After missing the Warriors‘ past three games while dealing with a back issue and an illness, Draymond Green is listed as probable to suit up on Saturday vs. Washington, tweets Anthony Slater of The Athletic. However, Kyle Anderson (left gluteral bursitis) and Brandin Podziemski (right abdominal injury management) will each miss another game, joining Jonathan Kuminga (right ankle sprain) on the inactive list.
While Green remains an integral on-court contributor for the Warriors, the former Defensive Player of the Year has also begun considering what the next stage of his career will look like. According to Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports, Green has had exploratory talks with “one or more” of the NBA’s long-term media partners (ABC/ESPN, NBC, and Amazon).
“He looks at media as a big part of his future—and is excited about the opportunities that exist out there for him,” Josh Pyatt, Green’s agent for off-court representation at WME Sports, told Front Office Sports, confirming interest in his client from NBA media rights holders.
As McCarthy points out, Green has already done some broadcast work with TNT Sports in recent years — with TNT in its final season as an NBA rights-holder, it’s possible he could reach a new agreement with one of the league’s other partners before his playing career is over.
Here’s more on the Warriors:
- Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report (video link) confirms that the Warriors are eyeing “mid-tier” big men on the trade market, identifying Raptors center Kelly Olynyk as one potential target of interest for Golden State. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype previously linked the Warriors to a handful of other veteran centers, including Nikola Vucevic, Jonas Valanciunas, and Robert Williams.
- In a column for Yahoo Sports, Kevin O’Connor explores what the future might look like for the Warriors and Stephen Curry, considering whether it’s in both sides’ best interests for Curry to finish his career in Golden State.
- Tim Kawakami of The San Francisco Standard makes the case that it wouldn’t be so bad for the Warriors to miss the playoffs this season and might actually be “their most practical path back into relevance. As Kawakami outlines, missing the postseason would assure the Warriors get a 2025 lottery pick and would put them in position to reload and revamp their roster in the offseason before taking another run at contending in ’25/26.
- The Warriors put out a press release on Friday announcing the Dejan Milojevic Brate Award, honoring their assistant coach who passed away a year ago. The annual award will honor the basketball operations staff member who embodies Milojevic’s “spirit, dedication, and legacy,” according to the team.
Olynyk….that’s the missing piece? Wow. Wouldn’t blame Steph if he wanted out. Be some serious meltdowns on here.
Count me as one of the serious meltdowns. Olynyk’s time as a contributor to a playoff team has past.
Was he ever a contributor to a playoff team?
Yes, he played good minutes for a Celtics team that made it to the ECF finals.
But your comment sounded cute anyway,
His biggest playoff contribution was breaking Kevin Love’s arm lol
Right, remember when everyone talked up how dirty he was?
You think that they are really that serious about any of them. They are all old. The draft makes more sense.
Some random writer brought up Olynyk, No one said he was “the missing piece”
Here’ a plausible explanation.
Warriors have their eye on a C other than Olynyk — say, Vucevic.
Chicago is measuring Warriors interest for Vuch who tell Chicago, “we’re looking hard a bunch of C’s, including Vuch, Valunciunas, & Olynyk”
It’s a lie. Standard operating procedure in a negotiation.
An explanation for what?
The article is about a writer from Bleacher Report guessing who the Warriors might be interested in.
It isn’t even a rumor, just a wild guess.
@Aristotle If you bothered to click the link you’d see the reporter only said he thought the Warriors might be interested in Olynyk, there was no claim made they actually were.
Nice dream sequence though, it was fun to read.
Hairbrush I read it the same way as Arastotle.
Anyway, Olynyk’s name comes up every trade deadline with the Warriors. Don’t let it ruin your day.
Don’t let what ruin my day?
The only thing that’s slightly bothersome on this thread is you don’t know how to spell Aristotle.
If you guys don’t want to read the threads, that’s on you.
Hairbrush Chill bro. You’re the one jumping on people. I told you that I did read the article and the thread. I just happen to disagree with you and agree with the guy you insulted.
This is a free sports board. If you want to make personal insults and complain about people’s spelling then maybe you’re in the wrong place.
I’m super chill. Maybe if you get upset over something as minor as what I wrote you’re the one in the wrong place bro.
Hairbrush Right. Super chill.
You and your other account clay_da_goat had a tantrum yesterday when you made obvious mistakes on the stats.. Like it’s just a huge coincidence when your hairbrush account never posts without da_goat. Your acounts insulted 5 people that didn’t agree with you in one shot. Here you are back again with your 2 accounts to insult people.
clay_da_goat please have a nice day.
KOC wears woman’s glasses
You sound jealous that he looks better in them than you.
Who cares lmao
Bleacher report is now just getting desperate to make up rumors. Kelly Olynk money can’t fit under the cap unless they trade Schoder for him. He sure is not worth a 2nd round pick or anything like that. Its like they are just making up names now.
As a Warriors fan, I cant WAIT for Draymond’s broadcasting career to begin. Next season please!
For those hollering for the trade of Looney, GP2 & Wiggins. Did you watch the game against Minnesota the other night? I’ll say this, a team needs role players. GP2 hounded and shut down Edwards for several minutes in the 4th quarter and through out the game when he was the primary defender.
Yes, the team has issues. But, “blowing it up” isn’t the answer. Getting and staying healthy is part of the solution.