<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-anthony-davis-lebron-james-warriors-trade-rumors-strange');   ga('set', 'title', 'Anthony Davis gives LeBron James to Warriors trade rumors ‘strange’ label');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Anthony-Davis-gives-LeBron-James-Warriors-trade-rumors-strange-label.jpg"></figure><h1>Anthony Davis gives LeBron James to Warriors trade rumors ‘strange’ label</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T12:29:40-07:00">October 15th, 12:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T12:29:40-07:00">October 15th, 12:29pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Anthony Davis recalls when the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-golden-state-made-shocking-effort-to-pull-off-lebron-james-trade-prior-to-deadline">Los Angeles Lakers nearly went through a wholesale change</a> at the 2023-2024 trade deadline that would have shaken up the entire league. The near-trade started with a rumor and ended with the Golden State Warriors attempting to send in an offer for LeBron James.</p><p>As the 2024-2025 season inches closer, Davis reflected on <a href="https://x.com/mcten/status/1846253120617435317" rel="noopener">the moment that he called “strange.”</a> The 31-year-old said that nothing about the rumor affected the team and was a mere abnormal afterthought for most of the players.</p><p>“I can’t remember how I heard about it, I think my dad called me,” Davis said, via Dave McMenamin of ESPN. “I don’t think it affected anything [but] I think that might’ve been the first time that [LeBron James has] been in trade talks in his career. That didn’t affect our team. It was definitely strange to hear in the sense of it was the first time he was talked about in a trade before.”</p><p>The rumors were confirmed when ESPN reported that the Warriors went all-in on pursuing the trade at the deadline but were shut down by both <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-rich-pauls-role-in-scrapping-lakers-warriors-lebron-james-trade-talks">Rob Pelinka and James’ agent, Rich Paul</a>. Golden State owner Joe Lacob reportedly reached out to Lakers owner Jeanie Buss to inquire about James’ availability before general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. took over.</p><p>James had no desire to leave Los Angeles and ended the season with Davis on the Lakers. In the offseason, the team selected his son, Bronny James, with the No. 55 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, effectively guaranteeing that he would remain with the team for the rest of his career.</p><h2>Anthony Davis prepares to enter sixth season with Lakers</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Anthony-Davis_2045bd.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Entering his 13th year in the NBA, Anthony Davis is gearing up for his sixth season with the Lakers in 2024-2025. Davis is coming off arguably his best season with the team, appearing in a career-high 76 regular season games.</p><p>Davis’ health has been a major storyline throughout his career, having never played a full 82-game season. His 76 games in his fifth season with the Lakers marked the first time he appeared in over 60 games since his first year with the team in 2019-2020.</p><p>Ahead of the upcoming season the Lakers made the biggest change to the team by hiring JJ Redick at head coach but kept most of their roster intact from the previous year. Davis is expected to begin the year in the frontcourt alongside Rui Hachimura and LeBron James, the same lineup they ended 2023-2024 with.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Anthony Davis gives LeBron James to Warriors trade rumors ‘strange’ label

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/warriors-news-jonathan-kuminga-honest-future-golden-state-offseason-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jonathan Kuminga gets honest on future with Warriors despite offseason rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Warriors-news-Jonathan-Kuminga-gets-honest-on-future-with-Golden-State-despite-offseason-rumors.jpg"></figure><h1>Jonathan Kuminga gets honest on future with Warriors despite offseason rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-20T09:32:25-07:00">September 20th, 9:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-20T09:32:25-07:00">September 20th, 9:32am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It was a long offseason for the Golden State Warriors, who began the summer by saying goodbye to Klay Thompson and spent time afterward trying to land Paul George and Lauri Markkanen. A trade for the Utah Jazz star, in particular, seemed possible but ultimately did not get done after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-warriors-dont-even-want-talk-jonathan-kuminga-trade">Warriors reportedly refused to part ways with Jonathan Kuminga</a> or Brandin Podziemski.</p><p>If executed as reported, the trade would have seen a sizable chunk of Golden State’s team heading to Utah in exchange for Markkanen. More specifically, the chunk would have mostly been made up of the Warriors’ young core, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-warriors-trade-jonathan-kuminga-brandin-podziemski-lauri-markkanen">Kuminga, Podziemski</a>, and Moses Moody’s names were all brought up in preferred returns for the Jazz.</p><p>Ultimately, the Warriors decided against trading any of their young players and Markkanen signed a long-term extension with the Jazz. According to Kuminga, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tk-show-conversation-with-the/id1640397728?i=1000670103252" rel="noopener">that shows the trust</a> Golden State general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. has in them.</p><p>“It’s not too many people that believe in young players, but I feel like Mike believes in the young guys he’s drafted, the young guys he’s been around,” Kuminga said on the “TK Show.” “He watches them in practice, how they’re going to fit with some of the vets we have. It’s a blessing to still be here, and I’m always thankful to be around and Mike having trust in us. Obviously, I don’t feel like he made a bad choice. I see Brandin working, I see Moses, I see myself, I see Trayce. I feel like the more we stick together, we’ll have a great future.”</p><p>While the Finnish forward didn’t come to the Bay and Thompson left the team in free agency after more than a decade, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-2024-nba-free-agency-grades-every-signing">Golden State was active during the offseason</a>.</p><p>As part of Thompson’s sign-and-trade to the Dallas Mavericks, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-continue-roster-rebuild-timberwolves-sign-trade">Warriors acquired Kyle Anderson and Buddy Hield</a> from the Minnesota Timberwolves and Philadelphia 76ers, respectively. Additionally, Golden State signed De’Anthony Melton, who averaged 11 points per game for the 76ers last season.</p><p>How much the additions will be able to help the Warriors remains to be seen, though. Despite another All-NBA season from Stephen Curry and improved play by Thompson post-All-Star break, Golden State finished in a tie for ninth place in the Western Conference before being summarily eliminated from playoff contention by the Sacramento Kings in the Play-In.</p><p>The Warriors will open their 2024-25 season on the road in Portland. Coincidentally, Golden State will play Markkanen and the Jazz in the second game of the season for both teams.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jonathan Kuminga gets honest on future with Warriors despite offseason rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-warriors-stephen-curry-draymond-green-adding-sharpshooter');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Warriors’ Stephen Curry, Draymond Green adding sharpshooter');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Warriors-rumors-Stephen-Curry-Draymond-Green-adding-international-sharpshooter.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Warriors’ Stephen Curry, Draymond Green adding sharpshooter</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-02T19:22:55-07:00">September 2nd, 7:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-02T19:22:55-07:00">September 2nd, 7:22pm</time><address><a>Tomer Azarly</a>Tomer Azarly is in his ninth season as the LA Clippers beat writer and NBA reporter for ClutchPoints. From the Lob City era to the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era, he brings you everything you need to know about the Clippers as well as coast-to-coast coverage of the NBA.In his off time, Tomer likes to play basketball, video games, and draw.You can follow his Twitter for all Clippers content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors will enter the 2024-25 season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-stephen-curry-winning-proclamation-62-6-million-contract-extension" rel="noopener">with high expectations</a>, but it’s unclear where they stand in the current Western Conference playoff race. Before the season officially tips off, however, Stephen Curry’s club is reportedly adding a veteran in Davis Bertans who could help them down the line.</p><p>The Latvian forward is <a href="https://x.com/TheWarriorsTalk/status/1830762569558294731" rel="noopener">preparing to be</a> in the Bay Area ahead of the season, according to reports from David Bertans’ agent on Instagram,</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It appears that Golden State has possibly signed Davis Bertans to a training camp contract, per his agent’s Instagram story. <a href="https://t.co/XLAElfeZwQ">pic.twitter.com/XLAElfeZwQ</a></p><p>— TheWarriorsTalk (@TheWarriorsTalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheWarriorsTalk/status/1830762569558294731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Bertans <a href="https://x.com/TheSteinLine/status/1830767918293938326" rel="noopener">has been invited</a> to San Francisco where he’ll compete for a roster spot, via NBA insider Marc Stein.</p><p>Bertans, an eight year NBA veteran, last played for the Charlotte Hornets during the 2023-24 season. Since 2016, Bertans has played for the San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Hornets.</p><p>The Warriors need as much help as they can get for Stephen Curry this upcoming season. Golden State is facing their first season in well over a decade <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-klay-thompson-breaks-silence-dubs-exit-with-emotional-farewell">without Curry’s back-court mate</a>, Klay Thompson.</p><p>They responded to the loss by adding Buddy Hield, De’Anthony Melton, and Kyle Anderson, but are still lacking another big name to place alongside Curry.</p><p>Bertans is a career 39.6 percent three-point shooter. He averaged a career-high 15.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists while shooting 42.4 percent from the field with the Washington Wizards in the 2019-20 season.</p><p>In 20.8 minutes per game last year with the Hornets, Davis Bertans put up 8.8 points and 1.8 rebounds while shooting 37.5 percent from three.</p><p>Stephen Curry and the Warriors will take to Hawaii for training camp, where they’ll get an up-close look at Davis Bertans. They’ll tip off their regular season schedule on October 23, 2024 in Portland against the Trail Blazers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Warriors’ Stephen Curry, Draymond Green adding sharpshooter

