The Warriors need to shake things up before the Feb. 8 NBA trade deadline, but it appears several players are off the table.
Golden State has “no interest” in parting ways with Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, ESPN's Brian Windhorst reported Wednesday, despite several trade rumors surrounding both players. Ta.
Windhorst added that the Warriors could consider trading newly acquired out-of-contract point guard Chris Paul or Andrew Wiggins, who is expected to struggle this season.
Golden State, which sits 12th in the Western Conference with a 20-24 record past the halfway point of the 2023-24 season, appears ready, even desperate, to make a change.
Just earlier this week, The Athletic's Shams Charania reported that the Warriors were “very open” to trade talks for Thompson, Wiggins, and Paul, and that the team is open to trading “everyone but Stephen Curry.” This confirms the previous report that he has a deadline mindset.
But the chances and internal expectations for the Warriors to make such a “meaningful change of direction” have steadily declined over the past month, The Athletic's Anthony Slater said Tuesday, citing team officials. It was reported as.
Conflicting reports have confused Dub Nation and basketball fans alike, but before last week's game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy told NBC Sports Bay Area's “Warriors Play “Game Live” gave it a clear meaning.
“Evaluating the team and the roster was difficult,” Dunleavy told NBC Sports Bay Area during an appearance on “Warriors Pregame Live.” “We have great depth and we came into the season with that. We had some injuries and suspensions. We were able to mitigate that to some extent with our depth, but that's always been the case. It didn't lead to victory.
“So I'm sitting here with two more weeks until the trade deadline and just continuing to honestly evaluate this team.”
Thompson, a five-time NBA All-Star, is finding his way back to his old self after a rough start to the season. He is averaging 17.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists on 42.1 percent shooting from the field and 38.5 percent from 3-point range this season.
Meanwhile, Green is focused on being on the court with his team after being suspended indefinitely earlier in the season and missing 16 games. His importance to the Warriors has become increasingly clear since his return.
Thompson and Green have both spent their entire NBA careers with the Warriors, and after helping the Warriors win four championships together over the past decade, a divorce seems unlikely, at least for now.
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