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(Will need to be midseason trade)

NOP trades: Hart, Sato, Temple
GSW trades: Wiggins, top 20 protected 2022 1st (becomes 2 seconds if not conveyed)

Why for NOP: Wiggins is the most overpaid but also best player out of the 4 in the deal. Imo they need a consolidating trade for their backcourt (there is a big glut there). Wiggins will expire when Zion needs a new contract as well

Why for GSW: save ~4.5M+tax this year and tons more next year. Trio coming in adds some nice veteran depth

JV/Hayes
Zion/
Ingram/Murphy III
Wiggins/NAW
Graham/Lewis

Wiseman/Looney
Green/OPJ
Hart/Moody
Thompson/Poole
Curry/Sato

If the star FA market continues to dry up and the protections are slightly lowered I’d do it. NO has a somewhat viable path to max space before paying Zion and it’s at least worth giving that a chance.

I realize you protected that pick strongly and only gave the Pels one shot at it, but even with that I'm not sure they are do even a chance at a late 1st here. I get that the Warriors potentially really benefit from that savings next year but Hart is a pretty big downgrade from Wiggins to realize it. Pretty big gamble on Klay's health or a concession that we aren't really trying to contend.

My concern for the Pels is will Wiggins defer offensively and continue to try defensively when the best players are younger than him or will he revert back to bad old habits? At this cost though I'd take the gamble though. Little to lose and potentially he fills a real hole for them.

Wiggins' contract expires in the summer of 2023. GSW is better off keeping their starting small forward Wiggins and their 2022 first because GSW wants to contend rather than pinch pennies trading a solid starter in Wiggins for bench depth.

Brick Layer wrote:Wiggins' contract expires in the summer of 2023. GSW is better off keeping their starting small forward Wiggins and their 2022 first because GSW wants to contend rather than pinch pennies trading a solid starter in Wiggins for bench depth.

Hart's deal is not guaranteed and sato is expiring, so it's like 100+M of savings next year.. not just pennies

Godaddycurse wrote:

Brick Layer wrote:Wiggins' contract expires in the summer of 2023. GSW is better off keeping their starting small forward Wiggins and their 2022 first because GSW wants to contend rather than pinch pennies trading a solid starter in Wiggins for bench depth.

Hart's deal is not guaranteed and sato is expiring, so it's like 100+M of savings next year.. not just pennies

By the time next year rolls around GSW will have a much better grasp about just what Klay Thompson can actually bring to the table. Until GSW knows what Klay has left, any decisions about next year should wait until next year when Wiggins will be expiring.

I'm a fan of Wiggins to NOP though I'd want Ingram pushed to SG.

I also think if GSW does this trade then they want saving this season and probably pull trigger before trade deadline if team is not doing so well.

What would OKC need to take on Sato and Temple?

I like it a lot. My only issue is that arguably the biggest issue is who to play at the 5 that can both space the floor and protect the rim ( that the Pels can afford after this trade).

This move bumps BI up a position which I am strongly in favor of and adds more talent and shooting at the wing, but even with that additional length and shooting we still have an issue long Rene at the 5.

The ship has long sailed on Golden St trading just to get off of Wiggins contract. That’s not happening.

hoosierdaddy34 wrote:The ship has long sailed on Golden St trading just to get off of Wiggins contract. That’s not happening.

Id argue the opposite and that it's more possible now because
A) their tax bill is huge
B) Thompson if not 100 percent means they wont contend anyways
C) wiggins value is at an all time high so cost is lower to dump him

Godaddycurse wrote:

hoosierdaddy34 wrote:The ship has long sailed on Golden St trading just to get off of Wiggins contract. That’s not happening.

Id argue the opposite and that it's more possible now because
A) their tax bill is huge
B) Thompson if not 100 percent means they wont contend anyways
C) wiggins value is at an all time high so cost is lower to dump him

As long as Steph is healthy, none of that matters. They will only make moves that are best for him and winning.

You guys keep looking at these Warriors and Lakers issues with a small market thought process. It’s all about doing what’s best for their aging stars and they have the financial wherewithal to not look at every decision with the tax implications that other teams have to worry about.

Wiggins is the best player, GS already have the best player here. No thanks.

I care not for Lacob's savings. No GS fan does.

The Warriors giving up a conditional first round pick to get worse, just to save money, is pretty much the opposite of what they have said they want to do. This trade, by making them less competitive, decreases the team’s value, thus costing them money in the long term. This makes no sense for the Warriors at all.

hoosierdaddy34 wrote:

Godaddycurse wrote:

hoosierdaddy34 wrote:The ship has long sailed on Golden St trading just to get off of Wiggins contract. That’s not happening.

Id argue the opposite and that it's more possible now because
A) their tax bill is huge
B) Thompson if not 100 percent means they wont contend anyways
C) wiggins value is at an all time high so cost is lower to dump him

As long as Steph is healthy, none of that matters. They will only make moves that are best for him and winning.

You guys keep looking at these Warriors and Lakers issues with a small market thought process. It’s all about doing what’s best for their aging stars and they have the financial wherewithal to not look at every decision with the tax implications that other teams have to worry about.

Here’s my issue with your line of reasoning. If The Warriors continue to try competing for a championship, they can’t do it while paying Wiggins a max contract. And although I agree that Wiggins has salvaged his reputation, anyone that the Warriors would want to trade with will not look at Wiggins as a net positive.

Smaller expiring contracts are an easier package to pair with existing assets then Wiggins is. So even if you believe the Warriors will continue to want to compete this is still a better package than keeping Wiggins.

lordjeff05 wrote:

hoosierdaddy34 wrote:

Godaddycurse wrote:
Id argue the opposite and that it's more possible now because
A) their tax bill is huge
B) Thompson if not 100 percent means they wont contend anyways
C) wiggins value is at an all time high so cost is lower to dump him

As long as Steph is healthy, none of that matters. They will only make moves that are best for him and winning.

You guys keep looking at these Warriors and Lakers issues with a small market thought process. It’s all about doing what’s best for their aging stars and they have the financial wherewithal to not look at every decision with the tax implications that other teams have to worry about.

Here’s my issue with your line of reasoning. If The Warriors continue to try competing for a championship, they can’t do it while paying Wiggins a max contract. And although I agree that Wiggins has salvaged his reputation, anyone that the Warriors would want to trade with will not look at Wiggins as a net positive.

Smaller expiring contracts are an easier package to pair with existing assets then Wiggins is. So even if you believe the Warriors will continue to want to compete this is still a better package than keeping Wiggins.

My problem with that is that it’s not worth using up assets to break up his contract. The difference in value between 3 neutral to slight negative value contracts vs his contract is not worth paying to break it up.

And while they sit and wait for a bigger trade to develop, if one even comes, he does enough defensively and at the SF position that losing him most likely downgrades them in the short term. They don’t want to make winning games any harder than it needs to be given the competitiveness of the league this year.