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/warriors-news-what-golden-state-told-brandin-podziemski-amid-paul-george-lauri-markkanen-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'What Warriors told Brandin Podziemski amid Paul George, Lauri Markkanen trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/What-Golden-State-told-Brandin-Podziemski-amid-Paul-George-Lauri-Mar1kkanen-trade-rumors.jpg"></figure><h1>What Warriors told Brandin Podziemski amid Paul George, Lauri Markkanen trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-28T08:58:03-07:00">August 28th, 8:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-28T08:58:03-07:00">August 28th, 8:58am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Before the 2024 offseason went into its doldrums, the Golden State Warriors were one of the most active teams on the trade market as they looked to bolster the team and maximize the remaining elite years of Stephen Curry’s career. However, in the end, the Warriors did not budge, deep as they were in trade talks for All-Star forwards Paul George and Lauri Markkanen, instead, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-brandon-podziemski-reveals-why-lauri-markkanen-trade-rumors-are-actually-fun">choosing to keep youngsters Brandin Podziemski</a> and Jonathan Kuminga.</p><p>The Warriors, in particular, are very fond of Podziemski, the 19th overall pick of the 2024 NBA Draft. The Utah Jazz were reportedly asking for Podziemski in any prospective deal for Markkanen, but the Dubs’ love for the 21-year-old guard out of Santa Clara outweighed whatever benefits they thought the addition of Markkanen would have had. They made it clear to Podziemski that he was <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5705669/2024/08/28/brandin-podziemski-warriors-lauri-markkanen/" rel="noopener">beloved by the higher-ups</a> in the franchise and that he was not going anywhere.</p><p>“A lot of these other teams are calling about you. They want you, but you’re not going anywhere. You’re ours,” Podziemski recalled Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy telling him, per Anthony Slater of The Athletic.</p><p>This sentiment was echoed by perhaps the most important decision-maker in the Warriors franchise, owner Joe Lacob. According to Brandin Podziemski, even Lacob approached him and told him how important he was to the team.</p><p>“He [Joe Lacob] told me, ‘You don’t have anything to worry about. You’re a priority here.’ I appreciate that, being a rookie and going into my second year, hearing that from such a prestigious organization. It feels good. I’m wanted somewhere. So, I appreciate them. They could keep me in the dark until a trade is done. But Mike and Joe were transparent from the draft to the Paul George situation to the Markkanen situation,” Podziemski added.</p><p>Brandin Podziemski tailed off a bit to end his rookie campaign, but he still received an All-Rookie First Team selection. The Warriors guard averaged 9.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in his debut season, flashing his smart, all-around game in the process. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-brandin-podziemski-gets-100-real-dubs-role-after-klay-thompsons-exit">The next step</a> for the 21-year-old guard is to be a much snappier decision-maker, as well as to be a more aggressive scorer.</p><h2><b>Will the Warriors’ choice to keep Brandin Podziemski over immediate All-Star help work out in the long run?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-01-24-podziemski-image.jpeg"></figure><p>Being involved in trade talks is never easy for an NBA player, let alone someone as young as Brandin Podziemski. Podziemski definitely received a crash course in what it means to be involved in this professional basketball business. In fact, he feels as though he’s being blamed for the Warriors’ inability to bring in All-Star help alongside Stephen Curry.</p><p>“Now that the trade didn’t go through, people on social media look at it like it’s my fault. I don’t have anything to do with it. But it’s cool,” Podziemski said. “From a fan perspective, from a media perspective, there is this looking at the front office kind of crazy. Like, ‘You didn’t make any trades? You want to keep Brandin? Why him?’ There are questions that obviously the public and the media has. I see my fair share of it.”</p><p>The best revenge Brandin Podziemski can have is to continue to improve and be the best version of himself. And given how promising he looked in his rookie season, perhaps he could be the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-brandin-podziemski-prepared-to-help-steph-curry-dubs-reach-nba-finals-again">All-Star the Warriors sorely need</a> to give Curry one last legitimate shot at a championship.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What Warriors told Brandin Podziemski amid Paul George, Lauri Markkanen trade rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-rich-pauls-role-in-scrapping-lakers-warriors-lebron-james-trade-talks');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Rich Paul’s role in scrapping Lakers-Warriors LeBron James trade talks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/NBA-rumors-Rich-Pauls-role-in-scrapping-Lakers-Warriors-LeBron-James-trade-talks.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Rich Paul’s role in scrapping Lakers-Warriors LeBron James trade talks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-18T08:29:29-07:00">August 18th, 8:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-18T08:57:54-07:00">August 18th, 8:57am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Many NBA fans <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-lebron-james-stephen-curry-team-up-slapped-with-harsh-reality">would love to see</a> LeBron James and Stephen Curry team up for their final seasons in the league. That doesn’t look to happen, according to a rumor. It appears James’ agent Rich Paul is squashing <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/all-the-latest-around-the-league?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=147819504&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">that possible scenario</a>, per The Stein Line Substack.</p><p>Paul pushed against the notion that James would go from southern California to northern California to join the Golden State Warriors, according to the outlet. The agent was also reportedly concerned over backlash James might face for changing teams yet another time in his lengthy career.</p><p>Stein reports there were some preliminary discussions between front office management with the Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers over a possible transaction. It seems that the idea is now completely kaput, especially since the Lakers drafted and signed James’ son Bronny to a four-year contract. Bronny James <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-carmelo-anthony-son-bronny-james-nba">was selected 55th overall</a> in the 2024 NBA Draft.</p><h2>LeBron James and Stephen Curry soared for Team USA</h2><p>NBA fans were at least able to see James and Curry <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-team-usa-players-signing-autographs-for-each-other-has-fans-buzzing">team up together</a> for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The duo were arguably Team USA’s best players, as the squad won gold in Paris. James finished the Olympics as MVP. The 2024 Paris games are considered to be possibly the last time Curry and James will play in the event.</p><p>Curry was a star for the team though in many people’s eyes. The Warriors guard hit a flurry of three-pointers to lift Team USA over Serbia, in a semi-final game. The guard then poured in another 24 points for the Americans to push past France in the gold medal game.</p><p>James and Curry will go down as two of the best players to ever grace an NBA basketball court. James won four NBA championships, as well as four NBA Finals MVP awards. Curry has four titles as well. He was named NBA Finals MVP once, during the 2022 campaign.</p><p>There’s still time for James and Curry to add to their collection of hardware, but it looks like it won’t again happen together.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Rich Paul’s role in scrapping Lakers-Warriors LeBron James trade talks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-lebron-james-stephen-curry-team-up-slapped-with-harsh-reality');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: LeBron James, Stephen Curry team-up slapped with harsh reality');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/LeBron-James-Stephen-Curry-teaming-up-slapped-with-harsh-reality.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: LeBron James, Stephen Curry team-up slapped with harsh reality</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-13T18:02:27-07:00">August 13th, 6:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-13T19:53:22-07:00">August 13th, 7:53pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2024 Paris Olympics did not just mark the end of an era for Team USA men’s basketball. It also provided many fans with the opportunity to realize one of their hoops fantasies– seeing LeBron James and Stephen Curry play in a legitimate competition together as teammates.</p><p>Some believe the dynamic duo’s triumphant display on the world stage is but an appetizer for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-kendrick-perkins-stephen-curry-lebron-james-team-up">what can come in the NBA</a>. Though, it might be more prudent to view this mash-up of icons as a special and once-in-a-lifetime occurrence.</p><p>Visions of James and Curry both wearing Lakers or Warriors uniforms might be evaporating into thin air after the <a href="https://x.com/AmicoHoops/status/1823508040177340626" rel="noopener">latest bit of insight</a>.</p><p>“Did (unnamed TV analyst) really say something about LeBron and Steph teaming up someday?” an NBA source rhetorically asked Sam Amico of Hoopswire.com. “That will never happen. In fact, they will never be on the same team again. Cool Olympic run for sure. But those two as teammates is over for all eternity.”</p><h2><b>LeBron James and Stephen Curry have an amazing two weeks in Paris</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/LeBron-James-and-Stephen-Curry-embrace.jpg"><figcaption>Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The NBA’s all-time scoring champion and the greatest shooter the league has ever known led their country to a hard-fought Olympics gold medal, with each future Hall of Famer stepping up at different moments to ensure that Team USA officially remains the preeminent basketball power for at least another four years. James served as the group’s anchor while Curry exploded in the final two games.</p><p>Debates have raged on regarding <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/stephon-marbury-lebron-james-olympics-mvp-stephen-curry-heroics">the tournament MVP award</a>, but both men were needed to secure victory <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-mens-basketball-avengers-counterparts">for “The Avengers.”</a> The image of them celebrating in uproarious excitement following their epic comeback win over Serbia in the semifinals is bound to pull at the heartstrings of Lakers and Warriors fans. Though, there is currently no feasible path that leads with them representing the same NBA franchise.</p><p>LeBron James appears to be ensconced in Purple and Gold, especially now that his son is on the team. Stephen Curry is synonymous with Golden State and is a San Francisco Bay institution at this point. Losing can always change circumstances, and both of these squads did compete in the Play-in Tournament last season, but it is still difficult to envision an opportunity that would bring these two together once again.</p><p>While sharing the court in an NBA All-Star Game is obviously not the same as going for gold in the Olympics, it might have to do. Instead of lamenting what could have been or what should be, it might be healthier to just appreciate this legendary Team USA union.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: LeBron James, Stephen Curry team-up slapped with harsh reality

