Why Warriors New Years Resolution Involves Trade

Chicago Bulls' Zach LaVine, Sacramento Kings' DeAaron Fox, and Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler, to name a few stars, are all among the players who fit the description of what the Warriors need. 

However, due to Fox's potential price tag, what the Warriors would have to swap a third team deems necessary for such a trade to make sense for the Kings. Conversely, in light of the Kings' embarrassingly rich history of voluntarily receiving the short end of the stick in trades and drafts, who's to say they wouldn't fumble a proper return for Fox's services? 

Aside from Fox, who is likely the least obtainable player for the Warriors, LaVine is ironically the most challenging player to obtain between him and Butler. Despite years of the Bulls struggling to trade LaVine due to injury or a ridiculously high asking price, he's now a logical option for the Warriors, as his youth compared to Butler and explosive offense bodes well for the Warriors' system. 

Yet, due to LaVine's turnaround, he's now more worthy of the bill Chicago's front office wrongly attempted to charge interested franchises in the past. 

The player likely, even if it means sacrificing the future of the franchise and making it now or never for a 10th-seed team, is Butler.

Despite Pat Riley's insistence on not trading Butler, he may change his stone-cold mind if he receives multiple picks and perhaps a young player. 

If the Warriors fail to make a significant trade in the new year, expecting anything other than an interesting first-round playoff series exit is out of the question. The Warriors' New Year's resolution must involve a trade, as they can't survive without a legitimate second option to Curry.

Although it's a better business decision to hold the remaining assets for when their aging superstar retires, withholding Curry from the playoffs seems like a crime against competition.