Following Warriors owner Lacob announced that all players except Curry could be traded, the Golden State Warriors never made any substantial progress, losing Anunoby and Siakam two major forward targets one after another, they proved their worth with their own strength, and General Manager Dunleavy's operation was simply not flattering, not only could not achieve substantive negotiations in the trade market, but also the trade value of players such as Wiggins, Klay and Dream Chase in their hands could hardly attract the interest of more buyers, in addition, ESPN's Ramona Shelburne sees the situation through and despite a 19-24 record and 12th place in the West, they won't be purging their roster and will be all talk about unless they get the approval of star Curry.
Although Curry was not selected as a Western Conference All-Star starter, his influence is everywhere, and the 35-year-old is averaging 273 points 42 rebounds and 5 assists, the overall performance on the court is remarkable; On top of that, he's also focused on managing the team internally, and this isn't the first time Curry has been making trade decisions, and his insights have been proven in the offseason. He took into account James Harden's sharp decline in competitive form, removed him from the list of recruits, and then pushed the team to trade Jordan Poole for 38-year-old veteran Chris Paul, the new season of the Warriors will pursue the ultimate detail basketball, control skills, shooting ability, and technical tactics to the extreme, but the beautiful vision was all destroyed by Paul's injury, and they also recognized the reality.
After James Harden joined the Los Angeles Clippers, his average points and assists per game declined, but the overall on-court role was very significant, and his ability to read the game and the tactical support of head coach Lue quickly made the team jump from the edge of the play-offs to the top four in the West, and they became one of the potential targets for the championship this season. It is the arrival of Harden that makes the center player Zubac rejuvenated, the team's tactics often rely on the blocking and dismantling of the position, and the offensive near the elbow area, such a change of formation undoubtedly amplifies the role of Harden on the offensive end, in addition, the four players on the court have the ability to fight alone, successfully making up for the lack of defense end, and it also confirms that the change of formation guided by Lu slapped Curry in the face.
With Paul's departure, the Warriors' second team and Kerr's persistence caused the team to lose competitiveness in an instant, and it was necessary for them to make trade adjustments before the trade deadline, and there are only a handful of players on the team who really have trade value. Kuminga and Moody were the main targets of inquiry, but Dunleavy was overpriced for the two 2021 lottery picks and would push for a trade unless he received an All-Star caliber offer. At the same time, the Warriors have exposed too many problems this season, not only to solve the problem of insufficient size of the interior height, but also to enrich the offensive ability of the forward players, such a reinforcement may be a bit excessive, the implication is that except for the backcourt barely have the strength to fight, the rest are all scum.
So far, the Warriors management has taken the initiative to target the Wizards' Kuzma, the Trail Blazers' Grant and the Hornets' Bridges, the arrival of these players will not only turn the tide, but also may play a five-man lineup again under Kerr's coaching, for these rebuilding teams, they want to get more first-round picks and expiring contracts to plan for the team's future, obviously, this is beyond the scope of the Warriors management. Wiggins and Green's contracts have just been renewed, the potential of the newcomer has yet to be explored, the only expiring contract Klay Thompson, Lacob is not willing to let go easily, the end of the Golden State may not be empty talk, their operation has reached a dead end.