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-warriors-plan-approach-stephen-curry-future');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: How Warriors plan to approach Stephen Curry’s future');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/How-Warriors-plan-to-approach-Stephen-Currys-future.jpg"><figcaption>8/12/24</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: How Warriors plan to approach Stephen Curry’s future</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-12T15:17:06-07:00">August 12th, 3:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-12T15:17:06-07:00">August 12th, 3:17pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Golden State <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-still-believe-in-stephen-curry-draymond-green">Warriors’ Stephen Curry and Draymond Green</a> are approaching the tail-end of the NBA’s latest dynasty, as Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy is facing its biggest problem. The Warriors’ challenging task is to decide whether to rebuild, trade Steph Curry and Draymond Green for future assets, or grant the four-time champions the honor of retiring with the same team they began their illustrious careers with.</p><p>With the NBA’s <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-offseason-what-is-the-cbas-second-apron-and-how-does-it-limit-high-spending-teams-215607328.html" rel="noopener">second tax apron penalizing franchises</a> that exceed the league’s salary cap by roughly $11 million, the Warriors watched Klay Thompson sign a three-year, $50 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks this summer. Thompson’s departure ended a historic 13-year run as one-half of “The Splash Brothers” duo alongside Steph Curry.</p><p>Now, some wonder if the Warriors, if unable to improve their roster soon, would consider potentially trading its future Hall of Fame star for a surplus of short and long-term assets.</p><p>However, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sources-warriors-next-steps-failed-lauri-markkanen-trade-pursuit">Warriors have no plans to move their cornerstone player</a>, according to ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel.</p><p>“Golden State has no intention of seeing Curry wear another jersey to finish his career, league sources said. The organization is prepared to do what it takes to remain competitive, nearing the end of the legendary guard’s career, yet they are still keeping an open mind when it comes to their long-term approach,” Siegel wrote. “That is the main driving force behind not pulling off trades for George or Markkanen, as the Warriors still believe in the young core group they have built.”</p><h2>Jonathan Kuminga, Brandin Podziemski stepped up in 2023-24</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Warriors-Jonathan-Kuminga-Andrew-Wiggins.jpg"><figcaption>D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports </figcaption></figure><p>While seeking talent through trades, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sources-warriors-next-steps-failed-lauri-markkanen-trade-pursuit" rel="noopener">the Warriors’ front office</a> hopes some of their young players can eventually bridge the gap between last year’s team competing for a playoff spot and blossoming into championship contenders.</p><p>Both Warriors power forward Jonathan Kuminga and rookie guard Brandin Podziemski made significant strides last season and have proven themselves as two of head coach Steve Kerr’s everyday rotation players. In his third season, Kuminga averaged a career-best 16.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 0.7 assists in 26.4 minutes per game, while Pods posted averages of 9.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in 26.6 minutes.</p><p>“Curry and the Warriors both want to win. The moves Dunleavy and his front office made this offseason reflect this notion, and the Dubs are going to remain aggressive as it pertains to making moves,” Siegel adds. “Although Golden State won’t be making any more moves in free agency, Curry’s future and current contract are key talking points this summer.”</p><p>Neither side appears to be in a hurry to reach an extension. It buys Golden State plenty of time to strengthen the their roster surrounding Curry into their next era of competitive basketball.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: How Warriors plan to approach Stephen Curry’s future

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-warriors-trade-plans-after-lauri-markkanen-failure-emerges');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Warriors’ trade plans after Lauri Markkanen failure emerges');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Warriors-Lauri-Markkanen-Mike-Dunleavy.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Warriors’ trade plans after Lauri Markkanen failure emerges</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-06T09:59:28-07:00">August 6th, 9:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-06T09:59:28-07:00">August 6th, 9:59am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Lauri Markkanen will soon be taken <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-lauri-markkanen-expected-off-trade-market-contract-extension">off the trade market</a> once he signs his contract extension with the Utah Jazz. The Golden State Warriors were among the primary suitors for a trade for the Finnish star. Now, they’ll have to pivot.</p><p>The Jazz deciding to keep Markkanen around for the future gives them a foundational player and, at worst, someone they can flip for a trade next offseason. Utah’s decision has major ramifications for the rest of the league, namely Golden State. The Warriors missed out on Paul George already and now will have to wait for another star of their liking to become available.</p><p>The Warriors are <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5683827/2024/08/06/lauri-markkanen-jazz-extension/" rel="noopener">still looking to make moves</a> ahead of the regular season, according to Shams Charania, Tony Jones and Anthony Slater of The Athletic.</p><p>The Athletic writes the following: “The Warriors have 14 players under contract for next season and feel comfortable entering training camp and the regular season as currently constructed, team sources said, though they are expected to explore smaller-scale deals more actively than is typical in August and September…They’ve shown no appetite to enter the Zach LaVine or Brandon Ingram market.”</p><h2><b>Warriors pursuing other options after Lauri Markkanen</b></h2><p>Although landing Markkanen would have made the Warriors much better, keeping Brandin Podziemski — who Utah coveted in a trade — is what’s best. They need some young players to carry the franchise forward once they eventually bottom out in the years after Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. Jonathan Kuminga, Moses Moody and Trayce Jackson-Davis would be nice to keep but can be more expendable in trades.</p><p>The Warriors could pursue a forward like Jerami Grant from the rebuilding Portland Trail Blazers. They could look to trade for someone from the Brooklyn Nets like Cameron Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith or Bojan Bogdanovic from the Brooklyn Nets, who are ready to tank. They could also hit up the Washington Wizards and try to land Malcolm Brogdon. Better options could emerge as the offseason comes to an end and the regular season gets going.</p><p>Landing Buddy Hield, De’Anthony Melton and Kyle Anderson this offseason gives the Warriors <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-lineup-projections-amid-lauri-markkanen-trade-stalemate">more depth</a> but they may not be able to crack the playoffs without making a sizable upgrade. The front office is surely looking over its options.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Warriors’ trade plans after Lauri Markkanen failure emerges

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-warriors-strong-interest-stretch-big-44-4-3fg');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Warriors have ‘strong interest’ in stretch big with 44.4 3FG%');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Warriors-have-strong-interest-in-stretch-big-with-44.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Warriors have ‘strong interest’ in stretch big with 44.4 3FG%</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-04T20:15:28-07:00">August 4th, 8:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-04T20:15:28-07:00">August 4th, 8:15pm</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Mike Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a strong showing at the recent NBA Summer League, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/top-50-nba-draft-prospects-in-2020">former Gonzaga Bulldogs</a> and Memphis Grizzlies forward Killian Tillie has garnered significant interest from the Golden State Warriors, who are looking to add <a href="https://hoopshype.com/rumor/3082313/" rel="noopener">another big man to stretch the floor</a> on offense.</p><p>Tillie ended his college career with a 3-point shooting percentage of 44.4%, which should complement Stephen Curry’s off-ball action by taking the defense’s attention from him. However, NBA rumors have added the Philadelphia 76ers to the list of teams interested in the stretch big, another sign that 3-point shooting has never been more important in today’s NBA.</p><h2><b>Killian Tillie to the Warriors?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Warriors-star-Stephen-Curry-reacts-during-Olympic-action-while-playing-with-Team-USA.jpg"><figcaption>John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>It’s not hard to understand why the Warriors could want to sign Tillie. The 6-foot-10 forward <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/killian-tillie-1.html#all_players_per_game" rel="noopener">posted impressive career averages</a> that show he could contribute to the team’s offensive schemes. Besides his elite 3-point shooting, Tillie also put up 9.5 points and 4.6 rebounds in his four years at Gonzaga, where they almost won the 2017 NCAA National Championship. The Bulldogs lost to North Carolina, but Tillie grabbed nine rebounds in the effort. If the Warriors sign him, he will enjoy plenty of open looks due to the elite playmaking of Draymond Green and the shooting gravity of Stephen Curry.