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Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves Make Trade

Originally posted on Golden State Warriors on SI
By Joey Linn | Last updated Jul 2, 2024 6:53 PM ET

The Golden State Warriors have been mostly quiet this offseason, entering Tuesday with only marginal moves. While Golden State reportedly remains interested in making a big splash, potentially for a player like Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen, they would have to seriously shift the way they have approached the last few years in order to make such a move.

While that big splash has yet to come, and may very well never come, the Warriors did make a move on Tuesday. According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Golden State has agreed to a sign and trade deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves to acquire forward Kyle Anderson.

Free agent F Kyle Anderson is planning to sign a three-year, $27 million deal with the Golden State Warriors, sources tell ESPN. He’ll land with Warriors on a sign-and-trade with Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/Yen9kINCPv
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2024

According to Wojnarowski, Golden State is sending a future second-round pick swap and cash in the Anderson deal. The Athletic's Anthony Slater added, "The third year of the deal is non-guaranteed. He fits into the just created Klay Thompson TPE and is essentially the return for Thompson's departure."

Anderson played 79 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves last season, averaging 6.4 points per game in 22.6 minutes per contest. Attempting just 48 three-point shots all season, Anderson made just 11 of those for a career-low 22.9% clip from beyond the arc.

While Anderson almost entirely abandoned his three-point shot last season, he is an effective secondary playmaker, averaging 4.2 assists per game last season out of the forward spot.

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