Warriors seem desperate They want to win a couple of more rings for Curry
I don't think that's the problem. The problem is if the Warriors get Lauri, they need to pull off some other moves. It should be a buyer's market with a lot of teams trying to tank. Warriors have to figure out what they can do with what's left after a Lauri trade and see how creative they can get with multi team trades
The problem is they need to keep Podz cuz Kuminga and Lauri getting extensions blows the budget unless they can offload Wiggins. Moody likely gets a raise next year too if he remains after the trade. Whatever we take will likely leave them with just enough assets to do a minor addition but nothing earth shattering. They are walking a tight rope trying to be a contender without bankrupting their future and also being budget conscious. They got to decide which factors are most important.
Danny says no. Doesn't hurt Warriors to try,though.
No Podz, no deal. I say that as one of the more pro-fair-trade voices in this conversation. Losing him and having to pay Kuminga makes them worse in the short and long term, and that’s important value to the picks. I think Podz + Lauri is a fine base to build upon with solid vet signings. You can’t trade 7-foot Klay without good odds you can come away with a player of similar quality and those picks get hurt in a serious way if Podz stays, IMO.
If we are hell bent on a two year tank I can see some middle ground. I do think they would likely involve a third team that takes Kuminga and gives a first for it... and that would be part of the reason to settle. Kuminga is just a contractual conundrum right now. No way I'd extend him right now unless he was like $20M a year and based on reporting that's like 50% too low.
I don’t understand this. What are the buyers buying in this supposed buyer’s market? The market for stars is one: pay out the *** to get Lauri Markkanen or don’t. Nobody wants Ingram or Lavine and there aren’t any other awesome talents/fits sitting on the dock. Unless you think Jerami Grant or Jarrett Allen is a star in the same realm as Lauri, I don’t think this applies.
Lmao. There’s no way I do this. Danny wouldn’t either. I’m not even interested in even discussing this. Only way I’d do anything with GS Is if we are getting Podz, Kuminga, and all the picks and swaps. It’s the only way it makes sense to trade Markkanen. GS can kid my ***!!
Any quality role player who exist on teams who dont want to win. Those trades might not happen now, but at the deadline? Yeesh. You might be able to get some bargains.
I don’t think he’s that guy. I think he’s a dude that helps a mid team, but he’s not a floor-raiser (he’s not a ball handler and doesn’t use a bunch of possessions) and not much of a ceiling raiser (he’s not a glue guy) either.
Even if he takes a substantial leap I don't think the team around him would be good enough to fall out of the top 5. I love the potential of our young guys but they will be super inconsistent which will work in our favor. We get to enjoy the excitement of seeing the upside but it's followed by the growing pains that keep us in that bottom 5.
