharge, get healthy, and refocus on reminding the rest of the league what awaits them when the Warriors return back to the court. After five straight NBA Finals appearances, with the total number of added playoff games amounting to an extra season worth of playing time, perhaps there’s a silver lining in Golden State taking some time off.
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