While the Warriors appear open to various trade possibilities, Sam Vecenie of The Athletic hears Golden State’s front office isn’t actively shopping 2021 lottery picks Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody.
According to Vecenie’s sources, GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. places a high value on both young players and prefers to keep them, but he also recognizes that other teams value them as well. It remains to be seen how things will shake out over the next three-plus weeks until the February 8 deadline.
Vecenie’s full article focuses on this season’s trade candidates, with Pascal Siakam, Dejounte Murray and Zach LaVine at the top of his trade board.
Here’s more from the Western Conference:
- The Suns‘ “big three” rotation was slow to form with all three players dealing with various injuries in 2023/24, particularly Bradley Beal, who has been limited to 15 games thus far. However, in recent games, head coach Frank Vogel seems to have settled on a substitution pattern he likes, as Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic details.
- Star guard Luka Doncic will miss Monday’s game vs. New Orleans — his third straight absence — due to a right ankle sprain, the Mavericks announced (via Twitter). Starting forward Derrick Jones Jr. is a new addition to the injury report — he’s sidelined with a right calf contusion. Rookie center Dereck Lively, meanwhile, will return from a five-game absence after dealing with a left ankle sprain, and Maxi Kleber will be active for the second straight contest after a lengthy absence due to a toe injury.
- With the Pelicans near full strength, rookie guard Jordan Hawkins had received erratic playing time of late. That changed in a major way during Saturday’s victory over Dallas, writes Christian Clark of NOLA.com. CJ McCollum, Trey Murphy, Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson all missed the contest — the second of a back-to-back — for various reasons, creating an opening for Hawkins, who responded with a career-high 34 points (on 11-of-19 shooting), five rebounds and four assists in 37 minutes. “I was just playing basketball,” Hawkins said. “Early in the season, I got a chance to play a lot. I wasn’t really nervous or anything. I looked at it like, ‘I’m going to hoop and show what I can do.’ No CJ, Trey, BI or Z. I knew the shots were going to be there. I just had to make them.”
Unless a team pays a very high price no way they should trade Kuminga. he can easily score 20 points a game while playing good defense. I am surprised a young rebuilding team doesn’t go after Moody. he is a solid guy off the bench that can score.
It’s odd that Kuminga was replaced in the starting lineup 3 gms ago when Draymond wasnt even playing. Why? Opponent matchups? Trying to get Wiggins’ trade value up? Give Wiggins confidence? Or is Kuminga in the doghouse?
I might be overthinking but Kuminga might be a goner at the deadline even though Warriors have contractual control. If I am his advisor, we are confidentially requesting trade unless Warriors make a max extension pledge.
Both Kuminga and Moody can ball. Warriors are dumb if they trade either.
Trade Curry to okc for Giddey, Pocu, Bertans(maybe some more young players that are not core), and bunch of firsts. Shooter of Curry lv is what okc needs to really contend
You must be referring to Seth…
You do know Steph is not getting traded for that level of trash and I am an OKC fan. The money does not even match up and none of the OKC picks are truly good because the protections on them will eventually make them 2nds.
While the Thunder could use a guy that can get open and knock down shots and there’s never been anyone better at it than Curry they shouldn’t make any moves that takes the ball out of SGA’s hands. If you give up what it would take to get Curry then it would be a waste if he wasn’t the primary ball handler. There’s plenty of guys the Thunder could trade for that can knock down shots that would take far fewer trade assets.
On top of that with what he means to the team and the fans Curry shouldn’t be traded unless he asks to be traded.
Kuminga is a low efficiency, 1:1 turnover to assist guy. He’s not a playmaker and his value will always be in a trade for a team who dreams on his overall athletic potential.
Fultz and Carter Jr to NOP for CJ and Liddel
Pelicans have a bunch of talent but none of it really meshes well and there is still obvious holes.
You’ve got Hawkins who’s a baller and shooter, Trey Murphy again baller, shooter and good defender, Ingram, Zion, CJ, Herb, even Naji and that’s just from SG to PF. All their best players overlap and they haven’t really committed to building around anyone
They need a real pout guard that can crates plays and space the floor, aswell as a real big man that can be around long term. The post above suggest a nice idea, although I don’t think does enough for either side.
I wonder if DeJounte Murray could be on the cards