</p><p>If other NBA rumors are true, though, Tillie could be a valuable piece for the 76ers’ system that now revolves around Paul George, Joel Embiid, and Tyrese Maxey. He will have his fair share of shooting opportunities when defenses collapse around these three dynamic scorers.</p><h2>What’s next for the Warriors</h2><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-major-offseason-fixes-warriors-must-make-to-have-another-title-run-with-stephen-curry">Warriors look to bounce back</a> after a disappointing end to last season and recent heavy shakeups in the roster. Last season, the Sacramento Kings ended Golden State’s playoff streak by eliminating them in the Play-In Tournament, payback for the Warriors taking them out in the first round of the 2023 playoffs.</p><p>Moreover, this loss also signaled the end of an era. During the offseason, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dallas-completes-klay-thompson-acquisition-in-historic-6-team-trade">Dallas Mavericks acquired Klay Thompson</a> in a blockbuster sign-and-trade trade, leaving his one-time Splash Brothers partner. The core Warriors trio of Klay, Steph and Draymond have won four NBA titles together (2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022). Meanwhile, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-worst-nba-finals-ever-trending-boston-mavericks">Mavs reached the NBA Finals</a> with the dynamic duo of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.</p><p>After coming back from his ACL and Achilles injuries, Thompson has never quite returned to his peak as a two-way player able to score 60 points on 11 dribbles while checking the opponent’s best player. In 13 games in the 2023 playoffs, Klay averaged 18.5 points on 38.8% shooting from 3-point range. He only scored eight points on a dismal 16.7% from three as the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the Warriors in Game 6 of the second round.</p><p>While the Golden State Warriors dynasty seems to be over, it’s always unwise to count them out. Steph Curry remains an elite shooter who can lift his team to success if they put the right pieces around him. If Killian Tillie pans out for them, they could still be a dangerous team in the ultra-competitive Western Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Warriors have ‘strong interest’ in stretch big with 44.4 3FG%

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/warriors-news-brandon-podziemski-reveals-why-lauri-markkanen-trade-rumors-are-actually-fun');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors’ Brandon Podziemski reveals why Lauri Markkanen trade rumors are actually ‘fun’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Warriors-Brandon-Podziemski-reveals-why-Lauri-Markkanen-trade-rumors-are-actually-fun.jpg"></figure><h1>Warriors’ Brandon Podziemski reveals why Lauri Markkanen trade rumors are actually ‘fun’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-01T12:20:59-07:00">August 1st, 12:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-01T12:20:59-07:00">August 1st, 12:20pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors may have added a few quality players in the aftermath of the departure of franchise legend Klay Thompson. But it’s fair to wonder if the Warriors’ roster as presently constructed is good enough to compete for a playoff spot in the loaded Western Conference, let alone for the Larry O’Brien trophy. It’s no surprise that the Dubs are looking to up the team’s talent base, consolidating the pieces that they already have for another star — with Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen being their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-warriors-trade-jonathan-kuminga-brandin-podziemski-lauri-markkanen">primary trade target</a>.</p><p>The Jazz, however, according to ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel, would only part ways with Markkanen if they receive Brandin Podziemski <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sources-warriors-lauri-markkanen-trade-offer-unchanged-amid-jazz-demands">from the Warriors</a> to go along with another young player (Moses Moody, perhaps) and plenty of draft capital. Podziemski, for what it’s worth, is remaining mentally strong amid the uncertainty surrounding his situation with Golden State, and is, in fact, <a href="https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/brandin-podziemski-trade-rumors-reaction/1763257/" rel="noopener">finding it “fun”</a> that his name is out there in trade rumors so often.</p><p>“It’s very fun for me actually. I love it,” Podziemski said on The Dinner Table podcast on July 25, per Will Simonds of NBC Sports Bay Area. “It’s cool to see different things every day — people’s comments, and if I should be [traded] or shouldn’t be.”</p><p>But at the end of the day, Brandin Podziemski is only focusing towards the things that are in his control and leave the decision of whether or not the Warriors will be trading him away to the powers that be.</p><p>“For me, from a basketball perspective, social media aside, I try to put that away and just work on what I can control right now,” Podziemski added.</p><h2>Will Brandin Podziemski spend his sophomore season with the Warriors?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Brandin-Podziemski-and-Golden-State-Warriors-head-coach-Steve-Kerr.jpg"></figure><p>Brandin Podziemski was the 19th overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft and was a steal for the Warriors from the get-go. He is a quick decision-maker with the basketball, making him a seamless fit in the Dubs’ offense. Moreover, he could space the floor, handle the rock as well, and help out on the glass as well. In his rookie campaign, he averaged 9.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.7 assists on 45/39/63 shooting splits — and he’s only 21 years of age at the time of writing.</p><p>There is still uncertainty, however, as to whether or not Podziemski would be spending his second season in the NBA with the Warriors. But he’s trying to spin that uncertainty and turn it into something positive, regardless of if he plays for the Dubs or the Jazz.</p><p>“No one likes to admit it, but everybody sees … the good and the bad,” Podziemski added. “For me, I think the bad can just be used as motivation. Obviously, my name has been in the Markkanen trade a lot, so if the trade doesn’t go through and I’m still here, to have a good second year and be like, ‘Good thing we didn’t trade him,’ would be cool for me.”</p><p>Podziemski can now take comfort in the fact that the Warriors have not been willing, according to reports, to trade him away for Lauri Markkanen. All he has to do now is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-brandin-podziemski-gets-100-real-dubs-role-after-klay-thompsons-exit">vindicate the franchise’s belief</a> in him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors’ Brandon Podziemski reveals why Lauri Markkanen trade rumors are actually ‘fun’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/warriors-news-joe-lacob-breaks-silence-offseason-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Warriors owner Joe Lacob breaks silence on offseason trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Joe-Lacob-breaks-silence-on-offseason-trade-rumors.jpg"></figure><h1>Warriors owner Joe Lacob breaks silence on offseason trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-26T22:24:59-07:00">July 26th, 10:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-27T02:30:02-07:00">July 27th, 2:30am</time><address><a>Brian Buyawe</a>Brian Buyawe is an NBA, NFL, NCAA Football, and NCAA Basketball writer for ClutchPoints. His advanced knowledge of basketball, football, and Formula One started at an early age, allowing him to provide in-depth analysis.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s been over a month into the offseason and many trades have already taken place. Some of them involve big-name stars, drawing headlines and sending the basketball fandom into a frenzy. Take the Golden Warriors’ recent transaction, for example. The team was involved in a six-team deal that was highlighted by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-joe-lacob-gets-honest-why-klay-thompson-was-never-returning">Klay Thompson’s departure</a> to the Dallas Mavericks. The Warriors did get pieces in return, but fans continue to wonder if another blockbuster trade awaits on the horizon. Team owner Joe Lacob <a href="https://www.audacy.com/957thegame/sports/san-francisco-49-ers/joe-lacob-on-warriors-making-big-move-its-a-balance" rel="noopener">has an answer to that</a>:</p><p>“Look, we have a full roster right now. I think we’re at 14 players,” Lacob said, per 95.7 The Game’s Ryan Gilbert. “So anything we do now has got to be pretty much through trade, and are there trades that are being discussed all the time? Absolutely. We could make a significant trade, for sure, but we might not.”</p><p>While this isn’t a clear yes or no, Lacob’s admission of trades “being discussed all the time” could somehow excite Warriors fans with hypothetical scenarios in the near future. The team did get Buddy Hield in hopes of filling the gap Thompson opened, but more rumors continue to swirl around the Bay Area franchise.</p><h2><b>What about a certain Utah Jazz forward?</b></h2><p>At present, one big name linked to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-joe-lacob-hints-at-difficulties-surrounding-lauri-markkanen-trade">the Warriors is Lauri Markkanen</a>. The Utah Jazz star will undoubtedly add plenty of firepower to the Dubs, but his asking price will be way up there too. Young prospects such as Jonathan Kuminga, Brandin Podziemski and Moses Moody could possibly be involved, along with future draft picks as well.</p><p>In short, the Warriors have to be very careful when making major roster decisions. And on the topic of taking caution, Lacob also gave a reminder of the important factors that come into play when analyzing potential trades.</p><p>“Trades is kind of the hardest way to go because there are 29 other teams all trying to do the same thing. They’re all trying to get better, and everyone wants to win a trade,” Lacob added. “I know in business you hear the term ‘win-win.’ It’s good to make ‘win-win’ moves in life, in business, trades, business transactions. But you can’t make someone do that. It’s one of these things where you have to find the right partner at the right time and you have to sort of agree that this is going to work for both parties.”</p><p>Still, one can argue that the Warriors have nothing to lose. Right now, the roster doesn’t look too primed to be labeled a top contender. Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are still there, but in the past two years, the team has lost Klay Thompson, Chris Paul and Jordan Poole. If they want to get over last season’s hump, then Curry needs to have another elite scorer by his side.