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The Golden State Warriors were viewed as one of the best teams in the NBA for several years.
They seemed to be a near lock to make the Finals every season, and while they didn’t win in every appearance, they had the roster pieces and team cohesion to put up a good fight.
Despite still having Steph Curry and Klay Thompson on the roster, the Warriors haven’t seen as much success in recent seasons.
Part of that could be the age of their star players, but many have expressed that the Warriors are in desperate need of an infusion of talent.
This could be the only way they make another Finals run during the Thompson-Curry era.
For them to get a superstar to pair with this dynamic duo, they’ll need to give up some pieces of their own.
Conventional wisdom might indicate that the Warriors have to part with one of their young standouts, but according to Ramona Shelburne’s latest comments on the Willard and Dibs podcast, they seem unwilling to make that happen.
“They don’t want to include those two young guys in any trade… It’s pretty close to untouchable for Kuminga, and, to some extent, Podziemski,” Shelburne said.
“Everybody asks for Kuminga and Podziemski and the Warriors say, ‘No.’ They don’t want to include those two young guys in any trade…It’s pretty close to untouchable for Kuminga and, to some extent, Podziemski.”
– Ramona Shelburne on @WillardAndDibs.
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— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) June 28, 2024
Jonathan Kuminga and Brandon Podziemski are the two players Shelburne mentions as “untouchable.”
If this is the case, the Warriors would be forced to deal other players and/or draft picks in an upcoming deal.
Trading draft picks isn’t necessarily a great way for a team to build for their future, but if it allows them to win now, it could be worth it.
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