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New Report on Which Players Warriors Could Trade at Deadline

Originally posted on Golden State Warriors on SI
By Liam Willerup | Last updated Jan 23, 2025 7:28 PM ET

The Golden State Warriors made the first significant move of the NBA season when they sent the expiring contract of De'Anthony Melton and three second-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for veteran guard Dennis Schröder and an additional second. While the move was made in hopes it would help Golden State's issues with closing games and the offense in general, that hasn't been the case.

Since acquiring Schröder, the Warriors have boasted a 7-11 record and could be looking to add another piece to their roster before the February 6th NBA trade deadline. Recently, The Athletic's Anthony Slater joined FanDuel TV's Run It Back to discuss what he knows about the team's plans going forward.

Draymond Green told the Warriors front office that trading Jonathan Kuminga is not a smart move

With that, @anthonyVslater says Gary Payton II, Kevon Looney, Dennis Schröder & Buddy Hield are pieces the Warriors might use to get a deal done before the NBA Trade Deadline pic.twitter.com/VMwef080C3
— Run It Back (@RunItBackFDTV) January 23, 2025

"I think especially with the partners on the other sides of these trades, they prefer expiring contracts just because it's mostly trying to get off money and draft picks," Slater said. "Gary Payton has a $9 million expiring, Kevon Looney is at $8 million expiring, Dennis Schroder... he can be re-traded, aggregated in a trade on February 5. His $13 million expiring, I could see him being in a deal. It has not worked well, he got put on the bench last night. Beyond that, Buddy Hield, some of these mid-tier contracts."

Slater also went on to add that Golden State doesn't have any plans to move off Jonathan Kuminga as they still see a high potential in the former Top 10 draft choice.

The Golden State Warriors are showing interest in Nikola Vucevic, John Collins, Jonas Valanciunas, and Robert Williams, per @MikeAScotto

“The Warriors have continued their due diligence on the trade market and inquired about potential frontcourt upgrades, including Nikola… pic.twitter.com/Xe5VJ5IVAz
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) January 16, 2025

While Warriors fans might want to see the team make a splash acquisition by trading away young pieces, it appears as if the team is more focused on including their expiring contracts in a potential deal to lure another key player to the team.

This article first appeared on Golden State Warriors on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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