</p><p>Who knows? Maybe Joe Lacob might just make that gargantuan transaction and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lauri-markkanen-bruce-brown-hypothetical-trades-shake-up-nba-offseason">bring Markkanen over</a> to San Francisco.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Warriors owner Joe Lacob breaks silence on offseason trade rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-warriors-linked-to-nets-cam-johnson-as-dark-horse-suitors');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Warriors linked to Nets’ Cam Johnson as ‘dark horse’ suitors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/NBA-rumors-Warriors-linked-to-Nets-Cam-Johnson-as-dark-horse-suitors.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Warriors linked to Nets’ Cam Johnson as ‘dark horse’ suitors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-24T22:42:37-07:00">July 24th, 10:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-24T22:42:37-07:00">July 24th, 10:42pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Brooklyn Nets are ripe for a fire sale now that they’re embracing a rebuild in the aftermath of trading Mikal Bridges away. The next player that’s most likely to depart the team via trade is Cam Johnson, a versatile 6’8 forward whose primary calling card is his top-tier ability to space the floor. Johnson, even though he’s set to make around $68 million over the next three years, should <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/best-cam-johnson-trade-destinations-if-nets-continue-roster-blowup">draw plenty of interest</a> on the market, with the Golden State Warriors being one of the teams interested in the Nets forward, per Brian Lewis of the New York Post.</p><p>The Warriors, however, aren’t among Johnson’s main suitors, with Lewis <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/07/22/sports/cam-johnson-could-be-nets-most-valuable-trade-piece-left/" rel="noopener">calling them a “dark horse”</a> contender to trade for his services along with the San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors. However, those three aren’t the only ones vying for the Nets forward’s services, with the Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings, and Orlando Magic <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-lakers-still-among-teams-linked-cam-johnson-trade">reportedly being “interested”</a> as well.</p><p>Cam Johnson endured a bit of a down 2023-24 season amid the Nets’ disappointing 32-win campaign. He averaged just 13.4 points per game on 44.6 percent shooting from the field, worse numbers than the ones he put up following his arrival in Brooklyn via the Kevin Durant trade. But Johnson remained a high-level marksman from deep, making 2.4 triples a night last season on a 39.1 percent clip, rescuing his overall scoring efficiency with a 58.2 true shooting percentage.</p><p>Any team that will be trading for Johnson (potentially the Warriors) should be wary of his injury history, however. Johnson dealt with a few nagging injuries last season that limited him to just 58 games, and his hip injury history was what gave teams some pause during the 2019 NBA Draft.</p><h2>Will the Warriors make a move for Cam Johnson?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Warriors-guard-Stephen-Curry-30-against-Phoenix-Suns-forward-Cameron-Johnson-23.jpg"></figure><p>It must be said that the Golden State Warriors won’t be making any other moves this offseason until the Lauri Markkanen situation gets resolved. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-warriors-trade-jonathan-kuminga-brandin-podziemski-lauri-markkanen">Warriors continue to be</a> in hot pursuit of the Utah Jazz star, although the Jazz have remained steadfast in their asking price, which has caused a standstill in trade negotiations.</p><p>If the Dubs end up not getting Markkanen, then perhaps they could look into acquiring Cam Johnson from the Nets. Andrew Wiggins has been on a downturn over the past two seasons, and perhaps the Warriors view Johnson’s shooting and off-ball impact as something more useful than anything the current version of Wiggins can give.</p><p>Nonetheless, with the Warriors signing Buddy Hield, De’Anthony Melton, and Kyle Anderson, it’s not like they’re in dire need of what Johnson brings to the table. Johnson’s combination of size and shooting is impressive, but is he worth giving up the 3-and-D upside of Wiggins for, especially after how well Wiggins played during the Dubs’ 2022 championship run? Wiggins is only 29 years of age, so it’s not like he’s way past his prime.</p><p>Among Johnson’s reported suitors, the Lakers, Kings, and Magic <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-nets-cam-johnson-lakers-trade-interest">make the most sense</a> as a potential destination for the Nets sharpshooter. LeBron James-led teams always benefit from high-level floor-spacing, the Kings are in need of a three-and-D wing with the departure of Harrison Barnes, while the Magic’s greatest kryptonite continues to be outside shooting, which Johnson can help with in spades.</p><p>If anything, the Magic should make a move, as this could also help them consolidate talent amid a few positional logjams. But with the injury-prone Jonathan Isaac already on the roster, the idea of acquiring Johnson may give them some pause.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Warriors linked to Nets’ Cam Johnson as ‘dark horse’ suitors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-lakers-warriors-get-eye-opening-links-to-bruce-brown-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Lakers, Warriors get eye-opening links to Bruce Brown trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/NBA-rumors-Lakers-Warriors-get-eye-opening-links-to-Bruce-Brown-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Lakers, Warriors get eye-opening links to Bruce Brown trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-22T13:01:07-07:00">July 22nd, 1:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-23T15:54:34-07:00">July 23rd, 3:54pm</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. He can also be found three to five times weekly on Locked On Cavs, a part of the Locked On Podcast Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a rapid-fire succession of moves to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lebron-james-leads-2024-nba-free-agent-class">start NBA free agency</a>, things have been quiet, with some organizations working behind the scenes to upgrade their roster continually. A player who has generated a lot of interest among some contenders is Toronto Raptors swingman Bruce Brown.</p><p>The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors have quietly emerged as possible <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lauri-markkanen-trade-talks-reed-sheppard-dominance-nba-summer-league">suitors for Brown</a>.</p><p>“Speaking of the Raptors, they continue to explore the market for interest in veteran swingman Bruce Brown, who is entering the final year of his contract at $23 million,” said ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel.</p><p>Brown is highly regarded around the league for his positional versatility as well as his ability to make winning plays that don’t always show up in the stats. The 27-year-old <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownbr01/gamelog-playoffs/" rel="noopener">held a big role</a> during the Denver Nuggets’ championship run in 2023, and his expiring contract will be appealing to several playoff-contending franchises.</p><p>The Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks are two teams that showed interest in Brown last season, sources said, and Los Angeles maintains interest in him this offseason. One team whispered to have interest in Brown and was quietly mentioned as a possible suitor months ago is the Golden State Warriors.</p><p>While unlikely to occur, the Warriors have the ability to move Andrew Wiggins, who is making more than $26 million this season, in a package from Toronto that includes Brown and other assets. This would open up more financial flexibility for the Dubs moving forward.</p><p>For the Lakers and Warriors, adding Brown makes almost too much sense for either team. His playmaking ability and versatility are beyond underrated, and more importantly, he has championship experience after his time in Denver. However, which team can make a more attractive offer to acquire Brown from the Raptors?</p><h2><b>Who could make the best Bruce Brown trade offer?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Bruce-Brown-Versus-Warriors.jpg"><figcaption>John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Ultimately, it will depend on what the Raptors want for Brown in any trade negotiations. Although Toronto is trying to become a playoff threat with Scottie Barnes leading the charge, they still have to acquire assets and pieces that can flesh out the final vision.</p><p>With that in mind, it’s good to remember that, to acquire Brown, three first-round picks, and Jordan Nwora, the Raptors sent Pascal Siakam to Indiana. Considering that the Raptors were able to get so much from the Pacers, they’ll likely be looking for equal value when sending out Brown in a possible trade.</p><p>So considering that the Lakers have the salaries of D’Angelo Russell, Cam Reddish, Jaxson Hayes, and others to plug into a deal, there could be some traction if the Raptors like the fit of any player alongside Barnes.</p><p>However, Los Angeles is limited asset-wise elsewhere, especially when it comes to draft picks, so that could make it difficult to finalize a deal since Toronto is likely looking for more than expiring salaries to complement and upgrade their roster.</p><p>That’s where the Warriors, who could use All-Star forward Andrew Wiggins as a bargaining chip, enter the fray. Dangling an All-Star-caliber wing who would help accelerate the Raptors’ rebuild, could be a much more enticing offer for Toronto, especially with Golden State having more moveable first-round selections.</p><p>Again, it all depends on what the Raptors want in a possible Brown trade. But for now, the Warriors can make a much more attractive offer than the Lakers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Lakers, Warriors get eye-opening links to Bruce Brown trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-more-details-warriors-lauri-markkanen-trade-offer-emerges');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: More details of Warriors’ Lauri Markkanen trade offer emerge');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/More-details-of-Warriors-Lauri-Markkanen-trade-offer-emerges.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: More details of Warriors’ Lauri Markkanen trade offer emerge</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-15T11:31:21-07:00">July 15th, 11:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-15T12:11:36-07:00">July 15th, 12:11pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a flurry of moves this NBA offseason, Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen is now the biggest name being thrown around in trade rumors. