The Warriors are entering the off-season with a number of flexible assets, including their two lottery picks in this year’s draft, James Wiseman, Kelly Oubre Jr. in a possible sign-and-trade, and their future first round picks. They could obviously hold onto those assets and hope that what they currently have is enough. However, rumors have been swirling about possible trade targets if the Warriors decide to take some of those assets and try to add another star. Enter Zach LaVine.
Read MoreWhen you list the teams that have to hit the mark this offseason, the Golden State Warriors arguably find themselves among the list. An open-wide 2021 NBA Playoffs is proof that Golden State has the chance to make noise next season with Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and the soon-to-return Klay Thompson back in the fold. Alongside developing young talent like Jordan Poole and notable impact players like Juan Toscano-Anderson, the Warriors can absolutely be a contender in the 2021-2022 season.
To get there, they’ll need to add some extra reinforcements to the roster, and despite their cap restrictions, Bob Myers and company have valuable assets to accomplish that goal. With the seventh and fourteenth picks in the 2021 draft, with a couple players on the roster that could yield trade value, the Warriors could very well make a splash, receiving a household name in return. One name that has been floating around as of late: Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Read MoreBeing an NBA team means you are the subject of a plethora of rumors, and oftentimes they are weak on the truth.
But this time for the Warriors, it’s different – Golden State has the No. 7 and No. 14 picks in the 2021 NBA Draft, with a blue-chip prospect in 2020 No. 2 overall pick James Wiseman also in tow as a trade piece. Suffice it to say, upcoming rumors probably have more validity than the dime-a-dozen edits of Giannis Antetokounmpo wearing blue and gold on social media.
Read MoreCue the rumors and “according to sources,” fire up those jersey photoshops, and officially allow the Giannis Antetokoumpo speculation to begin. Granted, the likely back-to-back MVP still dons the Milwaukee Bucks jersey and has a super-max extension offer on the table this coming offseason, but all questions and inevitable speculation will hinge on whether he signs on the dotted line.
Read MoreHere we are at the end of August. The NBA is being played in a bubble in an altered season which was close to being cancelled due to an ongoing global pandemic. The Warriors, along with 7 other teams, have had their season cut short. The NBA playoffs were nearly cancelled due to protest of yet another horrific incident involving police brutality. All in the wake of the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant. If someone had told me on New Years Eve that all of the above mentioned things would take place in the coming months I would have laughed at how outrageous it sounded. But here we are. Life has somehow continued to go on in the midst of all the madness that has been 2020 thus far and it will continue to go on for the Golden State Warriors as well.
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