Why Warriors’ next big move should be overpaying a role player you may never have heard of…
There are still quite a few “ifs” remaining with the Golden State Warriors here in the 2024 offseason. They’re keeping an iron in the fire for a Lauri Markkanen trade, and could pivot to a different trade—Brandon Ingram, perhaps—if that ultimately flames out. And who knows whether another star player will hit the trade market in the coming weeks?
But the Warriors do feel that they’ve done a good enough job collecting players in the wake of losing Klay Thompson and Chris Paul to keep them competitive, especially if the core of young players, like Brandin Podziemski, Trayce Jackson-Davis and Moses Moody continue to improve and increase their production.
The key, though, assuming no trade materializes between now and training camp in October is the young player who showed breakout talent last year—Jonathan Kuminga, who posted 16.1 points per game in 2023-24.