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-warriors-lauri-markkanen-trade-offer-andrew-wiggins-update">Golden State Warriors have aggressively</a> pursued him, but what will it take to get the 2022-23 Most Improved Player in a Dubs uniform?</p><p>The Warriors like Markkanen, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5638084/2024/07/15/lauri-markkanen-brandon-ingram-trade-contract-latest-nba-notes/" rel="noopener">but not for the price</a> the Jazz are selling him for, via The Athletic’s Shams Charania.</p><p>“The Golden State Warriors have been the most engaged team for Markkanen in recent weeks, as league sources tell The Athletic they have discussed a proposal around Moses Moody, multiple first-round picks, multiple pick swaps and multiple second-round picks,” Charania reported. “The Jazz, however, have asked for the bulk of young talent and capital the Warriors possess, including Moody, Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Podziemski, along with picks, which has been a non-starter thus far for Golden State, league sources said.”</p><p>Markkanen, who averaged 23.2 points per game on 48% shooting with 8.2 rebounds and two assists last season, would be a dangerous second option to pair with Steph Curry. At the same time, it may not be worth mortgaging the team’s future, as the above scenario would make it nearly impossible for Golden State to develop any promising talent for the next few years.</p><p>With Curry now 36, the organization has to plan for life without its superhero. However, the all-time NBA three-point field goal leader is still elite, so it could make a short-term blockbuster move for the right price. Curry most likely has two to three years left before he declines, so Golden State has to balance between selling out for another championship while also preparing for its next era.</p><p>How will this situation shake out?</p><h2><b>Markkanen also has leverage in any possible Warriors deal</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Jazz-Lauri-Markkannen.jpg"><figcaption>© Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Markkanen is entering the last year of his deal, and his next one will undoubtedly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sources-lauri-markkanen-brandon-ingram-kyle-kuzma-trade-scenarios">give him a significant raise</a>, as ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel reported.</p><p>“The only question that exists in Utah is whether or not their current timeline matches up with Markkanen’s own situation,” Siegel explained. “The 2022-23 NBA Most Improved Player is now 27 years old and is entering the final year of his contract. Markkanen will make $18 million during the 2024-25 season. He will be eligible to receive a four-year extension worth upwards of $200 million when he becomes extension-eligible in August.”</p><p>This gives the Finnish international leverage over any team he might get traded to, as he could threaten to walk in free agency next summer if he doesn’t get a new deal now.</p><p>With Utah still amid a rebuild, it’ll be hard to convince Markkanen to stay long-term. That’s why the organization needs to be careful with asking for too much for the seven-footer in a potential deal, as he could leave for nothing in return next summer.</p><p>One solution could be to find a third team to include in the trade The Cleveland Cavaliers<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/could-an-andrew-wiggins-trade-be-warriors-final/id1153873309?i=1000661746722" rel="noopener"> could be a logical candidate</a>, via SB Nation’s Kylen Mills.</p><p>“One that I look at is the Cavs,” Mills said. “The Cavs need a defensive wing. They’re a team that already has a couple of elite scorers, he’s not going to be one taking the ball out of Donovan Mitchell’s hands or something like that. They’re a team that is in that contender range where I think they would maybe say, ‘hey, we’re willing to give up a couple future draft picks in order to bring in what we feel like is a void.'”</p><p>In this scenario, the Warriors would send Andrew Wiggins to Cleveland, while Utah would send Markkanen to the Bay Area.</p><p>The picture should be clearer by August 6, when Markkanen can demand a new contract.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: More details of Warriors’ Lauri Markkanen trade offer emerge

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When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball. He's also working on his BS Mathematics degree.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2024 offseason saw one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history break up. Following a tumultuous year filled with ups and downs, Klay Thompson has left the Golden State Warriors. The sharpshooter orchestrated a sign-and-trade that sent him to the Dallas Mavericks. While publicly, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-why-klay-thompson-needed-this-career-change-per-steve-kerr">both sides have been amicable</a>, plenty of drama around the decision has popped up in the last few days.</p><p>The main drama that’s been in the news cycle recently are the reasons Thompson was let go by the Warriors. Multiple sources have claimed that the four-time NBA champion’s personality was a big factor. However, an article from the Boston Globe posits a much simpler theory: Thompson <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/07/13/sports/jaylen-brown-olympics-team-usa/" rel="noopener">wanted more</a>, and the Warriors felt that he wasn’t deserving of such a contract.</p><p>“More information is coming out about why Klay Thompson left the Warriors for the Mavericks, and it seems both sides were at fault. Thompson, despite missing two full seasons with injuries, felt he was nearly the same player he was before and the Warriors didn’t agree. Thompson felt as if he should have been compensated with a four-year deal similar to Draymond Green’s and Andrew Wiggins’s, especially since neither has lived up to their contracts.”</p><p>This ultimately seems to be an accurate version of what happened. Thompson’s performance has declined, but so has Green’s and Wiggins’. Green has been even worse, as his off-court antics have given Golden State more trouble than they need. That being said, the Warriors did not want to repeat that same mistake with Klay, whose performance last season was much more erratic than before.</p><h2><b>Thompson’s Warriors career</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Klay-Thompson-in-his-last-game-for-the-Warriors.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>It’s hard to tell the story of the Warriors dynasty without Klay Thompson. Stephen Curry gets most of the attention, and Green, while now struggling, often gets credit for his contributions early in the dynasty. However, one could argue that without Thompson, the two-man game of Curry and Green would not be as effective.</p><p>A lottery pick in the 2011 draft, Thompson emerged as arguably the second-best shooter in the league behind Curry. His off-ball prowess made him an effective asset in Steve Kerr’s motion system. Curry and Thompson’s off-ball movement forced teams to adopt switch-heavy defenses, and the Warriors still made them pay. The sight of the Splash Brothers screening for each other and creating chaos while Green orchestrates still gives the Rockets and the Cavaliers nightmares today.</p><p>An injury in the 2019 NBA Finals ended up being the start of Thompson’s decline. With an ACL tear and an Achilles tear, the Warriors star was never quite the same upon his return. His shooting was still elite, but his underrated defense was phased out of his skillset. Still, Thompson was a key contributor to the Warriors’ 2022 championship, averaging 19 points per game in his return to action.</p><p>Since then, though, Thompson’s performance<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-klay-thompson-ethers-fan-trolling-play-in-disaster"> has been quite erratic</a>. He struggled quite a bit with shooting last season, and his solution of shooting himself out of the slump did not quite work. While we cannot be certain about how his attitude affected his exit, we can’t deny that his on-court performance gave the Warriors some pause when he asked for his new contract.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Klay Thompson, Warriors’ disconnect that led to breakup, revealed

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-warriors-lauri-markkanen-trade-offer-andrew-wiggins-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Warriors’ Lauri Markkanen trade offer gets Andrew Wiggins update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Warriors-Lauri-Markkanen-trade-offer-gets-Andrew-Wiggins-update.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Warriors’ Lauri Markkanen trade offer gets Andrew Wiggins update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-09T14:37:31-07:00">July 9th, 2:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-09T19:58:54-07:00">July 9th, 7:58pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors have been surprisingly quiet so far this NBA offseason in terms of acquisition, replacing Klay Thompson with a combination of smaller signings like Kyle Anderson and Buddy Hield so far to help supplement Stephen Curry. With Curry entering his age 37 season, pressure is on the Warriors’ front office to make a much bigger splash before the 2024-25 campaign gets underway.</p><p>One of the biggest names still theoretically on the trade market is that of Utah Jazz small forward Lauri Markkanen, who could add shooting and size to any number of contenders that are still looking to make a major move this offseason. Understandably, Markkanen has been heavily <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-warriors-lauri-markkanen-trade-offer-gets-complicated-update">linked to the Warriors</a> in recent weeks, particularly after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-brandin-podziemski-sets-big-most-improved-player-goal-for-2024-25-campaign">departure of Thompson</a> and all of the firepower that left with him to Dallas.</p><p>Now, a new update has shed some light on what exactly the Warriors’ offer could potentially look like to Danny Ainge and the Jazz brass.</p><p>“The Warriors only have the ability to offer two outright first-round picks for Markkaken, which they have done to this point, sources said,” reported Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints. “Any scenario in which the Dubs would have a chance at landing Markkanen would more than likely require a third team, as Golden State would be attempting to get the Jazz another draft pick or two in a proposal that would include former All-Star wing Andrew Wiggins. Moses Moody, pick swaps, and the expiring contracts of Kevon Looney and Gary Payton II are other assets the Warriors have to offer in trade talks at this time.”</p><p>Andrew Wiggins of course was one of the heroes of the Warriors’ 2022 championship run, playing excellent defense against Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum and contributing on the offensive end as well, but the former number one overall draft pick has seen a steady decline in the two seasons since then, which would make it a lot less difficult of a pill to swallow if the Warriors were to have to move on from him.