Warriors forward Draymond Green spoke out last month against the idea of “mortgaging off the future” of the team in order to try to win now, telling reporters that’s the sort of thing that “bad organizations” do. However, on Monday, with the February 6 trade deadline just days away, Green said in a post-game media session that he knows team owner Joe Lacob will be eager to try to upgrade a team with an uninspiring 25-24 record.
“We all know he’s pissed sitting at .500,” Green said (Twitter video link via Anthony Slater of The Athletic). “You’d be a fool to sit back and think everything (is OK). Not with that guy. That guy’s always trying to win. He’s always pushing the envelope as much as he can.
“… Sitting at .500, you’ve got to expect that (the front office) is going to look to be aggressive. It’s not an organization that’s going to do anything dumb, but they’re going to look to be aggressive.”
Reporting on Monday linked the Warriors to starry targets like LeBron James and Kevin Durant, with Shams Charania stating during an ESPN appearance that Golden State is “legitimately calling about every All-Star player.” After seeing what went down in Dallas over the weekend, Green suggests it would be irresponsible not to make those calls.
“Luka Doncic just got traded, so everyone thinks everything is possible at this point,” Green said. “If you saw that and you didn’t call (on) every superstar, you’re crazy. That’s just the reality.”
Here’s more on the Warriors:
- Brian Windhorst of ESPN reported on Sunday that Jimmy Butler trade talks between the Warriors and Heat had “ended for now” after the 35-year-old conveyed that he wasn’t interested in signing an extension with Golden State. However, it doesn’t appear that the idea of Butler landing in the Bay Area is dead. Anthony Slater of The Athletic says the Warriors “believe they are still firmly in the mix” for Butler, while Windhorst himself wrote today at ESPN.com that Golden State remains a possibility for the star forward if the Heat can’t figure out how to make a deal work with the Suns, Butler’s preferred destination.
- If the Suns are unable to acquire Butler, it could impact the Warriors on two fronts. Not only would it make Golden State a more viable landing spot for Butler, but it could make Phoenix more inclined to consider the idea of moving Durant, according to Chris Mannix of SI.com, who says (via Twitter) that some rival executives believes that’s a real possibility.
- According to Slater, it’s still unclear whether the Suns would really move Durant this week or if he would even welcome a reunion with the Warriors. However, Slater notes that Lacob and Durant’s longtime manager Rich Kleiman were seen chatting during Friday’s Suns/Warriors game and were spotted together at Chase Center’s Bridge Club at halftime and after the game.
The news over the past two days is that the Dubs really have been pursuing Butler. Hard.
That bullet is still in flight, and I’m betting it will be until the last day of this window, when the last and best offers come due (which, for the Dubs, likely includes Schroeder.)
As long as Green is the center piece of the trade for Butler. I find Wiggins is better than Butler so they better not trade him. The way Curry been playing this year there should be none of that we most win for Curry. He is the reason they lost a few games this year he has been that bad. Please let Buddy be part of any going out money in a trade.
The way the team played defense with him back you need Green too. Wiggins is better than Butler on his contract where I would want picks coming this way if he is going out with expirings.
I rather keep Wiggins than Butler or many other all stars that are old.
DS literally cant be traded until the day before the deadline.
So one day a reporter says Warriors are close to a deal and the next day they say they are out of a deal. Its just click bait articles by many of these reporters. Addition by subtraction doesn’t make the Warriors better but worse.
arc89 ,
The media in this case is an instrument of the agents and the teams in their negotiations, and we pay the media with our attention. We’re all willing participants.
The reports are always careful to say “at least, for now”. That means it ain’t over until it’s over. And here we all are, including you and me, back for more.
What i don’t understand is why the warriors would trade for George or Butler? There is no upside to either trade and puts the warriors in a worse position. I understand they would want KD but why would the Suns trade him? Suns best player is KD.
Its also something where the leaks come from different people in the FO who have different views on situations so the responses may be clouded by the fact theyre one of the people pushing for a certain move. Its rarely the GM leaking this stuff so take it all with a grain of salt.
Trading almost every younger piece and draftpicks for someone like James or Durant will not put the warriors anywhere. One last hooray for years of tanking hell?
Sometimes I really can´t understand what managers think. Offering everything for some 35 year old Kevin Durant or – god beware – Paul George, who never was a true superstar and can´t stay healthy at this point of his career?
You only do that if you think you have a 50/50 chance to win a title this year or next year.
The best for the warriors would be to get Butler when the Heat get desperate to move him.
Even getting Butler will do no good. Trading spare parts the warriors have in Schroder, Anderson Hield, and TJD would be the best thing they can do. Even if it means stocking up on draft picks.
I mean I think Anderson could be good, but I would like seeing Hield gone, and Anderson too if they arent going to pay him since they could sign a couple players with exceptions this summer if you lose the long term money on the two
I mean … you are going to face tanking hell regardless unless they can sign or trade for a young superstar like Luka. Steph is still a very good 1B/2 and still draws double teams consistently. Lebron or KD would absolutely feast on those 4v3’s if it was a series.
lakers are not trading LeBron and the Suns are not trading KD. So it doesn’t even matter.
