Breaking: Will the Warriors keep Draymond Green after the trade deadline?
The Warriors are struggling this season and there’s no doubt that Golden State will be one of the more active teams ahead of the 2024 NBA Trade Deadline.
The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that every player aside from Steph Curry is “on the table” in trade talks as the team looks for upgrades, though he added that the team would like to avoid trading away either Klay Thompson or Draymond Green.
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Earlier in the week, longtime NBA reporter Marc Stein wrote that there was “zero indication” that the Warriors would “even explore” trading Green or Thompson.
Green, who is in the first year of a four-year, $100 million contract, remains sidelined because of his suspension. He re-joined the team earlier this week and could make his return to the court any day now.
Both Charania and Stein indicated that the franchise is open to moving Andrew Wiggins and it appears that the forward has a chance to be the biggest contributor that the team moves ahead of February’s trade deadline.
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The Pacers are ‘keeping tabs’ on Warriors’ Andrew Wiggins and Jonathan Kuminga
The Indiana Pacers amid a promising 2023-24 season. The Pacers have a record of 22-15 and sit fourth in the Eastern Conference. Still, Indiana wants to improve its roster. The team is eyeing the trade market for Warriors forwards Andrew Wiggins and Jonathan Kuminga ahead of the NBA trade deadline.
The Pacers are big suitors for the Warriors forwards
Indiana’s impressive start to the season has been largely led by a breakout from Tyrese Haliburton. However, the team could still use an upgrade, particularly at the power forward position.
Senior NBA Reporter Jake Fischer joined a trade talk podcast to inform listeners of the Pacers’ potential interest in what Golden State has to offer. He hears that Andrew Wiggins intrigues Indiana, per The Trade Deadline. In addition, Jonathan Kuminga is a player the Pacers are keeping tabs on.
Wiggins is amid a down season after he missed time from the Warriors during the spring of 2023. His hiatus seems to have caused him to lose a step. He averages six fewer points per game than he has in his last two seasons.
Meanwhile, Jonathan Kuminga reportedly grew disgruntled with his role on the Warriors amid Draymond Green’s suspension. The 21-year-old is averaging a career-high 12.8 points per game.
Each of the aforementioned Golden State stars would bolster Indiana at the forward spot. If the Warriors decide to move on from either star at the NBA trade deadline, it would bode well for the Pacers. The question that remains is, what would the Pacers be willing to give up to land the stars?
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