The Golden State Warriors are reportedly monitoring another superstar, but this time it's one who once said he doesn't want to be a Warrior again. ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel reported that the Dubs will be ready to pounce on a Kevin Durant trade if the Rockets' season goes haywire.
Every time Klay Thompson’s name shows up in a trade rumor that doesn’t involve Golden State, there’s a version of me that flinches a little. Watching him drain threes in a Mavericks jersey on Christmas Day was already enough of an adjustment for one lifetime.
Stephen Curry enters his 18th NBA season being the best player on a team has not yet figured out how to build adequately around him. The 2025-26 Warriors lost Jimmy Butler to a season-ending knee injury in January, while Curry himself missed 27 consecutive games with a right knee injury before returning for four games to finish the regular season.
The Golden State Warriors still need to add some players to fill out their roster, and it seems they’ve narrowed down the candidates. According to a recent
How many of the players to appear in the most playoff games for every NBA franchise can you name in five minutes?
LeBron James turned down a chance to join the Golden State Warriors before this year's failed pursuit. Kevin Durant didn't want to return to his old team at the 2025 trade deadline.
An athlete's peak tends to coincide with the youthfulness of their 20s. Sometimes, though, that apex happens when they've had more time to marinate in experience, and that's sometimes true in the NBA.
While the Golden State Warriors have re-signed Draymond Green as they fill out their roster after losing the LeBron James sweepstakes, Dubs free agent Gary Payton II remains on the market.
The Golden State Warriors have three open roster spots left and can't spend more than the veteran minimum on any of them. That means the top free agents like James Harden and Jalen Duren and are out of their price range, and even the second-tier free agents like DeMar DeRozan could be unattainable as well.
Make sure to subscribe to Clutch Scoops on YouTube and follow @ClutchPoints on X so you don’t miss the weekly live show with all the latest NBA intel every Thursday afternoon. LeBron James has made his decision, and it’s one that has shocked the NBA world.
Warriors star Stephen Curry has been left empty-handed (again) and with an aging, brittle roster that may simply not be good enough to compete for a championship.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
The Golden State Warriors have gone the last four seasons without winning a championship, and many would argue there's no shame in that. They won four titles in eight years.
Giannis Antetokounmpo. Jaylen Brown. Kawhi Leonard. Anthony Davis. And now LeBron James… again. These are all stars the Golden State Warriors were interested in and linked to in rumors from the moment they lost to the Phoenix Suns in the play-in tournament and their offseason began on May 17.
The Warriors have swung and missed on several attempts to pair Curry with another superstar, making only marginal moves and acquiring aging and/or brittle former stars.
The Golden State Warriors might have chosen to run it back with the same squad for next season, but the franchise is approaching one of the most important crossroads in its recent NBA history.
Championship windows don’t close all at once. They shrink with every missed opportunity. With that dilemma, Stephen Curry enters another season searching for one more title.
The Golden State Warriors were among the teams hoping to secure LeBron James‘ services in free agency this offseason, but came up short in that quest. One of the reasons James ultimately turned down the Warriors is said to be that he wasn’t sold on his chances of winning a title with them.
Yaxel Lendeborg, for now, represents the Warriors’ hope for the post-Steph Curry era of their future alongside Brandin Podziemski. But among the young players, Lendeborg did not give the best first impression to their front office that he is capable of doing so.
It’s no secret that Golden State is the only team this offseason to add zero players via trade or free agent signing. Throughout the summer, the Warriors famously missed out on key targets, including LeBron James.
The Golden State Warriors have had a frustratingly uneventful offseason thus far, recently missing out on LeBron James in free agency. The Warriors are now left with few options to meaningfully improve their team before the 2026-27 season gets underway.
The Warriors didn’t leave any stone unturned in their pursuit of LeBron James. It just wasn’t enough. According to ESPN’s Anthony Slater, Golden State directly asked James’ representatives whether there was a specific roster move that could convince the four-time MVP to sign with the franchise.
The Warriors still have a path to make significant changes to their roster, but it might not be when or how fans had hoped.
The Golden State Warriors might have won the LeBron James sweepstakes if they had pulled off a trade to acquire Anthony Davis from the Washington Wizards.
The Warriors’ pursuit of LeBron James wasn’t the only blockbuster idea discussed behind the scenes this summer. According to The Ringer, a small group within Golden State’s front office believed the team should have pursued Anthony Davis instead, potentially by trading Jimmy Butler and draft picks.
Butler suffered an ACL injury in January.
The Warriors gave Green a one-year, $27.7 million contract for the upcoming season.
After some speculation that he would be following LeBron James in free agency, Green has made his decision.
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