</p><h2><b>What would the Warriors look like with Lauri Markkanen?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Markkanen-on-the-bench-1.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>If the Warriors were able to swing a trade for Markkanen while retaining young rising wing Jonathan Kuminga, they would have a lineup featuring lots of size and versatility on both ends of the court, although starting Kuminga at the two guard spot would raise concerns about the amount of shooting in the lineup around Curry.</p><p>Conversely, the Warriors could choose to go ultra small, with someone like Moses Moody at the two spot and sliding Draymond Green into the center position, where he has operated in small stints before as part of the notorious “Death Lineup” that plagued the NBA in the mid-2010s. However, while the Warriors’ lineup would be solid in this scenario, it would still be a far cry from the Kevin Durant-led juggernaut that dominated the league back in those days.</p><p>In any case, the pressure is certainly on Mike Dunleavy and company to pull a rabbit out of the hat before the season gets underway in October.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Warriors’ Lauri Markkanen trade offer gets Andrew Wiggins update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-warriors-lauri-markkanen-trade-offer-gets-complicated-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Warriors’ Lauri Markkanen trade offer gets complicated update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Warriors-Lauri-Markkanen-trade-offer-gets-complicated-update.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Warriors’ Lauri Markkanen trade offer gets complicated update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-05T15:51:54-07:00">July 5th, 3:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-05T22:37:28-07:00">July 5th, 10:37pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors suffered a blow this offseason <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ranking-klay-thompson-10-greatest-moments-as-a-warrior">when they lost Klay Thompson</a> in free agency. They’ve tried to recoup as much as they can with a few <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-complete-buddy-hield-sign-and-trade-with-76ers">solid free agent signings</a>. But perhaps the biggest trade domino the Warriors are trying to get to fall is Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen.</p><p>Markkanen may or may not be on the trade block, but it reportedly hasn’t stopped the Warriors from inquiring. But what might hinder a potential Markkanen trade between the Warriors and Jazz is the limitations of the Warriors’ <a href="https://x.com/957thegame/status/1809319694337470610" rel="noopener">potential offer</a> as per Tony Jones of The Athletic.</p><p>Jones reports that, “Golden State has an offer on the table and it’s substantial [for Lauri Markkanen]. I think offers are heavily pick-based…What complicates it is the Warriors only have two unprotected picks, plus a protected first rounder.”</p><p>Markkanen is one of the top rising stars in the NBA and it’s fair to question whether that combination of picks is enough for the Warriors to entice the Jazz into making a trade. The recent trade between the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets involving Mikal Bridges included four unprotected first round picks heading the Nets’ way. Markkanen is arguably a better player than Bridges.</p><p>The Finnish star is one of the most sought-after players this offseason on the trade market. He was an All-Star during the 2022-23 season, his first with the Jazz. This past season, Markkanen appeared in 55 games at a little over 33 minutes per game He averaged 23.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists with splits of 48 percent shooting from the field, 39.9 percent shooting from the three-point line and 89.9 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><h2><b>Warriors looking to stay comp</b>etitive for 2024-25 season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Steph-Curry-walks-back-to-the-bench.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Warriors may have lost Klay Thompson this offseason, but they still have Stephen Curry on the team. Curry’s current extension carries him through the 2025-26 season. It’s in line with the recent extension signed by head coach Steve Kerr. The Warriors owe it to Curry to field a competitive playoff team.</p><p>Acquiring Lauri Markkanen would be a great move for the Warriors, but it’s not anywhere close to a given that they will pull off a trade. In the meantime, the Warriors have made a few key free agent signings that should help the team this upcoming season.</p><p>The Warriors agreed to deals with De’Anthony Melton and Kyle Anderson and also pulled off a sign and trade to acquire Buddy Hield. While none of those players are Thompson, their combined impact should help offset Thompson’s production to a degree. Prior to the Warriors’ pursuit of Markkanen, they pursued a potential trade with the Los Angeles Clippers for Paul George.</p><p>Last season, the Warriors missed the playoffs after losing to the Sacramento Kings in the play-in. The season prior, they defeated the Kings in the first round of the playoffs before falling to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Warriors’ Lauri Markkanen trade offer gets complicated update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-warriors-spurs-among-teams-with-substantial-lauri-markkanen-trade-offers-on-table');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Warriors, Spurs among teams with ‘substantial’ Lauri Markkanen trade offers on table');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Jazz-Warriors-Spurs-Lauri-Markkanen.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Warriors, Spurs among teams with ‘substantial’ Lauri Markkanen trade offers on table</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-04T07:57:17-07:00">July 4th, 7:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-04T08:19:13-07:00">July 4th, 8:19am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The most appealing trade candidate in the NBA is currently Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen. With so many big names gone in the free agency pool, the 27-year-old sharpshooter is perhaps the best potentially available player on either the trade market or in free agency.</p><p>The Jazz are in a rebuild, adding several young players to their roster again as Markkanen continues to age into his prime years. To make sure he isn’t lost to another team for nothing next summer, Utah will either have to extend Markkanen’s contract, which expires after this season, or trade him. Given his immense value (he’s making just over $18 million next season) and age, the latter option appears to make more sense, especially with so many suitors lining up.</p><p>According to Tony Jones of The Athletic, the Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs and Sacramento Kings have “substantial” offers for Markkanen. Each of those teams has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-lauri-markkanen-trade-buzz-grows-with-warriors-spurs-links">linked to a pursuit</a> of the Finnish star previously, but Jones points them out as the teams making the biggest efforts.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">According to <a href="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tjonesonthenba</a> the Kings the Warriors and the Spurs all have “substantial offers on the table” for Lauri Markkanen. <a href="https://twitter.com/Sactown1140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sactown1140</a></p><p>— Kevin Whitey Gleason (@whiteygleason) <a href="https://twitter.com/whiteygleason/status/1808654441551384585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Jones wrote <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5610621/2024/07/02/lauri-markkanen-jazz-trade-prospect-nba/" rel="noopener">that Markkanen “is a star.</a> The NBA knows this. That’s why half the league is standing in line hoping the Jazz decide to trade him. Out of that number, several reports have teams such as the Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs and Sacramento Kings ramping up interest and preparing offers for the Jazz to mull. The Jazz know this as well, which is why they are hesitant to trade Markkanen, even amid a rebuild that still appears to be in its infancy.”</p><h2><b>Lauri Markkanen receiving massive trade interest</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Lauri-Markkanen-dunks-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>© Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>After years of being merely a solid player, Markkanen has become a bona fide star in his two seasons with the Jazz, averaging 24.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game while shooting 49.0 percent from the field and 39.5 percent from deep. As a top option, he drew way more fouls and scored more efficiently than ever before, posting true shooting percentages above 63 percent for the first time in his career.</p><p>The Jazz may be approaching decision time with Markkanen soon, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they have to trade him. They can keep him around as a top option in case a star player elsewhere asks out and Utah can trade for him. It would also be nice to support the rookies and second-year players with a floor spacer who can carry the workload on offense. However, if another team goes over the top with a trade offer, it may be best to just add more assets for a rebuild that is still barely getting off the ground.</p><p>Markkanen would be a massive coup for the Warriors, who just lost Klay Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks and have struggled for years to put a reliable second option behind Stephen Curry. Golden State has some interesting young players to dangle in Jonathan Kuminga, Moses Moodey and Brandin Podziemski, though Kuminga might not be on the table. Trying to offload Andrew Wiggins in a trade could also be an option.</p><p>The Spurs aren’t super eager to put a great team around Victor Wembanyama just yet — they may want to stay in the lottery one more time for the chance to land another great prospect like Cooper Flagg. But once San Antonio is ready to start winning again, the front office has picks and young players to offer in exchange for the Jazz star.</p><p>The Kings adding Markkanen alongside De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis would give them <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-timberwolves-kings-emerge-as-potential-lauri-markkanen-suitors">another incredible shooter</a> to utilize in their powerful offense. If they’re somehow able to keep Keegan Murray, it would give them a great core four to build around. Harrison Barnes and Kevin Huerter have been dangled in trades for a while and could be options here, in addition to draft capital.</p><p>Markkanen is far from the only solid player available for trade. The Brooklyn Nets are likely to trade their own sharpshooter, Cam Johnson, plus 3-and-D wing Dorian Finney-Smith as they begin rebuilding. The Washington Wizards could look to dangle Kyle Kuzma, Jordan Poole and Corey Kispert. The Chicago Bulls haven’t had much luck finding a suitor for Zach LaVine, but he has a star pedigree that could make him an intriguing buy-low option.</p><p>The Jazz don’t exactly need any more additional draft picks, even if it’s always beneficial to add as many as possible. They have all of their own picks going forward plus extra unprotected first-rounders and swap rights from the Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves. Even though they’re without some of their second-rounders, they have plenty of draft capital to swing more trades and add more young talent.</p><p>Whatever happens (or doesn’t happen) with Lauri Markkanen will have massive ramifications on the rest of the NBA landscape.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Warriors, Spurs among teams with ‘substantial’ Lauri Markkanen trade offers on table

