Mike Dunleavy had to shut down rumors about the possibility of the Golden State Warriors trading Draymond Green or Jimmy Butler III at the trade deadline of the 2025-26 NBA season.
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Jonathan Kuminga, in his almost five years with the Warriors, has not managed to fit into the Steve Kerr system and, ahead of next month’s trade deadline, has asked for a move away from Golden State.
When reporters asked Golden State Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy, Jr. about Jonathan Kuminga’s trade demand, he didn’t just have an answer. He delivered a bar.
Mike Dunleavy Jr. does not sound like a general manager preparing to sell low. Speaking before Tuesday’s game against Toronto, the Warriors’ top executive said he does not envision trading Jimmy Butler despite the season-ending torn ACL that Butler suffered earlier this week.
There are two diverged roads in front of the Warriors currently, as they lost Jimmy Butler to a season-ending ACL injury against the Heat. Rumors suggested that the Warriors’ front office is open to trading Jimmy Butler to maximize on their championship window with Stephen Curry.
Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy told reporters he has no plans to move Jimmy Butler's contract at the trade deadline, despite the veteran forward suffering a season-ending ACL tear.
Speaking to the media prior to Tuesday’s game against Toronto, Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. said he doesn’t envision trading Jimmy Butler in the wake of his season-ending torn right ACL, per Anthony Slater of ESPN (Twitter video link).
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