“Anybody not named Steph or Dray or Moody for Butler and Vucevic.” #strengthInNumbers
Strength in numbers died when Melton left the rotations. I dont understand why anyone would hold another person to their opinion of one iteration of the roster after that roster changed? Truly low IQ behavior. Doesn’t make any points on here, or is worth reading, so everyone report TallBaller for making this place much worse by focusing on me and never once actually talking NBA, breaking TOS in doing so. 100% of TallBaller posts are about me, I’m not in the NBA. This is breaking TOS. This is harassment and bullying and it sucks to read. I hope mods are looking at his posts and seeing 100% of them are about me and then they ban this likely 9 year old clown who has me living rent free in his mind. TallBaller should be banned from this site, straight up.
If you have a problem with somebody just mute them instead of letting them ruin your day. I muted klay fan last week that only attacked every comment I made. When they go out of their way to attack you just mute instead of argue.
I already have muted them, but I look at threads on my phone where I am not logged in and see they are STILL at it! It just sucks they are not letting up. Like, in every thread he’s there, letting everyone know about my November opinion on the full strength with Melton, 12-3 Warriors, but it’s February now, who cares? My opinion has OBVIOUSLY changed due to Melton being off the team and then like 6 players getting injured including Curry? Duhh? The fact they are ignoring this means he is here primarily to troll me, and that breaks TOS on harassment.
Arent you here to troll everybody though? You think we enjoy your copium takes that when we try to make a conversation with you, youd say we dont know ball? What youre getting is an eye for an eye. You do better and youll be treated better.
So if you mute somebody, but then you can see them on your phone…
That means you sign in with another account on your phone…
What are the other user names that you use?
No Gary. I do not sign in on my phone. You can look at the app while not signed in. When I am signed in, my mutes work. When I sign out, I can see every comment.
I only have 1 account on here.
Got’em
That wasnt your only bad opinion ;P
Why Butler wouldn’t sign an extension with dubs is mind boggling to me. I can understand he doesn’t wanna be in Memphis but why not the Bay?
Yeah that makes no sense until you remember all the superstars hate Steve Kerr.
Because this is Steph Curry show, and he quietly leads this team through example. No room for prima donna’s.
They want him to tear up his option and resign for less per over more years similar to Middleton a couple years ago. They have I think talked to his reps and told them hey we think 2-3 at 30M per or something and he wants the full 3 year max that is the most hes eligible for. He seems entirely motivated by money which is why PHX is his only choice since they will max him.
How is it about you? You affected much? I never even mentioned your name. So youre saying I cant express my thoughts about trading anybody not named Steph or Dray or Moody for Butler and Vucevic? I thought youve muted me already? How come you are still reading my posts?
Going back to topic. Getting both of them will make the Warriors top 4 in the west. It will turn the season around. Moody, Post and Santos are the future of the Dubs.
If you watched the Warriors/Magic game last night, you saw a GSW W but, once again, they blew a massive lead and barely scraped by. This is what happens when Andrew Wiggins is your #2 player behind Curry. Almost every game during the last month has been shoving this point down all our throats: this team cannot exist like this with Andrew Wiggins as the #2 player behind Curry. They need a proper star behind 30, not some overpaid nepo baby who has underperformed every season of his career except 1.
You all wanna do callbacks – “Maple Jordan” they called him…more like Maple “Not better than Harrison Barnes”!
They blew the lead because they are old and can’t keep up the pace. That is why they should not trade for any older star over 30. Warriors need to get younger. Look how its been the young players pacing the warriors to a win.
I don’t disagree that GSW should prioritize youth, but again, Kerr playing Moody, Podz, GP2 and Steph in the same lineup in the second half is why they got cooked imo.
Imo KD and Giannis still have 3+ years of #2 or #1 production left, as does Curry. I would not go after Jimmy Butler unless he was extremely cheap or basically free, which is impossible because Wiggins, Dray, Steph and Jimmy cant all fit under the cap without the rest of the team being 10day contract-level talents.
Playing GP2 and Green in the same lineup is a mistake because both are not offensive players. They hurt you in the other 3 must score. With Buddy shooting so poorly that leaves you 2 players on offense so the other team can double team Curry with no problem. Notice how Payton and Green is not guarded very closely.
Exactly. After last night, I am done with Wiggins, Buddy and GP2. All should be way better offensively than they are. We can upgrade them all really easily. At least Podz is slightly improving his offensive profile, GP2 is getting worse, he’s only good for dunks now, and Wiggins only tries for 1 quarter a game. GSW had 4 stretches of 4+ minutes without scoring last night, FOUR! This is 100% because of GP2 being a black hole offensively and Wiggs and Buddy no buckets not doing their jobs.
Toronto gets Wiggins & Kyle Anderson
Lakers get Bruce Brown, Jakob Poeltl & Schroeder
Warriors get LeBron
If LeBron doesn’t want curry over the overlapping skilled Luka, he’s not about winning anymore.
In this case, Warriors should pursue the same deal template for Durant or butler
Love it, but Bronny is going with Bron though, right?
I think obviously GSW are going to make a run at Giannis in the offseason, so I don’t foresee them trading Kuminga, Moody or Podz until then, but everyone else is on the table, and deals like this one, could easily happen.
LeBron has a no trade clause so he is not leaving Lakers,