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-klay-thompson-final-contract-offer-to-warriors-leaks');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Klay Thompson’s final contract offer to Warriors leaks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Klay-Thompson-final-contract-offer-to-Warriors-leaks.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Klay Thompson’s final contract offer to Warriors leaks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-03T09:34:32-07:00">July 3rd, 9:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-04T07:53:19-07:00">July 4th, 7:53am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors may not be done putting together a respectable team around Stephen Curry just yet, but there is a sense that the team everyone has come to love and respect is nothing but a thing of the past now that Klay Thompson is no longer part of the it. After a fraught past year or so, Thompson decided to join the Dallas Mavericks via sign-and-trade, ending his fruitful 13-year journey <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-klay-thompson-stephen-curry-request-mavericks-sign-trade">with the Warriors franchise</a>.</p><p>The two parties simply did not see eye-to-eye when it came to contract negotiations. But, still, Thompson wanted to stay with the Warriors, what with him being a franchise legend and all. His camp gave the Warriors a chance to sign him to a two-year deal worth around $20 million annually, according to Ramona Shelburne and Kendra Andrews of ESPN, but the Dubs simply <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40484168/why-klay-thompson-era-ended-golden-state-warriors" rel="noopener">did not want</a> to pull the trigger, telling Thompson that they simply could not do that deal “yet.”</p><p>However, all Klay Thompson felt was that the Warriors simply did not want to bring him back, or if they did, then he did not feel as though the Dubs made the requisite effort to convince him to stay. There was reportedly a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5613541/2024/07/03/klay-thompson-dallas-mavericks-lakers-free-agency/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=twhq&amp;source=twitterhq" rel="noopener">“revealing absence of counteroffers”</a> from the Warriors, per The Athletic’s Sam Amick, paving the way for Thompson to join a Mavericks team which he believes is the perfect partnership.</p><p>As heartbreaking as losing Thompson may be for a fanbase that holds the Splash Brothers near and dear to their hearts, Thompson’s departure gives the Warriors a legitimate opportunity to retool around Stephen Curry. The Dubs are being cutthroat in their roster-building process, as sentimentality will never be enough to contend for the Larry O’Brien Trophy.</p><h2><b>Klay Thompson, the Warriors, and the dissolution of a relationship</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Warriors-Klay-Thompson-exits-Kings-Play-In-game.jpg"></figure><p>Heading into the 2023-24 season, the Warriors reportedly offered Klay Thompson a two-year, $48 million extension. Thompson, as we all know, turned that down in hopes of securing a big payday. Alas, that strategy backfired on him, as after a tumultuous campaign, he managed to sign a three-year deal worth a total of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dallas-klay-thompson-contract-free-agency">$50 million with the Mavericks</a>, or only $2 million less than what he would have made with the Dubs.</p><p>Of course, playing for a Texas-based team means that his take-home pay will be that much larger due to income tax exemptions. Still, Thompson blew a chance at making a similar amount of money while playing for a Warriors franchise that has been home to him since he entered the league in 2011.</p><p>From the Warriors’ perspective, it became clear that Thompson isn’t who he once was from a physical standpoint. He was noticeably a step slower, and in an offensive system predicated on off-ball movement, his decline in athleticism has led to an overall decrease in shot quality. Thompson is forcing tougher shots more often than ever, and his overall numbers as well as efficiency declined as a result.</p><p>With the Warriors being up against it in terms of luxury tax payments, they simply could not afford to give Thompson the contract he desired if they were to bounce back from missing the playoffs last season. Thompson can no longer be the second option on offense like he would have been with the Dubs had he stayed, which means that joining the Mavericks will allow him to make the most of everything he has left in his tank.</p><p>Thompson may feel disrespected with the way the Warriors handled business. Even joining Warriors owner Joe Lacob to hit the links couldn’t save the relationship between the two parties. But this breakup, as sad as it may be, is the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-draymond-green-drops-klay-thompson-unhappiness-admission-after-dubs-exit">best for both parties</a>.</p><h2><b>The Dubs spread the wealth</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Philadelphia-76ers-guard-DeAnthony-Melton.jpg"></figure><p>The Warriors franchise knows that losing Klay Thompson is shaping up to be a blessing in disguise. They can now build a deeper roster, acquiring a few helpful players for what it would have cost them to retain Thompson.</p><p>Signing De’Anthony Melton <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-deanthony-melton-replaces-klay-thompson-12-8-million-contract">gives the Warriors</a> an audacious three-point shooter who can be very disruptive on defense. Melton is averaging 1.4 steals per game for his career and is a 37 percent shooter from beyond the arc on 4.1 attempts per night — solid numbers for a player they acquired for the MLE.</p><p>Moreover, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-continue-roster-rebuild-timberwolves-sign-trade">signing Kyle Anderson</a> gives them someone who could approximate Draymond Green’s impact. Anderson is a heady playmaker, an underrated defender, and is, overall, one of the most cerebral players in the Association.</p><p>And then there’s the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-warriors-serious-trade-talks-76ers-buddy-hield">Warriors’ impending move</a> for Buddy Hield; Hield is an all-time great sharpshooter fit to lace the boots of Klay Thompson, giving the Dubs their newest Splash Brother.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Klay Thompson’s final contract offer to Warriors leaks

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He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Life goes on, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-stephen-curry-klay-thompson-tribute-after-golden-statedeparture-is-heartbreaking">sometimes rather quickly</a>. After officially splitting with franchise great Klay Thompson, the Golden State Warriors could be on the verge of <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1808351511354716657" rel="noopener">acquiring his de facto replacement</a>.</p><p>They “are in serious talks” to land veteran guard Buddy Hield in a sign-and-trade with the Philadelphia 76ers, according to Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic. With one of the NBA’s most prolific 3-point shooters now heading to the Dallas Mavericks, the Dubs seem determined to add another.</p><p>Replicating the individual contributions or emotional resonance of Thompson is something the organization knows it cannot do, but acquiring a sharpshooter like Hield can possibly fill the void left by the most recent version of No. 11. Or, he can at least fill a big part of it.</p><p>The former Oklahoma Sooners star shot 38.6 percent from distance last season during his time with the Sixers and Indiana Pacers while also scoring 12.1 points per contest. Hield’s reliability would also be key for a Warriors squad that gets bit by the injury and suspension bugs on occasion. He has played in at least 70 games every season of his eight-year career and reached 80 six times.</p><p>The 3-point shot is an integral component of Golden State’s attack, so pairing the greatest shooter the game has ever known in Steph Curry with another respected perimeter threat is naturally a top priority on this team’s offseason to-do list. Hield finished 15th with 219 made 3-point field goals in 2023-24 (Thompson ranked fourth with 268).</p><p>Considering the moves the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-continue-roster-rebuild-timberwolves-sign-trade">Warriors’ front office has recently completed</a>, the addition of Buddy Hield could actually give them a more balanced roster entering next season.</p><h2><b>Warriors looking to stay relevant in the West</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Buddy-Hield-moves-the-ball-up-the-court.jpg"><figcaption>Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Although Golden State is currently undergoing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-draymond-green-drops-klay-thompson-unhappiness-admission-after-dubs-exit">a major adjustment period</a> following the departure of four-time NBA champion Klay Thompson, it is not wasting time sulking. The team prepared for his exit and is now responding accordingly.</p><p>In the last day and a half, the Warriors have said goodbye to one of the most impactful players to ever wear the uniform, waived future Hall of Famer Chris Paul and landed valuable supporting cast members De’Anthony Melton and Kyle Anderson. It is already an eventful offseason that could be made even more intriguing by a Hield acquisition.</p><p>As long as Curry and Draymond Green remain on the squad, the goal must be to contend for a Western Conference crown, a task that feels more grueling than it has been in quite a while. Jonathan Kuminga achieved significant growth last season and rookies Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis look like potential draft-day steals. The pieces could be in place for an unexpected revival.</p><p>And despite his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-daryl-morey-takes-blame-for-buddy-hield-trade-not-working-out">struggles with the 76ers</a>, Buddy Hield could be a key part of some Bay Area bedlam. An incomparable era of Warriors basketball is officially over, but this franchise still cannot be ignored.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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